MetaFilter posts tagged with device

HIDs

zarq — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:43:35 -0800

Over the past 30 years, designer, writer and Principal Researcher for Microsoft Research Bill Buxton has collected input and interactive devices whose designs he found "interesting, useful or important. In the process, he has assembled a good collection of the history of pen computing, pointing devices, touch technologies, as well as an illustration of the nature of how new technologies emerge." This week, he unveiled his collection at the Computer-Human Interaction conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. An extensive gallery has been posted online with images and notes at The Buxton Collection. Here's a small sample at The Atlantic: "The Crazy Old Gadgets That Presaged the iPod, iPhone and a Whole Lot More"

Bang & Olufsen

Joe Beese — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:46:32 -0800

Bang & Olufsen product archive, articles, pictures, and museum.

Sony Walkman (1979-2010)

Joe Beese — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:32:29 -0800

After 30 years and 200 million sold, Sony has announced that their April shipment of cassette Walkmans was the last. The device was built in 1978 by audio-division engineer Nobutoshi Kihara for Sony co-chairman Akio Morita, who wanted to be able to listen to operas during his frequent trans-Pacific plane trips. (previously)

Digital Fingerpainters (heh)

circular — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:16:22 -0800

Love to finger paint with pixels? Or do you prefer the stylus for your stylizing? Either way, the International Association of Mobile Digital Artists beckons (gestures?). It all started with a group of enthusiasts on Flickr (Flickr group).

Membership is free. So is registration for the Mobile Art Conference 2010 (NYC), but they're accepting donations. The Conference will be attended by a core group of artists who became friends through Flickr, but for the most part, have never met. Other participants will be students from the NYU ITP program and anyone interested in making art, music, animation or other forms of creative expression on mobile touch screen devices. Discussions about combining touch screen art with traditional and non-traditional media will be encouraged. Apple device users are likely to be in the majority, however, the event is open to users of all platforms and brands of devices.

sometimes humans are wonderful

flapjax at midnite — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:57:39 -0800

Imitating a xylophone.

They had ways of making you talk

Cryptical Envelopment — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 16:50:31 -0800

Infernal Device 49 Examples of Human Perversity

Air from water?

dg — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 01:30:12 -0800

This company has released a device which claims to provide water "anytime, anywhere" (No Goodies jokes,please) - from the humidity in the air. With two other companies selling these machines in Australia and prices ranging from AUD1,000 to AUD2,300, is this a viable solution to the massive water shortages around the world, or just something else to talk about around the water cooler?

wasting time...

Krrrlson — Sat, 29 Mar 2003 22:53:56 -0800

The museum of unworkable devices... Gravity -- it's not just a good idea, it's the law. Perpetual motion, and other wonderful things.

"Are you ready to experience the future of digital pleasure?"'

JettSuperior — Sun, 18 Aug 2002 12:26:45 -0800

"Are you ready to experience the future of digital pleasure?"' That link hit my inbox closely on the heels of my perusing this thread. From a 'moral standpoint', better than/worse than/same as inducing something internally?

"Enough with the petting, I'm trying to lick myself here."

planetkyoto — Thu, 09 May 2002 08:20:12 -0800

"Enough with the petting, I'm trying to lick myself here."
Introducing the Bowlingual, the doggie emotion translator. As if dogs are coy and hard to figure out. It just became Friday in Japan.

Really, really nice...

Spoon — Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:05:52 -0800

Really, really nice... lots of lovely devices...

Apple Computer will introduce a 'breakthrough device' next week.

toddshot — Wed, 17 Oct 2001 17:24:20 -0800

Apple Computer will introduce a 'breakthrough device' next week. Will this be the long-rumored Apple PDA that Newton fanatics have been asking for? A device for wirelessly streaming your mp3 collection through your stereo? Your basic portable mp3 player? Or something that hasn't shown up on any of the rumor sites at all? Whatever it ends up being, my curiousity is officially piqued.