Having a hit on you isn’t that bad at least that is what a Berlin University student is pointing out. The ring keeps track of the number of times the wearer’s name has been “googled” and displays it as a number. The ring is updated whenever the ring is placed on its dock at night….
Author: Sabrina
“Vice-Versa” digital clock
I thought the design concept on this clock is really simple, but just really.. nice. I think it’s a great combination of the old analog look with newer digital technology. As you can see, the hands have a display built in on the tip, which shows the numbers.Kind of reminds me of the clock display…
Creative Post-It Notes
Post its are no longer just a way of writing memos or labeling which toothbrush is yours. It is now an art form. Once again I found this site on stumble, the best program ever. They come in a vatiety of colors now so you can make pretty much anything with them. One thing that…
glowing hulas
This is actually a bunch of PVC hula hoops. This piece was installed in New York, and was designed by Seoul-based practice Mass Studies. The piece was 3x larger than the original one seen by one of the founding member of Mass Studies. In order to keep the cost down hula hoops and zip ties…
takin time to stop and “smell the roses”
This piece is called “Hidden Love Song.” The title itself was enough to catch my attention!! In this piece the artists presented the wall as a whole interactive, scratch off layer. People could scratch to reveal hidden words or sounds, or they could leave their own messages behind. This is so beautiful in that by…
Customization
Unsatisfied by keyboards that can be bought mass market, someone has customized their keyboard and mouse. It seems like a great freedom that there can be this sort of customization, with the information to do so out there for any guy or girl to use, often times simple enough to understand if you happen to…
A stress monitor for computer users
Researchers from Tufts University have been developing a device that can read people’s feelings of numbness or frustration. By using light and special laser diodes, it can monitor blood flow around the brain, which indirectly tells you how much stress the person is taking. The technology is called functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and researchers claim…
Programing chips/Fading LEDs
While looking for a way to make lights fade as part of our group project, I came across a couple of interesting links. The main link from this post takes you to a video that gives a quick but helpful introduction to programing chips. The example they show involves a special board called an ARDUINO….
Halloween Hacking part 2
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Halloween Hacking
Like to scare little children? Well how about hacking into those 5 dollar annoying ghosts to make them do what you want to do. I am adding a twist to my Barbie and looked up how to hack toys. There are tons of Halloween hacking tools to make this Halloween a little more spooky!
Text Messaging Mousetrap
Rentokil just came out with an interesting gadget. Its the Rentokil Rada Super Mousetrap. This mouse trap drops all the freindly and touchy-feely ways of dealing with the pesky rodents in you house. The Rentokil mousetrap lures the little mice into the chanmber with special infared beams. Once the mouse is in the chamber it…
Virtual books
Browsing through an interactive art exhibition, I found this cool library idea called “Librovision.” With the ‘Librovision’ someone can look through the virtual book by coming very close to the screen that the book is projected on, from a computer, and near the tips of the page moving your finger from left to right, depending…