Minority Report is Real

iPhone on the Big Screen

This is apparently a hoax - but I'd bet this is where we're going with touchscreens (is this what the Apple tablet will look like?). Who wouldn't want their iphone full sized? I sure do.

Sensory Minds

I'm doing research on building a touch wall in my home and have come across a spate of previously undiscovered projects in the field. The most impressive of which is by Sensory Minds - a shop out of Germany with an amazing portfolio (and one of the best logos I've seen in a while). Check out the coolness below and visit: http://vimeo.com/sensoryminds and http://www.sensory-minds.com/. Eat your heart out MS Surface.

ring°wall from SENSORY-MINDS on Vimeo.

AR for Restaurant Ratings

This, on the other hand, is pretty useful... even if the infographics are rough:

"UrbanSpoon’s new feature, called Scope, is similar to a periscope: point the camera in a direction, and nearby restaurants appear as colored bubbles and contain information about their distance and popularity. Tapping one of the dots delivers more details, like reviews, cuisine style and pricing information."

 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/urbanspoon-makes-it-easier-to-scope-out-restaurants/?partner=rss&emc=rss

10 Aug Reality Uses for 2009

Article in mashable reviewing 10 "awesome" uses of Augmented Reality... I dunno, these all seem pretty lame to me, but i suppose, if the history of the Internet is any indicator, AR-porn is bound to lead the way - before we get to the really interesting stuff:

http://mashable.com/2009/12/26/augmented-reality-marketing/

Augmented Reality in a Contact Lens

Just read about these bionic eyes that project data into the world around you. In prototype now, tested on animals. Soon, you won't be able to hide your drunk facebook pictures from that cutie you meet in the bar. Bummer. But wicked cool too. Source Here.

Urban Eco Map San Francisco

I think this is an excellent application of a compelling user interface for a worthy cause:

Urban EcoMap is a landmark innovation and a key element of the Connected Urban Development framework for Connected and Sustainable Cities. Begun in fall 2008, the pilot project is a collaborative effort involving Cisco IBSG—the global strategic consulting arm of Cisco—and San Francisco’s Department of the Environment (SF Environment). The organizations are jointly applying an Urban Services Platform approach toward which visionary cities and the ICT industry are moving. San Francisco is the first city worldwide to launch Urban EcoMap, with the introduction taking place on Earth Day 2009 (April 22).

http://sf.urbanecomap.org/#/explore

-jeroen

Does 'Watchmen' Hold Hidden Physics Lessons?

They make reference to Minority Report, again, the user interface in particular, in this article about science in film:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102428962

Onomy Tilty Table with Uniview Tour of Space

Demonstration by Scott Minneman of Onomy Labs showing the SCISS Uniview Space Exploration application using the Onomy Tilty/Twisty/Spinny Table -- a combination we've dubbed the AstroTable. You navigate around the universe with the AstroTable by physically tilting the tabletop to move in ascension and declination (or longitude and latitude if you think that way), and twist the tabletop (or spin it, if you're using our round table) to zoom closer and further from a target location (typically set to the Earth, but check out Mars near the end of the clip). It's a very intuitive way to work with this application and navigate around the universe.

http://www.vimeo.com/3751893

Space Collective's Inspirational Gallery

The Space Collective describe themselves thusly:
"Space Collective.org is a cross-media information and entertainment channel for post-ideological, non-partisan, forward thinking terrestrials."

Their gallery is full of inspiration relevant to our discussions here at MRR.

Twitter Visualization Shows Real Data

Now here's a visualization with real practical data that *anyone* can use - by inputing their own data or the data of people they know. It's a great example of a single-purpose visualization that has broad applicability. It's a very useful UI for one kind of data. The scary thing is that it makes implicit personal connections very very explicit. This is the world into which we are already in... for better or for worse. 

Article:

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_inner_circles_of_10_geek_heroes_on_twitter.php

Visualization Tool:

http://twitter.mailana.com/

Example:

http://twitter.mailana.com/profile.php?person=timoreilly&

Image of Tim O'Rielly's influencers: