living with technology and other stuff
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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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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 PING))) sensor
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I’ve been playing around with the Arduino more and more lately and really wanted to find a way to make it work with my other world of C# and WPF. The idea was to make an application that changes the screen based on how far away the user is. The only way that I could easily think about doing it was to use an Arduino as a serial device to help communicate with the sonar sensor.
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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.
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