bits and bikes

I’ve been thoroughly occupied writing my dissertation, and will continue to be for the next few weeks. Until I have time to write, I’ll stick to quick-links. Here’s a few:

Bits > Check out the videos of the Yellow Drum Machine in action. (via boingboing)

Bits > Return to Dark Castle has recently been released for Mac OS X, after “10 years in the making” (and 22 years following the original.) Looking forward to trying out the demo soon.

Bits > Johnny Chung Lee has been doing some great work leveraging the sensors in the $20 Wii Remote for all sorts of interesting applications including multi-touch interactive whiteboards and head-tracking for VR displays. For more info, check out his procrastineering blog or the wiimote project forums.

Bikes >
Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery has been keeping me entertained.

Bikes > Robin Chase (of Zipcar car-sharing fame) has been discussing the Velib bike-share program in Paris on her blog. (Related links: bike map and the bike-sharing blog.)