June 2007 Webscan Archives
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June 30, 2007
- The concept of a transparent toaster is one of the best inventables in my opinion. No longer will you have a burned toast on the breakfast table.
- An interesting video illustrating what happens when you light a match and place it under a glass in a microwave.
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June 28, 2007
- I've always been fascinated by Lego models and this Lego aircraft carrier is one of the most detailed model I've ever come across.
Update: Whoops, I've missed out the links earlier. - A video illustration of how effective water is at absorbing heat. Here's many more of Robert Krampf's science experiment videos worth checking out. (via kottke).
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June 26, 2007
- I'm not so sure how accurate this is but here's a video of using a tennis ball to unlock your car doors.
- A video of what happens when 30,000 matchsticks are lighted at the same time.
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June 23, 2007
- Here's a guided iPhone video tour by Apple.
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June 21, 2007
- A gallery of amazing masterpieces build using LEGO. This includes the Disney’s main street, Mos Eisley Spaceport and Ferrari models.
Update: I've also posted another Lego gallery some time ago that featured the New York City. - How to solve a maze puzzle in 2 minutes with Photoshop.
- Collection of video demonstrations of 20 magic tricks. (via kottke).
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June 20, 2007
- For those who wants to demonstrate creativity on your shoes, here are some different ways to lace your shoes.
- One of the coolest way to get on-board a helicopter, without using a winch. I suppose it can only be done on a Chinook platform.
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June 19, 2007
- A good informative article on why Australia lack unlimited internet plans.
- 15 household uses for table salt. I didn't know salt can be used for defrosting.
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June 17, 2007
- Apple has released a beta version of the popular browser Safari for Windows. Now, I can view if a page is being displayed as it should while designing sites.
Update: Seems that Safari is unable to display the HTML formatting buttons in Movable Type! - Smashing Magazine has compiled a list of creative and beautiful favicons of various sites on the internet. Beautiful indeed.
- Ushiku Daibutsu, Buddhist statue of Guanyin, Statue of Peter I, Statue of Liberty, Buddha of Bamyan are some of the highest monuments around the world.
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June 14, 2007
- Everything was better when you were twelve.
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June 12, 2007
- How Adobe Photoshop was born. (via kottke).
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June 10, 2007
- An interesting read on how a Swiss bank account works. "It's not like how you thought it was from movies or books."
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June 05, 2007
- I was reading the papers few days ago and came across the word Pescetarian, which means vegetarians who eats fish and seafood. What kind of vegetarian is this suppose to be?
- Time has come up a photo essay of what the world eats in fifteen different homes around the globe.
- Sixapart has released a new beta version of the powerful blogging platform Movable Type 4.
Update: Read/WriteWeb has reviewed the first impression of Movable Type 4 beta. Screenshots are also available.
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June 04, 2007
- This is where Mario ends up when he dies.
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June 02, 2007
- Discovery of an underwater city near the south shore of Okinawa in Japan.
- This is how a nasty break-up letter can be written.
- For those who are interested: a collection of tips, instructions and design patterns on how to fold paper airplanes. (via kottke).
- A gallery of pictures and design prints of Burj Dubai, the next tallest building in the world that will overtake Taipei 101. It has a height of 2650 ft with between 160 - 189 storeys.
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June 01, 2007
- For those who are using the old school iScrobbler plug-in for Windows to update your tracks to last.fm, do not update to the latest version of iTunes (7.2). It breaks the plug-in and you will not be able update your tracks.
- A list of fonts that companies used for their logos and identity. (via kottke).