Driverless cars are nothing new. We have seen them in countless of movies. A lot of people, and companies are trying to make one, including the US military. But so far the technology has not been able to make it possible. »
A few days ago I posted the article about World Builder - a short film demonstrating a way for architects and builders to create the world of they're dreams using holographic projection. Aku commented, "Someone needs to invent a time machine soonish or I'll go mad with anticipation". But do we really need to wait? Could we do it today? »
The Fluid Interfaces Lab of Pattie Maes at MIT has been working with a very interesting prototype. It's basically a wearable camera and a projector that can interact with the world around you. »
Today, Amazon introduced the much-anticipated Kindle 2, and it is quite good looking. It has a sleek design, its thinner, lighter, supports 16 shades of gray (as if that was something), 25% longer battery life, more storage, 20% faster page turns, and a text-to-speech feature. It's sweet... Or is it? »
We have already seen a ton of touch based screens, ranging from ones with a simple input method to very complex multi-touch and multi-sensor displays. Now you can do the same with mirrors. »
Ivan Tihienko has created a very impressive concept for how we can use the computer, without having to sit in front of it. He is envisioning a holographic projection system that place the projected image in front of us as we go about our business. »
A number of my readers have pointed me towards Swype. It is a new way to input text on touch based devices, such as phones and tablet PC's. Instead of tapping your finger on each character you simple swipe over each character in a word. The software will then translate the path you made into words. »
The fashion industry is one of the fastest moving businesses in terms of new trends, but the new trends are mostly in the details. The colors, the material, and the dimensions - that sort of thing. It is actually quite rare to see new innovative things designed specifically for the fashion industry. »
Braid is a new game on XBOX Live Marketplace. It was something I bought because I was bored, but I was completely blown away. It is fabulous. »
Mozilla Labs is asking us for help determining how we are going to use the browser in the future. Aza Raskin came out with his vision about a month ago, and now Adaptive Path has made theirs. »
Water is a very common thing, and not surprisingly it is also the subject of many interactive experiments. Here are some of them. »
About a year ago I was told that Adobe was going to create an online version of Photoshop - and that was big news. It is relatively easy to create an online mail application (it is just text), but an online version of Photoshop? That would be a spectacular example of advanced application design. »
Regular readers know that I always advocate efficiency, and this is definitely no exception. I give you Boom! - a much faster way to search the web. »
RSS feeds are one the things that I really like. It allows me to get the information I want, the way I want it. There is just one problem. Not every site offers an RSS feed, and those that do are not offering the right content. »
A number of people have pointed me towards PhotoSketch, a research/student project from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at National University of Singapore (now there is a mouthful). »
I admit that I never use public transportation, because it is impractical for me to do (it takes longer to just get too the bus stop, than it takes for me to drive all the way to work). But this futuristic bus stop from MIT Senseable Lab looks really interesting. »
Google Sketchup is a great tool for building low-end 3D models. I have used it several times, one of them being when I modelled the house I wanted to build. »
There is one kind of videos that I really like, and that is the kind of videos where people or companies look into the future and tries to predict how the world would be like in the future. Almost all innovative companies do this, and Microsoft recently made a whole series of them. »
Take a look at this video. Those interactive clothes are amazing. »
Wouldn't it be great if you could simply flip open your mobile phone to make the screen bigger? Samsung have created an OLED prototype that can do just that. »
3D printing has been around for a long time, but it is still far too expensive for small businesses or personal use. But now a new online service makes it very affordable for everyone. »
KDDI AU and Yamaha have been exploring how to get music into a mobile phone. You might think that this has been done before; every mobile phone can play music - right? But not like this. This is not about listening to music. Instead it is about creating music. »
Have you ever wanted to have your very own multi-touch table? So far this has been an extremely expensive endeavor, but now you can get a "do-it-yourself" multi-touch kit. »
We were all amazed when the Wii controller came onto the market. The ability to swing a virtual tennis racket, play golf or bowling similar to the way we do it in real life was quite spectacular. But a company called Softkinetic has taken this a step further. Now you don't need a controller at all. »
Lacoste is celebrating their 75th anniversary with a look another 75 years into the future - or to be more precise - a look at what the game of tennis will be like in 2083. »
Microsoft and Adobe has both been putting out a tremendous amount of new technologies, development tools and varies types of applications. But many people seem to be confused of how they compare to each other - not to mention what function each of them holds. Thankfully Ryan Steward has written an article that makes it much clearer. »
We have taken the best things about cats, and removed some of the worst. Then we created the world's first life-like robotic cat. Intelliau/2 Robotic Cat will not feel like a robot, it will feel like a real cat. »
Every Star Trek fanatic dream about the holosuite. A room in which you have holographic projections that looks like the real thing - and that you can touch, feel and interact with. We are now one step closer to that dream. »
Microsoft asked INVIVIA to come up with two extreme concept videos about augmented realities. What would we be able to do if the digital and real world were seamlessly combined? »
@wa7son recently asked me to do an article about Microsoft Surface. Where it is going, what are people doing with it + a look into some of future ideas that may be coming. »
HTC has updated their line of touch mobiles with the HTC Touch Pro 2 and the HTC Touch Diamond 2. This is the second generation of both phones, and I must say that they both look amazing. »
Here is an ingenious way to illustrate how many people like, or don't like, a specific page on your site. A crowd of animated people will gather around your browser window if a page is popular. And if not... well... »
Epaper technology has been around for a long time, but has not yet reached the right level of sophistication. It is used in popular devices such as the Amazon Kindle, but it only works in black and white, and page updates are fairly slow. That, however, is going to change. »
Google is working on something called Google Chrome. In short, it is how Google is going to fix the browser. Take a look for yourself, this looks mighty interesting. »
Researchers at MPI Informatik have developed a new kind of lens that pushes the boundaries of what you can do with images. »
This interaction concept by Chris Woebken explores how we can interact by flipping, wrenching or bending the screen - as opposed to using multi-touch or keypads. »
Flickr has finally opened up for the one thing that, in my opinion, was holding it back - video. »
When you one evening are bored out of your skull, and the only shows on TV are zillion year-old reruns, you get into a mood that can only be described as a Monty Python sketch gone wrong. If you then happen to start your favorite web development application you know that the results will be mad, pointless and utterly useless. »
