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violet mir:ror connects all your stuff via rfid

filed under: gadgets | interactive | technology

This new device uses RFID technology to connect your physical possessions with the digital world. Cool.

Violet (the makers of those quirky Nabaztag USB rabbits) is about to unleash Mir:ror, a small puck-shaped USB gadget which acts like an interface between your everyday belongings and your computer…

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October 26th, 2008 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

make virtual lego creations on your mac with bricksmith

filed under: computing | just plain fun

Bricksmith is an open source application that allows you to make awesome virtual Lego models on your Mac. It’s a bit like a complex, tricked-out version of this LEGO iPhone app concept.

Bricksmith was created by Allen Smith. The application includes a parts browser, a full Lego color palette, drag-and-drop building, and more…

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August 13th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

iphone lego-touch: millions of bricks in your pocket

filed under: interactive | mobile tech | video games

LEGO Touch for iPhone

With all the buzz about the new iPhone SDK, all kinds of nifty applications are starting to crawl out of the woodwork. Of all the coming programs, this LEGO construction concept application has to be one of my favorites.

Designed by Nicholas G Panas of play /, LEGO-touch will let you build virtual LEGO creations using a large catalog of basic building blocks…

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March 11th, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

export to world: virtual objects get real

filed under: interactive | strange and wonderful

Virtual Donut from Export to World

There’s nothing quite like a delicious virtual donut and a hot cup of paper coffee before parking it in front of the fake TV to get my day going.

This off-the-wall creative project takes items seen in the 3D virtual world of Second Life, and transforms them into real-world (paper) objects…

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January 12th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mstation theaterbar: surround slims down

filed under: audio | home entertainment

mStation Theater Bar

I was over on the mStation website recently, when I stumbled across this interesting new sound system buried under “coming soon”. It looks like the mStation TheaterBar will soon join the ranks of one-box home theater sound systems, designed to mesh beautifully with today’s flat-screen televisions…

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December 9th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pinball tries the digital route once more

filed under: just plain fun | video games

TAB Virtual Pinball

Every once in a while a company takes a stab at trying to resurrect pinball machines using modern technology. The latest entry into the digital pinball genre replaces the old mechanical table with a large flat screen display and interchangeable digital games…

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November 26th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

change your clothes, virtually.

filed under: digital imaging | future tech | interactive

Fabric Change Augmented Reality System

This amazing tech demo shows off an augmented reality system which can digitally swap out textures on clothing. While it sounds pretty simple, the ability to exactly mimic the behavior and appearance of cloth is extremely difficult to pull off…

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November 23rd, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

7.1 surround from your headphones

filed under: computing | gadgets

USB Virtual 7.1 Channel Sound

If you’re on the road with your laptop and missing your theater setup at home, here’s a way to capture a bit of that big surround sound feel on the cheap.

The Virtual 7.1 Channel Adapter plugs into your USB port and adds virtual surround to your current PC audio system. Special driver software, called Xear 3D simulates 7.1 channel sound through just two speakers or headphones…

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October 19th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

levelhead: trippy augmented reality game

filed under: digital imaging | interactive | video games

Julian Oliver’s levelHead Interactive Game

New Zealand digital artist Julian Oliver is working on a cool game that blends the electronic universe with the real world. His work-in-progress game called levelHead uses a series of cubes placed on a table top. Digital cameras and custom software sense the movements of the cubes and superimpose digital images of a tiny little 3-dimensional gameplay universe…

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October 14th, 2007 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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