Well, I caved in the other day and pre-ordered a LEAP Motion. This device will allow you to control a computer in three dimensions with your natural hand and finger movements. Hoping that there are lots of apps developed by the time it actually ships (Late 2012)…fingers crossed.
Category Archives: Industrial Design
Timothy Oulton’s Modern-Day Antiques
“What do you do if you love old objects, but also love designing new things? With all of the ways you can get into furniture design, we’ve found Timothy Oulton’s career path not to mention his designs-inspiring and unusual.”
Thoughts on the Apple iPad
Apple’s new iPad device was finally unveiled yesterday, Wed Jan, 27th, 2010. My initial reaction was one of disappointment. I suppose it was due to all of the hype that was built up leading up to the launch. Many people had speculated on not only it’s form factor, but also it’s software interface.
I can accept the form factor. It looks like an Apple product. My only complaint is with the choice to not include a built in camera for taking pictures, video and chat. Other than that, I really like the design. I particularly impressed that there are no additional hardware buttons other than the typical round home button. Speaker and volume switches are nice to have too. I also like the border around the screen to allow for holding with your thumbs.
Microsoft Tablet Computer…The Courier
I’m not a Microsoft or Apple fanboy of any kind, but this new concept looks promising from Microsoft. Â More of a book than a tablet, the Courier supports a stylus for handwriting and includes a 3-megapixel camera on the back.
Build Your Own Bug
“BUG is a collection of easy-to-use, open source hardware modules, each capable of producing one or more Web services. These modules snap together physically and the services connect together logically to enable users to easily build, program and share innovative devices and applications. With BUG, we don’t define the final products – you do.”