Wearable Gestural Interface

March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment

You gotta love MIT.  Sixthsense is a wearable projector that interacts with your surrounding environment by overlaying interactive content over everyday items that allow the user to find out more information.  Nice.

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Blog, Data Visualisation, Innovation, Technology 

GPS Film

September 11, 2008 | 3 Comments


GPSFILM “The Using Of” from GPSFILM on Vimeo.

GPS Film is a really innovative way of watching a movie that’s based on the users location.  Using GPS-enabled PDA or mobile phone, clips are served to the user based on their location telling stories by exploring their environment. The first film is Nine Lives, and is available from the website.  Creator Scott Hessels explains “i’m interested in how a mcahine that changes recording, assembling, presenting, or context of film can radically change the experience and the ways that stories are told.”

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Blog, Innovation, Mobile, Video 

The browsers are lined with Chrome

September 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

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Last night I downloaded Chrome to see what all the fuss was about.  For those who missed it, yesterday Google released a Beta version (aren’t they all Beta?) of a new open-source web browser which promises the capacity to run applications speedily, securely and simultaneously within the broswer.  Allowing each tab to run in isolation from each other.  If one tab should encounter a bug, then that tab is simply closed down leaving all other tabs running which is great and I also like the way your browsing history is displayed when a new tab is opened.  I haven’t managed to get my application shortcuts working yet, and can’t see how I can integrate Delicious within the tool bar which is annoying, but I am sure I will find it once I spend time having a proper play.  For those who want to know more, Google have put together a comic book explaining the features behind Chrome which you can view here.

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Blog, Innovation, Internet 

Reactable sound synthesizer

August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

A group at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona have combined the increased interest in digital music with a similar tool to Microsoft Surface to develop Reactable. Described as a `collaborative electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible multi-touch interface’ the device allows users to create a sound synthesizer through cameras placed underneath the the table which analyzes the surface of where the users fingertips are placed.

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Blog, Innovation, Music, Video 

Philips Design Probes

June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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This is a nice little series of experiements from Philips Design Probes.  Through tracking trends and developments that may evolve into mainstream issues that have an impact on business, they are focusing on key areas covering politics, economics, culture, environments and technology features which will enable them to understand lifestyle post 2020.  There are some really interesting projects going on including how we can create a sustainable habitat in 2020, but being a tattoo fan one that caught my eye in particular is The Electronics Tattoo.

Posted by Jamie Coomber | Filed Under Art, Blog, Design, Innovation, Technology 

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