J.J. Abrams—the creator of Lost and Alias—gave a TED talk last year that was published recently on their blog. In it, the filmmaker talks about his fascination with mystery, giving some insight into why his 01.18.08 Project, now known as the movie Cloverfield being released in theatres this week, was marketed largely around the public’s collective interest in the unknown.
Wiimote Whiteboard compared to vendor option
Drew McKinney just released his video comparing Johnny Lee’s Wiimote Whiteboard hack with commercial smart boards, like the one used in his mom’s middle school classroom. The biggest difference, of course, is the cost. It cost about $50 to create Lee’s wiimote version, whereas vendors charge upwards of $3000 for smart boards.
Saturday Science Links
I have a bookmark folder bulging with links Carter and I have used in pursuing his interests in science. My hope is to share what we find weekly. Here are just a few of our favorites:
New Look for 2008
BlogSchmog got a facelift. Not necessarily the one we planned, but we’re tired of waiting for the time to get it perfect out of the box. We arrived at this one—Clean [Bluehaze] (v0.6), designed by Arpit Jacob—as the foundation for our new look.
The Crunchies
Time is quickly running out on voting for “The Crunchies, ” a new technology award sponsored by A-list blogs GigaOm, Read/WriteWeb, VentureBeat and TechCrunch. It is this group’s first attempt to “recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year.”
Starting up Bloomington Startup
Since last November, a small number of local organizers have worked to secure City Hall to be the site for Bloomington Startup on Feb. 8-10. Today at the Design House, we kick-started the campaign with a meeting to talk strategy and divide up responsibilities.
Vote early AND often
My semester-long quest to bring Startup Weekend to Bloomington has a little campaigning to do … at least from the parent organization. We’re having our weekend on February 8-10, regardless of the outcome of the voting, but it wouldn’t hurt to help put our Indiana bubble on the tech map.