Category Archives: Tech

Drone Day Tuesday

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

If you can’t travel this summer, you can at least take brief mini-vacations thanks to some very talented drone-operating videographers.

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Can You Trust Talking Statues

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Talking Statues is a new project from the non-profit group Sing London, which aims to lift public spirits by giving famous statues a voice. For the next year, thirty-five prominent bronze or stone statues in London and Manchester will be … Continue reading →

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Tom Hanks Built You An App

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Tom Hanks—yes that Tom Hanks—is well known for his enduring affection for the humble typewriter. Now he has gone and created an iPad app called Hanx Writer that resuscitates the old school manual typewriter experience. The free app provides the … Continue reading →

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Gifs Go Wild

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The prankster street art duo known as In Return (aka Guus ter Beek and Tayfun Sarier) have taken their latest project to the streets of London. “Gifs Go Wild” consists of framed animated installations attached to bus stops, light poles, … Continue reading →

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Stockholm’s Neoteric Travel Guide

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Stockholm’s popular cab company Taxi Stockholm has created a website for visitors that aims to offer a novel approach to the city travel guide. Taxi Trails uses data from thousands of cab trips to highlight spots where people are actually … Continue reading →

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Art Appreciation 101

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

After listening to the world news I needed a good laugh. So many thanks to TBTP reader Vernon Coram for the link to Scorpion Dagger. James Kerr, the artist wiz kid behind the blog, reworks Renaissance paintings into hilarious, irreverent, … Continue reading →

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Is Everyone Writing A Novel ?

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

New York City-based artist, writer and composer Cory Arcangel started an innocuous Twitter feed called “Working On My Novel” two years ago. Using only retweets of the phrase, Arcangel has just published a book which pulls together a curated selection … Continue reading →

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Zippy Among the Sluggish (it’s all relative)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Between April 1 and June 15, 2014, the folks at wefi , a national network analytics firm, collected data from millions of public wifi hotspots around the U.S.. Based on 45 day average speeds, they’ve determined the fastest wifi in … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Joy Generator

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

We’ve posted stories on pop-up vending machines that offered free coffee in airports, free beer, free sodas and even free chocolate. Now the Australian branch of the Cadbury candy company has rolled-out the “Joy Generator”, a vending installation that dispenses … Continue reading →

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Barcelona Go

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The terrific flow-motion video below was shot by the very talented Rob Whitworth and is aptly titled “Barcelona Go !”. The super fast moving short was edited down from 78 hours of shooting around some of Barcelona’s fantastic sites and attractions. Makes … Continue reading →

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