Peter Weibel: Observation is not a menace; observation is entertaining. Surveillance is enthusiastically enjoyed. A blog that revels […]
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The RFID video player is a program that plays videos full screen, the playback is triggered by placing […]
TEMPEST is based on the surveillance technology known as Van Eck Phreaking – computer screen content can be […]
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Blow, by Taife Smetschka, is a breath-controlled video installation. There’s a microphone and a projection of a clip […]
The Interface Culture at the Linz University of Art was founded last year by Christa Sommerer and Laurent […]
There’s a pretty cool project by a student of the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in London* […]
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As you might have noticed, I’m a ridiculously huge fan of Toshio Iwai (thanks so much lovely Yvan […]
Firebirds is based on a scientific experiment from the Victorian area, in which Chichester Bell discovered that a […]
I’m making a sloppy job at blogging the Ars Electronica conference. Jan is doing a much better job […]
The G-Player (Global player), by German artist Jens Brand, works like a CD-player. But instead of playing CDs, […]
At the Architektur Forum in Linz i saw a poster of these “Love arms.” Made entirely by Ujino […]
Yesterday at the Architektur Forum in Linz i caught a glimpse (a glimpse was enough, thank you. As […]
Pussy Weevil is an individual software animated character that responds to the viewer’s distance or proximity. Your position […]
The dial movements of the 4 Part Clock reflect the environment in which its networked sensors are placed. […]
In Interface #4 / tennis V180 two people play tennis using comtuper screens as rackets. The installation bridges […]
I had read about bondage before. I thought “Ok, sounds cool!” but when i saw it this morning […]
What people would do to get a couple of gizmos. In Futureshop’s Dorm Room, 6 strangers in seven […]
URBANtells is a mobile sound installation in which the user explores a neighborhood on foot, “data-diving” with a […]
A research consortium will conduct tests at Kansai International Airport from October on robots designed to help passengers. […]
After this rather serious blogging day, here’s an easy post about the only Illy cups I ever wanted […]
Scrapple: A physical active score table, by Golan Levin, is a physical version of the screen-based Audiovisual Environments […]
Jumping Rope is the classic children’s game of jump rope transferred into the digital world. Your skill at […]
I arrived this afternoon at Ars Electronica and, God, i’m here till Tuesday and have the impression i’ll […]
I’m going to Linz to cover the Ars Electronica festival. But all I can think about right now […]
Berlin-based designer Mareike Gast has created Refugee Radio, a radio for better communication in refugee camps, powered by […]
At the upcoming Internationale Funkausstellung 2005 in Berlin, Philips Research will show prototypes of its photonic textiles—fabrics that […]
Animated computer-generated adverts are to appear on the sides of London’s red buses. Outdoor ad company Viacom Outdoor […]
The pictures speak for themselves (Konomi is too busy to translate it for me anyway) Via What’s that!?, […]
After having spotted a new series of stamps devoted to American scientists, the guys at Stay Free! Daily […]
New York architect Peter Eisenman has planned to fit the Arizona Cardinals new stadium (Glendale, Ariz.) with a […]
Urban Nomad Shelter’s vivid colours and biomorphic forms contradict a stereotype of cardboard-box vagrancy. It was conceived as […]
Gryphon-like extension to an Edwardian house, Melbourne. Via dexigner World Architecture News.
General Motors plans to build a vehicle which automatically stays in lane and will not crash into the […]
Artist and composer Tristan Perich‘s new project is called One Bit Music. This low-fi musical device consists of […]
DIMobile is a 53-foot-long truck that travels throughout the U.S. When the vehicle arrives at a location in […]
Developed by Sonic Studio, BodyRest is a wearable device (PDA + headphones + sensors) that produces customized music […]
Jan at Piecoplastic has set up a wiki-list for bloggers, mobloggers, wikis, social bookmarks covering ars electronica 2005. […]
As part of George Bush’s push to revisit the Moon by 2018, Nasa is using the Hubble Space […]
Japan plans to improve traffic conditions with a “smart” traffic control system which will have signals atuned to […]
A team led by scientists from Edinburgh University has succeeded in objects move remotely and with no direct […]