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karlsson station hologram: the clock has two faces

filed under: design | timepieces

Karlsson Hologram Clock

Here’s a nifty clock that’s a bit more dynamic than what you’d typically see hanging on your wall. Depending on the angle you view it from, the face either shows simple hash marks or numerals around the dial…

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posted: July 7th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

faceapi: 3d head tracking with any webcam

filed under: computing | interactive

FaceAPI Head Tracking Software

Here’s some pretty cool news which could provide entirely new ways to interact with your computer or game console. This new technology will enable automated 3-dimensional tracking of heads and faces using a webcam along with some very special tracking software…

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posted: March 19th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

computer cases get faces

filed under: computing | design

Ross McBride PC Face Concept

Now I know many of you out there are holding your breath with anticipation of the next slick industrial design to come out of Apple at this week’s MacWorld show, but while you guys wait, I came across this unique computer design that I actually thought was worth a mention…

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posted: January 15th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

robot artist draws portraits

filed under: interactive | robotics

Artist Robot by Sylvain Calinon

This humanoid robot holds a pen in its hand and can draw an image of any person who stands in front of it.

Created by robotic researcher Sylvain Calinon, the robot recognizes when there’s a face in its field of view, then snaps a digital photo and extracts the major characteristics of their visage…

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posted: December 28th, 2007 stumble it! 5 comments author: technabob

crispin jones’ tengu: led faced virtual companion

filed under: gadgets | interactive | just plain fun

Crispin Jones Tengu for Solid Alliance

SolidAlliance, makers of wacky things like USB drives that look like sushi and other edibles, has just revealed their latest creation.

The Tengu is an interactive device that displays an animated face using an array of LEDs. Designed by UK artist Crispin Jones, the Tengu reacts to auditory stimuli like music or speech…

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posted: August 2nd, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

robot can understand several people talking at once

filed under: future tech | robotics

Robot Audition Three Speakers

Here’s a pretty impressive demonstration of a complex new speech recognition technology. The robot in this video clip is able to listen to three people speaking at the same exact moment, understand exactly what they each said, then process the data dynamically…

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posted: July 28th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

piggy bank eats coins for lunch

filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful

Banpresto Face Bank Eats Coins

Actually, there are no pigs involved in this bank. Rather, just another case of a bizarre gadget from the streets of Japan.

With its oddly misshapen wedge of of a head, Banpresto’s Face Bank is a rather disturbing looking device…

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posted: June 8th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

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