Cool Hunting
| 27 January 2004view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Polymer Vision
by Josh Rubin
Philips owned Polymer Vision is capable of producing prototypes of ultra-thin, large-area, rollable displays on a routine basis and intends to rapidly move towards an industrially feasible production process. The displays combine active-matrix polymer driving electronics with a reflective 'electronic ink' front plane on an extremely thin sheet of plastic that has very low power requirements. This presents new opportunities for mobile devices and takes us one step closer to comfortably wearable technology.
Gesture Based Interfaces
by Josh Rubin
Toshiba, Hitachi and other home electronics manufacturers are investing heavily in the development of gesture based interfaces for their gadgets. As systems become more complex so do their interfaces. Gestures can be an intuitive way to control things, but can they be specific enough to apply to a broad range of functions? We'll see.
via NE Asia Online
Fonebak
by Josh Rubin
Fonebak is a UK based initiative to recycle discarded mobile phones. Participants can drop off their handset at one of several participating shops, or they can mail it to Fonebak directly. The device is then dismantled and whatever bits aren't eligible for recycling are incinerated using a 0 emissions process. Energy from the incineration contributes to the supply of the nearby town.
