Designing for an Internet of Things -- Timo Arnall, Lift 09

This is the talk that Timo Arnall gave at Lift France 09, in which he talks about the Internet of Things and moving beyond screen-based interactions.

Sixth Sense, Patti Maes, TED

Patti Maes (MIT Media Lab) talks about and demonstrates Sixth Sense, “a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data”.

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Augmented Reality -- "Nearest Tube" iPhone App

It looks like 2009 is the year of the augmented reality application. After several for Android, here is one for the iPhone 3GS. It uses the iPhone’s GPS and compass to show you where the nearest London Underground station is. Nice.

Product site

UPDATE: There is now also a version for New York — New York Nearest Subway.

Touchwall by Schematic

Schematic’s multi-touch, multi-user Touchwall.

Hi by Multitouch Barcelona

Hi, by Multitouch Barcelona.

Conceptic

E-menu by Conceptic

mæve Table Application

A short screen recording of the mæve table application (project site: http://portal.mace-project.eu/maeve)

mæve Installation (Venice Biennale 2008)

By placing physical project cards on an interactive surface, the visitors can explore an organic network of projects, people and media. mæve is designed and developed by the Interface Design team of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

Project site: http://portal.mace-project.eu/maeve

Sheraton Interactives

This video shows the three interactive portions of the revitalization of the lobby of the Sheraton Toronto—a large reactive frieze wall, a video mirror which depicts you out of clouds, and a news ticker.

Project site: http://lab.rockwellgroup.com/work/sheraton-toronto

Interactive Mirror

This interactive mirror concept features proximity sensors, gesturing, and both near-field and far-field infrared.

Conceptualized by Alpay Kasal of Lit Studios and Sam Ewen of Interference Inc. Designed/constructed by Alpay Kasal.

Project site: blog.litstudios.com

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