Blair Fraser Blog

Press Releases to come

blatantlyblait — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:11:56 +0000

Heres just one sample of a press release for my final year product in Product Design. Many more too come and full reviews on my product .

http://www.dundee.ac.uk/pressreleases/2011/may11/biblestudy.htm

Train

blatantlyblait — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:23:40 +0000

A Short called “Train” i stumbled across on vimeo. Love the cinematography and the sound design is great. Its worth a watch.

Catalina

blatantlyblait — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:37:04 +0000

Music video for Catalina, a track off the Chocolat EP by Moullinex, released in January on Gomma Records created using Kinect + Processing + Cinema 4D + After Effects.

Buy the EP here, or listen to the tracks on soundcloud.

The “FUN” Theory

blatantlyblait — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:31:42 +0000

Another couple of shorts made by Volkswagen via www.thefuntheory.com an Volkswagen initiative.

Volkswagen : The Force

blatantlyblait — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:22:45 +0000

Volkswagen T.V advert for the new 2012 Passat. One of the two commercial spots aired at the Super Bowl XLV. A junior Darth Vader attempts to use the force around the house. A fun, powerful, engaging idea by the director Lance Accord.

Nano Watch

blatantlyblait — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:19:03 +0000

Came across these custom watches created by MINIMAL. These watch designs are essentially casings for ipod nanos. They transform the ipod nano into a muti-touch colour display watch. So far there are two designs. The TikTok and LunaTik.

TikTok

LunaTik

check out this video explaining the concept:

DOT: the worlds smallest stop motion

blatantlyblait — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:03:56 +0000

An impressive stop motion animation that was created to celebrate the nokia N8 release.

behind the scenes (the making)

Man Alive of the Week

blatantlyblait — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 13:34:23 +0000

This weeks video by Man Alive Studios is an interpretation of Dragons den if a certain well known youtube individual were present

Man Alive Studios

blatantlyblait — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:53:46 +0000

A small selection of some of the sketches produced by Man Alive Studios. Also check out their youtube manaliveblog.

look out for the man alive video of the week on my blog!

My Top 5 iphone App’s

blatantlyblait — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:09:27 +0000

So after recently being quick to condem the new iphone four for all its problems, yours truely has ended up buying one. Let me tell you dont listen to the critics. Ive not had a single problem with any “reception problems” and feel like I could not love a human baby as much as I love my iPhone.

So with out further adue these are my top 10 iphone app’s at the present time:

1. WhatsApp

WhatsApp is a smartphone messenger app featuring push notifications, which allows you to exchange messages with your friends and contacts without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp messenger is a perfect tool for instant messaging and multimedia exchange.

-The application is compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch, so you can even bypass your mobile telephone bill

-WhatsApp utilizes your existing smartphone internet data plan: 3G/EDGE (or Wi-Fi when available)

-compatible with Iphone and Blackberry and Nokia Phones/In addition to messaging, both iPhone and BlackBerry WhatsApp Messenger users can send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages.

-Cost: £0.59

One of my personal favourites. Would highly recomend it.

2. Holy Bible (youversion)

The app offers 41 different translations in 21 languages and includes a one-year reading plan to help you make it through the whole thing. There’s also a bible-centric social network, and because the app doesn’t store the whole publication it won’t take up too much room on your phone. Compatible with several hundred phones including Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Symbian and Palm.

-41 different translations in 22 languages (including Spanish, German, French, Chinese, and more)

-Search the entire Bible for a word, phrase, or verse, and get your results in seconds.

-Learn from others by checking out recent contributions. Just tap the number next to the verse.

-Connect to your twitter or facebook accounts to share content.

-Cost: FREE

Far the Best Bible App i have seen or used yet. The word of god at your fingertips!

3. Evernote

Evernote for iPhone lets you create notes, snap photos, and record voice memos that you can then access any time from your iPhone, computer, or the web. Evernote is a note taking application that synchronizes instantly from your phone to you computer.

-Create text, audio, and photo based notes

-Auto Sync function (phone-computer)

-Text in snapshot is searchable content.

