LUCID DREAMING IS IN YOUR HANDS

A Japanese smartphone app, the Yumemiru, lets you maximize the time you spend every night just sleeping. Yumemiru takes the self-help craze of the nineties to new scientific heights by leveraging the bundle of sensors in your smartphone. The app utilizes microphones to detect when the user is in REM sleep, the point in the night when you begin dreaming and also the moment when you are most susceptible to suggestion. 

The free app has 8 different scenarios to choose from including a walk in the forest, getting rich, flying and for those romantically disposed, a scenario that stimulates dreams of love tailored for both men and women. After selecting the type of dream you want to drift off into the app runs in the background and detects the time passed before you go into REM sleep.

Once you’ve entered REM sleep the soundtrack begins to stimulate your dreams.

via PSFK

TESCO REINVENTS GROCERIES

Check out a completely modern way to shop. Tesco is testing this new concept in Korea, saving time and effort for busy urban dwellers. Can't wait for this to hit NYC.

TO VIEW THE FUTURE, PUT THESE ON

Lady Gaga rolled into the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January to unveil Polaroid’s cutting-edge Grey Label Camera Glasses. The GL20 shades contain a concealed camera and 1.5-inch OLED screens that can capture and display images and video.

“This is the first ever pair of sunglasses that can be worn out to protect your eyes from the sun and they can also take pictures,” said the 24-year-old pop star. “These glasses can be worn in public… to walk around, you can take them to a night club, you can come to one of my shows and wear them.”

The GL20 shades store photos on a chip in the earpiece of the glasses. The device isn’t available yet, but expect it to be available by the end of the year.

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INSERT ANOTHER HUNDIE TO PLAY // ICADE

To use the iCade, gently slide the iPad into the docking cradle. The docking cradle uses a standard 30 pin connector to link the iPad to the professional-grade arcade controls. Once the iPad is in place, launch the iCade App (available free in the App Store April 3rd) and it's game on! We didn't want to take any chances you'd run out of juice during your favorite game, so we included a 10w USB power adapter so you can charge the iPad through any electrical outlet.

Via THINKGEEK

Microsoft Expression Launch Party 06.08.10

 We Came In Peace recently teamed up with our friends at Fake Love and BMF Media
to craft a brand experience for the Microsoft Expression Studio 4 Launch event.

Join us this Tuesday as industry leaders, design firms and experts
gather to discuss the evolution of the design industry.

Food and spirits will be served
Music by DJ Jesse Marco
Visuals by Fake Love

June 8, 2010
8pm - 11pm
The Angel Orensanz Foundation
172 Norfolk Street, NYC

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SOUNDS LIKE FUN

Music and gaming are having a lovechild, and the california king with ultra plush mattress topper where it's all playing out is the iPhone.

From techno-blog 9TO5MAC:

"Tapulous has launched its latest iPhone/iPod touch gaming title, this time teaming up with the Black Eyed Peas (Boom Boom Pow, I Gotta Feeling, and Meet Me Halfway) to introduce Riddim Ribbon. Downloadable levels from Tiësto, Benny Benassi and others are also promised.

Described as a music racing game. As the song plays your job is to keep your ball on an infinite yellow rubbon, tilting your iPhone back and forth to keep it on the level. The iPhone’s accelerometer senses which way you are tilting the device and translates that into twisting controls for the ribbon racing.

“Each fork in the ribbon presents a new direction for you to take the mix of the song. Jump the ramps to reach upper levels, where wild audio effects kick in and the sound becomes more uniquely yours. Roll over pebbles and hit targets to maintain your speed through the checkpoints, but watch out for beat-dropping obstacles  - you’ll need to flick your phone to jump over them! If you veer off the target line too long, instruments start fading, the music slows down, and the track falls apart. Then you’ll certainly lose the crowd, which is a DJ’s worst nightmare. The better you play the game, the better the song sounds!”

WCIP's non-profit endeavor, A Louder Future, strongly believes in the importance of music creation in the hands of our youth. The joy of competition and the instant stimulation of technology are keeping that dream alive.

Say hello to an entire new generation of proto-DJs, indie producers, and bedroom beatmakers.

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