Thursday, April 25, 2013

[142] Fujitsu Develops Technology That Turns Paper Into a Touchscreen

"This system doesn't use any special hardware; it consists of just a device like an ordinary webcam, plus a commercial projector. Its capabilities are achieved by image processing technology," explains Taichi Murase, a researcher at Fujitsu's Media Service System Lab. read more

[141] Second Surface – Multi-user spatial collaboration system

Collaborative drawing in 3D space has a long history at MIT and on CAN. Starting in the early 2000′s where translucent screen was used to observe three-dimensional objects drawn in space (sorry no link) to our own GD3D app published on the AppStore in september 2010 (free). There is general interest in populating virtual environments and we have seen a large number of projects in the past that do just this. Unfortunately this virtual space is very fragmented, each project relying on its own interface and technologies not to mention different devices used to navigate it. read more

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

[140] How It Feels [through Glass]

Want to see how Glass actually feels? It's surprisingly simple. Say "take a picture" to take a picture. Record what you see, hands free. Even share what you see, live.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

[139] Interactive Christmas Card

Experience Mobile Mobile
2010


Experience Mobile Mobile from James Théophane Jnr on Vimeo.


Happy Christmas from AKQA
Dec 12, 2008


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Monday, February 11, 2013

[138] What Intersections Would Look Like in a World of Driverless Cars

Driverless cars! Probably, we wouldn't need to have traffic lights. See the model for an intersection that all cars don't need to stop. Traffic will constantly flow.
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Monday, January 07, 2013

[137] Leap Motion

Leap Motion represents an entirely new way to interact with your computers. It's more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen. For the first time, you can control a computer in three dimensions with your natural hand and finger movements.
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Sunday, January 06, 2013

[136] iPhone Theater

While the iPhone 5's retina display offers sharper images, its screen remains a mere 4 inches in size. For cinephiles who think bigger is better, one Michigan-based designer has developed a way to turn your iPhone into a personal movie theater.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

[135] LG Electronics Terror Elevator Ad Goes Viral

A grid of IPS monitors are installed on the floor of an elevator to create an optical illusion that the elevator is plummeting to its demise as a hidden camera captures the reactions of riders who believe their end is near.
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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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Wednesday, August 08, 2012

[127] Sight

Eye-mounted or eye-embedded heads-up displays are no longer in the realm of science fiction. They’re getting closer all the time, and eventually they’ll be just as commonplace as our regular contact lenses of today.
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Tuesday, August 07, 2012

[126] Flexible Battery

Korean scientists have created a battery that’s so super-thin and flexible that it could one day lead to gadgets with big screens that can be folded away into your pocket.

A big limitation on the screen size of portable electronics is screen size. Since today’s phones, tablets and e-readers are rigid, there’s an upper limit to what can fit in a pocket or handbag. But the gadget can fold up, that’s another story.
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Monday, July 30, 2012

[125] Concept Futuristic iPhone

We have seen laser keyboards existing for a couple of years now, but sadly they were never a true solution for everyone due to their lack of precision. . What we have right here is a device with a holographic interface and what looks like a projector. Since Apple recently patented a pico projector and bought the domain applepico.com, it’s only a matter of time till we’ll see iPhones with projectors inside and capable of projecting holograms for interface.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

[124] Digital Drawing Board Creates Objects in Stunning 3D Detail

ETOS, or Electronical Tool for Object Sketching, is a tool for designers and architects that lets them see their creations in three dimensions without the need for 3D glasses. The tool uses the familiar shape of a pen and the intuitive function of a touch interface to bring sketches into the real world.
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[123] Augmented Reality App Puts Cartoons on Real-World Stuff

The LZRTAG app takes street art from static images to 2D animations that anyone can create and spread around. After uploading an animation, you print out some customized augmented reality tags that you then post on any real-world surface. A passerby scans the tags with his or her smartphone and gets to watch the two-dimensional animation instantly.
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