Oct 22
Pushing the boundaries of bedside table technology, designer Mikhail Belyaev created the Medusa for the 2012 Moscow Design Week that merges two bedside accessories into one so you have ample room for all your bedtime accoutrements. More »
Oct 17
If your humble abode only has room for a single table, Bernotat&Co’s new Doppeldecker is a double decker thing of beauty that hides your work and mess under a hinged lid. So gone are the days when you simply had to slide everything off onto the floor when it was time to eat. More »
Oct 15
Oct 13
If you live in a smallish apartment like I do, you probably don’t have a dinner table. You probably don’t need one often—definitely not often enough to justify using the space required to store one—but sitting on the couch, hunched over the coffee table just doesn’t feel right for some meals. What if you had a reversible table? Soon you can. More »
Oct 11
Designed to accomodate kids of any age and height, this Grow Table drawing desk features a sloped work surface so at one end it’s low enough for little tikes, while the other is high enough for teenagers. More »
Oct 09
Disney Research develops capacitive touch that detects multiple users through their fingertips (video)
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Creating a truly multi-user, multi-touch display is a tricky prospect. How do you know who’s who short of turning the screen into one giant fingerprint reader? Chris Harrison, Ivan Poupyrev and Munehiko Sato at Disney Research have suggested in a paper that fingerprinting on a capacitive touchscreen isn’t far off — it’s just what we need to fingerprint that matters. Rather than look for physical ridges, the scientists’ method sweeps through AC frequencies to find the exact electrical impedances of fingertips in contact with the screen. Different bodies, different clothes and even different shoes give everyone a unique signature that lets the screen identify specific people, even when they each have multiple fingers in play. The researchers propose that the technique would work well in collaborative workspaces, personalized devices and security, but let’s not forget that this is Disney we’re talking about: it’s placing a strong emphasis on the prospects for shared screen gaming without the limitations we know today. While any practical use is still some distance away, it’s easy to see future tablets and tables that are designed from the start to encourage a little socializing.
Filed under: Gaming, Tablets, Science, Alt
Disney Research develops capacitive touch that detects multiple users through their fingertips (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sep 24
The Ponte table by Strala is all about the legs. With its glass top, your eyes are immediately drawn to the angular solid oak undercarriage. More »
Sep 17
Sep 17
This interesting table draws inspiration from mashrabiyas—the traditional wooden window screens you see in middle eastern architecture. On one side, it’s made of 650 little oak components. On the other, it’s simple and pared down. The combination is unexpected and utterly beautiful. More »
Sep 13
Mix and Match the Multi-Function Tiles on This Table Like Your Smartphone’s Homescreen [Furniture]
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Taking inspiration from the modular tiled design of modern smartphones, Mamikim’s cleverly named ADAPTable is composed of six A4-sized wooden tiles that can be moved around and repositioned. So every time you come to work, you can customize it for the task at hand. More »
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