Now that Europe seems to open itself to the joys of capsule dwelling, Japan’s love affair with the […]
In Peau d’Ane, a young princess orders impossible wedding gifts from her father in order to avoid marrying […]
The University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo has developed Augmented Coliseum, an amazing (just have a look at the […]
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Packs of fags. Picture above is a packet of mythic Belgian cigs, the Royal Tigra. Via a best […]
With the Facial Control for Electric Guitar project, David Merrill mapped the output of a real-time face-tracker onto […]
Here’s some notes from Jens Hauser’s talk at the Hybrid Identities symposium, Ars Electronica, on Saturday September 9. […]
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Another one spotted at Ars Electronica. The Singing Skeleton Pilot consists of a “skeleton guitar” you must strap […]
The sound installation PAUSE is made of 5 hammocks connected to each other at the center by a […]
Honda has developed the first airbags for motorcycles. The airbag, which inflates after sensors detect an oncoming crash, […]
Kayagomori is a pretty fascinating concept by Daisuke Uriu and Naohito Okude from KEIO University in Japan. This […]
A team from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) have been given the go-ahead to create a […]
Nomadic Yooff is a piece of luggage/furniture designed for teenagers of divorced parents with more than one place […]
Shimizu has worked with the Nakagawa Laboratory on a system for museums that uses visible light to convey […]
A team at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a power-generating backpack. Dubbed “Suspended-load Backpack”, the device converts […]
Jiacong “jay” Yan‘s Whisper, a bed of freshly cut Cala Lilies gives us the chance to get an […]
The Ladder is a mixed-reality installation. The room is plain apart from a window, cut high into the […]
Gemini Residence, by Dutch architects MVRDV and Danish office Jensen+Jørgensen+Wohlfeldt, is in fact two former grain silos on […]
A digital device to be launched today in the UK apparently allows “addressable advertising” – only showing commercials […]
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A few notes taken during the Net Vision forum at Ars Electronica, on Monday, September 5. Image The […]
Throughout the London Design Festival 2005 (15-30 September), Light Bikes, a series of mobile lighting installations will take […]
As-Rigid-As-Possible Shape Manipulation is a system that lets a user move and deform a 2D shape without manually […]
Kiitemoiide-TUNE is a device which enables users to listen to the conversation at a party, and feel the […]
Maybe not complete but worth a look. Via Happy Palace.
The ICA’s Digital Studio has just opened the first solo show in the UK of Vuk Cosic, one […]
Uturn is Marie Danel’s graduation project. The product is intended for the 400,000 Danes suffering from incontinence. Uturn […]
There were huge photomontages of Action Half Life at the Brucknerhaus during Ars Electronica. This photografic travesty mixes […]
Among the distinction project (Concept category) of the 51st Annual Design Review is Johnny Applesandal, eco-conscious footwear that […]
Ephemeral Gumboots is a human/computer-dance/music interactive system. It can be a game (for anyone to try) and an […]
Oxford University is working with a Japanese car manufacturer to design vehicles with tactile warning alarms built in […]
Peter Weibel: Observation is not a menace; observation is entertaining. Surveillance is enthusiastically enjoyed. A blog that revels […]
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 […]
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* […]
Modulobe, by Kouichirou Eto et al., is a free software tool for constructing virtual creatures. [Sample creatures made […]
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 […]