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Luca @ April 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Donal Norman presented his latest book, “The Design of Future Things” at Share Festival 2008, with - Bruce Sterling, writer, Luca De Biase, publishing director of Nova24- Sole24Ore magazine and Gino Bistagnino, university professor Politecnico di Torino. The book talks about a world where objects, agents of an operating macrosystem, are inter-connected within a pervasive […]
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Ilari Valbonesi @ April 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet
This is ”ambient information” — the newest concept in how to monitor everyday data. With Ambient the physical environment becomes an interface to digital information, rendered as subtle changes in form, movement, sound, color or light.
The Orb is a frosted-glass ball that glows different colors to display traffic congestion or any other Ambient information […]
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Ilari Valbonesi @ April 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
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Ilari Valbonesi @ February 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Worlds are not born, they are created. EveryScape has driven around each of the cities creating full 360 degree panoramas. However, there’s one key twist — anyone can contribute.
EveryScape is looking for photo contributors to capture indoors scenes and “scape artists” to contribute and filter content on their maps. Paid photographic contributors take the panoramic […]
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Ilari Valbonesi @ January 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Rather than focusing on the current development of nanotechnology, such as creating lighter and stronger materials, Chris Woebken Project focuses on exploring its potential further, creating more manipulative prototypes such as organic electronics.
What do organic electronics look like and how will our relationship with these products change? Can organic electronics with biosensors […]
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Ilari Valbonesi @ January 1, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Designer and architect Ettore Sottsass, the figurehead of 20th-century Italian design died on Monday aged 90, the ANSA news agency reported.
His rich longevity and sensitive soul brought him to cross many designs periods. In 1958 Sottsass worked as an industrial designer for ‘Olivetti’. He designed a variety of products such as calculators and typewriters. […]
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Ilari Valbonesi @ December 12, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Body Language User Interface, or BLUI™ began as a collaboration between a computer scientist and an artist. The artist was interested in drawing and sculpting in a 3D virtual environment, while the computer scientist was interested in exploring virtual reality user interfaces.
First result of this collaboration is called BLUI : an unique form […]
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Ilari Valbonesi @ November 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Amazon’s long-awaited Kindle electronic book reader today get its official introduction. The Kindle is equipped with a Wi-Fi connection that taps into an Amazon e-book store, which users can access to purchase new electronic books, and Amazon has reportedly signed onto a deal with Sprint for EVDO access. The device has a keyboard, users […]
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