Monty Python: The Holy Book of Days

Witty cast commentary and Blu-Ray synching in this behind-the-scenes app for iPad

Offering Flying Circus fans a behind-the-scenes look at “Monty Python & the Holy Grail” (now out on Blu-Ray), the just-released companion iPad app “Monty Python: The Holy Book of Days” covers the epic film’s 28-day shooting schedule with previously unpublished content sure to please Python aficionados and pillocks alike. The production story is laid out in animated pages that mimic the movie’s transition screens and …

CA Mission

Yoram Wolberger debuts his first public installation in a San Francsico high-rise

Decorating the foyer of San Francisco’s new ultra-luxe high rise Millennium Tower, Yoram Wolberger‘s “CA Mission” depicts California’s iconic Spanish missions in an 18′ x 14′ model. The nod to the state’s former architects plays off of notions of mass production and cookie-cutter repetition with a body made from translucent fiberglass, laid out with artifacts and imperfections to resemble a ready-to-assemble child’s toy. CA Mission …

Nanobot Music

Nano-copters work together to make music in this amazing video from TED

Professor Vijay Kumar from GRASP, the robotics laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, just wrapped up a fantastic TED Talk on his robotics work. Using custom-built quad rotor nano-copters, Kumar’s team demonstrated the agility, versatility and programmable awareness of these small drone-like devices. Kumar’s work is focused on creating robots that can work together to achieve a common goal or complete a task. Kumar closed …