The “Reflect” table is an LED board embedded inside a table that monitors the sound levels of people’s conversations with an array of microphones around the exterior. The multi-color LEDs show the sound levels of the chatter of those speaking so that they can get a visual picture of who is dominating the conversation. The […]
I stopped in to the “Digital Experience” in NYC – new gadgets, it was Safari theme and there was a live parrot, in 2020 I suppose they’ll be showing off replicant parrots. Here are some of the things that caught my eye (more photos here). The zBoost, this is one of those things that I’d […]
The “Image Fulgurator” by Berlin-based artist Julius von Bismarck (which recently picked up a Golden NICA at this year’s Ars Electronica Festival) is a device that physically manipulates photographs by implanting messages onto the object being photographed. The device senses if a camera’s flash goes off and synchronizes a projection on the object being photographed […]
Next time your alarm goes off in the morning and you switch it off, only to sleep through your important meeting that day, you might want to look into this nifty alarm clock. The 80s cube clock forces you to solve the puzzle before the alarm stops, so you need to be on your toes […]
The first day of 7 in 7 at ITP produced Catty CPU Cliques, Prototypes for Relational Garments, Elevator Music, Proximity Maintenance Device, and a Body Transformation Video. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. Days: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
I have a Sony Rolly (Japanese model) and I’ve always want to have it dance over and over as opposed to just one song – here’s a clever hack on how-to do just that…
David Jurick, Adam and Damien Stolarz, authors of our forthcoming iPhone Hacks book, were interviewed by Xeni at last month’s Maker Faire for this BBtv segment. iPhone Hacks with Xeni
