Cool New 3D Display
September 23rd, 2008
Great for tradeshow and exhibit displays.
Wireless Charging for Mobile Devices
September 23rd, 2008
Check this cool gadget out. A way to charge your electronic devices with no wires. Read the article on Philips website. I have seen 3 or 4 more of these out in the market over the past year, I am sure Best Buy will have them soon enough.
Light-Emitting Shirts!
September 23rd, 2008
Shirts that light up. Check out this cool new technology Philips showcased at IFA 2006 in Berlin. It was amazing! They are Lumalive textiles that make it possible to create fabrics that carry dynamic advertisements, graphics and constantly changing color surfaces. Lumalive fabrics feature flexible arrays of colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) fully integrated into the fabric – without compromising the softness or flexibility of the cloth.
2-Year Old Laser Projection Designs
July 15th, 2008
The really cool part of this technology, is that normal light based projection methods need reflective surfaces to improve luminance of the image, and rear light projection systems degrades over the life of the tube or device. These “new” technologies provide some interesting solutions to the old multiple screen displays, without loosing quality, and in fact: improving quality over any uneven surface. I look forward to the day when these devices were more consumer level, and from what one of these two videos suggest, they will hit the market in 18 months (2 years ago) at prices comparable or of not better than the current plasma or LCD technologies and for sizes generally larger. Doesn’t look like these products have hit the market… very, VERY interested in utilizing one of these types of projectors. It would ROCK the world we live in. Imagine being able to project a full motion flash piece on a slightly frosted window, sidewalk or whole storefront, bus terminal, the passing traffic… and it looking totally awesome! Man it would be fun an amazing canvas to paint on. Just wish i could find a way to get access to one that was mobile… man that would be fun.
Topics: Advertising, Alternative, Art, Cool, Design, Design, Flash, Innovation, Laser, Laser Projection, LCD, Movie, Plasma, Progress, Projection Methods, Projection Systems, Projectors, Screen Displays, Shared, Sidewalk, Technique, Uneven Surface, YouTube
Using Biology to Make Better Animations (2008) Torsten Reil
July 10th, 2008
For years I have heard about special algorithms that were used to understand how the flow could effect blood cells through a mechanical valve using a NASA formula for analyzing air flow through a jet engine. Even the crash sequences in the pod races of Star Wars were completely based on a virtual crash formula that was 100% computer driven, and there are many other examples of this concept. It is the obvious evolution in 3d design animation. Instead of a two day creation that was the result of interpretation of what would happen in a particular case, these formula actually allow for the computer to do much of “tweaking.”
Now at TED, Torsten Reil gives a remarkable talk was given about how characters move in games, and how to make more lifelike using genetic algorithms… mimicking the human spinal cord and using evolutionary learning algorithms… it is very cool idea.
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