Cool Hunting

Provision Holographic Displays
Ronald McDonald's heart is a Coca-Cola and Provision shows it with their holographic display technology. Seriously, though, Provision has a new technology that will project three dimensional imagery that is visible from up to 100 feet away. Can you hear me Obi-Wan? I've found new ways to market to you....

ITP Spring Show 2006
Each ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program) expo seems bigger, crazier, and more well-produced than the next. Last week's show was no exception with projects like the De-Painter, a machine that uses viewers' movements to generate paintings, and a Bluetooth person-tracking system called BlueWay. The digital readout pictured above left is Robert Seward's trippy Consciousness Field Resonator that takes the concept behind Princeton's Global Consciousness Project...

Future Marketing Summit
A week from tomorrow is the Future Marketing Summit here in NYC. Organized by our friends over at PSFK / IF!, the day is looking like it will be one well spent. Speakers will include Alex Bogusky (CP+B), Paul Woolmington (Naked NY), Justin Barocas (Anomaly), Rick Boyko (VCU Adcentre), Paul Lavioe (Taxi) and Scott Goodson (Strawberry Frog). Piers (the P+F of PSFK) has also...

ITP Spring Show
We've already mentioned that it's thesis week over at ITP. Next week is the Spring Show which will include a large sampling of creative-yet-techie projects not to be missed. If you're in NYC, check out the show on Tuesday and Wednesday (details here). If you can't make it, stay tuned here for a detailed review....

iPodify Your Photos
For iPod advertisement fans who lack Photoshop skills comes iPod My Photo. For $19.95 they'll turn any digital photo you send them in to an iPod ad styled image. Once you get the image from them, it's up to you to do with it as you please-- make holiday cards, print it on a t-shirt or plaster it all over town. Update: Similar, yet...