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‘get addicted to …’ is the wildcard to make your day just a little better and a mixture and metamorphosis of creative culture. Together with a number of writers, we continue to influence both online media and printed press on the direction of new media and digital arts. We love researching, writing, editing, and curating [...]
The Easy Way To Send Big Files In Style
The photography of GAT co-founder Peter Nitsch of a cable wire in Bangkok is up on WeTransfer! This photo is dedicated to the electricity and telecommunications cables in Bangkok that seems to carry on their own uncontrolled and chaotic lives above the heads of passers-by. At the same time those cables seem to have virtually [...]
100 For 10 Basic Backgrounds
With this basic set you’ll get 100 pro backgrounds for just 10 dollars, yeah. This means $1 for each high resolution image! No matter if you’re a design-minded guru, icon designer, developer, web designer, magazine designer, architect or a “who the hell knows I just need some backgrounds for my iPad” buff, this background set [...]
Give Your Plant A Voice
A plant is a plant is a plant … not exactly! Plants aren’t what they seem to be, they have a identity as well. The Koubachi Wi-Fi plant sensor (€122,60) is an intelligent assistant for optimal plant care – for indoor use – that notifies you via email if your plants need water or fertilizer [...]
Literally Speaking, It’s A Living Object
In contrast to other cabinets, the drawers of “growing cabinet” by German industrial designer Yi-Cong Lu are located on the side. By pulling the drawer, extra space evolve, which can be use as a temporary storage if needed. This kind of interaction makes it a “living” object, that changes its shape and size according to [...]
iRelease Your Digital Model Release Solution On-The-Go
What is a model release form worth? This one page document can provide you peace of mind, legal protection and increase revenue for your work. Usually this is some extra time of work on your tight photography schedule. But there are some good news: No more paperwork, yeah! If you’re a professional photographer, streamlining your [...]
Ultra-Thin Wallet Fits In Your Front Pocket With An iPhone
Slimfold Bamboo Wallet ($20) is an ultra-thin, ultra rip-resistant and 100% waterproof wallet made from Tyvek, the FedEx mailing envelope material. It’s 5 times lighter than leather wallets. This pattern echoes the vertical lines of bamboo in light gray lines. The background is the natural white of the material. Only as heavy as what you [...]
The Battle We Didn’t Choose
Photographer Angelo Merendino documents his wife’s tragic battle with cancer. Merendino writes about his moving The Battle We Didn’t Choose documentation: “In September of 2007, I married the girl of my dreams. Five months later, Jennifer was diagnosed with Stage 3B Breast Cancer. Completely numb and in a state of disbelief, we entered the world [...]
The iPhone Shutter Grip
Developed by Photojojo, the iPhone Shutter Grip ($40) adds a shutter button and a friendly grip to your iPhone. Since you don’t have to tap your iPhone’s screen you’ll have less shake in your low light iPhoneography pics. And you can shoot without worrying about your phone slipping out of your hands! The device also [...]
The Essential Bike Tool Roll
Carry everything you need for any ride, cross town or cross borders. The Mopha Tool Roll ($44) with Red Toe Strap by ehworks is made of waxed canvas with leather trim and a leather toe strap to cinch the roll under your seat or drop into a bottle cage. It has 10 small pockets, of [...]
Test: Capture The Moment With Nero Multi Trigger
I am completely fascinated by this versatile device for photographers to take special photographs by triggering your SLR or external flash. The Nero MultiTrigger has been designed based on microcontroller technology. For my test of the porcelain statue drop of a German Shepherd Dog I have chosen the extremely sensitive Sound Trigger function with 100 [...]
Little Bramper – Smooth Exposure Control For DSLR Time-Lapse
“One of the main problems facing time-lapsers is how to adjust exposure during the course of the time-lapse. The normal modes of a digital SLR only allow the exposure to be changed in relatively large steps – causing very unpleasant exposure jumps in the resulting time-lapse. Find a sunset time-lapse on youtube and you’ll probably [...]
