THE FUTURE IS AWESOME » design http://www.thefutureisawesome.com All things future Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:03:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Augmented Identity http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2009/07/09/augmented-identity/ http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2009/07/09/augmented-identity/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:31:28 +0000 Duncan http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/?p=831 augemented-identity

“Augmented ID is a TAT concept that visualizes the digital identities of people you meet in real life. With a mobile device and face recognition software from Polar Rose, Augmented ID enables you to discover selected information about people around you. All users control their own augmented appearance, by selecting the content and social network links they want show to others. Modifying your augmented ID is easier than fixing your hair in real life and, of course, TAT Cascades will make sure you look great! ”

All we need now is a big brother style database of face photos… Oh wait we have Facebook already!

[TAT | YouTube]

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“The World’s First Augmented Reality Browser. Layar is a free application on your mobile phone which shows you what is around you by displaying real time digital information on top of reality though the camera of the mobile phone.”

[Layar]

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Someone needs to use these as pixels and make this wall display information!

More great buildings with vertical vegetation over at WebEcoist

[WebEcoist]

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Augmented reality meets sketchup in this short film by Bruce Branit.

[Bruce Branit | Vimeo]

]]> http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2009/03/06/world-builder/feed/ 0 Siftables are Impressive Toys http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2009/02/13/siftables-are-impressive-toys/ http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2009/02/13/siftables-are-impressive-toys/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:57:02 +0000 Duncan http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/?p=711

If you’re viewing this in an rss reader these videos may not work. So click here.

This is a demonstration of Siftables (cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands) by MIT grad student David Merrill. These impressive toys can do simple math, create music, and communicate with each other. Now this is what I call “hands on learning“.

[MIT Labcast | Ted]

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Some of the parts for this tiny little remote controlled helicopter we’re printed out. That’s right, printed out. Shapeways member buho29 (I think his name is Jose Alonso can’t find his website) used a 3d printer to print the parts! Toy manufacturers take note…

[Shapeways | via Bruce Sterling]

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I love this 3d projection stuff.

[Klip Collective | Watch this in HD @ Vimeo | via make]

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[Autodesk | Core77 | video 1 video 2]

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This luminaire is made up of 36 tiny solar panels that power a series of internal lights. The panels are laid out in a circular fashion to ensure that they’ll capture the most sunlight possible. This charges the the battery for night time use!

[Design by Damien O'Sullivan | via make]

]]> http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2008/12/04/solar-lantern-stays-on-forever/feed/ 0 NeoProj takes 3D Video Projection to a whole new level http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2008/12/03/neoproj-takes-3d-video-projection-to-a-whole-new-level/ http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2008/12/03/neoproj-takes-3d-video-projection-to-a-whole-new-level/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:43:33 +0000 Duncan http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/?p=640

[NeoProj] (only worked in safari for me)

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