Issue no.35

Out of Bounds

Chris O’Shea’s ‘Out of Bounds‘ is a gallery installation that allows you to see through walls by merely pointing a torch at them. Built in C++ with OpenCV and openFrameworks, it’s an elegant example of how Augmented Reality is becoming commonplace now that projectors and cameras are widely available. And with the advent of light-transmitting concrete it could serve as a useful tool for prototyping the kind of future we may one day have.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hyperexperience/~3/394424520/

This week’s special - Annoying experience

Jay Silver is a master at technology for touching - his latest product (soon to be sold by adafruit industries) is Drawdio, a tool for making music with your drawings. He takes advantage of the conductivity of pencil lead to make a musical circuit simply by drawing. But to close the circuit you have to touch the graphite line, or better yet, touch someone who is touching the drawing.

HP reinvents the box

Instead of packing them in cardboard boxes, which then sit on the shelves of retailers they have begun to ship them in 100% recyclable laptop cases The cases offer the protection of a box, yet provides more functionality to the consumer.

Watch it here