German Expert Warns Against Using iPhone5S Fingerprint Function

In light of the PRISM spying by NSA, a German data-protection specialist Johannes Caspar warns against using iPhone 5S's new Fingerprint ID function. While Apple claims this to be secure by saying 'your fingerprint is only stored on the iPhone, never transmitted over the network' the expert arguments that 'The biometric features of your body, like your fingerprints, cannot be erased or deleted and stay with you until the end of your life without changing. They are crucial and should not be used for something as non-vital or casual as unlocking your device.

Kinetic Sand: Easy-to-Shape Sand

Sure, it may look like just a pile of common beach sand, but dig in and you'll discover that in your hands is an addictive, three-dimensional building toy! Pile it, shape it, squeeze it, or just let it dift in slow motion thorugh your fingers. This futuristic material possesses a delightfully mushy texture and just enough malleability so it can hold the shape of simple sculptures and sand structures. A secret binding agent keeps the granules together, so you won't find sand dunes or drifts settling around your home after playtime.

Futuristic Concept for Robotic Vacuum Cleaner

The Dust Ball by Dave Hakkens takes robotic vacuums to the next level. Punt your vacuum and clean at the same time.

Dust Ball is a robot vacuum cleaner designed for public spaces. There are a lot of robot vacuum cleaners on the market designed for households. However they are fragile and not made to go over any cables, thresholds etc. This one had to be strong, industrial, flexible. However I did not want to give it an industrial/robot appearance.
Inspired by a hamster ball, I came up with Dust Ball. Usually there is no interaction with a robot vacuum. I created a little friend just rolling around and which you could push or kick in a direction to clean. It’s had no trouble with cables or anything like that. It’s strong and when it rolls before your feet you just kick it out of the way.

The Dust Ball comes complete with its very own charging dock.

Bricks/Floor from from Demolished Rubble ...

Usually when a building/bathroom/shed etc. is being demolished a completely new one takes over its place. this is done without leaving any trace of what has been there before, perhaps a little picture on the wall but that's it. I was interested in using the materials from the old building in the new one. I was inspired by the terrazzo floors. although these floors are made from waste produced in the marble mines, they are really decent and have a good quality which you can see and feel. I wanted to find out if we could use our own waste produced when demolishing something. I did several test with different materials and made a selection of which materials are possible, I used crushed bricks and roof tiles as a pigment. between 20-30% of new cement is added to bind everything to one solid floor which can last 100th of years. in the end I made 3 different examples of what it could look like, but basically any combination is possible.. material source by Dave Hakkens














 



Materials (above) You Can Turn to Pigment (Below)




 

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