living with technology and other stuff
one thing I commonly hear is that “I want to experiment with the demos out there but I don’t have a Kinect”. From that, I decided to make a library that identically replicates the libfreenect library so that anything that dynamically links it can function without requiring a Kinect.
Go and check out Brandyn White’s site to learn more about it.
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There are some crazy ideas here. I really like the fiber optic pass through for object detection. I still think RFID would be a better solution since you have to uniquely identify each element and teach your program to know that object. Although the gradient tags give you orientation.
Madgets are transparent tangible controls for multi-touch tables. Our system combines electromagnetic actuation with fiber optical tracking.
For more information: Visit hci.rwth-aachen.de/madgets
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I wanted to see how well the iPad worked in comparison to the Kindle in different lighting situations. To be somewhat fair I tested the Kindle app on the iPad to the Kindle 2 device. You can see the results of my very unscientific test below.
The first test is a side by side in a well lit room
Both devices fair well. I still really like the Kindle screen for long term reading since it has a non-glare screen which can result in less eye strain.
The next test was in a dark room.
Without a light the Kindle doesn’t work at all, but then again neither does a regular book.
The next test was in direct sunlight
The Kindle is the big winner here, but even though the photo doesn’t show it well, the transflective screen on the iPad is very useable in direct sunlight. What is interesting is that it worked better with the sun shining right at it, over being just in the shade.
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