May 7, 2009 @ 12:26 am
Ok, seriously, that paper I was talking about before…yeah…haven’t even opened Word yet. Time to get crackin’! Here’s a picture that represents how far I’ve gone in my research. The picture shows an empty space. Ahh, you see what I did there? Clever huh!
March 30, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
The Big Picture’s entry today is notable because it contains interactive images that show before and after shots of worldwide locations that participated in Earth Hour. It’s fun to click the images and see the lights fade slowly and back again. This is by far one of the better posts from The Big Picture.
March 29, 2009 @ 11:58 pm
Want to see what many of the world’s monuments, buildings, and famous structures look like when all of their lights are turned off during the night? Check out the video above and then head on over to Earth Hour’s website to check out their growing collection of images from users and Flickr submissions.
March 26, 2009 @ 9:00 am
Honda’s latest commercial for the Insight Hybrid car is pretty amazing. The folks at Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam parked a grid of Insights in the desert and used the vehicle headlights to make up a collective LCD screen.
To shoot this, the camera had to be hoisted 60 meters into the air. The CR Blog has a behind the scenes look at making the commercial if you want to check that out.
December 12, 2008 @ 12:44 am
I caught this just in time and I’m glad! For the second year in a row (I think), Waterford Crystal and Macy’s Herald Square put the iconic ball that drops in Times Square during new years up for display inside Macy’s.
Two years ago, Waterford Crystal completely redesigned the ball with LED lights from Philips, creating the brightest and most efficient ball to ever drop at Times Square for new years. The same ball is being used this year to ring in the new year.
In person, the ball really isn’t that big. I always assumed it was massive in size because it’s so visible from such a far distance (via TV cameras) but it’s really quite small when you stand next to it.
To give it some comparison in height, have a look at the two pictures below which show the ball in its entirety (on a pole) fitting under the first floor ceiling of Macy’s. I mean, the people next to it aren’t even that much smaller than it.
Anyway, if you want to see it up close in person, you’re out of luck this year because the ball was only on display in Macy’s until December 10. But hey, who knows, Waterford and Macy’s might do this again next year.
And of course, you can catch this same ball on New Year’s Eve on TV everywhere or in Times Square, NYC.
October 16, 2008 @ 4:23 pm
CrunchGear has a couple of photos of a new concept police car called the E7 by Carbon Motors (???) that is specifically designed to be the next generation police vehicle.
The car features an abundance of LED lights (360-degree visual, actually) and rear suicide doors. But the car isn’t all looks, as it also features a powerful diesel engine that can bring the car to 65mph in under 7 seconds. The inside is outfitted with enough tech to make any police command center jealous, with license plate recognition, radiation and biological threat detection, and on-board cameras.
Check out more photos at Autoblog.
