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Archive for the 'Gadgets' Category
LevelHead: Open Source AR game
It started off as a residential project at the “Medialab Madrid” called “Unprepared Architecture”. Julian Oliver - the developer behind LevelHead - worked together with designer Simone Jones during June 2007 in Madrid on this “experiment in augmenting architecture“.
While not a game or avatar at that time, the work consisted of a three-dimensional animation that is inscribed on the projection of a 5cm x 5cm cube moved by the user. By now Julian Oliver has turned it into a prototype for an augmented reality game…
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Images: IPhone Hacks
For those who can’t wait to get “their” Apple iPhone or if you just want to get a closer look - there is a “Flickr group” with hundreds of images of iPhone screen-shots and hacks.
Have a look…
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Gadgets: Night Reflective Tires
For US company “SweezSkinz” black tires were yesterday.
Their line of bicycle tyres (BMX, cruiser, mountains, kid) are colorful during the day and reflective through the night - combining safety with style. In difference to other add-on products the rubber of these tires itself is reflective.
Have a look at some of their “patterns” below. Upper row is day-view and lower row shows how the same tires look in the night…
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Gadgets: A Tee that shows where you can connect
This T-Shirt will show you if you can connect to a wireless network without checking on your computer. The animated display on the front of the tee detects 802.11b or 802.11g signals and displays the strength to yourself and everyone around you. The glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the surrounding wi-fi signal strength fluctuates…
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Gadgets: Segway Ferrari Edition
Still looking for the latest geeky present (for your son / daughter) and a Ferrari is out of reach…
Well how about this one: The Segway PT i2 Ferrari Limited Edition
Segway has together with the famous Italian car maker Ferrari created a special limited edition version of
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Video: Mobile devices of the future
Intel has just recently shown its new generation of a “mobile (UMPC) platform” at the IDF in China that was only briefly demonstrated at the CeBIT earlier this year.
The new “handheld PCs” available later this year will be far more powerful than the current devices but the major steps forward by size, processing power, battery life and displays are expected for 2008.
At the same time Intel introduced its vision of future devices with the video below. Great ideas, we really liked the watch-like device…
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Research: Perceptive Pixel’s multi-touch display (2)
There is a new video of Jeff Han’s latest multi-touch display online that can be manipulated intuitively with the fingertips, and responds to varying levels of pressure.
It looks like that we might build one of these displays for an upcoming project soon. Watch this space for more detailed information…
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Image: The government hates competition
An interesting sign on Texas congressman Ron Paul’s desk. According to online sources Ron Paul, Republican, is seen as “kind of a libertarian” but also as a “Constitutionalist” and an advocate of limited government who is pretty solid on a lot of issues and has a quite consistent voting record.
While his voting record includes a few quite scary ones, he has also opposed U.S. military interventions overseas, including Iraq…
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Gadgets: Illuminated Handbag
The Illuminated Handbag might be a perfect attention catcher “for the shy”, especially in darkened rooms. Materials: A light-emitting fabric that blends optical fiber with other fibers. Other Info: Light-emitting fabric is activated by a tiny battery or direct current. Available in 6 fabrics and 5 LED colors for USD 299 from…
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Advertising: Career in Computer Science
Besides the “cool” skateboarder meeting girl and having a good time plot this video is full of great and potentially not so far away gadgets. MS Research is using the short film to get young people interested in a career in Computer Science. We really liked the flying personal robot but what is awesome and most likely to happen very soon is the data transfer visualization on the virtual computer table in the cafe…
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