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February 2008 - Technology Trends

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  • 2D to 3D

    Make3D — convert your images to 3d“Make3D converts your single picture into a 3-D model. It takes a two-dimensional image and creates a three-dimensional “fly around” model, giving the viewers access to the scene’s depth...
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  • Virtual graffiti

    Graffiti artist creates real-time, 3D paintings“By utilizing a multi-camera scheme, DAIM is able to smear virtual paint across an empty gallery space using special handheld markers which are tracked by proprietary (we assume) software, calling the...
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  • Reading assistance

    Smartphones: Kurzweil Develops First Seeing-Eye Cellphone“The system is simple: users take a picture of a printed page using the Nokia’s high-res camera, with a voice-guided recognition system steering them to an optimal framing point. Press...
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  • Face recognition

    ‘100% accurate’ face recognition algorithm announced“Mike Burton, Professor of Psychology at Glasgow, and lecturer Rob Jenkins say they achieved their hugely-improved results by eliminating the variable effects of age, hairstyle, expression...
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  • TV for the sight impaired

    TV for the Visually Impaired“Peli’s group discovered that patients suffering from macular degeneration could not perceive high-frequency waves in the visible spectrum, which left them unable to see fine details. In order to give the patient...
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  • Copy web service

    ControlC: Turning Cut & Paste Into A Web Service“At its most basic, after you create an account and install the software, any time you hit Ctrl-C, the information is saved to the ControlC website as well as your local clipboard, as simple text...
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  • Online widget creation

    Sprout: The Online WYSIWYG Editor for Flash“While all WYSIWYG editors lack at least some of the functionality achievable through direct programming, Sprout overcomes this limitation in part by providing a library of “components” that can be integrated...
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  • Sheets of sensors

    Magic Carpet Ride: Smart Carpet Can Help Seniors Who Fall and Can’t Get Up“These organic Ink sensors can be utilized in the thousands on a sheet layered between a room’s carpet and carpet pad. Currently, the researchers are working on...
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  • Live social tracking

    Smart Badges Track Human Behavior“These badges use an infrared sensor to gather data about face-to-face interactions, a wireless radio to collect data regarding proximity to other badges and send it to a central computer, an accelerometer to track...
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  • DNA tests

    DNA driven dating service“Members who sign up for the company’s USD 1,995.95 service send a cheek swab to ScientificMatch, which analyses the portion of their DNA that relates to the immune system. Matches are then suggested with other members...
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  • QR codes in ads

    QR codes from Google - The CueCat is comin’ back! (or just use your phone…)“Recently, you may have seen newspaper ads for jewelry retailer Blue Nile placed through the Google Print Ads platform. These particular ads include a Google...
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  • Shape your mouse

    Moldable mouse“Moldable Mouse is made of non-toxic lightweight modelling clay, covered with nylon and polyurethane blend fabric. It can be kneaded into any shape the user prefers, and the shape is self-retaining” MAKE Read More...
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  • Hardware subscriptions

    Leica M8: A Camera for Life“Instead of dropping an M9 or M10, Leica is offering substantial upgrades to the M8 itself—mechanical and digital components, so it’ll slowly evolve into a new camera. The first package is a sapphire LCD screen,...
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  • Posture detection

    Twirl the reactive skirt“This skirt has a bend sensor embedded along the seam of the back side, and it thus detects when the wearer is standing up straight, sitting down, or bending over. The sprinning flourishes alter their behavior based on the...
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  • Organizing for you

    TripIt is awesome“You take all those travel confirmation emails that you get from your travel agent, hotels, car rental agencies, etc, and you just forward them to plans@tripit.com. That’s all you have to do. You don’t have to sign up...
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