The #1 winner is: Barnes & Noble! This is great information if you were ever curious about leading brands in their respective industries. Check it out!
This might remind you of Microsoft’s Photosynth, but the concept is slightly different. Adobe blends images that are compositional, and semantically (tagged) related and stitches them into an endless canvas. The photos that are stitched together therefore don’t need to be of the same object in the way Photosynth was implemented. However, Photosynth does allow you to create 3D objects and pivot around it in space.
Infinite Images takes any collection of tagged images, not necessarily from the same location at all, and stitches them together in 3D by analyzing their composition and the semantics of their tags (“sky” is above “ground,” for example).
MINI Cooper has just released a new advertisement that uses AR technology. People can see a full 3D models of a MINI on their computer screen using a web cam and IE. (ActiveX required)
We are no strangers to touch based interactions, or pen-based either, so it’s great to see Johnny Lee and others continue pushing the development of the perfectly useful input method.
a new application that runs on Google Android - lets you view the world through Wikipedia-tinted glasses. Simply point your mobile device’s camera at your surroundings and Wikitude will display an augmented reality version of it on the screen - a version complete with information about the buildings and other landmarks you can see, sourced directly from Wikipedia!
Holidays are kicking into high gear so before I let loose this week’s a-List entry, I just wanted to wish everyone a wishful, long weekend. Happy Thanksgiving! I’m especially grateful this year for my family’s well being and their lasting health. Let us know what you’re grateful for in the comments!
1000 Megapixels
It’s worth the wait, and the pre-loader is strangely amusing! Explore an incredibly vast canvas of imagery and interaction.
Minority Report by G-Speak
G-speak demonstrates their Minority Report’esque interface using gestures and sensors. MR has been the wet dream for everyone, and it looks like we’re getting closer to it. Personally I’m looking forward to the holographic interface shown in Iron Man.
BCG Measuring Innovation
The Boston Consulting Group has outlined some ways in which businesses today can strategically measure innovation. Turns out, only 43% of businesses actually track and plan for innovation within their culture.
The Magic Wheel
Ridiculously loud, ridiculously.. ridiculous. Any current users want to let us know your experience so far?
PC Magazine Online Only
PC Magazine has gone exclusively online only. Get your free one year subscription. Consider it an early holiday present from us!
Visualizing How The World Views US Elections
It’s interesting because we’re so used to seeing how we view our elections. Instead, you consider how this impacts a global scale. Another food for thought: how much of this is represented by Americans with ties to these other countries? What are the implications?
Microsoft SecondLight
Sort of similar to augmented reality, except information is retrieved and displayed within different objects without the need for a headset. Really impressive stuff coming out of MSR (Cambridge)!
Top 10 Social Networks for Creative Types
For those looking to expand your social and professional networks, this list will definitely get your started on the right track. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have been quite influential in WOM marketing.
Rainman Carafe
If you’re looking for a fun holiday gift idea, look no further! You can order them here.
Apologies for getting this out so late! It has been a busy Monday morning. At least there’s still the rest of the week to enjoy!
Don’t forget, if you haven’t already, go out and vote! Make sure you know where you’re polling place is and get there [most likely] between 7am and 8pm. Cheers.
and here we go…
Red Teases Future in DSMC
Red is about to change the game for Digital Still & Motion Cameras (DSMC). You guys thought the Canon 5D MkII was hot. We’ll see after Nov 13th.
Touchscreen Voting Machine Not Fit For Purpose?
Just make sure that if you encounter one of these, double check your answer. Triple check. You just never know whether or not if your vote switched.
Social Interaction Design Primer
Getting into social design? Johnny Holland has an interesting point of view on the differences between designing for user needs vs designing for user interests. The analogies used are worth thinking about.
Nokia Open Studio: Exploratory Design Research
We’re always excited to see more examples of how large companies are investing a great deal in advancing their methods to uncovering user needs. The output of this work is always inspiring.
Food Pyramid Lunch Box
Absolutely beautiful. Can we make this mandatory for all school to provide?
Visualizing How The World Views US Elections
It’s interesting because we’re so used to seeing how we view our elections. Instead, you consider how this impacts a global scale. Another food for thought: how much of this is represented by Americans with ties to these other countries? What are the implications?
Johnny Lee + YouTube = Future of Prototyping
The power of social media cultivates a world of sharing. Learn more on how Johnny Lee and many others are paving the way on helping the world become inventors again.
One thing that we want to do around here is help spread the word of all the amazing work that is going on out there. Some of it might be a revolutionary tech breakthrough, a researcher uncovering a new behavior in telecommunications, or a designer who mocked up a sustainable laptop. Luckily, most of it is captured somewhere on the web. The result is what we’re calling the a-List, a weekly series where we share our interests with you. Our hope is that you find it just as inspiring. a-List postings will be served up every Monday so that you have something to revisit every day for the rest of the week! Plus, if we posted on Friday, we figured you would have other things to think about, like the weekend. So without further ado, here’s the first round of the a-List:
Log Bowls
Wonderful work by Doha Chebib who turns fallen trees into colorful bowls.
Design Engaged 2008
Nicolas Nova has a nice cover post on the activities that went on during Design Engaged. He points out a lot of the main speaking points each person had during the event, which have all been centered around future experiences from a blend of practical and theoretical perspectives.
90 Mobiles in 90 Days
Rachel Hinman quest for creative recovery with 90 mobile [designs] in 90 days. She finished a couple weeks ago, but we still wanted to give her a congratulations!
by Kevin Wong, posted December 22nd, 2008
