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November 11, 2013
Hack Your Useless Inkjet To Print Electronics Circuits
Homemade circuits are a natural complement to 3–D printers in the renaissance of garage tinkering.
With the rise of 3–D printers, homebrew hobbyists can now make enclosures for electronics like Ardiunos. But until recently, those hobbyists still couldn't make the actual computing components––there's no cheap and easy way to print circuit boards. Unless of course you have an inkjet printer and some time to hack.
Better Than A Password? To Unlock Your Mac, Just Knock
A new iPhone app called Knock lets you log in to your Mac just by knocking. It's more fun than useful, but boy, does it have design chops.
Knock is a new iOS app that allows you to unlock your Mac by rapping on your iPhone screen twice. But let's hold off on talking about that for a second. Let's instead focus on the video used to unveil the app in all its ironic, irreverent yet impeccably designed glory. Because that's basically Knock Software in a nutshell. These guys know app design, they just can't help but have a sense of humor about it.
Are You A Dog Owner Or A Dog Parent? This CEO Wants To Know
Matt Meeker's growing business caters to the canine obsessed.
Would your father buy your product if not for a paternal reflex to support his child?
Infographic: What Depression Actually Looks Like
A clickable online map narrates the thoughts and feelings of a person going through a depressive episode in an attempt to destigmatize a widespread mental illness.
Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in America, with a whopping one in ten Americans currently taking them. Common as it is, depression remains a widely misunderstood and stigmatized illness. It's devastating and confusing for both sufferers and for the non–depressed people in their lives.
An Amazing Thing Happened When These Kids Were Asked To Draw Their Grandparents
In a delightful new photo series, Yoni Lefevre boosts the image of the geriatric set with children's doting artwork.
In this youth–obsessed culture, seniors are too often depicted as dependent and past their prime, sidelined to make way for the shiny and new. Design Academy Eindhoven student Yoni Lefevre set out to challenge such prejudice through grandchildren's hilarious, fantastical drawings of their grandparents.
November 9, 2013
Why Graphene Sheets Make Sexier Chips Than Silicon
Carbon again looks like it'll be at the core of your next–gen computers.
Graphene gets written about a lot. The so–called"wonder material" could revolutionize everything from the design of space elevators to cancer drug delivery. Thanks to a recent breakthrough at the University of California, it may also be at the heart of the chips found inside your next generation, super–powerful computer. Right in the place silicon used to be.
The Music Maven: Prerna Gupta
Prerna Gupta is the woman behind many of the hottest music apps on the market. Here's what she has to say about building a hit app.
Have you ever played with the I Am T–Pain app? Anything that you say or sing into your phone is echoed out in a T–Pain–esque croon that is guaranteed to crack you up. And for you serious types, the T–Pain app can be used as a translator the next time that you get stuck in a car with a teenager. You have Prerna Gupta to thank for that.
November 8, 2013
10 Most Popular Stories Of The Week: The $20,000 House, Why Open–Office Layouts Are Evil, And Much More
Oh, and we also take a look at Google's logo re–imagined in the spirit of death metal. All this and more in this week's top 10!
1. "This New Skype Ad Might Make You Cry At Work"
Co.Create
"Born Friends" is the latest heart–warming addition to Skype's Stay Together ad campaign. Just tell your coworkers you were cutting onions, or something.
This Is The Jacket To Wear On Doomsday
Live for fashion! Anticipating natural disaster and other apocalyptic events, a designer sends you out in style.
So the Mayan calendar was wrong and the world didn't end in 2012. But that doesn't mean we can relax about it. A growing movement of Preppers insist that we're still on the edge of disaster and encourage vigilant preparedness for Doomsday. If you listen to the diehard Preppers, you should be arming yourself daily with a heavy load of survival gear and goods, because you just never know when the hammer will fall.
The Recommender: Jessica Hullinger, Founder/Editor–In–Chief/Ace Reporter At "The Hullinger News"
Assistant News Editor Jess Hullinger has been making news since she was in elementary school.
Name: Jessica Hullinger
Role at Fast Company: Assistant News Editor, Digital
Twitter: @JessHullinger
Titillating fact: As a kid, I was dead set on a career in journalism. In 5th grade, I started my own family newspaper, The Hullinger News. I produced it on an old typewriter I found in my grandparents' house. My journalistic integrity was lacking (I often quoted myself, and fabricated quotes from family members), but you have to give me credit for the hand–drawn art.
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