Bookmarklets | MOVABLE TYPE Visual tagging system like the following examples is used in augmented reality applications. Cameras recognizes thoses tags and it can also be used to determine the 3D position of the tagged object as well as its ID number. I ilke the appearance of those barcodes, it's a...
About social mapping
Bookmarklets | MOVABLE TYPE Pierre sent me this about IT-enhanced social mapping. ...
Recherche a propos d'Awareness Tool
Bookmarklets | MOVABLE TYPE Cécile Dumazeau fait sa thèse sur le rôle de "l'awareness" ou de la conscience partagée dans les communications à distance et en situation de travail dynamique et à risque (le contrôle aérien en particulier). "Dans une première étape, j'ai effectivement crée un jeu qui r...
Art Deco Pics
Bookmarklets | MOVABLE TYPE I am definitely addicted to "art deco" architectures. Last week-end I cruised in Lyon : ...
Sit and surf: MSN UK tests portable potty
Bookmarklets | MOVABLE TYPE The iLoo is the new Microsoft WWW.WC (word wide web wc) : toilet + internet connection, it definitely sucks... ...
New flat, new office
Bookmarklets | MOVABLE TYPE Here are pics of my new office and where I live in Lausanne :) ...
William Gibson
Bookmarklets | MOVABLE TYPE I like William Gibson's conception of artists. He's an artist, which means he collects and refines ideas over time, and has a gift for organizing his language to maximal effect. Put another way, he chooses his words carefully, and he chooses the contexts in which they wi...
Mobile phones impacts on time/space
Cell phones do have interesting effects on our representation of time. Three examples : - Time is softened, blurred : When is somebody considered late? thanks to my cell phone I could warn my buddies that I'm late... - Cell phone are used to micro-coordinate schedules with others (Im at the mal...
Mobile Stuff !
Bertrand Merminod a l'epfl travaille sur des projets alliant urbanisme et mobile devices/location-based stuff. Il a notamment concu un device alliant gps et mouvement de la personne. Les publications d'un de ses collaborateurs valent le coup d'oeil. ...
WIFI and truck drivers
According to usa today, Symbol Technologies last year released a Wi-Fi/cellphone communications system marketed toward truck drivers. Drivers transmit data via cellphone when on the road, such as how many deliveries they've made. When they pull into a Wi-Fi-equipped dock, they can upload and downlo...