Wednesday, October 31, 2012

[134] Pumpktris

People do some pretty impressive things for Halloween, but this playable Tetris jack o’lantern is arguably the most impressive thing ever made out of an orange gourd. Nathan of HahaBird took his pumpkin from typical to totally rad with the use of some LEDs, an Arduino and some good old fashioned drilling and soldering.
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Monday, October 29, 2012

[133] Philips Hue First Impressions: Wi-Fi Lighting Plus Fun

Philips just upped the ante by making bulbs that can not only cast four gorgeous shades of white, but any color you can imagine.
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[132] Printed Optics

Printed Optics is a new approach to creating custom optical elements for interactive devices using 3D printing. Printed Optics enable sensing, display, and illumination elements to be directly embedded in the body of an interactive device.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012

[131] Room/E

Moved Room/E into a new set and added one new trick. Room/E is an examination heads up computing in an environment containing the room sized inputs and outputs of computer vision and voice.
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[130] Silo468 – Permanent light installation in Helsinki

Silo 468 is a permanent light installation that transforms abandoned oil silo in Helsinki into a light display and civic center. For this project, Tecné Collective joined Lighting Design Collective to create a custom software that controls the installation’s light show.
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Sunday, October 07, 2012

[129] Tesco: Homeplus Subway Virtual Store

Virtual grocery shopping in the subway.
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[128] RainRoom

RainRoom offers an environment of perpetual rainfall that responds to the presence of its visitors. As soon as you approach the installation, a cocoon of dryness is created around you. This leaves you able to wander freely through different areas of the space, surrounded by falling water, and yet to remain completely dry. RainRoom allows the freedom to experience this unique environment; to be untouched by the rain falling all around you.
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