- project The Problem of Other Minds, which has video available to show. It is a voice activated robot that responds to a list of spoken words.

- Grafik Dynamo, an art project I will show on my computer. Grafik Dynamo pulls images from LiveJournal into a dynamic comic strip. The images are accompanied by narrative fragments that come into speech and thought bubbles and are randomly displayed.

- a new work you’re doing that is a Facebook app. This work is a graphic novel that unfolds in the Facebook environment: images from Flickr are dynamically matched with original text. Users can capture pages from the graphic novel and can save, reorganize and distribute them. This work will be launched in mid-November during the Interactive Futures festival in Victoria, Canada.

Grafik Dynamo:
Grafik Dynamo is a net art work by Kate Armstrong and Michael Tippett that loads live images from blogs and news sources on the web into a live action comic strip. The images are accompanied by narrative fragments that are dynamically loaded into speech and thought bubbles and randomly displayed. Animating the comic strip using dynamic web content opens up the genre in a new way. Together, the images and narrative serve to create a strange, dislocated notion of sense and expectation in the reader, as they are sometimes at odds with each other, sometimes perfectly in sync, and always moving and changing. A narrative sequence emerges but is never closed. Grafik Dynamo is a 2004 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site. It was made possible with funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

http://transition.turbulence.org/Works/dynamo/

The Problem of Other Minds

The Problem of Other Minds is a voice activated robotic sculpture in a glass orb which unspools a roll of paper when it hears words that it recognizes. On the spool of paper are thoughts, observations and diagrams.

It was produced during a group residency at the Western Front artist run centre between October 2005 – May 2006.

http://aaeol.ca/pages/2006/mawhrin_skel/bots.html

USB BEVERAGE CHILLER - COOLIT SYSTEMS
With the USB Beverage Chiller at your side, you can keep your beverage chilled and stay at your computer longer. Just seconds after plugging the chiller into your computer’s USB port (no external outlet needed), the coldplate chills to 45 degrees Fahrenheit, the perfect temperature for keeping your beverage chilled. It is ideal for a late night gamer looking to keep his bottle cool, or someone who likes to sit outside on the porch during the spring and summer months with her laptop and a glass.
http://www.coolitsystems.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4...

USB CAN COOLER AND WARMER - USB BRANDO
This cool USB gadget combining with both chilling and warming technology, you can keep your beverage chilled or warmed and stay at your computer for longer time.

1. Cool or warm your beverage
2. Keep your beverage cool or warm
3. Easy and practical to be used home or in office
4. Cool down 18–20 degree ambient temperature
5. Heat up +65 degree by set point thermostat
6. USB powered, apply to all PC and laptop
7. Plug and Play
8. Switch button for chill or warm
9. Built-in fan
10. External power source is NOT required
11. Dimension: 14×11×13cm
12. Weight: 460g

http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00318&dept_id=015&cat_i...

ALCOHAWK SLIM - Q3 INNOVATIONS
The AlcoHAWK Slim operates on a single button, simply blow into the folding mouthpiece for an accurate BAC reading in seconds. The AlcoHAWK Slim also includes removable mouthpiece covers that allow you to test multiple individuals in a sanitary fashion. The sleek design also makes the AlcoHAWK Slim very compact and easy to carry for personal use. It is the ideal solution for someone looking for a portable tester with professional quality with a consumer design and feel. Meets DOT/NHTSA Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Screeners and passed FDA 510k Pre-marketing clearance.
http://www.q3i.com/alcohawk_series_slim.php

LIGHT-UP WINE GLASSES - AFTER 5
Set of four festive plastic wine glasses with stems that light up in eight different color combinations. Each wine glass contains three LED lights that shift through 8 different glowing lighting modes with the touch of a button (7 different steady-on colors and 1 fading mode that changes colors). They’re washable, reusable, and include replaceable AG13 batteries
http://www.after5catalog.com/product_info.php/cPath/77_82/products_id/59

LIGHT-UP ICE LITE CUBES - AFTER 5
Festive plastic ice cubes that glow and light up your drink! Reusable non-toxic glow gel in the “lighted ice cubes” holds light for up to 12 hours.
http://www.after5catalog.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_15/products_id/88

VINTEMP INFRAREAD CORKSCREW - PROLOGIX INTERNATIONAL
This stainless steel or copper, screw cap, infrared wine thermometer can tell the temperature of the wine from outside of the bottle. Simply press the tip of the VinTemp against the bottle, press the button and read the results on the digital panel. It’s also a corkscrew.
http://www.vintemp.com/vintemp004.php

VINTEMP INFRARED WINE THERMOMETER - PROLOGIX INTERNATIONAL
This simple tool is used for checking the temperature of your wine before you pour. The VinTemp uses infared technology to read the temperature of the wine inside the bottle. Simply press the tip of the VinTemp against the bottle, press the button and read the results on the digital panel. The VinTemp is only 3″ long so it is easy to carry and unobtrusive to use. Use it at home or take it with you.
http://www.vintemp.com/vintemp001.php

CORKSCREW WINEMASTER - VACU VIN
The WineMaster is equipped with a patented “Bottle Grip” that locks the corkscrew onto the bottle to leave both hands free for easy use. Moving the handles down with a smooth and easy action, the WineMaster both inserts the specially coated spiral and extracts the cork. The WineMaster will effortlessly uncork bottles in seconds without any twisting or pulling.
http://www.vacuvin.nl/Corkscrew_Winemaster_218.html

PRODUCTS SHOWN

USB Beverage Chiller
$29.99 US, CoolIT Systems

USB Can Cooler and Warmer
$32.00 US, USB Brando

AlcoHAWK Slim
$84.99 US, Q3 Innovations

Light-Up Wine Glasses (set of 4) (02GLWIN4)
$29.99 US, After 5

Light-Up ICE LITE CUBES (set of 4) (03LICUBE)
$19.99 US, After 5

VinTemp Infared Cork Screw (IRWC004)
$99.99 US, Prologix International

VinTemp Infrared Wine Thermometer(IRWT001)
$24.95 US, Prologix International

Corkscrew Winemaster
$49.99 US, Vacu Vin