Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 1:28pm
A research project supported by Microsoft promises to bring us interactive floors that let you control your home, games, and even virtual objects.
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Monday, April 2, 2012 - 5:10am
In Japan, it's not uncommon for even middle-aged men to plaster their walls with photos of teenage pop idols. Now those legions of questionably obsessed fans can have their unrequited love reciprocated, in a way, virtually.
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 4:30am
In a 2010 episode of Doctor Who, we were introduced to Vincent Van Gogh-vision, where we got to see the world through his beautifully troubled eyes (see 2:50 min. mark). Now an interactive designer has managed to replicate the effect.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 3:58am
From the film Contact to the classic sci-fi short story The Last Question by Isaac Asimov, there's really only one piece of information humanity wants the answer to: What's out there, and where does it end?
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 3:24am
Sure, you know that you need a rain jacket if it's going to rain, but what do you think about a dress that changes light intensity if it's sunny or cloudy outside? Artist Valérie Lamontagne has created a series of...
Friday, September 25, 2009 - 9:16am
Here's a guy who wants to give you a look at exactly what's going on inside his head. Literally. After he had his brain scanned to rule out a couple of conditions, Bill Moorier was relieved to find out nothing...
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 6:50am
There's something familiar about this interactive desktop that Asus showed off at Computex 2009 in Taipei. Let's see… the surface of the desk appears to be a large interactive touchscreen, able to interface with anything you put on top of...
Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 3:16pm
If you've ever played any kind of video game, you'll find it hard not to be excited watching this demo video of Project Natal — the much-discussed controllerless gaming system for the Xbox 360 that Microsoft unveiled this week. Once...
Friday, April 17, 2009 - 2:19pm
Take a regular pillow, add some LEDs and some Wi-Fi, pair it with another, identical pillow far away, and what do you have? Probably some pretty uncomfortable bedding for starters, but you'll also have the Relational Pillow, an interactive device...
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 11:11am
"> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"> Toshiba came up with a fantastically innovative way of publicising its new digital billboards in Japan recently. The electronics company turned one of its sites in Akihabara, Tokyo, into an interactive game...
