{"id":282,"date":"2010-02-16T23:18:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T06:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/?p=282"},"modified":"2011-01-30T21:26:56","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T04:26:56","slug":"bits-and-bobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/2010\/02\/bits-and-bobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits and Bobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was no video-taking in the Henry household this weekend, so my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/2010\/02\/interactive-skirt-pt-1\/\">skirt<\/a> followup will have to wait a bit.\u00a0 In the meantime, here are a couple of things I&#8217;ve been keeping around in google reader to share here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bekathwia\/4351590482\/in\/set-72157623379686704\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Oxygen emission spectrum scarf by bekathwia\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4005\/4351590482_655e1d309f.jpg\" alt=\"Oxygen emission spectrum scarf by bekathwia\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really like these <a href=\"http:\/\/makersmarket.com\/products\/179-emission-spectrum-scarf-made-to-order\" target=\"_blank\">Emission Spectra scarves<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/sternlab.org\">Becky Stern<\/a>. I&#8217;ve actually been kicking around an emission spectrum bracelet idea for about six months now, but the picture I have in my head requires metalworking skills and tools I don&#8217;t have. Seeing this makes me want to revisit the idea, though, and try to find another means of interpreting it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QCmsvXgxdDY?wmode=transparent&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;showsearch=0&amp;rel=1&amp;theme=dark\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I was also really intrigued by the ideas from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fabianhemmert.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fabian Hemmert&#8217;s<\/a> TEDx talk on ways a mobile device could provide information kinesthetically. I&#8217;m not so sure I&#8217;d want a &#8220;breathing&#8221; mobile, but changing the center of mass seems like it could be a really useful way of providing output. (via <a href=\"http:\/\/infosthetics.com\/archives\/2010\/02\/making_digital_content_on_the_mobile_phone_data_physically_graspable.html\" target=\"_blank\">information aesthetics<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/notsohumblepie.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/misfortune-cookies.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-285\" title=\"misfortune_cookies2t-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/misfortune_cookies2t-2.jpg\" alt=\"Misfortune Cookies by notsohumblepie.blogspot.com\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/misfortune_cookies2t-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/misfortune_cookies2t-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/misfortune_cookies2t-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I just discovered Not So Humble Pie, who came up with these fabulous <a href=\"http:\/\/notsohumblepie.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/misfortune-cookies.html\" target=\"_blank\">misfortune cookies<\/a>. She also recently did a couple of awesome science <a title=\"Science cookie roundup #1\" href=\"http:\/\/notsohumblepie.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/science-cookie-round-up-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">cookie<\/a> <a title=\"Science cookie roundup #2\" href=\"http:\/\/notsohumblepie.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/science-cookie-roundup-2.html\" target=\"_blank\">roundups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rhizome.org\/editorial\/3285\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-286\" title=\"N Building\" src=\"http:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Picture-2.png\" alt=\"N Building\" width=\"399\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Picture-2.png 399w, https:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Picture-2-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.qosmo.jp\/press\/nbuilding.php\" target=\"_blank\">N Building<\/a>, in Tokyo, is a concept building with an interesting augmented reality twist. Instead of putting up signs, the building facade is a QR code; reading it on a mobile device delivers you to a website with a tenant list and other information.The developers also created an iPhone application that allows building occupants to interact with passersby through their phones &#8211; showing what&#8217;s behind the windows, overlaying speech bubbles, and the like. 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