SHARKRIDE! » home http://sharkride.com/blog A Wm. Matthew Jaunich presentation of innovative concepts. http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 GE OLED lighing concepts video http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/05/13/ge-oled-lighing-concepts-video/ http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/05/13/ge-oled-lighing-concepts-video/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 16:41:32 +0000 Matt Jaunich http://sharkride.com/blog/?p=1474 I love concept videos!  This is cool!

Click here to view the embedded video. ]]> http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/05/13/ge-oled-lighing-concepts-video/feed/ 0 William McDonough green concept house http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/05/01/william-mcdonough-green-concept-house/ http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/05/01/william-mcdonough-green-concept-house/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 22:00:27 +0000 Matt Jaunich http://sharkride.com/blog/?p=1462 I really like this – it’s designed to mimic a tree! [from WSJ competition]

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]]> http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/03/09/the-beer-mug-with-a-ice-container-at-botton/feed/ 0 INDOOR PLANTS TO CLEAN INDOOR AIR http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/02/14/indoor-plants-to-clean-indoor-air/ http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/02/14/indoor-plants-to-clean-indoor-air/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:46:38 +0000 Matt Jaunich http://sharkride.com/blog/?p=1301 How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air – TED 2009 Talk

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]]> http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/02/14/indoor-plants-to-clean-indoor-air/feed/ 0 MEET ROVIO (video) http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/11/27/meet-rovio-video/ http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/11/27/meet-rovio-video/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:07:16 +0000 Matt Jaunich http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/11/27/meet-rovio-video/ powered by technology from Evolution Robotics, an Idealab company.  Wowee, the maker of Rovio, has some really cool products. I bought their helicopter package at Costco, which was cool, but it only lasted about one day before breaking.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

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]]> http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/08/25/a-sinkless-sink/feed/ 2 AN ODORLESS TOILET (video) http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/08/15/an-odorless-toilet-video/ http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/08/15/an-odorless-toilet-video/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:02 +0000 Matt Jaunich http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/08/15/an-odorless-toilet-video/ Click here to view the embedded video. ]]> http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/08/15/an-odorless-toilet-video/feed/ 0 DISNEY’S DREAM HOME of the future http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/07/29/disneys-dream-home-of-the-future-2/ http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/07/29/disneys-dream-home-of-the-future-2/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:11:18 +0000 Matt Jaunich http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/07/29/disneys-dream-home-of-the-future-2/ A new attraction at Disneyland is an interactive, immersive experience of a futuristic home. Official website with grotesque video is here.

New York Times review and slideshow here.

I have to say it’s rather unimaginative and uninspiring – what a missed opportunity. (no wonder, given the involvement of Microsoft in its conception.)

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PlantSense, which just raised a $3.5 million first round, makes soil sensors that collect data about the soil, and then makes suggestions for what you can grow.

]]> http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/06/18/internet-connected-gardening-tools/feed/ 0 MY SOLUTION TO CLEAN UP CORD MESS http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/01/25/my-solution-to-clean-up-cord-mess/ http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/01/25/my-solution-to-clean-up-cord-mess/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:17:50 +0000 Matt Jaunich http://sharkride.com/blog/2008/01/25/my-solution-to-clean-up-cord-mess/ Check out the cords under my desk – before and after my solution.

BEFORE

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AFTER

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