i-teams at MIT
I am a member of the i-team that will bring the technology Siftabels to the market. Project description:
The key challenge for the i-Team members will be to explore the large space
of possible markets for this disruptive new user interface technology
to identify a set of most-promising applications.
i-teams website
Siftables
Think about your daily use of your mobile phone, mp3 player, remote control,…now take that and put lots of these devices functionalities in one little device that is a big as its screen, which is only about 1” by 1”. The device reacts completely to your hand-motion and will do anything you told it to, when you had hooked it up with your computer via blue-tooth/wireless. You can upload any software to it, the device could be an open-source-device and software could be made for it, as we speak, to fit your need and other users needs. Other than being able to react to any 3D motion, Siftables are “scalable” devices. You can put three next to each other and they will recognize each other’s position and will record data being exchanged or even motion! Imagine a game that includes players/little kids having five Siftables each, or a meeting with your friends exchanging pictures that you have stored on your Siftables, or sitting at a meeting moving data around just like little post-it notes. “Siftables aims to enable people to interact with information and media in physical, natural ways that approach interactions with physical objects in our everyday lives.” ~David Merrill, Inventor of Siftables and PhD Candidate at the Media Lab. The possibilities of Siftables are endless!Attention - a playful interactive application running on two siftables
Siftables can sense their neighbors, allowing applications to utilize topological arrangement
No special sensing surface or cameras are needed
storyboard: a grouping gesture
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