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r/c car puts you in the driver’s seat

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

VTS R/C Car with Remote HMD

This cool new remote-controlled car puts you right in the heart of the action, thanks to a tiny wireless camera and a pair of POV goggles.

The VTS (Vision Tracking System) R/C car uses a VGA resolution digital camera to transmit a real-time image from the driver’s perspective to a head-mounted display device…

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posted: May 21st, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

redpost signbeta: linux pic frame gets an upgrade

filed under: computing | digital imaging | hacks-mods

RedPost Signbeta Linux Picture Frame

Almost a year ago a RedPost made news with their hackable Linux picture frame, the RedPost/Kit. Today, the guys at RedPost announced Kit’s better, faster, stronger kid brother, the Signbeta…

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posted: April 6th, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

led cube displays 3d images in color

filed under: design

3D LED Cube LED Display by Seekway

A while back, I reported on James Clar’s cool 3D cubes which could display images using a grid of about 1000 LEDs connected to a computerized controller. While Clar’s cubes are simply amazing, they can only display monochrome images. Now, a company in China has taken the same concept and created a multi-color version…

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posted: April 6th, 2008 7 comments author: technabob

reactive sparks: interactive led art responds to traffic

filed under: interactive

OSRAM Reactive Spark Light Towers

This interactive art display takes data it collects on passing traffic and displays moving images which react to vehicles as they drive by…

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posted: March 28th, 2008 2 comments author: technabob

shade pixel: text you can feel

filed under: future tech | interactive

Shade Pixel Deformable Skin Display

Instead of using a traditional 2-dimensional display surface, Shade Pixel renders information using a deformable skin surface which provides a 3-dimensional texture to its output…

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posted: March 28th, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

iphone coverflow for other applications

filed under: hacks-mods | media players | mobile tech

iPhone Coverflow Hack

While a few of us are are patiently awaiting the release of Apple’s application SDK for the iPhone and iPod Touch, crafty (and impatient) developers have found ways to run plenty of their own applications on the popular media players…

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posted: February 20th, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

throw your monitor at game opponents

filed under: future tech | strange and unusual | video games

Philips Throwable Game Display Patent

Ever had such a bad game that you wanted to throw your controller at your TV screen? How about a gaming system where chucking your display itself is an integral part of the action?

Philips recently filed a patent application for a video game system which uses a monitor that you can actually toss…

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posted: February 12th, 2008 3 comments author: technabob

the touchless touch screen user interface

filed under: future tech | interactive

ellipse labs touchless screen

As much as I love my iPhone, I can’t stand getting fingerprints all over the phone’s beautiful glossy screen. So I was jazzed when the guys over at Norway’s Elliptic Labs let me know about their new touchless user interface technology…

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posted: January 31st, 2008 4 comments author: technabob

the best way to navigate your comic collection

filed under: future tech | interactive

Comic Navigator Interface by Daniel Stødle

Why dig through stacks and stacks of individual comic books when you can quickly find the exact one you’re looking for using a wall-sized über-cool Minority Report-like user interface?..

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posted: January 24th, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

apple cinema display dock patent surfaces

filed under: computing | design

Apple Docking Cinema Display Patent Diagram

The guys over at Gizmodo dug up this brand new patent filing from Apple, showing off another true innovation from the design masters at the company.

The patent application describes a modified Apple Cinema Display with a docking slot in the side for a portable computer (presumably a new, slimmed down MacBook)…

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posted: January 3rd, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

seiko epson creates hi-res e-ink display

filed under: digital imaging | future tech

Seiko Epson Hi-res E-ink Display

This new electronic paper display from Seiko Epson crams an astounding 1600 x 1200 resolution into a 6.7-inch diagonal screen. That’s nearly 2-million pixels in a device that’s about the size of a letter-sized sheet of paper folded in half…

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posted: November 15th, 2007 5 comments author: technabob

toshiba matsushita develops round lcd screens

filed under: future tech

Toshiba Matsushita Circular LCD Screen

This new display technology from Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd. has created a full-color LCD that’s truly unique. It’s round.

The panels are designed for use in vehicular instrument panels…

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posted: October 17th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

i’ve got my eye on you

filed under: design | interactive

I Ball by Marcus Graf

Interactive artist Marcus Graf created this dramatic video display window which keeps a watchful eye on passersby.

The piece, entitled I, ball used a webcam along with special processing software to detect people as they pass the display window. A series of digitized eyeball movements then follow the those who approach the window…

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posted: October 16th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

weather forecaster has proximity-sensing display

filed under: gadgets | timepieces

Oregon Scientific Weather in Motion

The latest weather information station from Oregon Scientific uses infrared motion-sensing technology to automatically adjust its display based on your distance from the device.

When you’re on the other side of the room, the Weather In Motion displays the current time and day of week in large digits along with a 24-hour forecast icon…

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posted: October 8th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

1mm thick flexible plasma display in the works

filed under: future tech

Shinoda Thin Plasma Prototype

At this week’s CEATEC show in Japan, Shinoda Plasma Corp. showed off a prototype of a new plasma-based screen that’s only 1-millimeter thick.

By using an array of plasma “tubes” aligned between film electrodes, they’re not only able to keep the display super slim, but the display can actually be bent…

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posted: October 4th, 2007 3 comments author: technabob

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