Nissan 3E

Nissan 3E is not about driving; it’s a concept, an experiment into how people may buy or view cars in the future. Technology like this could make going to a dealership or a motor show a truly interactive event, where engagement is possible on site and on-line. More here.

Fuji BEAT

During the digital content expo, at Miraikan museum, Fuji was exposing its bendable electro acoustic transducer aka BEAT, a cool name for a flexible speaker. It is composed of a two electrodes and a vibratile thin metal film substrate, which carries positive charges. The metal film substrate is disposed between the first electrode and the…

Aqua top display

AquaTop Display is a projection system that uses white water as a screen surface. This system allows the user ’s limbs to freely move through, under and over the projection surface. Using the unique characteristics of fluid, AquaTop proposes new interaction methods specific to the projection medium: water. The system allows interactions such as protruding…

R2xD3 hybrid theater

The Shirai lab of the Kanagawa institute was presenting, at the Digital content expo of Tokyo, this new kind of 3D screens that allows to show simultaneously two version of a same image. At the demo, two kinds of text were displayed in the same image, one in japanese the other in english, this technology…

Google play vending machines

Google has introduced several « Google play » vending machines in Tokyo. These machines allow you to choose several games, a mix of free-to-play apps and paid-for titles It’s a giant tactile screen that allows you to browse between the apps. Sometimes some questions are asked: « what kind of graphic design, do you prefer », « which screen do…

Sony launches a smart social camera

It’s an app, dedicated to the Sony Xperia Z1, that allows you to stream video, « live » to your Facebook page. Incorporating « live comments » and « Likes » by friends. « Social live » is all about letting friends share an experience together through technology. Somehow the future of social network. The Xperia Z1 also have an « info-eye » technology, that…