RFID events around the world

Stumbled upon this interesting collection of RFID-related conferences this year around the USA and Europe.

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Broadcast your podcast

It was about time that this came out, i mean i initially thought that that was how it worked to begin with! Podcasts on the go using to be broadcast within 100 meters with these mini FM transmitters.

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Wooden keyboard

A screen and keyboard made out of wood!!! “”People are tired of everything in plastic and want to return to the genuine. Some people would love to have something exclusive and stylish in the office.” Ok so maybe the reasons that the company gives aren’t exactly convincing but i believe that the white box regime… Continue reading Wooden keyboard

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Another book to read

Sigh, my life is just about adding more books to a long list which i never seem to get to the end of.. So this is Everyware: the dawning age of Ubiquitous Computing by Adam Greenfield. A good Boxes and Arrows interview of him and his latest book reveals that this touches exactly on the… Continue reading Another book to read

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Still not impressed

I’ve always been an avid fan of bitching the iPod, as my thesis’s enemy and now they’ve given me new reasons… I think ill start an iPod rant category for this… So they come out with the iPod HiFi which includes a “Universal dock” on which you plug your iPod and the added feature of… Continue reading Still not impressed

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Comfortable no?

This is a body suit crafted from cell phone keypads, large headphones and is draped from head to toe with wires. via WMMNA

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More against the iPod

Happy New Year everyone! Ok so back on track with my thesis at the moment. Ive decided to concentrate on MP3 players as i see the variety of ways in which people are targeted to buy this or that “music box” , which is what it is in a way. Its only a box and… Continue reading More against the iPod

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Avoiding interaction with technology…

This Economist article paints a vivid picture of the current situation in Japan where acceptance of technology (in this case robots) leads to maintaining closed any economic or social ties with other countries by providing for a technological solution. The fact is that Japan’s (as everyone else’s) elderly population is growing fast and instead of… Continue reading Avoiding interaction with technology…

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Spimes???

Hmm, the more i learn the more i love Bruce Sterling…I learnt a new word today: spime, ie the idea of the intelligent device that is also aware of its state (of course this was in the context of object -driven programming but i extrapollated it to the idea of physical objects. There’s a good… Continue reading Spimes???

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