Posted: December 21st, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: Links & quotations | No Comments »
Forse l’impero, penso Kublai, non è altro che uno zodiaco di fantasmi della mente.
“Il giorno in cui conoscerò tutti gli emblemi” chiese a Marco “riuscirò a possedere il mio impero, finalmente?”
E il veneziano: “Sire, non lo credere: quel giorno sarai tu stesso emblema tra gli emblemi.”
Da Le città invisibili di Calvino.
Posted: December 11th, 2008 | Author: (author unknown) | Filed under: Syndicated | Comments Off
We have already seen a ton of touch based screens, ranging from ones with a simple input method to very complex multi-touch and multi-sensor displays. Now you can do the same with mirrors.
This mirror is created by LitStudio, and features proximity sensors, gesture based interaction, near- and far-field infrared.
Take a look:



Interactive Mirror from Alpay Kasal on Vimeo.
Clothing companies would be the first to really benefit from this technology. Imagine the dressing rooms in clothing stores. If you want to try on a shirt, the mirrors, in the dressing rooms, would react not only to what you are doing, but also to the specific product that you are holding in your hand.
The mirror could provide additional information, or other types of interactive experiences. Taking the virtual shopping experience to another level.
(via LitStudio)
Posted: December 6th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: Ideas & points of view | No Comments »
“One of the things our grandchildren will find quaintest about us is that we
distinguish the digital from the real.” —William Gibson in a Rolling Stone interview, November 7, 2007
Posted: December 6th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: Ideas & points of view | No Comments »
He suggested that truth should be considered an emotion. Interesting thought, Francesco.