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!
The game Get Lost is now also available on the iPhone. IN10 and The Saints have made this fun concept possible.
“TapeDeck is a powerful and fun new audio recorder for Mac OS X Leopard. It’s just like your old analog tape recorder, only better.” This is great for quick recording without converting, searching for source files or figuring out settings. And the old school interface makes it fun to use. The free version has limited recording time and quality, still cool though.
At this year’s IAA a new Audi car configurator was launched. A multitouch interface on Surface including a neat circle object to browse through options. In this video the result looks really good and allows multiple users to configure an A4. It was made by Neue Digitale / Razorfish in collaboration with Realtime Technology AG.
Concept design for the playstation 4. See more images at Fubiz. Looking stunning.
Google recently released a new addition to the Maps API for Flash, including 3D perspective, and a new control set that is reminiscent of the controls in Google Earth. This demo animates a car along a driving directions route in perspective view, and pops up Panoramio photos along the way. Read what Google says here.
Let’s say, you want to buy the game MW2. Then you can pre-order the normal box. If you’re a fan and want to have a bit more, like artwork, you get the Special Edition. So far nothing new. Now they came up with something to top that and it’s called the Prestige Edition. It turned out to be one of the best gadgets ever to come with a game.
Just when you thought this augmented hype was getting lame, Nintendo twists it into a creepy ghostgame.
For Electrabel, Belgium’s Famous installed the world’s hottest billboard at Brussels Airport. Thermal imaging cameras filming the passing travellers, their energy is directly shown on 42 lcd screens.
In Vodafone’s Receiver Magazine Michael Keferi and Sven Kilian describe how the Japanese are using their mobile ‘phones’. How important is the ‘phone feature’ really these days?
Check this new technology presented on the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009.