Link: Can Angela Merkel hold Europe together?
“Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, has the future of Europe in her hands. As the biggest creditor country, Germany holds the key to resolving the euro zone’s sovereign-debt crisis. As the continent’s economic giant, it is the biggest determinant of the European Union’s direction. And right now Europe may be embarking on a path that could tilt the union away from economic liberalism, risking a split and, ultimately, even a British exit.”
> Weiter bei The Economist
IPad 2: Meinungen
iPad 2 Hands On: It Really Is Different
Kat Hannaford, Gizmodo
Hands-On With Apple’s Skinnier, Faster iPad 2
Brian X. Chen, Wired
Apple iPad 2 (Bilder)
Fubiz
Forrester analyst agrees that iPad 2 will dominate
Anthony Ha, VentureBeat/Mobile Beat
All the Details on Apple’s iPad 2: Specs, Pricing, Release Date
Audrey Watters, ReadWriteWeb
Jobs Takes the Stage to Pitch New iPad
Miguel Helft, NYTimes.com/Technology
Bild: Courtesy of Apple.
Link: Print me a Stradivarius
“Three-dimensional printing makes it as cheap to create single items as it is to produce thousands and thus undermines economies of scale. It may have as profound an impact on the world as the coming of the factory did.”
Klipp — Kamera der Zukunft
Ein Designkonzept von Mac Funamizu. > Mac Funamizu bei Neue Gegenwart
Link: Thomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster — from scratch [TED]
“It takes an entire civilization to build a toaster. Designer Thomas Thwaites found out the hard way, by attempting to build one from scratch: mining ore for steel, deriving plastic from oil … it’s frankly amazing he got as far as he got. A parable of our interconnected society, for designers and consumers alike.” Zum Video auf TED.com
Faces in Places
“A photographic collection of faces found in everyday places.” > Weiter
The Haunted Household
“Maintaining a home is an uphill battle. For quite some time Iʼve suspected that little goblins are sabotaging my efforts.” By Christoph Niemann/Abstract City/NYTimes.com. > Weiter
Link: 7 Amazing Exoplanets [Interactive]
“Hundreds of planets around other stars have been discovered recently, but many centuries may pass before human eyes actually see them up close. Interpreting current data, Hugo award-winning artist Ron Miller takes us to seven of the most fascinating of these worlds.” Text and narration by Ed Bell [Scientific American]
New York underwater
“Inspired by issues relating to climate change, DUMBO Underwater imagines what it might feel like if sea levels rose to the point where parts of New York City found themselves underwater.” By Eric Corriel
Bruce Sterling talk on “vernacular video”
“Here’s a very stern and sardonic Bruce Sterling at the Vimeo Festival discussing “vernacular video.” Bruce notes, “This speech goes on for 56 minutes, practically forever by vernacular video standards.” Despite that, I was riveted by all 56 minutes’ worth — Bruce takes an unexpected turn through the history of the Dick Van Dyke show on the way to explaining how to predict the future and then wraps it up with a sinister turn around the morality of cigarette sponsorship and what it is that vernacular video does that runs parallel to selling coffin nails.” Via Cory Doctorow/Boing Boing