Interaction design

The Microft surface table is introduced in the Shariton hotels. Earlier we wrote about the unveiling of the new surface table and the introduction at AT&T. As with the surface tables at AT&T the ones for the Shariton are specially programmed for this hotel chain. But the working principle remains the same: navigating through the menu by touch or multi touch. [Continue reading...]

The company ‘Visual Planet’ has developed interactive foil that can be used as a touch screen. One major advantage is that it can be glued on every surface that is not metallic. Consider the possibilities. Now displays in public will get vandalized less easy as the display (read foil!) can be glued on the inside of windows / plastics.

Two configurations
The foil comes in two configurations; a see through window configuration or an interactive poster configuration. Especially the see through configuration has a lot of potential as it keeps working with a glass thickness of 25 mm. This more ‘vandalize proof’ display could open doors for such displays at buss stops, shopping centers that lack the social control at certain times during the day. [Continue reading...]

Sony has presented its new Oled technology a while ago and we will be seeing this in the near future in organizers and laptops. It gives designers a lot more freedom as the screen can be rolled around a cylinder for instance. The screen is just 3 millimeters thick, so you could paste it on a wall for example. It will definitely reduce product dimensions, laptops and televisions become smaller for instance.

A second benefit is the reduced power consumption. Oled technology does not require a backlight like for instance LCD televisions. Although the life expectancy of Oled technology is not to too good compared to LCD technology it will improve and products which use this technology are brought to market. [Continue reading...]

Designer Ko Yiu Fai has designed an usb stick that spreads a scent when the usb stick is plugged in the computer. Although the stick can not hold any memory it adds a nice flavor to your computer experience. But we think if this technology is further developed it can be used for many other uses as well; adding olfactory to computer use! [Continue reading...]

A movie shows the evolution of mobile phones from 1985 till today. The different phone models transform into each other chronologically. It is interesting to see how little the design has changed over time, especially the way of how we interact with these phones. [Continue reading...]

Meet the new solar panels of a small company called ‘SMIT’. Their products are still under development but has they have promising sustainable products, because it uses the combination of solar and wind energy. [Continue reading...]

A while ago we wrote about the poor usability of parking meters. We now would like to share two alternatives for operating a parking meter. [Continue reading...]

Although this design by Tamer Nakisci is already three years old, it is still actual this day. He won the design competition of Nokia with this concept phone. [Continue reading...]

Samsung has given a preview of their new MP3 player the ‘S2′. It offers a small storage of 1 GB for playing your music files and it has a built in FM receiver so you can listen to all radio stations as well. [Continue reading...]

Some time ago we wrote about the coffee table of Microsoft; Microsoft surface. At that time it was clear several companies were interested, including casino’s, hotels and T-mobile. AT&T earned the scoop [Continue reading...]