Transparent electronics
August 15th, 2003 by rbanks
Electronic circuits that can be applied to windows, bottles, screens etc and can’t be seen.
Oregon State University
Archive for August, 2003
Phone walkie-talkies
August 15th, 2003 by rbanks
This is something that seems to be really taking off in the US, but that I haven’t seen over here in the UK yet. Push a button on your mobile phone and it connects you instantly to someone elses phone. I can imaging it encourages a different kind of conversation style, if the connection is as quick as it sounds. Nextel says that encourages shorter call times, for example.
Nextel Push to Talk
IM buddies
August 15th, 2003 by rbanks
I’m not sure I like the idea of one of these stuffed toys “egging me on” while playing a game, but these are an interesting personal expression of communication.
MarxToys
Flat, flexible displays
August 15th, 2003 by rbanks
A little Minority Report it may be, but flat, flexible displays are already a reality (although they degrade a little bit quickly, apparently). Check out thisProduct Concepts site, and this video of flexing a display.
Universal Display:
Rich data visualizations
August 14th, 2003 by rbanks
We keep at it, and one day we will come up with some highly useful visualizations of data for everyday applications. Until then.
p l u m b d e s i g n | T h ! n k m a p
Making the wireless network visible
August 14th, 2003 by rbanks
Here’s a WiFi Finder from Kensington, that tells you a) if you’re in a hotspot and b) what the signal strength is. It reminds me of those label you can wear that warn you if you’re in an area with high radiation.
Kensington
Keychains that boot, and run applications
August 13th, 2003 by rbanks
M-Systems’ DiskOnKey is an interesting device, that includes a built-in processor, and can be used as a boot volume for a PC (much like you might boot off a floppy disk).
M-Systems
More identity theft
August 13th, 2003 by rbanks
I’ve seen something like this myself, with e-mails that are supposed to be from eBay, asking for credit card information etc.
Kuro5hin.org
Virtual overlays in the environment
August 13th, 2003 by rbanks
Sony’s EVS is another tag concept, that display-enabled devices like cell phones and cameras would be able to sense in the environment. Point a cell phone at an EVS enabled billboard to get more info as an overlay on the board. More tags in the environment tied to visual data.
PC Magazine
Multi-tasking vs attention
August 13th, 2003 by rbanks
Article about the balance between multi-tasking and loss of attention span brought about by activities like videogames.
Technology Review
Portable DNA detector
August 13th, 2003 by rbanks
This thing is set to look for the presence of particular types of DNA, like E.coli, in the environment.
Technology Review
Selling virtual goods
August 13th, 2003 by rbanks
How does this translate into other things? Maybe this is no different to selling ring tones for a phone? Anyway, here’s the financial report for somone who sells Ultima Inline artifacts on eBay. Seems like a good sideline to me.
Boing Boing
Smart stamps
August 13th, 2003 by rbanks
Another article that points to the use of tags to track the location and pathways of people and things.
CNET News.com
Robot armies
August 12th, 2003 by rbanks
Ok, this is being pushed by the US defence department, but what’s the reality of robots in the home/office?
US Joint Forces Command
Mobile kids
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Parents issuing kids with technology, like mobile phones.
The Register
Memory in everything
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Seems that everything is having memory shoved in it, like this mouse
MacCentral
3D printers for the masses
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Weird to think what will happen if your standard office lazer printer gets replaced by one of these
BBC
Computers matching people
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
First for dates, and now for room mates.
New York Times
Wireless network cameras
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Wireless network cameras.. “A new wireless network camera from Toshiba that lets you remotely view its video stream from a web browser.”
Gizmodo
Visual, private networks
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Visual, private networks
HelloWorld | Cooperating Systems
Cellphones that work at home
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
One phone for everyone. At home or on the road, with cellphones that work at home.
Gizmodo
Software agents still alive
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
An article on what feels like an old but un-fulfilled idea, of software agents that live on your phone and learn your habits.
New Scientist
Predicting through tracking
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Using Toll tags to predict traffic drive times.
511 Driving Times
Choose your news
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Growth of RSS feeds and news readers, allowing you to really choose your news.
NewsIsFree:RSS feeds
Huge amounts of storage
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Here’s a 4Gb compactflash card for $1,500.
CNET News.com
Embedded GPS
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
An article on embedded GPS trackers in humans.
New Scientist
Laptops exceed desktops
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Finally, the sales of laptops exceed desktops.
TechNews.com
Spontaneous group events
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
So called Flash Mobs are spontaneous group events, with people called to a specific location by e-mail, SMS or the web, to perform some task and then rapidly disperse.
New York Times
Woz’ latest
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Steve Wozniak is pushing for GPS locator tags embedded in everything. Need to find your keys? Lost your dog?
Mercury News
Holographic data storage
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Holographic data storage should be a commercial reality next year. Fast and vast?
Economist.com
Wi-fi in the skies
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
SkyWay Communications offers wi-fi network access on aircraft, (pending federal approval, of course).
Wired News
Micro payment newspaper
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Redpaper offers a collaborative, micro-payment newspapers in which readers provide, or pay small sums for, newspaper articles.
RedPaper
Web cliques
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
These are websites, usually focussed around a specific theme, to which you apply for membership. The owner of the site sets the rules and conditions for membership.
Wired News
Spherical monitor
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
The Omniglobe spherical monitor is the modern equivalent of an old globe.
SigGraph
SigGraph Emerging technologies list (2003)
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Here’s a list from Sigraph 2003 of Emerging Technologies.
SIGGRAPH 2003
Collaborative weather tracking
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Haven’t quite figured out how to get this online, realtime weather tracking site working, but it looks cool.
geoTracker
Fog screen
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Literally, a screen made by projecting onto fog. I like that you can walk through it. Makes it quite transient or at least more subtle then a huge plasma screen in the corner of a room.
Tampere University, Finland
Campground wi-fi
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Wi-fi is now on the list of amenities offered at many campgrounds.
New York Times
Simple Multimedia Websites/e-mail
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
This is a sort of website/e-mail generation site that’s supposed to be easy to add Multimedia elements to, and then share with others. Blog 2.0?
Netomat
E-mails banned at summer camps
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
E-mails compound feelings of homesickness in kids at summer camp, making communication too easy. Kids are encouraged to write traditional letters.
New York Times
Digital everything
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
This new york times article talks about the willingness of consumers to use digital devices and services.
New York Times
Motorola prototypes from Frog
August 11th, 2003 by rbanks
Some cool looking concepts for phones, watches etc from Frog Design for Motorola
Frog design
