At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper “laptop”.
In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he’ll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all.
Always looking to support innovations in technology, AS|D Labs sponsored Jackbot, the self-driving robot car built by Assembla. The Jackbot was built for the Mini Grand Challenge competition run by Penn State Abington, where it WON! Congrats guys!
There are an innumerable amount of less than desirable automobiles plaguing the streets these days that Ugur Sahin Design could re-imagine with ease. However, Ugur Sahin chooses to challenge himself by reworking cars that already induce uncontrollable drooling. From the Corvette Z03 to one of my dream cars, the Ferrari Dino 206 GT, Ugur Sahin manages to astound us with just how much more beautiful these cars can be. The latest design from Ugur Sahin is the Aston Martin Gauntlet, that makes even the stunning line of cars from Aston Martin seem dated. It will be curious to see how Aston Martin handles being outdone. I’ll be keeping an eye out for great things in the near future from the brand.
The BMW Museum in Munich stands as a testament to the brands rich heritage, but also automotive design. Munich sits on my list of dream vacations to take as much for the chance to visit the BMW Museum as the opportunity to attend Oktoberfest (picture James Bond mixed with Beerfest). A multiple award winning feature of the BMW Museum is its Kinetic Sculpture an abstract symbolic representation of the design process.
The installation consists of 714 metal spheres hanging from thin steel wires attached to individually controlled stepper motors. Covering a six-square-metre area, the spheres enact a seven-minute long mechatronic narrative, creating a representation of the form-finding process in different variations. Moving chaotically at first, the sculpture evolves into several competing forms and eventually resolves as a final shape, which hints at the outlines of well-known BMW automobiles such as the 327, the 1500, the Z4 coupé and the Mille Miglia 2006. The cycle is synchronised with a graphic light strip running around the walls and texts and audio quotes from senior BMW figures on the company’s values and design aims.
(image source | by Dash Snow via everyone is an art director)
It’s official, that group of engineers who couldn’t stand to see Polaroid film disappear have announced the release of their version of the classic instant film. The group dubbed The Impossible Project, in acknowledgment of the difficult task of creating a working chemical composition for the new film due to the lack of availability of the original Polaroid ingredients, successfully revived the Polaroid-style instant film, for both the popular 600 series and the classic SX-70 cameras. Sales are set to begin tomorrow, 03/25. It’s a shame Dash is no longer here to see this day.
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(image source | Assembla)
