“OnObject” by Keywon Chung
via spime:“OnObject is a small device user wears on hand to program physical objects to respond to gestural triggers. Attach an RFID tag to any objects, grab them by the tag, and program their responses to your grab, release, shake, swing, and thrust gestures using built in microphone or on-screen interface.”
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“OBJECT 2.0” is a concept proposal for the system of the near future, where the Internet is integrated into physical objects and spaces.
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The Interruptors are urban computing prototypes that focus on the behaviour of mobile devices in relation to the personal urban experience. The Interruptors are a result of experimental device design and fieldwork.
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A new application being developed by a team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation gathers info from a database of thousands of images to enable you to properly identify a tree or shrub by using a photo taken from a mobile device.
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Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop
The latter half of the 20th century saw the built environment merged with media space, and architecture taking on new roles related to branding, image and consumerism. Augmented reality may recontextualise the functions of consumerism and architecture, and change in the way in which we operate within it.
by Keiichi Matsuda
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Digital media doesn’t just happen on computer screens any more. Many times the best way to solve a problem is to embed digital interfaces in everyday objects like furniture, architecture and clothing. DIY Soft Electronics explores a range of techniques for making soft electronic circuits.