A Product Design Notebook

This 3D Picture Was Created Without a Camera “A projector...

tobybarnes — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:28 +0100

This 3D Picture Was Created Without a Camera “A projector shines hundreds of random computer-generated, black-and-white patterns on an object, while four single-pixel detectors record the amount of light reflected back. Patterns that happen to match the shape of the object reflect more light than those that don’t. The computer weights each black-and-white pattern according to the intensity recorded by the detectors and overlays the results, so that a picture of the object gradually emerges.” via Gizmodo (via rb.trends» Blog Archive » 3D images taken using indirect reflected light [#3D])

Laser-Powered Rifle Decides When To Shoot & Records The...

tobybarnes — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:47:30 +0100

Laser-Powered Rifle Decides When To Shoot & Records The Action

“The TrackingPoint rifle uses lasers and computers to fire an accurate shot, only when the weapon has been pointed in the right place. Developed by a Texas-based startup gun company, the rifle has a built-in laser range finder, a computer system, and a wi-fi transmitter so the user can stream the live action to an iPad. PR reports that the rifle’s scope features a color graphics display and the shooter locks a laser on their chosen target by pushing a small button near the trigger. After pulling the trigger, the gun decides when to shoot.” via PSFK (via rb.trends» Blog Archive » Laser range finder for a rifle that takes the shot for you [#guns])

styledeficit bits and bobs: Is UX trying to kill branding or the other way round?

tobybarnes — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:38:09 +0100

styledeficit bits and bobs: Is UX trying to kill branding or the other way round?: styledeficit: I...

"Here’s the thing: it’s not about drones at all, it’s about technology, like the render ghosts, like..."

tobybarnes — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:21:17 +0100

“Here’s the thing: it’s not about drones at all, it’s about technology, like the render...

(via http://createsend.com/t/y-70A8B0E4820171B8)

tobybarnes — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:36 +0100

(via http://createsend.com/t/y-70A8B0E4820171B8)

Yet Another Body Monitor Device (via BodyMedia // Reach Your...

tobybarnes — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:51 +0100

Yet Another Body Monitor Device (via BodyMedia // Reach Your Health & Fitness Goals with BodyMedia FIT) (via Paddy)

(via Select Hardware - Square Checkout)

tobybarnes — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:13:28 +0100

(via Select Hardware - Square Checkout)

jkleske: Teensurance - This might the most fascinating framing...

tobybarnes — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:53:25 +0100

jkleske:

Teensurance - This might the most fascinating framing of surveillance

Students Design An AR Device To One-Up Google Glass “Eidos...

tobybarnes — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:41:56 +0100

Students Design An AR Device To One-Up Google Glass “Eidos differs from Google Glass in one fundamental way: The device lets users tune into specific perceptions, be they sounds or images, and scale their magnitude to the exclusion of rival stimuli. In visual terms, Bouckley and his co-designers–Millie Clive-Smith, Mi Eun Kim, and Yuta Sugawara–compare the Eidos effect to “long exposure photography [mapped onto] live experience.” Per the video demo, the result could resemble anything from Matrix bullet-time to the diving “strobe vision” from the 2012 Olympics. The audio equivalent would be a soundboard, where individuals sounds, or channels, could be dialed up or down and possibly even muted to focus on the desired track–or in the Eidos’s case, speech.” via Co.Design (via rb.trends» Blog Archive » Eidos AR devices enhance and play with your senses [#wearables])

(via Disney World Will Slap Your Head On a Stormtrooper Now)

tobybarnes — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:25:35 +0100

(via Disney World Will Slap Your Head On a Stormtrooper Now)

GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!

tobybarnes — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:52:08 +0100

GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!

Ever been out to a restaurant with a large group of, say, 10 or...

tobybarnes — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:26:00 +0100

Ever been out to a restaurant with a large group of, say, 10 or so? You’ve just had a nice meal, great conversation, lots of wine and then the check comes and panic ensues. You could do that thing where 10 people all throw their credit cards in to split the check 10 ways. But then there’s always that one guy who has cash, or the person who just ordered an appetizer or doesn’t drink, and probably shouldn’t pay the same amount as everyone else.

Settling up is a pain in the ass, but it doesn’t have to be. That’s the premise behind Cover, which seeks to simplify the process through the magic of mobile payments. (via Cover Raises $1.5M From OATV And Others To Bring Uber-Like Payments To Restaurants | TechCrunch)

Thoughts After a Week with Google Glass

tobybarnes — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:11:13 +0100

Thoughts After a Week with Google Glass

(via Nike: The Art Science Of Supernatural Motion | Nike present...

tobybarnes — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:09:49 +0100

(via Nike: The Art Science Of Supernatural Motion | Nike present their latest running shoe collection at the Milan design fair with futuristic visual exhibition and 3D projections)

ScanLAB Projects, a reliably interesting and enthusiastic...

tobybarnes — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:55:23 +0100

ScanLAB Projects, a reliably interesting and enthusiastic design-research duo formed by Bartlett graduates Matthew Shaw and William Trossell, explores, in their words, “the potential of large scale terrestrial laser scanning as a tool for design, visualization and fabrication. We use a range of state-of-the-art 3D scanning technologies to capture buildings, objects and spaces.” (via BLDGBLOG: Documentary Holography)

What I’ve been captivated by is the so-called British...

tobybarnes — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:55:00 +0100

What I’ve been captivated by is the so-called British Countryside Generator, a “procedural world engine” using “spatial division maths” that allowed Big Robot to generate aesthetically recognizable rural British landscapes. (via BLDGBLOG: British Countryside Generator)

Adobe has just announced its first hardware initiative, a...

tobybarnes — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:44:53 +0100

Adobe has just announced its first hardware initiative, a pressure sensitive stylus and an electronic ruler that will tightly integrate with its software applications. The company’s Project Mighty stylus and Napoleon ruler have been showcased connecting to an iPad and iPhone over Bluetooth. The pen works much like existing styli, but when working alongside Napoleon, the two tools can be used to create curved and angled shapes in a way that would be difficult to do with a third-party stylus. So far, the tools have only been demonstrated working with an unreleased app, which Adobe told us was created specifically for the hardware. (via Adobe announces first hardware, the Project Mighty smart stylus and Napoleon ruler | The Verge)

Many of the artists who are making some of the most interesting...

tobybarnes — Sun, 05 May 2013 21:12:37 +0100

Many of the artists who are making some of the most interesting and impactful work about drones have often found them whilst studying the sky using a whole armory of other instruments. They are concerned with the politics, power structures, architectural infrastructures and mediated activity of the network. (via Unmanned Aerial Ecologies: proto-drones, airspace and canaries in the mine | honor harger)

"Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic..."

tobybarnes — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:32:50 +0100

“Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of...

GMUNK has generously compiled a montage of all the UI elements...

tobybarnes — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:32:16 +0100

GMUNK has generously compiled a montage of all the UI elements fromOblivion! (via Oblivion – Interface Design | hudsandguis.com)