Take a picture and put it under glass, but not quite the way you think. The folks at Fracture have a built a business that connects several different technologies into one new way to make large-format photos printed on glass suitable for hanging. Today I talk to Abhi Lokesh, one of Fracture’s founders, about the… Continue reading Through a Glass Brightly with Abhi Lokesh (Episode 57)
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Doubling Down with Amelia Greenhall (Episode 56)
Amelia Greenhall. Double Union is a new community workshop in San Francisco designed for women, and intended to provide a comfortable, welcoming environment to make things. In this podcast, I visit the pre-renovation space with Amelia Greenhall, one of the people who helped create the non-profit organization. She explains why… Continue reading Doubling Down with Amelia Greenhall (Episode 56)
Wait a Cotton-Picking Minute with Jay Fanelli and Nathan Peretic (Episode 54)
Jay Fanelli and Nathan Peretic know how to go it on their own. They’ve done it not just once, not just twice, but now three times. They formed the interactive-services company Full Stop Interactive, out of which United Pixelworkers was formed, a company that produces fine wearable merchandise. And United Pixelworkers gave birth to Cotton… Continue reading Wait a Cotton-Picking Minute with Jay Fanelli and Nathan Peretic (Episode 54)
A Year of Living Disruptively with Guests from Early Episodes (53)
The New Disruptors launched on December 5, 2012. I wanted to talk to people making stuff, creating art, or helping others get their work out there. The show is now at episode 53, and it’s been a delightful year. I wanted to look back at early guests, and was able to get the folks who… Continue reading A Year of Living Disruptively with Guests from Early Episodes (53)
Lights, Notes, and Brews from XOXO (Episode 43)
Click above to listen in your browser or download the podcast directly (MP3, 2 MB, 48 minutes). Subscribe to the show’s podcast feed to get every episode automatically. XOXO is a truly remarkable festival and conference that you’ve heard me talk about quite a lot. I interviewed Andy Baio and Andy McMillanjust before… Continue reading Lights, Notes, and Brews from XOXO (Episode 43)
His Bright Materials with James Flynn (Episode 40)
Click above to listen in your browser or download the podcast directly (MP3, 24 MB, 50 minutes). Subscribe to the show’s podcast feed to get every episode automatically. James Flynn is a New Zealander who relocated to San Francisco where he runs Extrasensory Devices. He’s an engineer who started by developing modems, and then released… Continue reading His Bright Materials with James Flynn (Episode 40)
I Take Mine (Studio) Neat
The fine fellows at Studio Neat, Tom & Dan (interviewed in Episode #26) , launched a new crowdfunding campaign today that they had hinted out when we spoke. The Neat Ice Kit, a great name, will let you create clear ice for cocktails. There’s an advantage to ice without bubbles: it not only looks beautifully, but… Continue reading I Take Mine (Studio) Neat
Episode 33: Andrew “bunnie” Huang: Buy a Soldering Iron at Midnight
Click above to listen in your browser or download the podcast directly (MP3, 36.6 MB, 96 minutes). Subscribe to the show’s podcast feed to get every episode automatically. Andrew Huang, known as “bunnie” (lowercase) to his friends, first came to the public eye when, while a graduate computer-science student at MIT, he cracked the proprietary… Continue reading Episode 33: Andrew “bunnie” Huang: Buy a Soldering Iron at Midnight
Episode 30: Chris Hawker Explains the Life Cycle of the PowerSquid
Click above to listen in your browser or download the podcast directly (MP3, 29.5 MB, 61 minutes). Subscribe to the show’s podcast feed to get every episode automatically Chris Hawker invented the PowerSquid, a multi-pronged power adapter that exploded the notion of the old power strip. It’s designed for the modern age of power bricks… Continue reading Episode 30: Chris Hawker Explains the Life Cycle of the PowerSquid
Episode 26: Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt (Studio Neat): Living in the Back It Bracket
Click above to listen in your browser or download the podcast directly (MP3, 28 MB, 58 minutes). Subscribe to the show’s podcast feed to get every episode automatically Tom Gerhardt and Dan Provost are the two fellows behind Studio Neat, a three-year-old industrial design and software firm that started with an almost accidental bang on… Continue reading Episode 26: Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt (Studio Neat): Living in the Back It Bracket