I’ve seen a lot of video’s with architectural projection mapping lately. I would like to share these two with you: AC/DC vs. Iron Man 2 and Kraftwork in Autostadt. Both created by Seeper, check out their site.
Sony is releasing a new digital photo camera aimed at prosumers that want hefty specs but elegant and lightweight design. Besides having a beautiful body, they’ve focused on designing some interesting UI too. The new UI seems to bridge the gap for the non tech savvy photographer.
Two Dutchies from studio Booreiland started a blog about development related to the internet of things. Anyone interested in creating meaningful experiences will appreciate this one.
If you want crazy speed out of your build-it-yourself kit then you want to order this go-kart/car/motorcycle half-breed little monster. It comes with an unique chain-driven all-wheel drive system by real mad scientists under the direction of Palatov himself. Check how you build this yourself and smoke everything at the track.
This video makes so much sense I can’t resist sharing it. Just take Velcro and add any (upcoming) touchscreen like an Acer Android tablet or the one from Apple on top of it and you get the future with screens everywhere I as a little kid dreamed about.
A lot has been said about the whole Apple versus Adobe battle about not supporting Flash software on their mobile devices. Everyone was always guessing what Apple was thinking there. Now there’s a reaction which gives you their point of view on the matter.
Visual and immersive iPad App. This application really makes buienradar look boring. It shows in nice visuals the weather in the city you select.
Microsoft just launched KIN, the next generation of its social phones. It’s designed for the socially connected consumer and comes in two models (one and two).
The Story of Bottled Water is the second in a series of six short films the Story of Stuff Project is releasing over the coming year with Free Range Studios and more than a dozen of the world’s leading sustainability organizations. This is the story that water bottlers Coke, Pepsi, and Nestlé don’t want you to hear—but thanks to Annie Leonard, millions of you will.
This is a project which aims to transform any ordinary space into a highly immersive and interactive display environment. It sets out to explore the capabilities of this display system by using a large number of self-organizing micro helicopters with small LED’s.
VIV Mag created this interactive feature spread for the iPad. Will this be the future of advertising in magazines? Looks pretty cool to me.
The iPad has been announced for a while now and everybody in publishing is wondering what to do. Will it be like “de Telegraaf“, “Spyker” or more like “the NY Times“?
But what’s new?
We see them more and more, mashups between the digital and the psychical world. Imagine you could draw musical instruments on normal paper with any pencil and then play them with your finger. The Drawdio circuit-craft lets you do that, very inspiring and looks like a lot of fun.
The Berlin Brain-Computer Interface aims to improve the detection and decoding of brain signals acquired by electroencephalogram (EEG). They are currently presenting a live demonstration of their braincontrolled pinball machine at the CeBit exhibit in hannover, germany.
Walt Disney Animation Studios launched an open technology site where users will, for the first time, be able to access innovative technologies and papers developed in house.
The second clock kit from ladyada & Adafruit Industries. They wanted to make a clock that was ultra-hackable, from adding a seperate battery-backed RTC to desiging the enclosure so you could program the clock once its assembled…
Your social information connected to your face through face recognition…
Bug lab has just released the second version of their modular mobile device. You can build any type of device you want without having to solder, learn solid state electronics, or go to China. Everyone is an inventor !
Photosynth is a monumental piece of software capable of assembling static photos into a synergy of zoomable, navigatable spaces. This video from TED 2010 shows what would happen if they merge it with street view (bing maps) and real time video…
Aviary has some amazing online tools like Photo-editing, logos, web templates, filters, color palettes, screen capture & more and since today you can use them for free. I am perplexed about the functionality and consider them real competitors for offline software especially since dutchy Ralph Hauwert joined their team.
The developers at Wow created an iPhone (or iPad Nano) app that instantly generates lovely layouts from your picture, with the option to share it on Twitter. The software creates the designs using the Grid System, a fractal theory, the golden ratio and the Facial Recognition System.
So the long awaited iPad finally arrived and even with no usb, no web cam I wanted one. But then I read this post by Ralph Hauwert ‘No-flash’ in the browser ? I can sit on my couch, browse the web but can see only half of it.
Just before Apple is expected to launch it’s new tablet some of the folks here at frog design opened up the archives to find some early prototypes our designers created for a young Steve Jobs back in the early 80s.
Very cool video example of a futuristic domestic use of augmented reality. Especially realistic: showing tons ads in your life to earn a few cents while sacrificing your field of view.
In the IMAX I was one of those people sitting there for 162 minutes with my mouth open, really digging this film. After waiting so long and seeing it I just wanted to see one other film: the making of. And here it is: starts out with Cameron’s vision followed by great capture insights. Check Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.
Use your imagination and think about the potential of these new technologies… At CES 2010 Samsung presented it’s foldable OLED screens and transparent displays. Unfortunately these won’t be on the market anytime soon… But, one great new product that is hitting the market this year is the Boxee box!
Yesterday the Nexus One smartphone was introduced. It’s Google’s first attempt at making its own device that runs on its open source Android operating system. I will not point out specs and stuff, I just wanted to say that I like the really plain and clear introduction film. It takes you in just the right tempo through all the features.
Mobile Art Lab from Japan made this conversion between an iPhone and a picture book for children. Just slide your iPhone inside the hybrid book to make it interactive. What a cool idea!