2012-03-28

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2012-03-28 11:23 am
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Miss Universe Canada Finalist Disqualified For Being Transgender

I Won The Windows Phone Challenge, But Lost “Just Because”


A touchscreen display with directional force feedback.

A free* set of adapters for interoperablity between 10 popular construction toys (Legos, Tinkertoys, etc). (* = Distributed as model files for use by 3D printers, so FSVO "free".)

Leggings that show the underlying muscle structure of the legs.

The hidden world of box packing - a fascinating 12-minute talk that both reveals bits of "how does that thing get from Amazon to me, anyhow?" and talks about ways this job is being made less unpleasant + more efficient via tech.

A variety of awesome strange architecture.

This ultra-efficient LED puts out more power than it takes in from electricity - the rest comes from ambient heat. Very low-powered/small by necessity, so not something that could directly replace existing LEDs, but very neat.