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		<title>Fakenect &#8211; OpenKinect driver simulator, experiment with the Kinect without the hardware</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2010/12/fakenect-openkinect-driver-simulator-experiment-with-the-kinect-without-the-hardware/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[one thing I commonly hear is that &#8220;I want to experiment with the demos out there but I don&#8217;t have a Kinect&#8221;.&#160; 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 [...]
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		<title>Computing from the past</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2010/12/computing-from-the-past/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Related posts: Ask Dr. Ryan &#8211; from the past OLPC, future of computing, and stuff&#8230;
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		<title>Madgets: Actuating Widgets on Interactive Tabletops</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2010/08/madgets-actuating-widgets-on-interactive-tabletops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2010/08/madgets-actuating-widgets-on-interactive-tabletops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]
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		<title>iPad vs. Kindle lighting test</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2010/04/ipad-vs-kindle-lighting-test/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2010/04/ipad-vs-kindle-lighting-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kindle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]
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		<title>David Kelley Demos the Touch Tag</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2010/04/david-kelley-demos-the-touch-tag/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2010/04/david-kelley-demos-the-touch-tag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[See David Kelley of Wirestone demonstrate his prototype for building immersive retail experiences. As a customer approaches a product, the price tag, display and even the placement wall can all come alive with this integrated application. This was built using the Arduino Ping prototype mentioned in my previous post WPF Sonar application using Arduino and [...]
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		<title>David J Kelley on Windows 7 Touch and Wirestone</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2010/03/david-j-kelley-on-windows-7-touch-and-wirestone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2010/03/david-j-kelley-on-windows-7-touch-and-wirestone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[touch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Touchtags]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[David J Kelley on Windows 7 Touch and Wirestone from Interact on Vimeo. Our own David Kelley talking on camera at the MVP summit about Windows 7 touch technologies, touch tags and their projects in the retail space Related posts: David Kelley Demos the Touch Tag Multi-Touch Interaction Windows 7 multitouch
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		<title>Goldfish Music Box for iPhone</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2010/01/goldfish-music-box-for-iphone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2010/01/goldfish-music-box-for-iphone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This application converts color into music. It can turn your goldfish or any moving objects into an interactive music box. iPhone App: Goldfish Music Box from Francis Lam on Vimeo. db-db-db.com/goldfish Related posts: iPhone as remote keyboard Testing the new iPhone WordPress app Multitouch Space Invaders
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		<title>The Useless Machine</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2010/01/useless-machine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
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		<title>Zimoun Electric Art</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2009/12/zimoun-electric-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimoun : Sound Sculptures &#038; Installations &#124; Compilation Video V1.5 from ZIMOUN VIDEO ARCHIVE on Vimeo. To learn more about the artist visit zimoun.ch Related posts: Projection overlay art
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		<title>GelSight</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2009/12/gelsight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can learn more at the GelSight website No related posts.
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