What’s In My Bag (On-The-Go)
Peter Nitsch‘s background is located back in the early eighties of the German Skater scene. Nitsch has won several international awards both as designer (New York Festival, BDA …) and photographer (Los Angeles International Photography Award, Hasselblad Masters semifinalist …). Furthermore he is co-founder of ‘get addicted to … DAILY MIX OF CREATIVE CULTURE’. Often being [...]
The Magic Cube Laser Keyboard
The Magic Cube ($169) by Korean technology company Celluon is a projection keyboard and multi-touch mouse, which allows you to use any surface as a keyboard. The device projects the keyboard onto the surface using lasers which can pick up your finger movements. It connects easily to any Bluetooth HID devices, including the latest iPhone, [...]
It’s A Mad World And BRICKiPhone Will Save You
If you have a 3-D printer you can fabricate for yourself this BRICKiPhone case that recreates that classic look of a 1980s-era cellular phone. Insert an iPhone headset, your iPhone 4/4s and a vintage antenna, then go. In four pieces it snaps together then transforms your iPhone 4/4s into the hottest retro thing, (including the coveted [...]
End-Of-The-World Survival Kit
We’re not far away from Dec. 21, 2012, the date that the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar allegedly marked as the end of an era. In southern Mexico, the heart of Maya territory, a yearlong celebration is planned. Thinking ahead, Mexican design agency, Menosunocerouno, have created for this period of our evolution the Just in [...]
A True Painting Experience On Your iPad
Sensu ($34.95) is two very useful tools in one. A brush and a stylus for capacitive devices like the iPad and iPhone. The rubber stylus is exposed when the artist brush is closed. This stylus is great for sketching and writing or as a general navigation tool. Grasp Sensu near the nib section and pull [...]
Flight Card App – Your Boarding Pass, Reinvented
Designed by Jonatan Castro, Flight Card ($4.99) is a simple flight tracking application, incredibly beautiful and intuitive, trying to make traveling easier and hassle-free. Just search for your flight by number or route, track it and share its status with your family and friends. The sharing aspect is actually really useful, allowing you to quickly [...]
Get Connected – Quiksilver Mashed Jacket
With the guidance of pro skater Javier Mendizabal, Quiksilver has developed the Mashed Jacket (€170, Midnightblue or Beige, Ripstop Cotton) that integrates audio headphones into the tips of the hood draw cord. This innovative system conceals the connection between the earphones and the MP3 player, located in the jacket’s front pocket. Now available in Quiksilver [...]
Foldable Speaker For Musical Devices
FYLM ($TBA), developed by Designaffairs Studio, needs no additional battery, as it is powered by any music device with a standard 3,5 millimeter-headphone-jack. It comes in different adorable colors with matching cables. The foldable speaker itself is less than 0.25 millimeters thick, allowing flexibility of form and shape. It is much lighter and smaller than [...]
The Analog Moleskine Shooting Message System
Designed by Italian Pietro Corraini, the analog Moleskine SMS–Shooting Message System–($16.50) set features a classic pocket Moleskine notebook in limited edition with a graduated cover that becomes a ballistic device. The cover shows how far you can shoot a message while using the notebook band as a makeshift slingshot. The notebook includes an instructions booklet [...]
iZen Bamboo Keyboard
Until now, environmentally friendly electronics has been an oxymoron. iZen envision a future with less plastic filling up our landfills, and iZen keyboards are a catlyst for this change. iZen Bamboo is the first eco-friendly bluetooth keyboard on the market. Its low profile, portable design is great for anyone on-the-go, and the simple and natural [...]
Truly Cinematic – Blackmagic Cinema Camera
This is what I call a sophisticated and truly cinematic camera with the latest digital cinema technology giving your work a timeless feature film look. Blackmagic Cinema Camera’s ($2,995) hand held design features a machined aluminum chassis, interchangeable optics, high resolution 2.5K sensor, 13 stops of dynamic range and uncompressed 12-bit RAW uncompressed and compressed [...]
Digital Enhanced Cutting Board
Korean based student industrial designer Jaewan Jeong came up with this great concept of a digital enhanced cutting board. The Almighty Board is equipped with a scale, a LCD display that shows cooking instructions on it and provide step-by-step directions. When you use the smart board the status changes to ‘busy’ and at the same [...]
