Monthly Archives: March 2009

Transformer or keyboard?

Written by anthony. Posted on 26 March, 2009. Filed under Technology. Tagged , . No comments.
Art Lebedev studio designed a keyboard that blends traditional with an emerging screen-based model a few years ago called the Optimus Maximus. The keyboard features OLED displays under each key that are capable of displaying video at up to 10fps. This makes it possible to have a customised keyboard for each application using letters [...]

The next-gen console is …

Written by anthony. Posted on 24 March, 2009. Filed under Events, Technology. Tagged , , , . No comments.
The Game Developers Conference is on this week in San Francisco. One of the more interesting announcements has come from startup company OnLive — their website will feature a big announcement tonight at 2.15am UK time (7.15pm pacific time). They have developed an on-demand gaming streaming service, which essentially means you can play games running [...]

Wearable projected gestural interfaces

Written by anthony. Posted on 18 March, 2009. Filed under Research. Tagged . No comments.
MIT’s media lab have unveiled a series of short videos demonstrating possible scenarios and advantages of their sixth sense interface — a wearable projected gestural interface. The gestures are based on a multi-touch screen interface but as the interface is projected there is no need for a screen, so mobility is easy and costs [...]

Glitchy fashionable effects

Written by anthony. Posted on 11 March, 2009. Filed under Inspiration, Opinion. Tagged , , . No comments.
An interesting observation came up a number of years ago in one of my typography tutorials at the National Institute of Design while I was presenting some work. The T-shirt I was wearing featured deteriorated type on the sleeve. The print was worn, faded and some of the letters were even beginning to fall off, [...]

Interactive public art

Written by anthony. Posted on 6 March, 2009. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged , , . No comments.
Cinimod are a London-based design studio involved in the creation of public interaction design pieces. I saw Beacon at the Kinetica Art fair last weekend. I thought it would make a really nice entrance piece for a bar or club. Beacon is a kinetic light installation with a mind of its own. An array of emergency beacon [...]