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Dorothy

Wearable tech concept by ISL lets users trigger instructions to your phone using gestures made with your feet (for example, ordering a taxi or triggering a fake phone call to get out of a situation) - video embedded below:

Have you ever been stuck in an awkward situation, praying your phone would ring so you could politely extract yourself? Of course you have. That’s why we made Dorothy, a physical trigger that makes any dumb shoe smart. Dorothy consists of the “Ruby” (a small connected device that slips into your shoe) and a mobile App that allows you to trigger a call to your phone from a fake contact (your “boss”) whenever you tap your heels together 3 times. Dorothy can also send text messages to your contacts with a custom message and your current location, letting them know exactly where you are. Soon, we’ll be working toward summoning an Uber.

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This picture has gone viral as thousands of people deliver searing indictments of both smartphones and teens.

I’ve met a couple of teens. I’ve had a couple smartphones. Could these teens be playing Angry Birds or texting stupid jokes to each other? Yeah, they could.

But they could also be googling provenance for that painting or taking a second to text a friend about how amazing the museum is or completing an assignment given off-screen by someone standing just beside the photographer. They could be taking notes about the palette choice so that later they turn into a generation of artists that take your breath away.

Have you ever been evading zombies like a boss, gone to wipe your brow and said to yourself “I wish I had an awesome Runner 5 sweatband”? Or got back from a great run, made yourself a cup of tea and thought “you know, there’s just something cooler my mug could be sitting on”?

Well, look no further - we’ve listened to your requests and have come up with something a little different: the Runner 5 Supply Pack, for $27.49!

These Supply Packs are a perfect way to plunge yourself even deeper into the universe of Zombies, Run! as well as complete your Runner 5 look! Each pack contains:

Runner 5 sweatband to keep your brow dry as you run for your life

Reversible silicone wristband - ‘Abel Runner 5’ on one side, ‘If Grey Destroy Brain’ on the other. Just in case…

Official Abel Township fabric patch, so you can literally wear your heart on your sleeve. Or your rucksack.

32 page Official Runner’s Notebook for serious field research. Definitely no doodling.

Radio Abel mug coaster

2 vinyl stickers (‘Semper Currens’ and ‘Radio Abel’)

3 cool pin badges (‘Runner 5’, ‘Raise The Gates’ and ‘Abel Radio’)

4 item-pickup magnets (Ammo, Antibiotics, Batteries, & Sports Bra)

These packs are on a very short run and there’s no guarantee we will be offering them up again, so we expect them to sell out!

Get the Supply Pack now for your favourite Runner 5!*

*Which is probably yourself - and that’s totally cool! Also: use code ZRBLOG3 to get $3 off the pack, for a limited time only!

Inspiration has been running low lately, so I decided to go old-school deviantart-style and make an art challenge! Here it my list of nerd stuff I’m gonna try to draw, posting it here both to bully myself into actually doing it, and if anyone else wants to have a go at it!

excess

warmth

terror

on point

arch

bees

butt

geometric

ugh.

goddess

pause

embroidery

hella

zoomorphism

cobblestones

scratches

height difference

fragmented

grief

fancy

void

woobie facing left

tattoos

carry

crumpled

non-ergonomic

mumbling

smooch

comfort

sway

arrow

cross section

dissonance

acorn

pattern

rad

bruise

gold tinted

dance

crown

smorgasbord

crop top

lips

gross

babe

flood

bold

pyramidal composition

harsh

scruffy

Instructions for anyone who wants to use it: