Sony Transparent TV

Sony Transparent TV

The looks are enthralling and it really seems to be a new spin on the idea of TV viewing. Well, the Sony claims to have built an innovative “Transparent TV”. 04 more images after the break...

Do you guys really think it’s a transparent TV? Well, I doubt it. Take a close look at the pictures and you would find that it’s nothing more than a projector.

The looks are enthralling and it really seems to be a new spin on the idea of TV viewing. Well, the Sony claims to have built an innovative “Transparent TV”.

Still, an idea is an idea. Hats off to Sony for the magnificent idea of making a “Transparent TV” that is sooner or later going to revolutionize the meaning of a TV.

Slim G4 - World’s Thinnest Mouse

Slim G4 - World’s Thinnest Mouse

Everything’s now going super slim (apart from me of course). Mobile phones, notebooks and now mice too. The ultra-slim G4 Mouse, just 5mm thick, serves as a perfect tutorial for mobile mouse construction. The uber-slim mousing instrument of the G4 optical mouse folds perfectly flat in order to fit in your PCMCIA slot when not in use, and when you’re ready, it pops out, ejects a USB cable, and folds into a more ergonomic position for all your mousing needs. It seems it just takes 10 seconds to go from its unbelievably thin structure to being fully usable. It has a major advantage over a lot of mice, in that the USB cable stores neatly into the mouse when it’s not being used. The 800 DPI mouse boasts a left / right click and a touch-sensitive scroll wheel, is apparently Windows- compatible. Available in pink, blue and silver colors with matching pouches, the Slim G4 Optical Mouse costs around $50. 08 more images after the break...

Transparent Laptop

Transparent Laptop

UX is often about hiding the things users don’t care about so that they get the simplest experience possible. Most users wouldn’t even know how to read a line of Java code, much less what that means to them. My Master’s project was designing transparency mechanisms for games that utilized AI agents. Essentially, the challenge was to present the state of the AI agent in such a way that the user understood what the AI agent was doing and why but also explain the algorithm in laymen’s terms. In most interfaces, transparency won’t be that complicated, but we still need to consider when we might want to present transparency to a user. Here’s 5 quick tips about transparency in UIs. Transparent Laptop 07 more images after the break...

Nokia 888

Nokia 888

*The Tnspiration

The idea is that "the perfect form" does not exist. "Form follows you" We create the perfect form for each function.

Tamer Nakisci explains in detail about this work.
*Technologies that are used

It uses liquid battery, speech recognition, flexible touch screen, touch sensitive body cover which lets it understand and adjust to the environment. It has a simple programmable body mechanism so that it changes forms in different situations.
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*The functionality of design

You dont have to carry it in your pocket or on your wrist. You can carry it anywhere, in anyform. You can roll it, bend it, put on your clothes like a clip. It also makes some form changes that makes it more ergonomical: i.e. when you want to talk on the phone, the body form turns into the form of the good old telephone. You can personalize these forms and record them. So it fits you the best in the way that you have chosen. The functions that it has also create a feeling of electronical pet, as it senses your moves, understand what you want, respond you in the best way. It learns you, to fit you better.Also e-motions lets you send forms to the other 888 users. It could be the shape of a heart or a small dance. This way you can talk without words.

*How the user interacts

E-motions... It means electronical motions that 888 has. You can send and receive forms from / to friends. You can send a heart shape to your girlfriend, so her telephone turns into an icon of heart. Or you can send a dancing form to your friends to call them to the party tonight. This is the fun side of the product. If we look from the functionality side, 888 is quite flexible. You can put it into your pocket, roll it and make it smaller, or put on your wrist when you want to make a video call on the go. If you want to talk like a normal telephone, there you have your telephone shape. We go through a lot of places and situations in the daily life, so it seems like one form is not enough.

*What is Unique ?

You can change the form of the body. Not just the color. And you can do the same by sending an e-motion to your friend.