The Wired NextFest Convention

 

I was lucky enough to get a chance to go to the Wired NextFest Convention this weekend, and it was pretty awe-inspiring. My friend Mark brought me along to cover the event for Digital Media Wire, the site I took pictures for last week at the Spoon show.

Robot clones, Russian virtual reality cages, samurai cyborgs and mechanical DJs were scattered throughout the Los Angeles Convention Center, and I got a chance to document some of the madness and radness. Mark shot the video to the right and I took the photos below the jump. Enjoy!

  



An orb of pure light. Or something like that.


Kick-Ass Kung Fu!


IRL Pac-Man!


Which one is real?! Android Twin Robot Zou Ren Ti.


The YouTube Mirror. Streaming hundreds of YouTube videos in the shape of You!


Not only does this lamp look rad, it’s also powered by plant energy!


I never thought my boyfriend’s job would be endangered by assembly line machines. Watch your back, Diplo!

Photo, Technology, Video | posted on September 17, 2007 at 11:33 am

  • JGH showed me a vid of the liquid magnet light pyramid thing. have you any idea what it’s really called? Was gonna go to this, but didnt have time… thanks for shooting it.

    Posted by Patrick S. on September 17th, 2007 at 4:26 pm

  • nevermind… just watched the youtube video….

    Posted by Patrick S. on September 17th, 2007 at 4:28 pm

  • you’re all linked up on my website

    Posted by brad troemel on September 18th, 2007 at 1:19 pm

  • Damn, this looks like an amazing event.

    Also, the robot-or-non-robot-guys are so creepy together. Do you think he had a seat for the ‘other’ guy on the plane over?

    Posted by Matt on September 22nd, 2007 at 8:43 am