Katie Shelly
Register now for Makerbot WorkshopsRegister now to participate in a FREE Cooper-Hewitt workshop all about 3-D printing. Starting on April 30th, the workshop will consist of five hands-on sessions led by Matt and Mike of Makerbot Industries. Makerbot, workshops, free, 3D, 3-D, printing, DIY electronics |
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Tangible Tuesdays: Interactive SneakersThe Megalizer is a sneaker that could put a few DJs out of business. The nearly invisible system of hardware and software allows a dancer to create live music with his shoes. Megalizer, Sneakers, interactive, Didier Brun, Interaction Design, music, footwear |
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ParticlesDaito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi (of Face Visualizer fame) have unveiled a new project called Particles. Particles is a room-filling installation made of floating “light particles” that fly around and form glowing shapes. Particles, installation, Daito Manabe, Motoi Ishibashi, Face Visualizer, light |
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Tangible Tuesdays: Mobile HapticonsEver send a quick text or email that was horribly misinterpreted by the recipient? What if you could signal the difference between sarcasm and seriousness with molded plastic? |
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Tangible Tuesdays: M-DressCutecircuit’s M-Dress is a concept for a silk jersey dress that integrates a mobile phone. Cutecircuit, M Dress, integrated design, mobile phone, Interaction Design |
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Tangible Tuesdays: Digital MusicThose nostalgic for the days of vinyl and tape are coming up with some striking new concepts for the creation and collection of digital music. For example, Ryan Raffa’s Tangible Color Music Instrument allows a user to make music by placing colored blocks on an illuminated table. digital music, tangible color music instrument, blocks, Ryan Raffa, Martin Kaltenbrunner |
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Tangible Tuesdays: Proverbial WalletsA physical indicator of virtual reality, this leather wallet actually gets harder to open as funds decrease. The wallet “knows” how to behave based on a bluetooth signal from your online banking account. wallet, interactive, bluetooth, signal, online, bank, account, funds, decrease, MIT media lab, information ecology group |
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InventablesAptly described by one blogger as “Home Depot from the future,” Inventables is a store unlike any other. The materials vendor sells unusual and unreal-sounding stuff, from rubber glass to translucent concrete. Inventables, online, hardware, store, innovative, materials, vendor, innovation, DIY |
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Tangible Tuesdays : Beat BlenderMatti Niinimaki’s Beat Blender is a device that puts a literal spin on familiar musical terminology. The modified blender allows the user to mix, blend, and chop sounds through a playful tactile interface that uses Arduino, RFID sensors, felted fruits and Ableton Live software. Beat Blender, Matti niinimaki, device, music, sounds, tactile, interface, Arduino, RFID, sensors, Ableton Live, software, Interaction Design |
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Set In Style: Gallery Tour with Patrick JouinNow on view at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, the Set In Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition boasts hundreds of stunning jewels, timepieces, fashion accessories, objets d’art, and drawings by Van Cleef & Arpels. The six-room installation of these brilliant jewels is itself an innovative work of design. Set in Style, Exhibition, jewelry, Van Cleef & Arpels, Patrick Jouin, Jouin Manku, installation, design |
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