Wall-mountable Wireless Printer

This design concept is thin enough to hang on the wall like a picture frame, or you can prop it up on a tabletop. When you've printed your page, it displays it for you right there as if it were a work of art. Push the printed paper out the slot on the side, and you're good to go.


Thanks to Ektopia for the link.

Hamster-Powered Paper Shredder MkII

Tom Ballhatchet, of Hamster Paper Shredder fame, has gone on to develop a better model. The cage's top and bottom are now matching in lipstick red, and there are slots for depositing food and water next to the paper slot. Gearing is internal, which makes us wonder about Hammy's safety, but if you look carefully and think about it, the lil guy won't get chewed up in the gears if he's running in the wheel.





Thanks to Brian Lam at Gizmodo for the update.

Karma Moon

"Karma Moon" is the first short to come out of the ESPV motion-graphics department: A five minute vector-animation, written, produced, directed, illustrated and animated by Dkoda .
The project also features the first original score for an animation by resident producer Tai-



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A great animation made better by the fact that it's done by a member of ESPV!

London 2012 Logo

This video is titled "London 2012 Logo VS. Saved By the Bell"



Self explanatory really.......

Hot Wheels

Fatlace has teamed up with Jovontae to create some beautiful wheelsets for all y'all who are into your bicycles. Here at ESP, we absolutely love our BMXes and Fixed Drives (no gears or brakes).......






Thanks to Hypebeast for the report

NVC Crew

Dr Bao and his brilliant NVC Crew have created some seriously detailed customs with an emphasis on the toy's surroundings/backgrounds. Amazing stuff.





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Plant Speakers

This is a bit of a dated post but I still absolutely love the idea of listening to sound through a plant!!! Details below;



"Ka-ons" use flowers instead of cone-shaped paper boards as oscillation boards of speakers. The device is arranged in the following manner: the magnet and coil of the oscilatting part are contained in an acrylic tube, which in turn vibrates when the oscillation section does. Flowers touching this tube will also vibrate. Since sound is emitted from the petals and leaves, the setup functions as a directionless speaker.

Lets Corporation has explained this technology by saying "we have added the fifth and final sense, 'sound,' to the four senses already expressed by flowers - 'color (sight),' 'scent (smell),' 'honey (taste),' and 'feeling (touch).' By using all five of these, we have raised the the healing effects." The company has said it plans sale of 36,000 sets in a year.




Source: Tech Japan

ambition/achievement/amazement

It is true. Visions can be materialised.

With ambitions financed to infinitum; an unrelenting quest to achieve all that is desired is possible - even against seemingly loopy project timescales. Low and behold, Residence Antillia rises from the ground.

What is integrated design engineering?

How do you make 130m tall buildings stay safe in an earthquake? By putting a pendulum in the middle of it?

Ask me a question.

Antilia, next-generation buildings

I originally had the inside scoop about this project from Tai, as he has been co-working on this building for the last 4 years. Now the final architect renditions have been released to the public. The richest man in India, Mukesh Ambani is building a 60-story home called Antilia for himself and the 600 people who serve him. It will include 6 floors of parking space for his cars, 3 helipads, elevated gardens, and a health club. What the f*#@k?

Source: Mumbai Mirror

Creepy Robotic Baby

The robot is designed with an AI that allows it to act much like a 1-2 year-old baby. It has natural reactions to stimuli, recognizes objects, sounds and has an advanced tactile system.

For the quick and natural movements, traditional servos have been replaced with 56 pneumatic ‘muscles’. The sheer count allows for natural motion, while the system gives them speed. The not-so-cool part is the need for air tubes, so the robot isn’t completely autonomous.

It has microphones for eyes and two cameras for eyes. The eyes also move rapidly and track what’s happening around. Additionally, it has 197 tactile sensors that allow it to react to touch.

Its creators are interested in commiting a lot of their time in order to teach it how to walk or talk, and also to raise its intelligence to the level of a 3-year old.

Here’s a video of the 33 kg-heavy and 130 cm-tall robot in action. What do you think about it? Cute or creepy?



Source: Cool Gadgets