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Ambient Devices, an MIT Media Lab start-up, had a beautiful product concept built around analogue gauges like this, with replaceable backplanes to show differen
by URSpider94 14y ago
Ambient Devices, an MIT Media Lab start-up, had a beautiful product concept built around analogue gauges like this, with replaceable backplanes to show different information. Their original business model was all around representing complex information in an unobtrusive way -- an umbrella with a pommel that flashes if its going to rain today, so you notice it on the way out of the house. Sadly, they pivoted into making ugly weather boards for Brookstone ...
- telecuda 14y agoI have their Ambient Orb (http://bit.ly/XFemSb http://bit.ly/XFemSb) on my desk. It starts at red in the morning then fades to yellow to green as we get more registrations throughout the day. Also, pre-Arduino we used a WebSwitch $199 (http://www.controlbyweb.com/webswitch/ http://www.controlbyweb.com/webswitch/) to turn on/off a police siren when a certain goal was reached.
- TylerE 14y agoScrew replaceable, just throw an e-ink screen in there. Seems like an ideal application for e-ink - super-long "refresh" interval, no need for color, and ambient light.