Technology Trends

Touch tech

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:17:19 GMT

Sweep Technology touch interface for hearing aids “Starkey’s new “Sweep Technology” replaces all the traditional hearing aid buttons and dials with a touch surface that allows users to adjust volume and change settings with a sweep or...(read more)

Getting back

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:09:48 GMT

A Tweet Unleashes Vitriol on a User in Britain “In the realm of Twitter insults, it was at the far end of mild. “Much as I admire and adore the chap, they are a bit … boring,” a Twitter user called brumplum wrote Saturday, speaking of the...(read more)

Fast robotics

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:14:56 GMT

Someone Stop The Fastest Robot Packager in the World at Once “For some reason, I can’t stop looking at the frenzy Adept Quattro robopackager, which reaches more than 300 cycles per minute” Gizmodo Read More......(read more)

Custom skins

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:09:54 GMT

Infectious Now Lets You Print Your Own Designs For Custom Wall Decals, iPhone Skins, And More “until now, customers could only choose from the Infectious catalog of art work. That offers a pretty good selection, but obviously being able to craft...(read more)

Genetic decisions

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:03:06 GMT

Behavioral Genetics in the Court Room “A court in Italy has shortened the prison sentence of a convicted murderer due to the prisoner’s heightened genetic predisposition for violence, according to Nature News. Specifically, the appeals court...(read more)

Sharing storytime

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:59:22 GMT

Storyplay: Nokia and Sesame Street create video conferencing in a book “Researchers from Nokia’s Research Center have been working with the Sesame Street Workshop to develop an interactive learning experience that grandparents and young children...(read more)

Sharing your time

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:55:20 GMT

Nebul.us: A New Way To Visualize And Share How You’re Spending Your Time Online “By default, the site will present your recorded browsing history in a donut shape, with each site visited represented by a colored band. The shape and position of these...(read more)

Playing with icons

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:53:32 GMT

Urban Cursor by Sebastian Campion “A 3 dimensional oversized computer cursor (pointer), was placed on a square in Figueres, Catalunya during the Ingràvid cultural festival. Visitors to the square could move the cursor, a GPS tracked the movements...(read more)

Social populations

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:38 GMT

The next step for Twitter Lists — Entire countries “Social media consultants Simplyzesty started using Twitter Lists to list blogs. However, a brainwave has lead them to take Twitter Lists to their logical conclusion: creating lists of Twitter users...(read more)

Road power (concept)

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:51:39 GMT

Carbon Zero Road Block System by Park, Jaeyong “This system is composed of several elements. The only one you’re going to see is the blocks on the road. As you drive over these blocks, the pressure from your vehicle pushes the blocks down, creating...(read more)

Object detection

rb.trends — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:49:55 GMT

Software to detect objects inside videos “Researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) are developing software that would enable computers to perform video analysis tasks, such as alerting emergency services if a video surveillance camera detects...(read more)

Dissolving electronics

rb.trends — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:23:15 GMT

Implantable Silicon-Silk Electronics “By building thin, flexible silicon electronics on silk substrates, researchers have made electronics that almost completely dissolve inside the body. So far the research group has demonstrated arrays of transistors...(read more)

Made from media

rb.trends — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:15:33 GMT

Sonic Fabric Neckties Are Actually Playable “The music may be horrible, but if you rub a tape head over these ties you can actually hear jumbled sound collages recorded from the NYC metro system. This is possible because the ties are 50% audio cassette...(read more)

Robot advice

rb.trends — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:30:19 GMT

MIT Develops Witty Robot Sidekick (For Your Car) “Essentially an adorable little robot that sits on your dashboard and talks to you, the AIDA is being built to recognize human facial expressions and emotional queues. Basically, they’re creating...(read more)

Place-sensitive guides

rb.trends — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:28:31 GMT

Mobile Magic – First Disney Parks Mobile App Details “While wandering the parks, your location will be indicated by a white circle. Then it’s simple to scroll through content and find it on the map via a “getting there” option. The map zooms out...(read more)