The Chat Room: Bikinis Made Out of IPods
A bikini made of old electronics stirred up controversy about women in tech, while one man used body modification to wear his iPod in an unusual way.
Freddie Mercury sang to adoring crowds, despite being dead, while Alan Rickman’s mundane daily deeds became a source of amusement.
Meanwhile, generous Twitter users donated their unused characters to a good cause.
Bathing Suit Made From Old Electronics Sparks Debate
Jennifer Shannon and Andi Cheung designed a provocative bikini made of outdated bits of electronics and created a magazine mock-up to spark a debate on how women occupy the tech sector.
The photos of a model wearing the deeply impractical swim wear, accompanied by statements like “Women have their own strengths, like fashion” are pushing buttons online.
The artists behind the photoshoot wanted to point out the marginalized position women still occupy in the tech sector, but some bloggers are taking their satirical product literally.
Hologram Freddie Mercury Rocks a Crowd
A holographic image of flamboyant, beloved Queen front-man Freddie Mercury appeared at the Dominion Theater in London.
The deceased Queen superstar performed to honor the 10th anniversary of the “We Will Rock You” musical, alongside members of its cast.
Guitarist Brian May prefers to call the image an “optical illusion,” and expressed regret that the Tupac hologram at Coachella happened first, as the band has tried to bring Mercury’s visage to the stage using technology for some time.
Slow-Mo Alan Rickman Gets Big Laughs
Set to a dramatic score, some Alan Rickman super-fan created a slow-motion video of the venerable British actor preparing tea for himself in a sparsely decorated room.
Rickman is largely silent throughout the nearly-seven-minute film, although after four minutes pass, he begins to look directly in the camera and slowly raises his hand to hail the cameraman.
Hopefully someone can mash up tea-sipping Rickman and the slowed-down, drunk-sounding Jeff Goldblum clips for more comic mayhem.
Literally Stuck to His IPod
Body piercer Dave Hurban invented what he calls a “strapless watch” by implanting four metal studs into his wrist and affixing an iPod to his skin with magnets. Hurban works at a tattoo parlor, so he was well-equipped to try out the unusual procedure.
The heavily pierced and tattooed innovator showcased his novel arm accessory on YouTube, explaining how other could get a similar look.
Over 900,000 viewers watched the clip in about two weeks, illustrating other people are interested in getting the unique body modification.
Donate a Tweet
A new program called Hashtags4Heros takes unused Twitter characters and adds messages about the Wounded Warrior Project, which helps wounded veterans. The program wants to raise awareness about WWP through these charity tweets.
Hashtags4Heros is a Twitter application created by defense contractor Raytheon, a supporter of WWP’s message. Users who want to give a one-time donation, but don’t want to have their leftover Twitter characters taken all month, can tweet directly from WWP’s website.
The app originally aimed to donate 30,000 Twitter characters by the end of Military Appreciation Month, but due to its overwhelming success, it bumped the goal up to 300,000 by Memorial Day.
The Chat Room: Bikinis Made Out of IPods originally appeared at Mobiledia on Tue May 15, 2012 3:02 pm.
