Finer Vision

Amongst the crossfire of impersonal pings, tweets and comments, the Nicest Place on the Internet has managed to carve out a cocoon of kindness online by playing videos of stranger-submitted hugs. Now it has launched a way for anyone to create a personalized version of the site — a “hug hub,” if you will.

“If it felt that good to get a hug from a stranger, we imagined how much more of an impact it would have if all the hugs were personal, someone you know, someone you love,” explained co-creators Lauren Perlow and Jeff Lam in an email to Mashable. “Parents with kids off at school, military families, grandparents and grandkids, any sort of long-distance relationship.”

Perlow and Lam had the idea to create the original Nicest Place on the Internet for fun after a rough day at their ad agency jobs, and it took off organically shortly after. About 200,000 people visited the site last month.

To create a personalized version, anyone can simply enter YouTube IDs for the videos they’d like to include. The website automatically formats those videos and sets them to music at a unique URL.

I made this hug hub, which exclusively features cats, in about five minutes. But it’s easy to imagine how putting a little more thought into the project could result in a touching Valentine’s Day gesture for someone special or, at the least, an increase in overall Internet niceness.

Will you be creating your own Nicest Place on the Internet? What will it include? Tell us in the comments.

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Simply dubbed the Boxx, this electric vehicle rethinks the traditional design of motorbikes with a minimalistic and stylish approach. The square bike is built using light-weight aluminum and is strong enough to support 300 pounds. It can travel up to 35 miles per hour and can go 80 miles with a single charge.

The Boxx weighs only 120 pounds and its compact design is perfect for urban dwellers. It takes up less space than a usual scooter and can be easily stored inside. It’s priced at $4,000 and includes LED lighting, anti-lock brakes, traction control, all-wheel drive, onboard storage, and control systems with drive-by-wire. It even comes with the optional heated seat that can be purchased separately for $149.

This article originally published at: www.psfk.com/2012/02/box-shaped-electric-bike.html

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Domino’s launched “Pizza Hero” a new semi-real-time advergame that challenges you to become just that, a Pizza Hero as you battle people from around the world to top the leaderboard. The app is pretty cool, and will have you kneading dough, spreading sauce, sprinkling cheese, placing toppings, and cutting slices as you race against the clock.

You score is based on the pizza quality and how quickly you made it. The more you play it, the tougher it gets and the addiction sets in, which I think in part, is because of the real-world nature of the app. It’s something tangible that you could actually physically make and that’s got an appeal to the realness of the gaming concept.

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Hello Little Printer, available 2012 from BERG on Vimeo.

Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from your friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper.

For more see:
bergcloud.com/littleprinter/ 

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We love this:

Buy at http://shop.davidcole.me/product/taxidermy-lego-kit

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It seems more and more brands are looking to create richer print ads. But I still find the innovation examples around it few and far between. So here is a great example of a brand trying something new in the Jewellery sector. This Interactive Print Ad is designed for a smartphone to be placed into the position of a hand, loading a rich mobile site that allows users to flick between various bracelets and rings positioned on the virtual hand.

From there, readers can find out more information about each piece and then locate their nearest store, complete with maps. Pretty cool. And great to see print innovation.

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