Why social-media?
Above is a great presentation by Leslie bradshaw of JESS3 on why social media is important. JESS3 is a creative agency that specializes in web design, branding and data visualization [via]
Wohr Multiparker
Wohr Multiparker system is an innovative and space saving parking system. The structure is modeled in similar lines to a high-rack shelving system with parking spaces stacked above and beside one another laterally arranged on either side of a conveyor aisle.
Here is a video of an underground public automatic car park with 404 parking [...]
Digital storescapes - Twitter based murals
The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has launched an innovative and interactive mural campaign using Twitter. These murals pull content from Twitter to display real-time updates from and about Canada. These are installed on different streets of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The murals feature touchscreen interfaces that centralize tourist buzz by displaying live tweets [...]
Trends & Technology Timeline 2010+
Trends & Technology Timeline 2010+ is a future trend report and a road-map for the exploration of current & future trends.
This report is a collaboration of Richard Watson of NowandNext with Ross dawson and Future Exploration Network. Click on the image above for the detailed info-graphic pdf.
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Prompt It
Prompt-It is a teleprompter that can be mounted in front of a camcorder or webcam to allow reading text which has been imported into an iPhone while looking directly into the camera’s lens.
Prompt-It contains beam-splitter glass that shows the reflected text directly in front of the lens, a platform to place the iPhone and [...]
Fiery re-entry of the Hayabusa Spacecraft
Check out the video of the Japanese unmanned Hayabusa spacecraft’s fiery plunge into Earth’s atmosphere. This was captured by the NASA astronomers.
G-speak - Future of User Interface
Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak spatial operating environment — the real-life version of the film’s eye-popping, tai chi-meets-cyberspace computer interface. Don’t miss the TED talk video above.
Apple Appstore “Hyperwall”
Check out a video (from Mashable) of the Hyperwall, that Apple has installed at the venue of WWDC 2010, San Francisco.
Hyperwall shows the real-time stream of app downloads from the App Store. Icons from 20,000 top selling apps are tiled and shakes when one is downloaded. Brilliant visualization!
This hyperwall is powered by 30 Mac [...]
