It was confirmed today that Pink Floyd legend Roger Keith (Syd) Barrett died on July 7th of diabetes-related complications. Barrett formed Pink Floyd along with Roger Waters, Rick Wright and Nick Mason back in 1965, naming the band after two of his favourite blues artists, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. He suffered an LSD-induced breakdown at the peak of his career, which would be the starting point of his gradual descent into anonymity.

Nevertheless, his contribution to music and the music industry is undeniable and will live on forever, as he now truly rests among the stars.

Read more about Syd Barrett on Wikipedia.

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Another fantastic discovery from Japan, Seiko's ePaper watch features a thin 3 x 9 strip of electronic paper that displays date and time, as well as a constantly altered mosaic pattern -- all in digital ink. the ePaper used in the watch was developed by Seiko Epson and E Ink Corp of the US. Full article here.

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Gold's Gym will get those pounds out of you, and yes, it will hurt. From BBDO Guatemala. (Thanks BriefBlog!)

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This TV ad was created by TBWA Paris for ARTCade, France's ongoing online PlayStation art exhibition. The ad features a dark montage of what goes on in a PS2 gamer's brain. Since the last few years, PlayStation has veered towards the "look and feel" approach for its ads and general communication - an interesting way to bring their "Live in your world, play in ours" signature (and corporate frame of mind) to a higher level.

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