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Meet the Cube: A Go-Anywhere Action Cam from Polaroid

11 Aug

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The folks at Polaroid (the ones who brought instant photos to the masses) are at it again!

They’ve cooked up The Cube, a go-everywhere action cam that’s as easy to use as it is easy on the wallet. An action camera for the masses (hey, that’s us … that’s YOU).

The Cube records quality HD video in 1080p with its wide angle lens. The cam’s rubber exterior is not only shock proof and water resistant, but it’s also super cute and friendly!

Attach the magnetic Cube to the bike mount to record your morning commute. Set it up on the tripod and record your morning yoga routine. Grab the waterproof shell and suction it onto your frisbee to toss around at the beach.

Learn More or Reserve Your Cube Now
$ 100 at the Photojojo Shop

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Compact Cube Home: Storage Unit Turned Micro Apartment

03 Jul

[ By Steph in Design & Fixtures & Interiors. ]

Compact Cube Apartment 1

A compact space with thirty years’ history as a storage unit is now a sleek, modern apartment outfitted with everything a single occupant needs with the addition of a built-in bed platform with storage. Architect Karin Matz purchased the unit in a state of total disarray, as the previous owner had begun a renovation in the 1980s that was never completed. When she began, it was a mess of peeling wallpaper, no electricity and “a bathroom only with signs of rats as inhabitants.”

Compact Cube Apartment 2

Compact Cube Apartment 3

The new architectural volume consists mostly of IKEA kitchen units, extended beyond the food preparation space to form a storage-filled platform for the raised bed. A small void under the bed offers a closet space, and a glass partition gives the little loft a sense of separation from the kitchen.

Compact Cube Apartment 4

Compact Cube Apartment 6

Aside from the bathroom, which was modernized, the rest of the apartment has been left virtually as Matz found it, with all surfaces remaining the way they’ve looked for the past 20 years. The rough, weathered surfaces of the walls contrast with the smooth new wood of the floors and furniture.

Compact Cube Apartment 7

Says Matz, “In a city like Stockholm with enormous housing shortage and with every square meter increasing in price by the minute, this story was somehow impossible to understand and resist. The finished apartment is the result of a fascination for this; a try to let the previous layers and stories of a space live on and at the same time fill the requirements for the new story that will take place.”

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FlashQ: The little cube for flash photography

07 May

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An IndieGoGo project called FlashQ seeks to make wireless flash triggers small in size and stylish to look at. The FlashQ is a 2.4Ghz wireless trigger and receiver system that mounts to a camera’s hotshoe and a flash’s hotshoe adapter. The compact device is aimed at owners of mirrorless cameras and other small camera bodies. Learn more

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Tour Tiny Worlds: 6-Camera Cube Creates 360-Degree Video

02 May

[ By WebUrbanist in Gadgets & Geekery & Technology. ]

3d bike ride video

The ultimate at-home hacker project, this strange small-world effect was created using a half-dozen GoPro cameras, a 3D printer and a technique that turns ordinary panoramic shots into a surreal world-warping wraparound experience.

German photographer, journalist and inventor Jonas Ginter cobbled together his cubic ball of cameras then mounted this oddball creation above his bike, all to generate the effect you see in the video above. Given the accessibility of the constituent technologies (and his helpful instructions), suddenly the idea of 3D video capture is within reach of any enthusiastic hobbyist.

cubic 360 degree camera

The stereographic distortion, while a neat effect, is also helpful in rendering a three-dimensional view into a two-dimensional frame. As for the idea, here is a bit more from the creator (summary translation to follow): “Ich habe mir seltsame Konstruktionen mit Spiegeln angeguckt und frustriert festgestellt, dass das absoluter Quatsch ist. Stück für Stück kam die Erkenntnis, dass ich 360-Grad-Videos nur realisieren kann, wenn ich das Bild in einem Take aufnehme. Die logische Konsequenz hieß also: Viele Kameras.”

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panoramic creation process illustration

Above, Ginter explains his slow realization that to realize a 360-degree video he would have to do everything in a single take, which in turn means having multiple cameras.  While his takes so far are interesting in themselves, the possibilities are amazing – but consider just the fun consumer applications, like capturing a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree skydive or mounting this on the car roof for a road trip. You can read his summary on Ginter’s website, either in the original German or using Google Translate.

