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Gadgets of the Decade
Right after watching a program on TV featuring the incredibly smart and inspiring futurologist Ray Kurzweil yesterday, I bumped into this post at Wired: The Greatest Gadgets of the Past Decade.
The reason for linking these two together is that Kurzweil talked about how our technological knowledge grows exponentially. This can seem hard to grasp, but [...]
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Tags: ipod, technology, palm, Ray Kurzweil, growth, exponential, treo, playstation 2, ps2
The post I did earlier on Nokia’s vision of the future is rendered totally useless after seeing this. Check out Pranav Mistry demonstrating his SixthSence technology which will make mobile devices useless in the (near future). What an incredibly smart and inspiring man. Minority Report on the go. Amazing!
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Tags: future, minority, mistry, mobile devices, nokia, Pranav, report, sense, sixth, sixthsense, technology
2015 According To Nokia
Ever wanted to know what the future looks like? Then you’d better listen when a company like Nokia presents it’s vision of the future.
Pretty interesting stuff, although I must say that most technologies in the movie, like social networks, RSS, augmented reality and the likes already exist today and will just [...]
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Tags: 2015, augmented reality, Concept, future, morph, nokia, RSS, social networks, Vision
Handhelds Through Wall
Technology can be frustrating, very frustrating. Ever felt like tossing your handheld after dying for the 15th time in a videogame, or after arguing on the phone with your girlfriend?? French magazine Amusement sure did, and decided to let their frustration run wild and capture it in pictures, resulting in a nice shoot.
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Tags: amusement magazine, DS, frustration, photography, technology, throwing, wall
Here’s one for you lazy shoppers out there: Zugara, an interactive marketing agency from California, has developed this great augmented reality shopping platform. Be sure to check the movie below!
Brilliant application of new technology and possbly the future of online shopping… The only excuse left now for not shopping online is [...]
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Tags: apparel, augmented, clothing, interactive marketing agency, online shopping, online store, reality, try on, webcam, zugara
First Ever IBM Thinkpad
Check out the first of IBM’s Thinkpad notebooks…
This is actually the notepad that in the late 80s / early 90s inspired an IBM researcher to name the company’s new mobile computer the ThinkPad. Inspiration is a funny thing…
Through ACL.
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Tags: computer, first, ibm, inspiration, lap, laptop, notebook, original, thinkpad, top
Waterlogo
Breathable, water repellent fabrics are nothing new, but I have never seen the used in an art-like presentation like this. Nice one!Check out the gallery below:
Or see it in film…
Part 1:
and part 2:
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Tags: art, breathable, fabric, fiber, repellent, senseware, technology, Tokio, water
Next Level Pool-Table
The folks at Obscura Digital have taken their interactive projection knowledge to Vegas, and have created a new, next level pool table; The Cuelight Pooltable.The setup uses a projection system and a few sensors to track the balls and display effects on any pool table you supply.
Check out the video:
Nice… Also [...]
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Tags: cuelight, digital, las vegas, obscura, pool table, projections
Did You Know 4.0
Because you are reading this blog post, you are probably riding the wave of change which is sweeping through the world of media currently. But have you ever realized how fast these things are happening around us, and more importantly how we are causing it? Check out this video in which the impact is summarized [...]
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Tags: technology, xplane, did you know, the economist, media, convergence, media convergence, information design, information graphics, visual thinking, visual communication, internet, education, facts, trivia, global, rickroll, shift happens
Blood Powered Lamp
Somewhat weird, but interesting at the same time this one. Designer Mike Thompson has created a lamp which is powered by blood. For the lamp to work you have to break of the top, and drop in a special tablet and some of your own blood and voila. The lamp lights up.
The idea behind it [...]
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Tags: blood, environment, lamp, light, mike thompson, powered
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