Archive for October, 2008
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Violet’s “Mir:ror” is an RFID reader for your stuff.
Violet, the maker of the Nabaztag internet bunny, will soon be releasing a new product, dubbed “Mir:ror”
The premise behind it is brilliantly simple: There is a tray-like RFID reader which you attach to your computer via USB port. And included with the reader are a couple of RFID tags, which you [...]
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Bank of America- Customizable ATM Fast Cash
In the past couple of years, it seems that ATMs have made huge strides in usability. The monster ATM of today, with all its blinking lights, dedicated slots, OCR of check amounts, etc. is a far cry from the screen with eight soft keys that was the norm a couple years back, and can still [...]
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Revolving Doors, Microinteraction and World Peace
I had an eye-opening experience on the way in to work this morning.
As I was exiting the building throughout the revolving door, there was someone else coming in at the same time; she had a suitcase and was awkwardly trying to simultaneously push the door, while still moving herself forward and making sure that her [...]
