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Skinput – Allowing skin to be used as an input device
This has been around for over a year, but is still pretty awesome. They are ussing the human body for acoustic transmission and gestures to control user interfaces and games. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/cue/publications/HarrisonSkinputCHI2010.pdf
A Smart Choice for Exhibit Design: Smart Strips
We’ve written before about some good ways to make your museum exhibit greener and I’d like to offer a few specifics on a type of device mentioned in that post: smart power strips. Not quite the intelligence level of Skynet, … Continue reading
Inexpensive Multitouch Hardware for Public Spaces
Many custom multitouch exhibits are presented on large interactive walls or surfaces. While these displays offer a lot of options as far as exhibit design and multiuser spaces, they can seem a bit out of reach if you’re on a … Continue reading