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Puzzle Facade: Play a Building Like a Giant Rubik’s Cube

22 Dec

[ By Steph in Art & Installation & Sound. ]

Rubiks Cube Architecture Project 1
The entire facade of the Ars Electronic Building in Linz, Austria has become the world’s largest playable Rubik’s cube thanks to a color-changing illuminated facade controlled by a 3D-printed device. Anyone who wants to try their hand at the ‘Puzzle Facade‘ manipulates the hand-held interface-cube like they would an ordinary Rubik’s cube, and their movements are translated to the building.

Rubiks Cube Architecture Project 2

The interactive display, by Spanish artist and designer Javier Lloret, uses bluetooth to connect the cube to a software program that converts the information into color and light. Only being able to see two sides of the building increases the difficulty factor.

Rubiks Cube Architecture Project 3

Of course, if you think you’re skilled enough to try to crack a Rubik’s cube this big, you’d better be pretty confident, because your handiwork is going to be on citywide display. Watch it in action above.

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Puzzle Facade: Play a Building Like a Giant Rubik’s Cube

12 Dec

[ By Steph in Art & Installation & Sound. ]

Rubiks Cube Architecture Project 1
The entire facade of the Ars Electronic Building in Linz, Austria has become the world’s largest playable Rubik’s cube thanks to a color-changing illuminated facade controlled by a 3D-printed device. Anyone who wants to try their hand at the ‘Puzzle Facade‘ manipulates the hand-held interface-cube like they would an ordinary Rubik’s cube, and their movements are translated to the building.

Rubiks Cube Architecture Project 2

The interactive display, by Spanish artist and designer Javier Lloret, uses bluetooth to connect the cube to a software program that converts the information into color and light. Only being able to see two sides of the building increases the difficulty factor.

Rubiks Cube Architecture Project 3

Of course, if you think you’re skilled enough to try to crack a Rubik’s cube this big, you’d better be pretty confident, because your handiwork is going to be on citywide display. Watch it in action above.

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At first: vertigo. You are moving along the sidewalk, when suddenly you see the front of a structure, only on its side, extruded from the ground below you.
Click Here to Read More »»


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This upcoming public art installation at the Brisbane Airport will put the soothing power of flowing water on display for harried travelers and drivers.
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An Entire Amusement Park Smashed Into a Four-Ton Cube

22 Jun

[ By Delana in Art & Sculpture & Craft. ]

compressed amusement park

Amusement parks are a big part of most peoples’ childhoods, with fond recollections of roller coasters and snow cones dancing in our memories. But what happens to those amusement parks after they have lived out their lives? For artist James Dive of The Glue Society, one amusement park from his past was turned into a creepily touching piece of art.

james dive compressed amusement park

The sculpture, entitled Once, contains an entire amusement park compressed into a single four-ton cube. Dive’s treatment of the park is gentle and reverent while being inherently violent. To prepare for his unusual work of art, Dive first did the exact opposite of his ultimate goal: he carefully cleaned, painted and restored every bit and piece of the park.

smashed amusement park

Over the following two weeks, a 28-ton excavator smashed and crushed the entire amusement park into a neat, gigantic cube. Parts of the park’s former life can still be glimpsed – a brightly-painted sign here, a string of lights there, some creepy dolls scattered about. The feeling Dive tries to evoke with this exceptionally odd sculpture is “the finality of a missed moment. And how brutal that can sometimes be.”

old compressed amusement park

The irony of this piece lies largely in its finality, given that the pleasures of an amusement park are so transient and fleeting. In this sculpture they become more permanent, all compressed into one strangely savage yet sentimental four-ton cube. Once was installed as part of the Sculpture By the Sea program in Aarhus, Denmark.

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31 March, 2010 – Arca Cube, Take 2

30 Apr

If you’re a serious landscape photographer better lock up your Visa card before reading our latest review. It is titled Arca Cube – Take 2.

In my experience everyone that reads about the Cube says "Oh, ya, nice, but too expensive". Then when they see and handle one they say, "Why didn’t you tell me about this before? Damn; I have to have one."

You’ve been warned.

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If you’ve been looking for a 56MP medium format back that will fit almost any camera system, and which has the ability to rotate the sensor internally, have a look at the just-announced Leaf Aptus II 10-R.

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The winner of this week’s Lightroom 3 contest draw is Larry Rezka, Ontario, Canada. Congratulations Larry.

Maybe next week it’ll be you.

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"Video Journal 19, one of the best. Interesting and relevant topics, knowledgeable engaging guests, and a host that gently guides the conversation through terrain I want to explore. And more, it’s beautifully shot in a clean, no tricks style that keeps the conversation in focus. Well done all! This one is worth twice the price".

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