VideoSurf

The iPad paintbrush, Zagat does food trucks, high-tech barcodes and more in this week's look at the web

Like Shazam for the TV, VideoSurf allows you to hold smart phones up to the screen to find out just who that actor is.

Vivian Maier’s Street Photography

The iPad paintbrush, Zagat does food trucks, high-tech barcodes and more in this week's look at the web

The work of a live-in nanny, this collection of images capturing everyday Chicago life in the ’50s and ’60s was discovered by a real-estate agent three years ago.

Sprig Lamp

The iPad paintbrush, Zagat does food trucks, high-tech barcodes and more in this week's look at the web

NYC-based designer Victor Vetterlein’s recently-launched lamp concept plays off the nature of plant growth for a rhizome-like structure. The modular design looks elegant as single pendant but combine two or more “sprigs” to create a floor lamp or chandelier.