Video: Skinput
Posted on March 29th, 2010 by als
Digital Fireflies
Posted on March 19th, 2010 by axb
Ever dreamed of a 3D visualization system that doesn’t involve goofy goggles? Researchers at MIT might soon have you covered.
A new project at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab (the same folks who are working on the London Cloud) involves miniature LED-fitted helicopters that can be programmed to rearrange themselves into shapes and images while they hover in front of you.
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Tags: 3D, Art, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Technology
Your Arm: The Next iPhone?
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by axb
With mobile devices perpetually shrinking, touchscreen space is starting to become the next challenge for makers of cell phones and music players.
Luckily, Microsoft’s research lab has come up with a solution to the surface area problem: the human body. Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon have created an interface that allows people to use their arms and fingers like touch screens. The system, called Skinput, works by recognizing a variety of acoustical (vibration) patterns that happen when you tap your arm. Video after the jump.
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Tags: Acoustical, Computer, Technology
Video: It Creeps and Leaps, Glides and Slides
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by als
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Tags: Materials, Robotics, Technology
Video: Television to Jump on the 3D Bandwagon
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by als
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Tags: Electrical, Technology
