13 month ago
Rod Begbie : ThinkGeek :: Ambient Forecasting Umbrella - I've been fancying getting a "gust buster" umbrella for a while. Getting one with a "Hey! You should bring me along today!" alerting handle sounds even better. #
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23 month ago
wearehugh : philwilson.org: Nabaztag - "It’s an ambient device in the form of a wifi, talking rabbit." I haven't even read the rest of the article, and I already want one.
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26 month ago
Rod Begbie : Ambient Clock - Ambient Devices online-prototype for a clock that displays your Google Calendar appointments in an at-a-glance stylee, including things like ambient colour-changing when it's 10 minutes to the appointment. [via] #
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41 month ago
plasticbag : The "Light Play" Sunlight Table traps light in fibre-optic threads and uses it to create pinpricks of light in a table top... - "By doing so, it encourages a dialogue between work and nature and re-establishes a connection with the outside world"
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plasticbag : Buddy Bugs - Buddy Bugs is an ambient peripheral physical interface that represents Windows® Instant Messenger contact list, where people are represented by glass bugs on a leaf.
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50 month ago
plasticbag : The Flower of Presence - "This MediaLab Europe Project uses everyday natural objects to communicate a loved one's sense of presence. Shown here is a wireless, IM-enabled flower that opesn when your friend or lover is online, and closes when she's offline." Bit tacky though...
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