Die Jambox von Jawbone ist ein kompakter Lautsprecher mit Mikro, der per Bluetooth Sound abspielen und aufnehmen kann. Ans Telefon gekoppelt ist er so eine Boombox für den Park oder ein Telefonkonferenzgerät. Funktioniert auch mit Computern, die Bluetooth können. Ich fand das kleine Teil im Test sehr sympathisch, danke an Vreni von K-MB für das Testgerät (schade, dass ich’s zurück geben muss, den Parktest hätte ich gern noch gemacht..)
Stuxnet is the most complex computer virus so far. It managed to break into the Iranian nuclear science system and destroyed thousands of machines. Nobody knows who was behind but it is the first attack in what actually be called cyberwar. Here is a great visualization about how the virus works and how it managed to get into a system which of course is not directly connected to the internet.
Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
If this is possible, think about all the electronically managed systems: stock exchange, train systems, traffic, telecommunication.. It’s creepy.
The guys who brought to you “Captured” about the a video artist who documented New Yorks Lower East side in the 80ies will be here next week with a new flic: “Dirty Old Town”
On Monday 6/20 “Dirty Old Town” will premiere at the legendary Kino Babylon in Berlin with other engagements to follow. In addition my first film “Captured” will also be released theatrically at Kino Babylon in Berlin. Starts at 20:30!
DIRTY OLD TOWN: OFFICIAL PROMO – SPRING 2011 from Dirty Old Town on Vimeo.
I like the trailer because it looks like a very strange movie with lots of interesting characters. Don’t miss the chance to see it!
Das ZDF hat eine Doku gemacht, in der ich “der Nutzer” bin. “Wir machen uns nackt im Internet” ist die These der Sendung in der Reihe “Zoom”. Ein Team hat sich eine Woche mit mir im Internet beschäftigt und ist mir heimlich durch Berlin gefolgt, hat dann eine Menge Zeug ausgedruckt, alles an die Wand gehängt und dann vom “Medienexperten” Hendrik Speck analysieren lassen. Was lernen wir daraus? Nicht viel.
Leider weiß ich nicht was der Beitrag uns sagen will. Dass wir alle Angst haben sollen vor den bösen Datensammlern, dem Staat und Stalkern? Dass alle Druck verspüren sollen, mitzumachen im Social Web, weil das erwartet wird, obwohl es doch gleichzeitig so gefährlich ist? Dass Facebook, Google und der Staat morgen in meinem Schlafzimmer stehen? Ehrlich, die Einzigen, die mich je gestalkt haben, sind das ZDF.
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A guy gets fined for not riding his bike on the bike lane and shows us in the video why it is actually dangerous to ride on the bike lane. I feel with that guy. Not only have I been fined by police once for that (at 4am, in Göttingen, on a totally empty street, 80 EUR!!!) I also happen to have had some bike accidents, including one where I was mislead (yes, mislead, not drunk or something, mislead!) by arrows on the street directing me directly into a metal barrier which was grey and thus hard to distinguish from the dark night. So I crashed into it and had my left hand stitched afterwards and wearing a cast for three weeks. So I feel with that guy, watch what happens when you take the bike lane.
I loved the other Junior Boys stuff, just like Metro area or Emperor machine. Easy, poppy, dubby, slightly discoish music with a little cool and distant flavour. Here you can listen through their new record “It’s all true”. Just found it on Hypemachine who, btw have an iPhone app now!
You can get the album here.
Great fun this thing, and one of these “Wow, internet!” moments: On turntable.fm you can enter a room and play songs to each other, like 5 djs playing back to back, and it’s designed like a little club. I just stumbled into a session by Numblog and this is what it looks like:
Hop behind the dj booth when there is a free space. You can search for tracks in a database and select it to your playlist. The djs play on from left to right and when you’re on, the song from top of your playlist is played next. Everybody in the room can click “awesome” and the avatar starts dancing. If enough people push “lame”, the next dj is on. Simple idea, well done, playful interface, like I said: great fun!
And there was this great moment also when one of he founders Seth Goldstein entered the room to see if everything was ok. We clapped his shoulder, congrats to turntable.fm, made some wishes (export playlist, real mixing) and let him step up to play one song. “Soldier” by DJ Cadim it was. Good luck, Seth and turntable.fm!
Thank you for showing me some music in a great session with Barbnerdy, Saetchmo, Silke, Fakir Ayonto, Uwe and others!
Thx to Alex I got to know The Magician who posts lovely discoish mixtapes on a regular basis. I like! Here is one:
Magic Tape Eleven by TheMagician
Get the rest here.
Last week I attended the Next conference, here is a personal summary and some reflections. First and overall I really liked next11, it had a good atmosphere and creative feel, interesting audience and I sticky ideas to share.
Of course, the talks and encounters are the most important thing at such an event and it was really a shame I did not have time to talk and chat more with people. Station is a good location, the lectures where in different rooms that all left from a central hall that had the feel of a marketplace and also served as restaurant and party area.
Too bad also I did not take any pictures, the official Flickr does not have images that capture the atmosphere either. The photo is from t3n, who have many more pictures from next11.
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I am so celebrating this. That guy is really feeling it. No cgi, just the pure effect of the music. I AM copying some moves from this dubstep crazy parrot.
I know, it’s just a funny video, but it so needs to be on the Stylewalker blog. Thanks @herm for putting it on my wall.