La marque Schwartz (Herb & Spice) a fait appel à Print Tech, Novalia et l’agence créative Grey London pour concevoir un poster interactif sur lequel chaque couleur d’épices possède un son quand on la touche grâce une encre spéciale. L’illustrateur Billie Jean est derrière l’illustration de toutes ces saveurs qui se transforment en sons.
This teardrop shaped portable printer from Israeli studio Zuta Labs wirelessly prints documents from tablets, smartphones or desktop computers.
Shaped like the droplet colour icon used on many domestic printers to indicate ink levels, the Mini Mobile is a pocket-sized device that can print remotely using a bluetooth connection.
It was developed by former students of the Jerusalem College of Technology, who felt frustrated by the lack of portability in today’s printers.
The team did some research into mobile printers, finding nothing that really suited their needs. So they decided to build their own.
The portable printer can connect to smartphones via bluetooth
“Being students, we worked on our laptops in different places, libraries, classrooms, cafes, trains and out in the sunshine,” explained a member of the team.
“We were able to do so because we had everything we needed with us on our phone or laptop. Yet, we always found ourselves struggling to find a place to print once the work was done.”
Measuring ten centimetres high and 11.5 centimetres in diameter, the Mini Mobile weighs 300 grams and comfortably fits into the palm of a hand.
The device connects wirelessly via Bluetooth to smartphones or PCs. When activated a hatch underneath the printer slides open, revealing the inkjet.
The Mini Mobile works by rolling across the page and printing each line individually
The user then places the Mini Mobile onto a piece of paper, using the teardrop’s pointed shape to align it with the top of the page.
Using an omni wheel system that allows it to move in multiple directions, it rolls across the page, printing in a grey-scale. When it reaches the end, the device moves down the page and continues on to the next line.
The machine uses a high resolution optical sensor to control movement, speed and placement of the robot.
“We asked ourselves, ‘why not get rid of the entire device, just put the printhead on a set of small wheels and let it run across a piece of paper’. By doing so, we allow the printer to really be as little as possible,” the team said.
The device also knows when multiple pages require printing, sending a message to the user’s laptop to place the machine on to another piece of paper.
The inkwell inside is capable of printing 1000 pages before needing to be replaced, and the battery will allow continual use for up to an hour.
The machine will print 1.2 pages per minute at a resolution of up to 96 by 192 dots per inch, but the team hopes to increase the speed when the device goes into commercial production.
Made from polycarbonate and available in matte black or white, each Mini Mobile has a thin illuminated blue strip to indicate when it is switched on.
At present, the Mini Mobile is a proof-of-concept, and Zuta Labs are currently raising funds on Kickstarter.
I remember being a kid and watching the original Power Rangers talk into their wrist watch to communicate and do all sorts of cool stuff. That was 20 years ago, making me kinda old and whoever thought of that really smart, because 2014 is the dawn of the smartwatch! Jumping on the smartwatch wagon is the Braun S concept- it packs power in the form of notifications, fitness monitoring, calling assist, messaging, music and more. It syncs wirelessly with your smartphone to give you instant access with a simplified, user-friendly homescreen that you can even control with voice commands!
Les réalisateurs de chez Cauboyz ont réalisé une vidéo à l’occasion du Montreux Jazz Festival 2014 pour présenter l’installation de lumières qui a été faite : comme des néons, les noms des chanteurs apparaissent en lumières, le tout commandé par les touches d’un piano connecté à 64 boites de lumières.
« Europe In 8 Bits » est une vidéo réalisée par Device qui explore le monde du chiptune (ou 8 bits-music) en Europe. Le concept de cette musique est de reprendre les sons de jeux vidéos de Game Boy, NES, Atari ST et Amiga pour en faire de la musique et un mouvement musical innovant.
Le graffeur Katsu a récemment présenté, à San José, une série de peintures bien particulières puisqu’elles ont été faites par un drone. Les drones contenaient des bombes spray remplies de peinture et le résultat donne des peintures très abstraites et insolites. Les photos sont à découvrir dans la suite.
A wearable 3D-printed eyeglass that monitors breathing and pupil size to measure what people find interesting online has been developed by students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College (+ movie).
Developed by Sanya Rai, Carine Collé and Florian Peuch, students of the RCA and Imperial College‘s joint Innovation Design Engineering course, the Amoeba is equipped with sensors designed to monitor three instinctive responses that indicate a person’s interest in what they see.
This sensory data is collated to create an intuitive alternative to bookmarking and other systems for keeping track of digital content.
“We believe that with the advent of wearable technologies, where devices will be constantly mapping every moment of our lives, organising our personal data will be a monumental task,” explained the team.
“Amoeba can help ease this process by bringing only the most interesting stuff to the forefront, making sure we never miss out on the important stuff and saving us a lot of time and effort.”
Designed in CAD and manufactured on a 3D printer, the design is, according to Sanya Rai, “a statement piece to let the world know that the wearer is immersed in research.”
The Amoeba records breathing rates using heat sensitive receptors near the wearers mouth. It has a camera embedded into the lens to measure pupil size and sensors on an arm that measure the electrical conductance of the skin, which varies with moisture levels generated by sweat.
These three elements combined create a snapshot of data about the emotional response of the wearer when they look at content.
The data is then converted into a digital signal which creates a visual map that can be viewed with Google’s Chrome browser.
According to the development team, the Amoeba has several applications including measuring the impact advertising has on potential customers.
Image showing the design process
“Amoeba reveals the true underlying changes in a user’s bio-data in order to get an honest and unbiased feedback to product developers and the industry.”
Another potential area of use is in measuring student engagement in online education. “The drop out rate from online courses is over 90 percent,” the team said. “Amoeba will help to tailor learning platforms according to the subconscious reactions of the user and thus keep him motivated and engaged on the learning platform.”
The students are currently developing the Amoeba to be able to measure interest in all digital content such as music and film, not just websites.
“Our final vision would be to have Amoeba as an embedded feature in all wearable devices so that it can help streamline all content for the user, bringing to the forefront only the most interesting stuff rather than the entire daily log of data,” said Rai.
Dans la lignée du spot Onyx, voici le nouveau film Peugeot pour son prototype Exalt à l’occasion du salon de Pékin. Une nouvelle fois réalisée par Paul Mignot et produite par Cream, cette vidéo époustouflante vante les mérites et la grandeur du concept avec un travail de post-production de Digital District.
La marque de design Tcherassi Vilató, basée à Barcelone, a récemment sorti sa lampe « Optimus », suspendue au plafond et faite de tubes métalliques. Un objet esthétique par sa forme mais aussi responsable puisqu’elle fonctionne avec des ampoules LED pour réduire l’énergie consommée. A découvrir dans la suite.
The iPro was designed for professionals who need a lot of everything, be it memory, workspace or processing power! If a Mac Pro and iMac had a super-baby it would be the iPro. The best of both worlds with its retina cinema display and careful balance between performance and design. It’s an all-in-one enclosed solution that can still be upgraded or downgraded easily. WARNING: Only hit the jump if you NEVER want to look at your current Apple the same again.
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