jay silver made this fake product for our technology informatoin and social control class with chris c last year. it’s a board game that reflects teenage boy antisocial angst and self-destruction. each player puts his hand in the cardboard mouth and his cell phone on the board. if the cell phone doesn’t ring the player […]
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distressful
according to this report by the journal ‘environmental health practices,’ the practice of making cotton clothing is extremely damaging to society and the environment. globalization, consumerism and recycling have made it possible to produce massive amounts of clothing that end up largely unworn and sometimes redistributed to third-world countries after several trips around the globe. […]
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voodoo chat
schulze and webb’s availabot is an ambient reminder of whether your friend is logged in to chat. it’s a good idea to take non-essential functions off your computer desktop, but it’s too bad you have to connect the doll via USB and keep it on your physical desktop. i’ve always imagined a set of dolls […]
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cuddlebot
i shot this video of dan stiehl presenting his ‘huggable’ robotic companion teddy bear at the aarp conference in boston two weeks ago. this project is another attempt at making companion robots that elicit positive emotional response, what makes this one unique is its execution. the bear looks and sounds like a real creature, even […]
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shared limbs
although few attempts at ‘open design‘ have endured, openprosthetics.org seems to be working. it is a forum for sharing prosthetic designs, and it is motivated in large part by amputees and their families who are seeking better, cheaper, and more functional alternatives to traditional prosthetics. take a look at the prosthetic fishing rod (above) for […]
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skinnybot
i saw cory kidd’s new version of ‘autom’ the robotic weight loss coach at the AARP conference in Boston last week. he is starting the first sociable robot company, intuitiveautomata based on this (his PhD project). from the website: The future is here! Intuitive Automata Inc. is bringing about the robot revolution by creating robots […]
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polypopolis
i was at the AARP conference in boston last week – i’m not sure why – and i came across this radical experiment in inflatable architecture: the super colon. i have to say it was effective – i couldn’t even go in. i’ll have to trust doctors to do that for me.
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graspable interfaces
jenny chowdhury presented her notorious ‘intimate controllers’ at the siggraph 2007 unravel fashion show. even though the piece is seems meant to help transgress shyness in a twister-like way, she clearly feels that it should only be used ‘by couples already in an intimate relationship.’ from the exhibition catalogue: Intimate Controllers is a platform where […]
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