Wakamaru showed up in UNIQLO store in SOHO, it offered some basic greeting, but I think it still has some different with my imagination, for instance, it had no reaction when people ask question sometime. Moreover, the sentences which Wakamaru can used is not enough, so, for now, robot still more like decoration…
"Synchronized for the Audi Q5 the latest from Psyop, produced with Tempomedia and Stink, for Berlin agency Heimat. Psyop was asked to show the principle of synchronicity and to find interesting ways to create real images of driving using thousands of perfectly synchronized humans holding cards."
Incredible visual idea plus great execution, created a whole new image of the car.
For now, there are only two DSLR can shoot movie, Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D90. The new DSLR shows great ability about shoot movies, the biggest advantages are the shallow depth of field and exchangeability of lens. The result of HD video which shot by DSLR can compete with the expensive video camera, I think this new technology can give students and independent movie studio more opportunity to create high-quality movies.
"We’re really enjoying the work of interactive design group Sound Butter. The duo of Patrick Li and Ian Gallais has a radically different approach to design. Using humor, everyday objects, artistic flair and a healthy dose of adventurous experimentation, Sound Butter makes you simultaneously laugh and think with their creations. One such project is the “visible sound sewing machine”. It’s a prototype of a device that would make sound visible and physical by sewing waveforms onto fabric.”
This is an interesting idea, like its name, user can sew “music” on the clothes by this Sewing Machine, but other people may not know those waveforms are “music.”
This is a creative mechanical waterfall system in Japan, it can forms words and objects, I think it is a very good example that technology integrated with visual design!
The Kinetic sculpture is build with 714 suspended metal balls, it can form any different shapes by magnetic force. The film shows some abstractions and typical BMW vehicle forms.
Bullet Point (Purpose / uses): -Talk: Gizmo can communicate with user. -Intelligence: Gizmo can help user solve question. -Portable: Gizmo is extreme small.
Treatment: -Gizmo shows up in a very small device. -User can create a Gizmo friend, and it can be any figures. -Gizmo will stay with user forever.
“SecondLight,” the new multi-touch display technology by Microsoft. The new table projects an image through the table itself, so that any translucent material (such as tracing paper or perspex) held above the Surface screen displays a different image to what you see on the table's display.
How it works?
SecondLight works by projecting two different images from beneath the table. The table surface itself is formed of a liquid crystal display that switches between frosted and transparent states when electrical voltage is passed through it.
By rapidly flicking the screen between the two states, the table appears as permanently diffuse, displaying an image like an ordinary Surface table.
The screen is, in fact, transparent for half the time. And during these periods then second image is beamed on to the paper, confusing the eye into believing it's seeing two images simultaneously.
Using an infrared camera, the secondary "display" can also be used as a multitouch surface. What's more, it can display video.
This is a new technology about lighting Fabric from Philips call “Lumalive.”
Standard Lumalive panels measure 20 cm square and contain an array of 14 x 14 pixels, spaced a little over one centimeter apart. The panels can be interlinked or scaled up to cover large areas.
Lumalive fabrics incorporate arrays of LED pixels mounted on a flexible lightweight substrate, with each pixel containing closely spaced red, green and blue LEDs.
The flexibility of the substrate material in which the LEDs are embedded and the softness of the covering layers make Lumalive fabrics pliable, while the low weight of the panels (typically around 100 grams) means they add very little to the total weight of garments. As a result, clothing made of Lumalive fabrics should remain comfortable to wear.
Electrical connection to the panels is made via a waterproof connector leading to a compact control unit, measuring around 11.5 x 6.5 x 2 cm and weighing approximately 150 grams, that contains the control electronics and battery pack.
Based around an ARM microprocessor and 256 MB of flash memory for content storage, the control unit allows the display of animated graphics sequences of up to ten minutes duration.
Lumalive fabric solutions are supplied with Windows-based PC software that interfaces with the USB connector on the control unit, allowing for animated graphics, scrolling text messages or moving images to be uploaded.
The Li-ion battery in the control unit typically powers a single 20 cm square 14 x 14-pixel Lumalive panel for three to four hours, depending on the type of visuals displayed.
Lumalive panels are encased in a translucent pocket of water-resistant material, allowing them to be used in applications where the material may be subjected to rain, snow or liquid spills.
