Augmented Reality Chest Burster Shirt

Fisher Price records, Go-Go-Gadget gloves, Weezer camp and more in our weekly look at the web

UK “tinkerer” Fred Murphy has used the new technology of 3D printing to make Generation Y-ers nostalgic for their ’70s and ’80s childhoods. Dismayed by the electronic update to the classic Fisher Price record player, Murphy not only produced working plastic records for the toy on a CNC mill, he recreated the process—with an Instructable—on a 3D printer for others to join in the fun.

A History of NYC in 50 Objects

Fisher Price records, Go-Go-Gadget gloves, Weezer camp and more in our weekly look at the web

Wieden + Kennedy strategist Phil Chang neatly sums up the insanity that is New York Fashion Week with his nod to what would be his top style—an augmented reality chest burster tee. While a little alarming, nerd chic is never a bad look.

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Fisher Price records, Go-Go-Gadget gloves, Weezer camp and more in our weekly look at the web

Inspired by the British Museum’s BBC radio series, “History of the World in 100 Objects,” the New York Times has tasked local readers to do the same for the city in 50 emblematic items. From Randel’s Map to bagels to Metrocards to dust lifted from the site of the 9/11 attacks, the tangible reminders of what has come to define New York elevate both the …