Google Glass is a modern take on an old idea — computers controlled not with your fingers, but with your body and voice. In countless examples of science fiction and cinema, artists have…
check out the blog post - http://emergingexperiences.com/2012/06/digitalgum/
As digital and physical worlds move ever closer together, cities need architects expert in both buildings and information.
What is Next?
Last week I’ve spent a couple of days in Berlin at the Next conference, which was great. I got to meet Dan Hill and Robert Scoble among others, and be one of the first in Europe to try on Google Glass. Furthermore I was amazed by the power of WolframAlpha search engine, that Stephen Wolfram presented. Startups were a great part of the conference program as well as service design.
Everytime I visit such a conference I get amazed by the speed of technology developments, even for a person that’s into tech trends. When you for instance see what 3D printing is capable of, and what challenges companies like Makielab, they offer customized dolls, meet in terms of production and distribution. Than you get a slight idea in what type of world we’re getting slinged into. This is also worrying because like Facebook’s Martin Ott explained technology moves faster than human behavior changes. The web is being rebuilt around behavior A human centered web. Tech has the capability to create intuitive solutions, the iPhone was a big leap and devices like Google Glass might just be the next step. We’re now living in a post-PC era, the Google glass is one of the first products that’s a step towards post-smartphone or post (touch-)screen. An era in which we interact with technologies differtently, it will not longer be that screen centered anymore. It’s moving in the way of gesture and voice control.
Things are moving fast for Nadia Shouraboura, the former Amazon exec who’s now running Seattleâs newest menâs clothing store thatâs powered by robots and your smartphone.
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Reinventing the Payphone is not only about a sleeker design or a digital display, it is about radically re-imagining a public amenity: how it will be used, and what it will provide. Unlike today’s payphone, the NYFi is an interactive portal to public information, goods, and…
Ideas for radical reinventions that would make the obsolete technology useful again.
Digital Information System
This is a project from Dennis van Melick a former student of the Design Academy in Eindhoven. This Info Display system is part of the new traffic regulation system. It is a multifunctional digital display that provides pedestrians and cyclists with useful information on the road. The system not only replaces the button to push at the lights, but also gives you weather and news reports while you are waiting for the lights to turn green. The stand-alone version does well at public transportation stops too; while waiting for your tram or bus, this will show you the cultural calendar of the city. Messages change automatically, so an endless stream of information van be included in the loop.
Check out his other work on dennisvmelick.nl
Use and share Wi-Fi with friends, the simple way!
Instabridge is the simplest way to use and share Wi-Fi. Instead of having to go into settings, choosing a network and finding the password (typically forgotten or hidden under a router) all you need to do is log on with your Facebook account and Instabridge automatically configures your phone to use Wi-Fi when you’re home at any of your friends on Facebook. You can also add your own home or office network and select which of your friends should be allowed to access it. To add a network you need to connect to it and then input the password to confirm that it’s yours. Instabridge was founded in 2012. We are a small team of people with backgrounds in everything from electrical engineering to theoretical philosophy, based in Stockholm, Sweden.
