Meet writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn. He talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art. And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade—a movement whose riches are measured in people, not cash.
While a new tablet launch isn’t breaking news anymore, there’s one that’s unlike any other yet to be released—it’s a full-fledged mobile computing device for kids ages 3 to 10 that lets them play educational games, watch videos from providers such as PBS and National Geographic for Kids, as well as engage in social activities like e-mail and video mail. It also has a “Mommy mode” so parents can use it to do grown-up tasks. Made by Los Angeles-based Fuhu, the new tablet will be called Nabi and will get content from the company’s existing Fooz Kids application, which links to
Read MoreArrived new app (web, iOS - iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad Wi-Fi + 3G, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G) which instead of checking in, paves the way for you to simply “arrive.” It automatically checks you into locations based on your phone’s GPS data and tells friends that you’re there. Works on straightforward logic - You select locations which can be as specific as an address or as broad as a country, these addresses are for which you’d like to alert friends of your presence. You add friends from your phone book (Facebook friends coming soon) to
Read MoreHydraDuo is a water bottle with two chambers for dual hydration on the go - Carry One, Drink Two. Water and Gatorade? Apple juice and orange juice? Rum and coke? Carry one and drink two with HydraDuo, priced at $17.50 on presale. HydraDuo Features: - Dual-lid top easily flips up and down to seal the contents of each chamber individually. - Clear design allows for easy viewing of contents. - Made of dishwasher-safe, BPA-free plastic, with TPE accents on the lid, handle and hook. - Easy assembly and disassembly. Includes: one outer chamber, two 8-oz inner chambers, a rubber stopper ring, and a dual-lid top, with
Read MoreWe know how annoying it is when you start typing and all your words are in CAPs lock? After typing some text in a document you found that you typed too much text without noticing Caps Lock was on, you’re not alone sometimes this happens to everyone but make sure this doesn’t happen again for you, specially notebook users will have these type of problems as some keyboards and laptops have no activity indicators to know the user when any one of CAPs or NUM or Scroll Lock is turned on, CaPNotifier (Windows XP/Vista/7) is a freeware app that notifies
Read MoreSince the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 two weeks ago at Nokia World 2011 I’ve been lucky enough to spend time with some of the key designers responsible for its creation, in order to bring you this exclusive in-depth video documentary. At 8-minutes long, it’s not your ordinary bite-size online video, but it is packed with heaps of fascinating insights and exclusive access to never-before-seen materials. So it’s worth setting aside a little time if you’re interested in discovering how the Nokia Lumia 800 was born. The Nokia Lumia 800 builds on Nokia’s “fabula” design language, a visual style that
Read MoreThis month, AddThis celebrate five years of sharing. It began with a simple idea – make bookmarking and sharing easier. After a few months of coding, AddThis was born. At first, it was a single button with a few bookmarking services used by a few small publishers. But it quickly spread across the web and we started to see some interesting trends in how and what people share. With that information in hand, AddThis introduced sharing analytics to offer this same insight to publishers. AddThis is now the largest content sharing platform on the web. Used
Read MoreThe General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), taking place at the Institute of Physics in London, has approved the names of three new elements. Elements 110, 111 and 112 have been named darmstadtium (Ds), roentgenium (Rg) and copernicium (Cn). The elements are so large and unstable they can only be made in the lab and quickly break down into other elements. The trio are so named in honor of Darmstadt (where it was first created), Wilhelm Röntgen (discoverer of X-Rays) and Nicolaus Copernicus (explaining the universe since 1533). They are known as Super-heavy elements.
Read MoreBecause doodles are such a fun part of the search experience, Google thought we’d share a fun little way Google will help celebrate your birthday. When you include your date of birth on your Google profile, you may notice a special treat on the Google homepage on your birthday (be sure to sign in). Click on the doodle for another birthday surprise!
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