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Saks Fifth Ave Wishing You a Happy Holidays in 3D
Dec 20th
Remember the good ol’ days when people would ooooo and ahhhhh over a giant Christmas tree lighting, in wonder of a million twinkling bulbs? Well, in a world of technology, kiss those days good bye and start drooling over the new craze of 3D projections. Saks Fifth Ave takes the reins and drives home a wondrous transformation of a regular building into a mad house of holiday cheer. While they aren’t the first (following companies such as Oakley, Ralph Lauren, Nokia, and Speedo) to wow with this digital illusion, they sure know how to do it right! Happy Holidays!
Sync Your Fitness Goals With Progress
Dec 19th
The Withings WiFi BodyScale
Packing more pounds than gifts this holiday season? This super tech scale will keep you in check with constant updates anywhere and anytime on your weight goals. The Withings WiFi Body Scale has a super stealth design and wifi integration allows instant access to your progress via iPhone, Android, iPad (first and second generation), and your computer. While some say its too much information, its probably exactly what you need to actually make that New Year’s resolution on trimming up happen.
Features
- Easy weight and fat mass monitoring on a private website secured by a password
- Personnalized multi-user monitoring thanks to an automatic user recognition (up to 8 users)
- Body analysis (fat mass, lean mass and BMI)
- Free iPhone application to monitor your weight and fat mass
- Graduation 0.2 lbs (0.1 kg) – 4 sensors, Maximum weight 396 lbs (180 kg)
- Uses 802.11g for extended range and low-power consumption
iPhone Finder by BiKN (Dead or Alive)
Nov 9th
Photo Courtesy of Bikn.com
BiKN.com (a foundational group of Treehouse Labs, LLC) has innovated a case and app package that allows you to turn your iPhone into a locatable device when misplaced, whether it is dead, muted, and/or turned-off. A price hasn’t been set on this cool little leash for your phone, but is expected to hit floors in December 2011. Definitely something to look into as the holiday season approaches.
Business Cards That Sing
Nov 9th
Photo Courtesy of richard.ritornell.at
Ritornell for Musicbox from Ritornell on Vimeo.
Katharina Hölzl designed a business card that not only makes a lasting impression with eye ogling typography and feel good paper stock, but this card really sings… literally! Simple technology mixed with some creativity takes the everyday standard into a personalized musical experience.
Source: Richard Eigner
Turn That Misfire Into A Smooth Start
Nov 1st
Photo Courtesy of CarMD.com
There comes a time when our day to day routine is interrupted by the song of “ding ding ding” that chimes from our dashboard. The check engine light is now shining brightly in your face. All of a sudden, your day goes from routine into a flustered shuffle. The question begs to be answered “Do I need to take my car in or can it wait?” CarMd has developed a little piece of mind to get you over the initial worry of when to take action and what to expect when you get to the dealer. Although a supplement to your normal vehicle maintenance routine, it will surely give you a little more insight to your ride’s current condition.
Source: CarMd.com
Luke, Turn right at the next signal…
Oct 26th
Photo: Courtesy of starwars.tomtom.com
If you are a Star Wars Junkie then now you can harness the force every time you get behind the wheel. Tom Tom has teamed up with the iconic franchise to transform your little GPS device into a cool co-pilot in the form of 4 of your favorite characters in the series. Check out the some sound bytes and behind the scene studio recordings to make it happen here.
Source: Tom Tom
The Tool to Make You Better, Faster & Stronger
Oct 26th
Garmin pushes you to the limits with the new sexy Forerunner 910XT. With sleek curves, easy-to-read large viewing display, and seamless transitions in tracking your every move; you can’t help but to get in motion and race ready.
Source: Garmin Blog
What the tech? Let’s Get Physical with Facebook.
Oct 21st
Connections for Facebook from Obscura Digital on Vimeo.
It’s official! Facebook officially has penetrated into the physical world we live in. Obscura Digital has created a augmented reality experience via Facebook using overhead projectors, 3D cameras and… wait for it… wait for it… YOU! When you log in to this environment (for lack of better words) a radial visualization is constructed (visually on the floor around you) from your social graph data, creating your own unique “fingerprint”. Colors and lines connect you with people who share one or more of commonalities (mutual friends, interests, schools, locations, birth sign, even languages spoken!). When two or more people are within a close range from you that have common connections, a slideshow of friends and interests appear between you and them.
What The Tech?! Series (What is it?) What is, "What the Tech?!" The "What the Tech?!" Series covers technologies that makes you take a second look while uncontrollably tilting your head to the side. Similar to what a K-9 does when seeing something it doesn't quite understand. So when we spot technology that just makes us go wonder, "What the heck is that?", well that is something that deservers to be covered here.
Source: Obscura Digital
