Google Cloud Print Now Open for Chrome Dev on Windows, Prints to Any Printer from the Web [Chrome]

Google's planning to host your printer drivers in its cloud to make the Chrome OS (debuting today) a viable option. Now there's a landing page where you can test Google's web-based printing, if you're using the latest Chrome dev release on Windows.

Google's Cloud Print page, which carries the beta tag, walks you through the process of setting up cloud printing in the latest version of Chrome—it's a setting in the Under the Hood section, where you'll register with your Google credentials.

Having set that up and synced your local computer's printer drivers, you'll be all set to print from any computer that's also running Chrome, or (presumably) Chrome OS or some future mobile app, assuming that same computer is connected and ready to print.

I tried out Cloud Print this morning, and it was able to recognize all my printer drivers—including the doPDF print-to-PDF app—and print out a test page, the top portion of which is pictured at the top of this post. It's a promising peek at Chrome OS, which seems slated to debut at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time today.

Connect a printer to Google Cloud Print [via Google Operating System]

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OnLive Viewer for iPad Introduces the Unexpected Pleasures of Video Game Voyeurism [Video]

Cloud-based gaming service OnLine has been developing briskly over the last half year. Their first move onto the iPad, the free OnLive Viewer app, doesn't let you play games but rather lets you watch them as they're being played. Huh!

The ability to play games will come sometime early next year—OnLive says they're waiting for publishers to retrofit their games with touch and motion-based input—but in the meantime you can use the free OnLive Viewer iPad app (and soon a similar app for Android tablets) to watch the action that's transpiring on the OnLive servers. It's more fun than it sounds! The app lets you dip into ongoing sessions, add friends to track and chat with across the service, and view and rank a gallery of "Brag Clip" highlights. You'll have to have an OnLive account to watch, but if you're the kind of person who's already an early adopter for a cloud-based gaming service then you can probably don't need to be sold on the appeal of gaming-as-spectator-sport. [OnLive Viewer]

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Planting Paper Flowers

How many times during the day in the dead of winter do you just sit there and think, gosh! I wish I could plant a flower right now! Well now we all can! Sandra Bautista’s designed a collection of flowers on paper that, with a bit of rolling and basically a simple cup or vase, you’ve got a loverly flower any time of the day!

Take a look at these instructions, and be sure they are followed to the t! Especially make sure to heed number five:

1. Choose a flower.
2. Place it as the cover.
3. Make a roll with all pages together.
4. Put it in a vase.
5. And of course, don’t water it!

32 Flowers. 29×37 cm.
Everyday a different one, everyday a beautiful one!
Flowers make people happy, give flowers as a gift!

No dunking! Flowers for the love of looking only!

Designer: Sandra Bautista for itunube

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Interactive Electronic Jewelry

How would you like your bracelet display a bunch of text, the text you desire, the text you love? If Biju Neyyan is a designer who has some clout in the future, you can bet that this project, “eJOUX” will bring that functionality to your wrist and neck. This project consists of a Bluetooth device to which you upload your own specific design, animation, or functionality. One screen all around the band is what it is.

Turn it into a swish of blowing leaves, connect it to your music player and display text telling you the track or sound-activated animation, all of this on flexible screen technology. Welcome to the future, where someone can send you more than a message to your mobile phone – welcome to a future where electronically, your friend can send you a design you can wear instantly! Super fun. Do want.

Designers: Biju Neyyan

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Magic Carp-pet

I love carp and optical illusions – just a little tidbit about yours truly. The Magic Carp-pet (ha!) is a rug when viewed through a specially designed glass coffee table displays carp majestically swimming across. The technical fx uses the moire phenomenon really effectively. The graphic apparition would fit beautifully in minimalist decor, front and center as it should. Seriously John Leung, can I have one? Speaking of fish, my telescope goldfish once leapt to his death but I never found the body. I blame the dog.

Designer: John Leung for ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects

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