-Tags notes

-All notes are dated and geo-tagged

http://www.evernote.com/about/download/iphone/

-Cost: FREE

4. Tune-in Radio

Features:

NEW for iOS 4 – Play all stations, podcasts and recordings in the background on your iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and 3rd Gen iPod touch (32/64 GB)
NEW for iOS 4 – Control audio playback with the built-in music controls, Apple headphone controls and most dock controls
Record any station for playback later (on demand or with record timer)
Alarm Clock
RadioTime directory featuring 40,000+ radio stations
Simple, quick, and easy-to-use interface
Browse local stations with GPS or WiFi location
Search for stations by keyword
Pause live streams for up to 30 minutes
Rewind and fast forward within last 30 minutes streamed (skip directly to the beginning of songs when listening to stations with song information)
Listen to podcasts of radio shows when available
Bookmark your favorite stations, categories or shows
Play MP3 and AAC stations in the background in Safari on non-multitasking capable devices
Web browser – Surf the web while listening to your favorite streams
Sleep timer
Search for stations playing your favorite song or artist (only select US stations currently supported)
Access to you RadioTime.com presets
Join your RadioTime account with TuneIn Radio – this merges your RadioTime presets and TuneIn Radio bookmarks
Bookmarks list displays current song or show for each station when available
Skip back 10 second button
Album art displayed when available
Show or station logo displayed when available
Current song or show information displayed when available
Time remaining displayed for shows when available
Browse recently played stations
Automatic restart of last playing station on startup
Automatic reconnect on loss of connection
Progress bar shows player position in 30 minute buffer
Tap album art, show or station logo to display additional show or station information when available
Tap Options on Now Playing view for additional listening options:
View station schedules when available
Report problems with streams
Choose an alternate stream or bit rate when available
View related and recommended streams, shows and genres
Tap button below the currently playing song information for additional options:
Listen to artist station in Last.fm app
Buy currently playing song on iTunes
Enter custom stream URLs
Configure auto-restart and buffer before playing in the Settings application under RadioIn
Supported stream formats: MP3, AAC, WMA, Real, Ogg Vorbis, FLV
Supported stream protocols: HTTP, RTSP, MMSH, RTMP
Supported playlist formats: M3U, PLS, ASX, RAM, SMIL

(from http://www.tunein-radio.com/index.html)

pretty much says it all. You think it….its got it!

-Cost: £1.19

5. Around me

Around me is an application which very quickly lets you find out information about your surroundings exceedingly accuratley.

-favourites quick selections

-provides distance in yards to location

-gives exact address.

-Cost:FREE

-For every listing you can choose to see its location on a Map, view the route from where you are,add the information to your contact list or even email the information to a friend.

more apps to come…

iPhone 4

blatantlyblait — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:47:33 +0000

To be released at the end of this month; Apple presents the iPhone 4.

check out the tech specs at: iPhone specs and the keynote

Iron Man Suit

blatantlyblait — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:49:44 +0000

Anthony Le, 25, has been a fan of Iron Man since he was a kid, but when he heard that the comic-book superhero was hitting the big screen in 2008, he was inspired to build his own Iron Man suit. That version was more of a costume, but his new one, finished just in time for the movie’s sequel, edges much closer to the real thing. With its dent-proof exterior, motorized faceplate and spinning mock Gatling gun, his take on the movie’s War Machine suit could easily frighten a supervillain.

Le, a fitness consultant, studied some concept sketches of the suit posted on the Internet. He used thin, high-impact urethane for the armor, cutting it into plates and joining them with some 1,500 rivets and washers. He sculpted a clay helmet mold and then used a liquid resin mix to create the final product. But that was just cosmetic work. He also added a small servo motor that opens the faceplate, as in the movie, and built a gun out of pipes and a motor. LEDs in the eyes and chest-plate further add to the illusion.

Le plans to wear the suit to the movie and already has quite a following, especially at sci-fi conventions. “I’m kind of hard to miss,” he says.

How It Works

Time: 1 Month
Cost: $4,000+

WEAPONRY
Le built a replica of the machine gun on the suit’s shoulder out of PVC pipes and other materials. He added a small motor and belt drive to make the cylindrical gun spin like the real thing. To activate it, he presses a button in the palm of the suit’s glove. He says the gun could also be converted into a paintball shooter.

POWER
Le built an LED-based replica of Iron Man alter ego Tony Stark’s arc reactor for the chest, but unlike the movie version, it doesn’t actually power the suit. Instead, all the LEDs and the motors that drive the gun and the faceplate have their own batteries hidden within the suit’s large frame.

CONTROLS
Inside the chestplate, Le added a hands-free button that activates the helmet. When the faceplate is open, he just stands up and points his arm forward, causing his chest to press against the button, triggering the servo motors in the helmet to close the mask. This, in turn, switches on the red LEDs set inside the eye openings, which are large enough for him to also see out of. To open the mask up again, he presses another button.

extract from http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2010-05/you-built-what-real-iron-man