http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBAYyGPL6kE
Dualo du-touch is a new musical instrument equipped with a unique and brilliant layout of keys, allowing the user to see and understand music in a better way.
Remote.js is a super slick way to wirelessly communicate between devices without the use of additional hardware or a middle man. Instead it relies on tones: Applications can communicate with one another by literally emitting tones at different frequencies. The receiving computer listens for that tone (via standard microphone input) and then reacts accordingly. No web sockets, nodejs, or any other middle man required.
The Company Creatables launched a Kickstarter on their project Strawbees the other day.
It is a set of small components that enables you to build flexible structures using straws or other suitable materials.
Their Kickstarter video shows a few things they have made in their workshops. Also encouraging kids to discover.
These are some images from their Kickstarter to illustrate some of the things they show in the video.
Company Web for more projects of theirs, including Ass Savers for bike enthusiasts
http://www.creatables.se
You’ll find the Kickstarter here
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1624049406/strawbees-dream-big-build-bigger
The SoundWorks Collection takes you behind the scenes and straight to the dub stage for a look into audio post-production feature films, video game sound design, and original soundtrack scoring. This exclusive and intimate video series focuses on individuals and teams behind-the-scenes bringing to life some of the worlds most exciting projects.
The SoundWorks Collection is produced by Michael Coleman. http://www.soundworkscollection.com
Vision Gran Turismo is a project in which the world’s automotive manufacturers, carrozzerias , and other global brands develop and announce concept cars for Gran Turismo. This is a present for Gran Turismo and its fans commemorating the 15th anniversary of the series.
I find it fascinating to see how much effort is put into crafting vehicles for the game, and how close the game is getting to real life driving through audio visual channels. Still not the real thing, but getting closer from new angles (new cars firs available in the game engine).
More info: http://www.gran-turismo.com
This electronic dance class for kids, with Miss Nelson and Bruce Haack features many fun things. Just notice that suitcase with upside down cutlery boxes.
http://youtu.be/zmZqDfFDK5Y
If you enjoy this sort of thing, have a look at some more Bruce Haack!
Friendshippr is a social utility for friend to friend shipping. It is not a shipping service provider or a shipping company. It’s simply a platform for you to connect with your friends for the purpose of shipping.
Sounds like something I’d use.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49KmS0IkyW8
This video has been circulating around the web for a while, it shows researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology experimenting with touch in robotic arms. One aspect being a type of sensitive skin (albeit crude in it’s present form).
A few things aside, what I find particularly interesting is the reaction from Henry in his first ‘skin to skin’ meeting with the robotic arm as it helps him put on a blanket. It starts at about 00:35, here is an excerpt.
“With the touch sensitive skin I can feel the robot keeping contact forces low but still in constant pursuit of its goal. I felt immediately that it wouldn’t hurt me. But rather it seemed aware of my presence as it went about its business.”
Read more on the Georgia Tech webpage: http://www.robotics.gatech.edu/newsroom/features/touch
[I removed the audio clip since it was set to autoplay by default, very annoying]
In a world of touchscreens, Calvin Chu wants to bring physical buttons, knobs, and sliders back to everyday computing with Palette. And usability expert Jared Spool on the trend toward physicality and tactility in user interface design. (excerpt from CBC website)
Learn more about this episode and Spark (the radio show): http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2013/12/15/hands-on-interaction
Great videos from the amazing people at Microsoft Research. More MSR goodness at http://research.microsoft.com
An interesting controller idea with modular sections to customize pads, buttons and joysticks, mixing analog and binary signals. More info and video at: http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/03/sinister-gamepad-hands-on
Vytas SunSpiral and Adrian Agogino at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. and their colleagues suspect there might be a way to make solar system exploration much simpler and cheaper, by embedding science instruments inside a flexible, deformable robotic exoskeleton. This spherical structure might be able to land without assistance, absorbing most of the shock of impact itself and so saving mass needed for more complex landing gear. Once the spacecraft has reached an extraterrestrial surface, it could use this same structure to roll around without wheels, propelling itself by making slight tweaks to its shape.
The Cubli is a 15 × 15 × 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on its corner. Reaction wheels mounted on three faces of the cube rotate at high angular velocities and then brake suddenly, causing the Cubli to jump up. Once the Cubli has almost reached the corner stand up position, controlled motor torques are applied to make it balance on its corner. In addition to balancing, the motor torques can also be used to achieve a controlled fall such that the Cubli can be commanded to fall in any arbitrary direction. Combining these three abilities — jumping up, balancing, and controlled falling — the Cubli is able to ‘walk’.
More details: http://www.idsc.ethz.ch/Research_DAndrea/Cubli
Mother. She cares about your safety, fitness, comfort and joy.
Sense Mother is at the head of a family of small connected sensors that blend into your daily life to make it serene, healthy and pleasurable.
From the same people who brought us Nabaztag 10 years ago!
KORG and littleBits collaborated to offer a really nice audio + electronic toolkit. Check out the review at CreateDigitalMusic.com.
To top it off, the modules are all open source: https://github.com/littlebitselectronics/eagle-files
Check out more videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/littleBitsInc/videos