BUILD WITH CHROME Build with LEGO bricks using Google Maps as your baseplate. The idea originally came from a team in Australia that built it as an experiment that Google is now opening up to everyone. The timing of the change from experiment to release was probably helped along with the release of THE LEGO MOVIE.

Mimu Gloves Musician Imogen Heap partnered with MIT Labs to create a fully fledged musical, gestural control interface for music making.

Visually it doesn’t look like it made much progress from the Nintendo Power Glove but the potential is quite impressive. Imagine if our 3D team had a chance to redesign this. 

Mimu gloves are a fully fledged musical, gestural control interface for music making.

Charging stations were an absolute necessity for attendees frantically moving from one side of the city to another. 

SIERRA CLUB SOLAR-POWERED CHARGING STATION Festival goers flocked to this solar-powered charging station set up by the Sierra Club at the Southbites food truck emporium in downtown Austin. Despite the set up looking like gas pumps, there was only solar energy being pumped here.

ST BERNARD RESCUE FOUNDATION Here’s how it works. If your phone is dying and needs a little extra juice, you can tweet a screenshot of your dying battery from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday to @mophie with the hashtag #mophierescue. If you’re selected, a Saint Bernard dog will head your way with a Mophie Power Reserve to get you charged up.

YouTube stage

KINOMO CREATE with Accelerometer Maze

This device processes tilt data within software to control the rotation of two servo motors connected to the maze. The result is intuitive movement of the maze relative to the controller.

Could be an interesting tool for our own brand activations where we want to leverage consumer interactivity.

PAUL QUI 2012 Top Chef winner Paul Qui opened a restaurant, Qui, on a bar-lined part of still developing East Sixth Street.

Dish: MIDORIZU Yellowtail seared on binchotan (white oak charcoal) with a dill and rice wine vinegar dressing.

http://quiaustin.com/

QUI

Marco Brambilla is a Milan-born, New York-based video collage and installation artist, known for his elaborate recontextualizations of popular and found imagery.