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Présidentielles 2012: Les professions de foi des candidats
Apr 18th 2012
La présidentielle 2012 se déroulera en France d’ici quelques jours et les premières professions de foi des candidats sont arrivées dans nos boîtes aux lettres. Cette année en Alsace-Moselle nous n’aurons plus droit aux professions de foi en langue allemande. C’est un peu dommage, car c’était toujours intéressant (et un peu insolite il faut l’avouer) de lire les traductions des slogans et des programmes des candidats. La raison semble assez More >
Evolution – Paul Van Dyk album review
Apr 15th 2012
About five years after releasing “In Between” world’s most famous German DJ and electro-music producer Paul Van Dyk is back with a new album called “Evolution”. This sixth studio album named “Evolution” introduces some really nice new collaborations. The album won’t sound completely new for fans, it’s rather a subtle mix (or let’s say combination) of older tunes (samples) from “Reflections” and “In Between” combined with powerful trance-like vocal performances. More >
MDNA – Madonna’s new album review
Apr 11th 2012
When la “Material Girl” releases a new album there is so much hype around her, including the featured artists and tons of questions if it is still ok for a 50 year old music pop icon to act like she was forever 20!
We are going to leave all these questions to yellow press journalists and concentrate ourselves on her music. So here is my review of Madonna’s new album MDNA ! More >
DIY: How to repair your PlayStation 3 disc tray when the drive is blocked and you cannot insert a disc
Feb 25th 2012
Last time I wanted to insert one of my favorite games in the PlayStation 3 (fat edition) and bam: the disc can’t be inserted no more. What a huge deception, I firstly thought that there was already a disc in the console and pressed several times the EJECT button: it was impossible to insert a disc: the drive has curiously stopped accepting the disc.
After several tries I went crazy and really thought the drive was broken and that I wouldn’t be able to use the PS3 again. So I decided to open it and tried to repair it. More >
How to export from Blender to Unity 3D with textures tutorial
Jan 3rd 2012
Believe me or not Unity 3D will be the next hype in the indie game industry and once you have discovered this tool and exported your 3D scenes to your iPhone, Android or even Flash (thanks to the new Molehill support) you will understand why. But that’s not the point of our discussion 
There is a topic that comes very often in forums concerning the export/import of textures in Unity 3D: how to export 3D objects or geometry made with Blender (up to 2.5) in Unity with textures? Yes with textures… The problem is that the workflow is not very clear and often textures are missing what is pretty annoying because once imported in Unity 3D you will need to assign them manually over the Material options… it’s a real pain but fortunately there is a nice solution… More >
New BMW prototype / development mule “Erlkönig” spotted in Munich
Dec 29th 2011
Last time I went to Munich I’ve seen this pretty fancy painted car: two BMW cars covered with white curly patterns . Of course it was – like German say an “Erlkönig” – (“development mule” in English). In fact I’ve seen two of these and here are the pics. I don’t have any idea which new BMW model it should replace or should be, but it would be interesting if someone could give me a small hint
My guess is that this car is in pre-final version and should come out very soon, perhaps in Q2 2012. The pics after the break More >
Design: Stock check 2012
Dec 22nd 2011
The stock of rare earths and precious metals are getting lower each day, due to over-consumption and new extraction techniques: our iPads, cars and mobile phones are all containing such metals. At a first glance it’s not obvious that the stocks are pretty low and that in a few years, some important components will be missing. In order to depict this very serious situation, I’ve decided to design a shema that will show how long each metal reserve will last. This poster was initially designed for the Information Is Beautiful Award. Full poster after the break ! More >
How to resize the Flash Player from Flash with fscommand and C#
Sep 25th 2011
How do you resize the Flash Player or to be more precise the width of window showing your animation? Whereas with AIR this is done with few lines, the Flash Player will not allow you to resize its window. The first idea when trying to solve this issue was to write something like : stage.width = 1024; . Yes, this could work but this value can’t be overwritten and the Flash Player won’t be resized. But how to realize this, let’s say if you have several screen resolution to target and want to automatically resize the Flash Player? Here is my solution
Book Tip: The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless
Sep 24th 2011
Do you like infographics? Do you like nice designs? Do you like numbers and statistics about everything possible correlated to the most curious facts? Then the book “The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World’s Most Consequential Trivia (Amazon Link) “ by David McCandless is for you. This book is a real must read, to be more precise a book to look in and admire the creatively visuals (pie charts, cutting edge graphs, charts, and illustrations) drawn by the author. More >
David Guetta – Renault Twizy ad in Where Them Girls At ft. Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida music video
Sep 5th 2011
Last time I’ve watched MTV I was surprised to see this superb non-subliminal ad for the upcoming Renault Twizy in David Guetta’s Where Them Girls At music video:
Renault Twizy featured David Guetta's new clip
The car is running –ok,ok, dancing – to the rhythm of David’s beats. Not sure if the advertisement placed on the top of the building is translated in other countries or even censored/blurred when aired? More >
Convert FLV to MP3 with FFMpeg
Sep 5th 2011
This is perhaps one of the most frequently asked questions on the web: you’ve downloaded a nice FLV (let me guess, from YouTube ) and you want to convert it into a MP3 to be able to play it on your iPhone or mobile phone. How to realize this? Yes, there are tons of FLV to MP3 converters and media converters on the web. But seriously, why do we need something so sophisticated whereas a simple command line will do the whole work for us? More >
[Weblife]: Forza Motorsport 4 – Hockenheim Making Of
Aug 18th 2011
Have you ever asked yourself, how game circuits are realized? The crew of Turn 10 shows us some details about the development of the upcoming Forza Motorsport 4 racing simulation. The following video shows how the track of Hockenheim was measured with GPS and how the track is then modeled into 3D. I’ve found it very interesting especially due to the fact that the real and virtual images can’t be really determined on the first sight. Let’s hope that the new Forza Motorsport 4 game will be as excellent as the previews in this video… More >
Top 5 must-have apps for creating and composing music on the iPad
Aug 14th 2011
Do you want to compose some music, but don’t really know where and how to start? Here is a small selection of free and paid iPad apps that will help you to increase your musical creativity. Even the Gorillaz have produced a complete album only by using iPad and iPhone music apps, so now it’s your turn! More >
Using min3D for Android – Q&A session: Common texture issues and Blender import
Aug 12th 2011
The previous post concerning min3D raised a lot of interesting questions and comments (thanks to all the visitors for their contribution!) concerning the usage of textures, the export of OBJ and the addition of features such as rotation listeners in min3D. I’ve decided to wrap up all of the comments and emails I’ve received concerning min3D. I hope you can find a solution for your problem, and don’t forget to post a comment if you can’t find the solution for your problem. I will edit and update this page with your input and your question, so don’t hesitate! More >
Bag Raiders – Music Review
Aug 6th 2011
This group has made a very cool album for this summer, and their hit Way Back Home was already features in a Vodafone commercial. No, I’m not talking about a new auto tuned pop group re-featured à la David Guetta. I’m talking about Bag Raiders a very eclectic band coming directly from Australia. Their music Way Back Home started to be aired in Germany in April by Vodafone and now in complete Europe. More >
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