The acts of writing and drawing have been largely altered since the arrival of the computer. While the computer is certainly convenient, we have lost something important: hand writing recognition does not have the subtle sensorial experience of writing on paper with tactile pen and aromatic ink. » Continue Reading

The IntelliMat is a wireless PC designed to work on the floor. It is less than an inch thick, and is designed to be walked on and have carts pushed over it. The IntelliMat has a gently slopping ramp that fits snug to the floor making it easy to walk on, or effortlessly roll a shopping cart over. It is in fact designed to be walked and rolled on. Its four 15 inch LCD screens are powered by one single small voltage electrical cord that plugs into any regular wall outlet. » Continue Reading

amBX is shorthand for ‘ambient experiences’. Driving the next generation of home entertainment, it’s a scripting language, a software engine and architecture. But it’s what amBX does that makes all the difference.
With amBX, multiple devices in your room work in harmony to deliver new entertainment experiences: surround lighting, sound, vibration, air movement and other effects. It takes what’s pretty much a ‘virtual’ activity - games, DVDs, music - and turns it into a far more tangible, immersive experience. » Continue Reading

What few thought possible has now come true: wide-format digital photography. With a resolution of 7,500 pixels vertically and 21,250 pixels horizontally this camera creates a 160 million pixel image. Seitz 6×17 Digital
This substantial resolution makes it possible to create high quality reproductions. A variety of different formats is possible: 6×6, 6×9, 6×15 or a full 6×17 panorama. No limits for high definition photography! » Continue Reading

Philips Design announced today that it has developed a seriesof dynamic garments as part of the ongoing SKIN exploration research into the area known as ‘emotional sensing’. The garments, which are intended for demonstration purposes only, demonstrate how electronics can be incorporated into fabrics and garments in order to express the emotions and personality of the wearer.
The marvelously intricate wearable prototypes include ‘Bubelle’, a dress surrounded by a delicate ‘bubble’ illuminated by patterns that changed dependent on skin contact- and ‘Frison’, a body suit that reacts to being blown on by igniting a private constellation of tiny LEDs. » Continue Reading

The display of 2D images is fundamental to nearly all forms of visual presentation, and pursuing display methods based on insight of human perception may reveal many new possibilities. Information display should be thought of as a conjunction of both the human and the device, and there are still many resources available on the human side. Here, we propose a 2D information display system, which uses perceptional features during eye movements. » Continue Reading

Fujitsu unveiled a new type of “invisible” barcode, called FP (Fine Picture) code, which allows data to be embedded directly into color print photographs. FP code consists of a series of faint yellow lines — said to be invisible to the naked eye — which are overlaid on the photograph during the printing process. Once encoded, a photograph can retain its original quality while serving as an “object hyperlink” to websites that users can access via mobile phone. » Continue Reading

Siemens has announced a new colour display screen that can be printed onto paper or cardboard and is thin, flexible, and affordable enough to be included in books, magazines, labels, tickets, instructions, multimedia games embedded in the breakfast cereal box and a host of other traditionally “dumb” media where clarity of the message is vital – such as the dosage instructions on drugs, installation instructions for people who » Continue Reading

The Holoscreen is a revolutionary holographic film which displays any image fed through a projector at a specific angle on to a transparent display. All other light is ignored. The result is a remarkably bright and sharp image quality - even in brightly lit environments. The screen is a 1.5m x 1.0m rectangle of 10mm glass with a 610mm x 814mm sheet of translucent attached to it. Any type of projector can be used to cast the image. To complete the futuristic setup, a pair of optional Ferguson Hill FH001 speakers can be positioned either side of the screen. » Continue Reading

