gadgets Archives - curiosity killed hec

This is a video of the first beta version of TwittARound, an augmented reality Twitter viewer on the iPhone. It shows live tweets around your location on the horizon where you can see where the tweet comes from and how ...Read More

TwittARound

Written by hec.
Posted on July 15, 2009.
Also filed under web.
Tagged as AR, iphone, twitter.
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It is a concept and, of course, it wont be never done.... but believe me... i need this in my living room. Maybe i have almost 20 things plugged to only 2 plugs!!! (via Ironic Sans). Read More

The Outlet Wall

Written by hec.
Posted on June 17, 2009.
Also filed under personal.
Tagged as funny, furniture.
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Hiroo Iwata developed these Robot Tiles. You have to imagine them as movable floor tiles which arrange them automatically in front of you as you walk. They’re covered with KURALON® EC, a textile made of conductive fibers. So when you ...Read More

Robot Tiles

Written by hec.
Posted on May 20, 2009.
Also filed under interactive.
Tagged as furniture, robot, tokyo.
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Long exposure shows Roomba cleaning path

Written by hec.
Posted on May 11, 2009.
Also filed under photography, tumblr.
Tagged as roomba.
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One shot: mousevomit’s Nintendo Entertainment System Mouse Read More

mousevomit’s Nintendo Entertainment System

Written by hec.
Posted on May 1, 2009.
Also filed under games, tumblr.
Tagged as nintendo.
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Spinning vinyl ipod app from Theodore Watson on Vimeo. A quick app I put together this morning as a response to Todd Vanderlin's AR scratching ( http://vimeo.com/4312616 ). The app uses the accelerometer of the ipod touch to control the ...Read More

Spinning vinyl iphone app

Written by hec.
Posted on April 30, 2009.
Also filed under interactive, music.
Tagged as dj, iphone, scratching, vinyl.
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Mine was in black! Read More

Mine was in black!

Written by hec.
Posted on April 27, 2009.
Also filed under tumblr.
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Spectrus USB hub Read More

Spectrus USB hub

Written by hec.
Posted on April 27, 2009.
Also filed under design, tumblr.
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Snow White Macbook

Written by hec.
Posted on April 27, 2009.
Also filed under computers, design, illustration, tumblr.
Tagged as tales.
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Noah Zerkin sent us a vid to his current project. It's a wireless inertial data glove rig, built with an Arduino- and Processing-based motion capture system for use in creative interaction, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), etc. It's built ...Read More

Wireless inertial data glove using Arduino and Processing

Written by hec.
Posted on April 15, 2009.
Also filed under coding, interactive, processing.
Tagged as arduino, processing.
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tweenbots | kacie kinzer: Tweenbots are human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely on people they ...Read More