{"id":262,"date":"2008-08-08T16:13:28","date_gmt":"2008-08-08T15:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howethical.com\/technology\/armchair-activist-4\/"},"modified":"2008-10-28T13:54:32","modified_gmt":"2008-10-28T12:54:32","slug":"armchair-activist-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/technology\/armchair-activist-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Armchair Activist: #4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.troika.uk.com\/art\/armchair%20activists\/ArmchairActivist01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"297\" align=\"right\" \/>Whilst perusing the interweb for various hints, tips and suggestions on green living, eco-friendly lifestyles, and money\/energy saving devices, I came across this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.troika.uk.com\/armchair_activists.htm\">great tool for armchair activists from Troika<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the modern age where text messaging has taken over from note passing, and emails have replaced letters, why shouldn\u2019t the humble megaphone or loudspeaker be subject to such change? Well, a renowned German designer (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waldemeyer.com\/BIOGRAPHY.html\">Moritz Waldemeyer<\/a>) who describes his work as a fusion of technology, art, fashion and design, (who has previously collaborated with the band <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okgo.net\/news.aspx\">OKGO<\/a>), has teamed up with Troika, a multi-disciplinary art and design practice, to create such a thing.<\/p>\n<p>This nifty creation is \u201cable to receive incoming sms messages and speak them out loud through its powerful megaphone, thus allowing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howethical.com\/tag\/armchair+activist\">armchair activist <\/a>to shout out its rants and protests in the comfort of his sitting room\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It was made with the support from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artscouncil.org.uk\/\">Arts Council England <\/a>and I think it\u2019s inspiring in its modern day, thought provoking design and concept.<br \/>\n\u00a0<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Image via <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.troika.uk.com\/troika%20news01.htm\"><em>Troika<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out this video from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cultureshow\/\">BBC 2&#8217;s The Culture Show<\/a> highlighting more of Waldemeyer&#8217;s work:<\/em>[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EPsmrEmQ_lk&amp;eurl=http:\/\/www.waldemeyer.com\/pressf.html[\/youtube]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EPsmrEmQ_lk&amp;eurl=http:\/\/www.waldemeyer.com\/pressf.html\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whilst perusing the interweb for various hints, tips and suggestions on green living, eco-friendly lifestyles, and money\/energy saving devices, I came across this great tool for armchair activists from Troika. 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