Technabob » island http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 QR Code Island Should Be Renamed SCAN-dinavia http://technabob.com/blog/2011/09/22/qr-code-island/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/09/22/qr-code-island/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:00:27 +0000 Range http://technabob.com/blog/?p=68004 The QR-Code Island is a collaborative project between Mat Barnes and Eddie Blake, and is actually a scale-model of an island that can be scanned by smartphones as a QR code when viewed from above. You’d imagine that something like this would pop up in Dubai, but at least for now, it’s only a model.

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The model itself is offers up some intriguing possibilities, that someone will probably jump on before long. This could lead to people putting QR codes on top of their buildings or carving QR crop circles (squares?) that could be read using Google Earth, providing additional details for locations you scan from above.

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The idea would be perfect to let alien invaders know what’s really up on planet Earth, if they ever come knocking at our front door. Also, it also could provide much needed entertainment for the handful of astronauts floating around in space.

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]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2011/09/22/qr-code-island/feed/ 4 The Sights and Sounds of the Islands http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/26/the-sights-and-sounds-of-the-islands/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/26/the-sights-and-sounds-of-the-islands/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:47:34 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/26/the-sights-and-sounds-of-the-islands/ Picture yourself lying on the beach, listening to the crashing waves, soaring seagulls and the squawks of far-off dolphins… Now you can bring a bit of that feeling inside your house, thanks to this new gizmo from Japan’s TakaraTomy.

umine projector

The Healing Theater Umine projects watery blue and green moving images on your ceiling as it plays back digitally recorded sounds of the islands. In addition to a beach setting, the Umime can transport you deep into the rainforest along with chirping birds and a green, leafy light show, or under the sea, swimming with the fishes and a deep blue visual effect.

In addition to the built-in nature sounds, you can hook up your favorite media player and listen to your music as the images play. It also comes with a removable frosted dome that lets keeps the images from reaching the ceiling, instead creating a brighter, point lighting source.

As is always the case with the LED projectors, the effect requires a totally dark room, and probably won’t be quite as dramatic as the marketing image above. Still, it looks pretty cool. The Umine projector is available for pre-order now (shipping mid-August) from HimeyaShop for $84.

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