Alien Smart Image Retargeting

This amazing video demonstrates technology by Shai Avidan of the Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab and Dr Ariel Shamir. With content-aware "smart" image sizing technology, images can be retargeted to fit a multitude of sizes – and here's the amazing part – without ANY distortion. More space-age research can be found at Dr Shamir's website. MONICA MILLER :: CONTRIBUTOR

Cassette Tape Coolness

Check the work of artist iRI5 who has constructed portraits of musicians (and others) from cassette tape. Recycling never looked so good.

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