Flight of the Conchords

Today I was sent this link to a comedy skit by the "Flight of the Conchords". I was really blown away by the act it was hilarious. So go check out Bret (AKA Rhymenoceros) and Jemaine (AKA Hiphopopotamus) if you want to find out more about these guys here is their official site.

Create your own VW

By now you are probably aware that I am in the process of buying my first VW Kombi. Today I discovered a really cool site that allows you to add your own design to a VW in real time. Above is the design I created. It's not in English so it can be a little hard to navigate. But the idea is really cool, the bus is rendered in 3d using flash and you can spin it round and apply your own colours and graphics to really make it your own bus. Its worth while checking out the gallery of other peoples creations as there are some really fantastic designs.

Why not try designing a Kombi of your own.

3D Sound

Here is an amazing experiment using 2 microphones where each of your ears would be if you were in the room. To really appreciate this you need to use headphones. The way your brain perceives position with the sound is just incredible.

3D Sound

New wheels... well not quite new

I have just laid down the deposit on a VW type 2 (early bay) transporter. Polish Bob a VW restoration specialist in Poland is going to refurbish my rather tired looking VW Kombi into a lovely van in which I intend to explore Europe over the next few years. She will be two tone with pacific blue bottom and white top. Inside there will be a rock and roll bed with 12/230 volt electrics and a night time heater. Everything you need to live on the road, I can't wait for the restoration to start. Sarah and I will be flying over to Poland to pick up the Van and drive it back to England once it's complete.

New Timepiece

I've just purchased a new watch online. I can't wait to receive my new Tokyo flash sourced EleeNo EG3 watch. I love that its almost impossible to tell the time on it unless you have been told how it works. For ages I've been thinking about building a watch that tells the time in binary using leds. When I saw this watch i knew it was the one for me. While it doesn't tell the time in binary it gets pretty close, it uses 12, 5, 9 to tell the time. The hours are displayed by a block12 leds while the 10's of minutes are displayed by block of 5 leds and the single minutes are displayed by a block of 9 leds.