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October 30, 2006

generate your own computational ringtone

The WolframTones site allows you to generate your own ringtone in various musical styles by taking simple programs from Wolfram's computational universe, and using music theory and Mathematica algorithms to render them.

This comes from the work of Stephen Wolfram, author of A New Kind of Science. The site is an exercise of midi-math which basically means that the quality of the sound could be better, but it also means that you can easily send your generated composition to your phone and use it as a ringtone.

Access WolframTones here.

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October 23, 2006

dynamic textiles

here's an example of data visualization using non-traditional methods of feedback, in this case textiles.

The REACH project demos a number of interesting concept prototypes that uses various materials to display information and augment existing communication techniques. These materials include 'cottons, woven linens, conductive materials, uv-sensitive textiles, thermo-chromic materials, & electro-luminescent wire'.

For more info, see the REACH page.

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October 19, 2006

online metronome

This is a really useful, simple tool for musicians. An online metronome flash application! Metronomes can get quite expensive, so it was only a matter of time before someone came up with something like this, with a clean interface. Very easy to use and very neccessary, especially for poor music students!

Visit the Metronome Online here

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October 12, 2006

wallpaper* city guides

wallpaper* magazine is now offering city guides, a compilation and extension of all the neccessary information from their magazine city guides. They're touted as a 'tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design-conscious traveller'.

Published by Phaidon, the guides are available here

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October 10, 2006

magnatune

Magnatune's is a music licensing, record label and clearing house whose slogan is 'we are not evil'. That can't be bad.
Magnatune offers fully automated licensing of rights-cleared music at 30% lower than the industry standard. It also aims to be the first internet-era record label, or label responding to modern reailites. Artist-label deals are split 50-50, which is unheard of in standard label agreements.
Read about licensing via magnatune, for example for podcasting, here.

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bid for beats

Bid 4 Beats is an auction of 'gear, events and experiences'. This unique event lets you bid for DJ stuff with all proceeds going to the worthwhile NextAid charity. The event takes place from Oct 23rd to Nov 17th.
Read more about Bid 4 Beats here.

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October 04, 2006

100 greatest theorems

for anyone interested in mathematics, this is a nice page referencing the top 100 list compiled by Paul and Jack Abad at the turn of the century. The criteria used in determining the list is "the place the theorem holds in the literature, the quality of the proof, and the unexpectedness of the result." For the complete list, and links to reference/proof material see the top 100 theorems.

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October 03, 2006

wibree

Nokia have announced details of a new bluetooth alternative, called Wibree. This solution is a more lightweight version of bluetooth and they aim to introduce it into smaller devices such as watches and other wearables. It can of course be used with mobiles too. Wibree will operate in the 2.4 gigahertz band range, allowing a link of up to 10 meters.
more about wibree here.

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