minah new media library: 2011

Monday, November 14, 2011

[117] Interface Makes Any Surface a Touch Screen

What good is that smartphone in your pocket when the touch screen is too difficult to use or the buttons are too small for your fingers? We all love our mobile gadgets, but as they get smaller it gets harder for some people to manipulate the input and displays. read more

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[116] Transparent Tablet Computer

Tablet computers are definitely the wave of the future, and we’re pretty sure we’ll see them evolve quickly over the next several years. This concept tablet PC is a gorgeous rendering of what might be possible in the future of the tablet. read more

Friday, November 11, 2011

[115] National Geographic and UPC

National Geographic has been offering us the chance to learn about amazing things for a very long time. Now they’ve stepped into the 21st century with a very cool touring augmented reality display. read more

Live Augmented Reality for National Geographic Channel / UPC from Appshaker Ltd on Vimeo.

Thursday, November 03, 2011

[114] Seasons on the Terrace

Seasons on the Terrace was inspired by the design and beauty of Central Park, and the Conservancy’s 30-year role in bringing this national treasure back from a devastating decline. read more

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

[113] Microsoft Video Envisions a Touch-Based Future

Just relaxing with a paper-thin tablet and smartphone, at some point in the theoretical future. read more

Saturday, April 09, 2011

[112] ScanLAB

Part of the exhibition is the work of ScanLAB, a research group run by Matthew Shaw and William Trossell at the Bartlett School of Architecture that explores the potential role of 3D scanning in Architecture, Design and Making.
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Bartlett Summer Show 2010 3D Scan from ScanLAB on Vimeo.

Friday, April 08, 2011

[111] Particles

Particles is the latest installation by Daito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi currently on exhibit at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM]. The installation centers around a spiral-shaped rail construction on which a number of balls with built-in LEDs and xbee transmitters are rolling while blinking in different time intervals, resulting in spatial drawings of light particles.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

[110] Immaterials: Light painting Wi-Fi

Invisible Urban Topography: Visualizing City Wi-Fi Fields
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Immaterials: Light painting WiFi from Timo on Vimeo.

[109] 300 Helium Balloons Float Real ‘Up’ House 10,000 Feet High

The fantastical film 'Up' features an old man, tired of being tethered to the ground, flying away using hundreds of helium-filled balloons.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

[108] This Room Is Entirely White

Some 3D mapping, two projectors, and a garish color scheme were all it took to give this totally blank canvas an infinite variety of interior designs.
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Living Room from Mr.Beam on Vimeo.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

[107] The Largest Touch-Screen and 360-degree OLED Display

Giant, Spectacular Multi-Touch Screen Wraps Around You
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Take a look at this gigantic 360-degree OLED display Mitsubishi rolled out this week in Amsterdam.
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[106] Spray-On Skin: Stem Cell Gun Safely Heals Burns in Days

This incredible new “gun” could radically change the way burn victims are treated, increasing success rates and dramatically reducing healing times.
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[105] A Little Light Breakfast: Bright Idea For Wireless Electricity

At CES 2010, wireless electricity innovators eCoupled showed off their vision for the future of grocery stores: cereal boxes that light up right on the supermarket shelves.
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[104] Transparent Brick: See-Through Clay Wall

Science just keeps finding ways to make the most solid of materials suddenly permeable to light and/or sound- aluminum, wood, even concrete, but bricks beat them all by a long shot for sheer simplicity: all one has to do is turn them on their side!
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plinthos by mabarchitects from mab architects on Vimeo.