Physical Interaction Design” involves the design of objects for sensing (usually humans) and displaying information (to all our senses). It involves making new devices with embedded sensors, electronics, microcontrollers and communication. We believe that the best way to do Physical Interaction Design is with rapid iteration of working prototypes.
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TASTE DJ operates in the way of many DJ does. The main control desk is equipped with Backward key, push buttons and knobs, by which cooking mode, firepower, micro oven, water, and volume of stereo are controlled. Also a powerful multimedia system is available, you can enjoy music when cooking, at the same time to enjoy movie through a touching panel with adjustable direction, browse web site, » Continue Reading

The future of user interfaces for computer technology looks fascinating and full of amazing surprises. After having showcased the eery magic of seeing images displayed into thin air, user interface researcher Jeff Han guides you to see how amazing will be working with computers once we will have gotten rid of mouses and will begin to draw and manipulate screen objects directly with our fingers. » Continue Reading

Philips Research intends to impress the visitors at this year’s IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) with a world-first demonstration of promotional jackets and furniture featuring its innovative Lumalive technology. Lumalive textiles make it possible to create fabrics that carry dynamic advertisements, graphics and constantly changing color surfaces. The Philips stand in Hall 22 will act as a showcase for the Lumalive textile products that will be worn by Philips’ hostesses and embedded into booth furniture of the Future Zone. » Continue Reading

The Radius 320™ incorporates three 20.1″ LCD panels into a continuous display system with a total resolution of 5.76 million pixels. With the individual panels wrapping around the user, the Radius 320™ provides an ergonomically-friendly viewing experience across a 50-inch diagonal. » Continue Reading

The wearable PC that revolutionize the way we use computers Wearable technologies represent the latest evolution in computing, and Eurotech Group has made such devices more flexible and pervasive than ever before to address users’ needs and improve their quality of life. Wearable PCs are chiefly characterized by their ability to integrate into users’ personal space and provide immediate computing and multimedia capabilities without monopolizing the users’ attention. » Continue Reading

DNP has developed Multi-Primary color filters (adding Yellow, Cyan to RGB) which enables to enlarge color gamut, mass production for the high quality displaymarket will start in this autumn .Dainippon Printing corporation has developed Multi Primary Color filter » Continue Reading

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (DNP) has added an in-built speaker to its “Crystal Illusion Screen” line up of transparent projection screens and will commence marketing the expanded lineup from October. “Crystal Illusion Screen” is a transparent projection screen that is coated with special liquid crystal materials on the surface of the film. As the system efficiently reflects light only from projector images, it is possible to clearly display those images even in bright settings. » Continue Reading

Plastic Logic is developing and exploiting world-class technology for manufacturing printed plastic electronic circuits. These circuits are constructed using solution processing and direct-write techniques and consist of transistors and other components that are produced from polymers and a variety of other materials. » Continue Reading

A small camera and 512 forehead-mounted electrodes capture the frontal view, extract outlines, and convert the data to tactile electrical stimulation. The system is primarily designed for the visually impaired, but it can be a third eye for users with normal sight. Although electrical stimulation has a long » Continue Reading

Digital Information Development (DID) has developed a highly portable virtual piano that is played with a keyboard consisting of projected laser beams. The box-shaped device measures about 10 x 3 x 3 cm (4 x 1 x 1 in.) and weighs about 100 grams (3.5 oz.). Using a red semiconductor laser module and holographic optical element, the device projects a 25-key » Continue Reading

Optical camouflage is a kind of active camouflage. This idea is very simple. If you project background image onto the masked object, you can observe the masked object just as if it were virtually transparent. This shows the principle of the optical camouflage using X’tal Vision. You can select camouflaged object to cover with retroreflector. Moreover, to project a stereoscopic image, the observer looks at the masking object more transparent. » Continue Reading

Feeling the need for an undisturbed and private space for your audio and video entertainment requirement, but frowning upon the size and weight of a desktop monitor? Leadtek has got a solution. With Leadtek Head-mounted Display Xeye, you are essentially carrying a 50-inch large-screen personal cinema. Leadtek has announced the head-mounted display, Xeye. Weighing merely 115 grams, Xeye is » Continue Reading