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  • Old Spice: Muscle video

    Too funny!! A music band that consists of just one man, a lot of instruments, and enough beefiness… This video comes from the Old Spice (a brand). They have made several kindalike commercials in the past, see http://oldspice.com/en-US/videos/

  • ForcePad

    Interesting evolution of a touchpad by Synaptics. Their so-called ForcePad can detect the pressure of each finger and allows some new operating concepts. See also http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/products/forcepad

  • How to see around corners

    Ramesh Raskar, from MIT Media Lab, presents at TED how to see around corners by using a super high speed camera that scans the reflections of light. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoHeWgLvlXI See also http://cameraculture.info/news/

  • Interactive Plants

    Disney again! This time, plants are used to act as capacitive sensors. Add some augmented reality and the result looks quite cool. Source: Disney Research

  • Glow with the show

    Disney uses Mickey ears in its show „World of Color“ at Disney California Adventure Park so that the visitors become part of the light show. Even localized effects are possible due to fine-meshed transmitter stations.

  • San Francisco precision drift

    Astonishing driving skills by Ken Block in the City of San Francisco. Forget Vin Diesel and Fast and the Furious!

  • Shape shifting boat

    A highly maneuverable, shape-shifting boat designed to soak up oil from the ocean by Cesar Harada. This idea is indeed an evolution in the field of sailing.

  • The Shape of Sound

    „The shape of sound demonstrated with salt. The plane is vibrated at specific frequency. The waves travel across the plane and at some places they add together and at other places they cancel out. Where they cancel out the salt sticks because there is no vibrations and at other places it just gets vibrated away.“

  • Honesty Shouldn’t Go Unrewarded

    Being the hero of the day. That’s the spirit!

  • Delites Automate

    An interactive installation made easy: all you need is a display, a button, and potato chips. :-)