Researches at the Politecnico di Milano and a group of other organizations have developed the Sound and Tangible Interfaces for Novel product Design (SATIN) haptic interface. It combines a robotic...
Posted by Matt Mets | Tuesday April 6th, 2010 6:42 PM
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The brilliant (if perhaps poorly named) pCubee from The University of British Columbia's Human Communications Technology Lab is exactly what it appears to be--a box with flat screens on 5...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday April 2nd, 2010 1:05 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Roboticist Saurabh Palan, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, just hipped us to his "Tactile Gaming Vest" project. The vest contains solenoids, rumble-packs, and Peltier heating elements, and...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday March 30th, 2010 4:27 PM
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Flame is an art program created by Peter Blaskovic using Processing, a noob-friendly flavor of Java favored by artists and hobbyists. Flame shows how far the language has grown. It...
Posted by John Baichtal | Saturday March 20th, 2010 2:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 4 Comments
While the renders look a little dated, it’s hard not to appreciate the passion put into this recreation of Jules Verne’s iconic submarine. Even the boring rooms are mapped out...
Posted by John Baichtal | Saturday March 6th, 2010 7:05 AM
Categories: Fun & Games | 8 Comments
La Subterranea is a project that uses a laser to map out underground tunnels. La Subterranea [is] an ongoing research project which takes its name from a tunnel and viaduct...
Posted by John Baichtal | Thursday March 4th, 2010 2:16 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Bre Pettis made this “first draft” hackerspace map. Suggestions for additions, anyone?
Posted by Becky Stern | Monday February 8th, 2010 12:10 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 3 Comments
Tom Wilksch’s Portable Gliding Simulator offers two improvements over a traditional simulator installed in a fixed location. Built on a trailer base, this can be towed to public events to...
Posted by John Maushammer | Saturday January 30th, 2010 6:36 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 1 Comment
Tony Thompson designed these Little Robots to help keep in touch with his fiancé.
Posted by Matt Mets | Tuesday January 26th, 2010 11:02 PM
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games | 1 Comment
Hans Ruber designed the virtual dog Miku for an installation, then set it up for his cat to play with.
Posted by Matt Mets | Monday January 25th, 2010 2:13 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 4 Comments
Google has just filed a patent application for a method to automagically detect billboards in Streetview-type imagery and replace them in real time with Google's own dynamically-generated ads. It's just...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday January 13th, 2010 8:08 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Fun & Games, General | 6 Comments
The video shows a fanciful idea of what New York City might look like in 2259, using a tool called City Engine to simulate a lower water level and added...
Posted by John Baichtal | Thursday December 31st, 2009 11:50 AM
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