TED: Tom Wujec Shows 13th-Century Astrolabe
Tom Wujec, a Fellow at Autodesk, the makers of design software for engineers, filmmakers, designers. At Autodesk, he has worked on software including SketchBook Pro, PortfolioWall and Maya…
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John La Grou Introduces His Smart Power Outlet
John La Grou, a long-time electronics inventor, audio designer and entrepreneur.He is a patent holder and research engineer on Safeplug, a new brand of electrical fault circuit interrupters. Besides conserving massive amounts of energy, Safeplug promises to save lives…
GET UP! Cool Alarms
My replacement blackberry, which was replaced for another reason, is having new problems now. Dropping calls, losing messages, and the alarm stopped working on it. So now Indira has to wake me up until I get it replaced… again. So this made me start looking for alarms online and I found some really cool and innovative alarm clock designs to get me up in the morning. Enjoy.
Project Natal: “The Wii Killer”
Imagine playing games on a console with no controllers, sticks, or anything. When you move your leg, you interact with the game. When you move your arm, you interact with the game.
Talks Pattie Maes Demos the Sixth Sense
This is a presentation from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry – was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine “Minority Report” and then some.