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  • Mapping the internet backbone

    2009 Global Internet Map“TeleGeography’s new Global Internet Map draws upon their annual Global Internet Geography research to provide a unique view of the world’s Internet backbone architecture. The map’s global projection traces...
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  • Split screen

    One screen, two images“Remember lenticular printing, where two different images were printed on a single piece of striated plastic? You could tilt the plastic to one side for a sort of ghetto animation effect. [...] Mercedes Benz will be incorporating...
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  • Dream viewer

    New Technology Could Display Your Dreams on Screen“In a nutshell, the device converts electrical signals sent to the visual cortex into images that can be viewed on a computer screen. In their experiment, they showed test subjects the six letters...
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  • Self tracking

    Quantifying myself“As[...] I track myself - 40 things about my body, mind, and activity - every day. The fact that I do this tracking seems to interest people. [...] I found two interesting trends or patterns in my data, one of which surprised me...
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  • Designing soft toys

    Plushie: An interactive design system for plush toys - stuff animals“We use a sketching interface for 3D modeling and also provide various editing operations tailored for plush toy design. Internally, the system constructs a 2D cloth pattern in...
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  • Car biometrics

    Prototype Scanner Gives Middle Finger To Drunk Driving“The device combines an identification security system with fingerprint testing. A driver places his middle finger inside a scanning box which analyzes the grooves of the fingerprint, as well...
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  • Proximity sensitivity

    “Walking City” kinetic dresses“This dress by Ying Gao reacts to it’s environment by integrating proximity sensors. I would love to see this type of clothing being worn on the streets of NYC.” MAKE Read More...
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  • Fashion games

    StyleHop Matches Social Gaming With The Fashion World“instead of using a Hot-Or-Notesque stream of outfits to gather ratings, StyleHop offers a series of social games, each of which ask for a few ratings at a time so users don’t get bored. Included...
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  • Twitter events

    Kickbee : Twitter from the womb“The Kickbee is a wearable device made of a stretchable band and embedded electronics and sensors. Piezo sensors are attached directly to the band, and transmit small but detectable voltages when triggered by movement...
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  • Wide-angled cameras

    Scallop Imaging wide-angle security cams look to the sea for inspiration“Boston’s own Scallop Imaging, a Tenebraex subsidiary that has developed a “low-cost” security camera that sees 180 degrees of view without fisheye distortion...
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  • Rotate to scroll

    Wireless Orbita Mouse Scrolls onto the Scene“The biggest claim to fame for the mouse is its scroll capability where you actually rotate the mouse rather than a wheel. By turning the mouse clockwise you can scroll down a page at whatever speed you...
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  • Object history

    Track&Trace: A New Backstory Tool“Visit the MADE-BY site and enter a code printed on the garment’s label to pull up a history of the product that describes the places it’s been and the people who played a role in its creation. [...
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  • Kid’s internet

    KidZui is a Kid Friendly Web Interface“KidZui is a child-safe internet front end that calls upon an enormous whitelist of websites, pictures, videos, and games that have all been reviewed by a group of volunteers composed of parents and educators...
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  • Running data

    Marathon to SMS Those Too Lazy to Run In It“This Sunday, the Dallas White Rock Marathon will implement a pretty cool feature for participants and their friends/families. While most modern marathons track runners with (RFID?) chips attached to their...
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  • Bypass face recognition

    Enhanced Photos Can Bypass Any Face-Recognition Software“To enroll in the face recognition software, the built-in webcam on the laptop scans the face for prime areas, such as the eyes or more conspicuous facial features. The special photo, which...
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