Gizmodo: renderings

NES Games Renderings Make Great Background Desktops

Jesus Diaz — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:30:00 EDT

If you are sucker for all things 8-bit and all things NES—like I am—you will love these three-dimensional renderings of classic Nintendo Entertainment System games by Justin Buonvino. So much that you will put them on your desktop background, just like a did one minute ago.

Without a doubt, my favorites are the shot from above of Mario World 1 and the real-3D-made-to-look-fake-3D Zeldas, but the Excitebike has an special charm too. Thankfully, that's why desktop background cycling is there for. [Justin at Deviant Art via Geekologie]

Drawings of Early Microscopes Show Artistry in the Pursuit of Science

Elaine Chow — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:45:00 EDT

Ah, where would science be if not for the contributions of the humble microscope? Did you know that the development of the world's first microscope began in 11th century Iraq, when scientist and polymath Ibn al-Haytham recorded all sorts of data about lenses, binocular vision, mirrors and observable properties of light his The Book of Optics? That would make this pioneering technology more than a thousand years old. BibliOdyssey has amassed a great collection of drawings of pre-20th century microscopes and some of them look more like art pieces than instruments of science. Check out my favorites: [Bibliodyssey via MAKE]

Speaker Design Challenge Entries are Breathtaking

Sean Fallon — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:00:54 EST

I never thought that speakers could give me the same feeling that I get when I see a beautifully designed car, but some of the entries in C4DCafe's speaker rendering challenge have done just that (and some of them are just plain weird). The only problem is that putting one of these designs in my home would make all my other stuff look like crap. Hit the link to check out all of the designs along with the winners. [C4DCafe Challenge and Winners via AudioJunkies]

Sony Ericsson Ai Concept Renderings

Travis Hudson — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:25:42 EST

It seems we have gotten so obsessed with news and concept renderings of the iPhone that we forgot about other, more badass futuristic phones like the Sony Ericsson Ai. This phone may not have anything to do with Sony Ericsson, but the pictures definitely look pretty. This phone, supposedly going by the name "Ai," will carry the usual flavors of features including a 3.2-megapixel camera, FM radio, touch sensitive buttons and even include a 2GB hard drive. The mockups are done in two different versions: a candybar and a slider.

Maybe I'm just a little biased, but this is way cooler than all of the iPhone concepts that have been popping up. – Travis Hudson

Speculations: Sony Ericsson Ai Concept Phone [PhoneArena]