January 2008
28 posts
Added Desktop Calendar Wallpaper for February →
1280×800px
1024×768px
Don’t know why, but there seem to be a lot of people who have downloaded the calendar of this design. I’m very happy to see it. Thank all of you for your interest.
So I upload a new one that I thought I would use for the next month. Maybe I’ll make one more with this building from another angle a little later.
Looking forward to your comment!
iPhone-sized handy scanner →
Would be another helpful bridge between physical and digital world. The touch screen would make this kind of device work much more intuitively.
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My Flickr →
iMac Calendar Wallpaper →
1280 x 800 px
1024 x 760 px
Customize Gmail Icon in Menu Bar →
How about a gmail icon in your menu bar to simply notify the emails from the specified contact person?
Hopefully there are some icon sets you can choose.
Macbook Airのカレンダー壁紙 →
２月分を作ってみました。実物ではないので多少目をつぶってみてほしい箇所はありますが、Airだという気持ちで見るとそれっぽく見えます。1280x800pxと1024x760pxです。 http://petitinvention.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/macbook-air-calendar-wallpaper/ その他にも最近作っていますのでもしよろしければ見てください。全部無料です。
Macbook Air Calendar Wallpaper →
1024 x 768 px
1280 x 800 px
Desktop Calendar Wallpaper: February 2008 →
(1024 x 768 px)
(1280 x 800 px)
I think I’ll upload a few more interesting ones for the coming weekend (I guess…).
Desktop Calendar Wallpaper: January 2008 -... →
Desktop Calendar Wallpaper: January 2008 - Requested 1280 x 800px
1280 x 800px
I finally got the hang of the new software needed to design something in 3D, so I’ll keep posting the designs in this style. February calendar is coming very soon.
Something is wrong with Wordpress →
I can’t upload any new images to my blog right now.
Also, for some reason the comments from my readers mysteriously keep disappearing. I’ve never dumped any comments for at least a week. Please don’t give up and keep dropping me your comments!
Announcement →
Thank you very much for your interest in the desktop calendar for January 2008. It’s been pretty popular and getting more and more downloads.So I decided to draw more in that style not only for calendars, but for something else and I’m getting software ready now. I’ve got some requests for new ones, but please wait until everything is ready.Thank you again for your interest in petitinvention.
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カレンダー壁紙１月 →
遅くなりましたが今月のカレンダーです。 http://petitinvention.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/desktop-calendar-wallpaper-january-08/ 壁紙、アイコン、スクリーンセーバー用のブログを始めようかなと思っていますが未定です。主にマック用。 リクエストが多ければやります。どうですか？
Desktop Calendar Wallpaper: January 08 →
A little too late, but here’s a desktop calendar wallpaper for January 2008. Hope you like it.
Drop me a comment if you want a bigger size.
I’m not sure if I will do, but I’m thinking about making another blog to give away icons, screensavers and calendar wallpapers. Would you like it?
Tea Cup with Detachable handle(-cum-spoon) →
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Luminous Ring →
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Upload New Posts/Photos At A Time →
I’m kind of new to this social networking services, so I’m not sure if there’s a service like this already. What I’m thinking is to upload a new blog post or a photo/image to multiple services AT A TIME FROM THE DESKTOP. Drag and drop the file from the desktop to this application, choose what to do to it, like upload, edit or delete (cancel). You can add the options to multiple services and...
iGoogle Theme: Simple Black in Helvetica →
I almost forgot I submitted a theme of iGoogle for BonstioNet a few months ago, and it was chosen the second (third? I don’t remember) prize in their design cometition.
You can download the theme to use it by first installing “Custom iGoogle Skins” at BonstioNet. After installing it, see “custom skins” in your iGoogle and check out the cool skins it has. Mine’s called “simple black” as you see...
Zebra crossing that locates pedestrians →
If we could somehow install LED or something in the zebra crossing, it would be good in two ways.
1) If it’s possible to use different colors, pedestrians know the state of the crossing timing (green/yellow/red).
2) The light standing out, drivers can detect the pedestrians more easily.
"There's something in the air"とは →
「何かあるぞ」 「未定のものがある」 または、pun（語呂合わせ）で「air」という言葉のつく商品が発表される のような、何種類かの意味に解釈できますね。 ちなみに、iPod Touch用のGoogleトップページデザインがリニューアルされて見やすく、使いやすくなりましたが、MacWorld Expoのタイミングにあわせたのでしょうか？
Instant make-up booth →
Hopefully pulling the lever generates some electricity to light up above the mirror.
Microwave + MP3 = ? →
If a microwave has MP3 tunes of certain lengths, say 1 min, 3 min, 5 min, etc., you know WHEN the waiting will be over. (The tunes have to be your familiar ones, of course.) And you can have fun cooking!
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Unmistakable Shampoo & Conditioner Container →
I guess the reason we mix the shampoo and conditioner containers so often is that they look so much alike and we have to choose one with limited visibility. If they’re in front of you side by side, it’s quite natural you mix them up even if they’re in very different colors.
The best way not to is that you stack them vertically. That way you can touch and know which is which.
This...
新Mac Pro登場 →
もうどんだけ速いんだっていう感じの新型Mac Proが出ましたね。 でも一番気になるのはそのスピードよりも発表のタイミング。この時期にこれを発表？ということは・・・？ なるほど、もっとすごいことが待っているわけですね。
Camera that digitally erases people →
Is this kind of camera already available? A camera that automatically erases only “people” from a scene.
Technically it must be possible.
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外付けタッチパネル →
Bluetooth内蔵で、こんなタッチパネルが出ないかなぁと思ってます。 他にもいくつか使い方を考えて、もう一つのブログで紹介しています。 http://petitinvention.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/external-touch-screen/ Macworld Expoでは何が出てくるんでしょうね。
External Touch Screen →
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December 2007
29 posts
Song you mustn’t miss: A Thousand Winds →
This is from Kohaku Uta Gassen or an annual music show on the new year’s eve produced by a Japanese public broadcaster. I was so moved by the lyrics and the melody, so I’ll put the video and translation here. (Sorry, it’s not related to the main theme of this blog, but music must stimulate your creativity.)<br /> The song is titled “A Thousand Winds”.<br /><br /> <br...
Typographic Clock →
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You are what you ___? →
I came down with flu-like cold two days ago and have been in bed. Sill have some headache and feel dizzy.During the time in bed in anguish, I felt so helpless because what I could do was just saying something, not rationalizing it. Just uttering what I wanted, not describing it. And just picturing new ideas, not conceptualizing it. No matter how you hope something will be realized, nobody...