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Shinshoku – Industrially Designed LED Watch

koibito — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:12:28 +0000

The strap is a continuous stainless steel band that wraps around your wrist with a matrix of punched out holes. Beneath the surface are 29 super bright LED’s which illuminate to indicate the time. There are 3 models available.
The watch’s LED’s animate in a cascade effect when showing the time. (Button B skips the animation & jumps straight to the time)On the multi-color LED model the red lights (12) indicate the hour, the green (3) indicate 15 minutes each & the Yellow (14) are 1 minute each.
By telling the time in this way it makes it very easy to see if its roughly quarter-past, half-past or quarter-to the hour. With each green LED worth 15 mins; then 2 lit equals 30 mins.
more at product page

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Senspectra – Physical Modeling Toolkit

koibito — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:37:42 +0000

Senspectra by Vincent Leclerc, Amanda Parkes and Professor Hiroshi Ishii from Tangible Media Group is a computationally augmented physical modeling toolkit designed for sensing and visualization of structural strain. The system functions as a distributed sensor network consisting of nodes, embedded with computational capabilities and a full spectrum LED, which communicate to neighbor nodes to determine a network topology through a system of flexible joints. Each joint, while serving as a data and power bus between nodes, also integrates an omnidirectional bend sensing mechanism, which uses a simple optical occlusion technique to sense and communicate mechanical strain between neighboring nodes. Using Senspectra, a user incrementally assembles and refines a physical 3D model of discrete elements with a real-time visualization of structural strain.

While the Senspectra infrastructure provides a flexible modular sensor network platform, its primary application derives from the need to couple physical modeling techniques utilized in the architecture and industrial design disciplines with systems for structural engineering analysis, offering an intuitive approach for physical real-time finite element analysis. Utilizing direct manipulation augmented with visual feedback, the system gives users valuable insights on the global behavior of a constructed system defined as a network of discrete elements.
Project page: Tangible Media Group

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Industrial Design Led Lamp

koibito — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:25:52 +0000

The Aquaphoenix LED Lamp was designed to project an image of solidity and robustness. With and all-metal design and a total weight of 50kg, the LED Lamp does not fail to impress in this respect. All parts are custom-machined from solid aluminum, with the exception of steel rotating joints, gas springs, chrome tubing, and steel screws.

In its most compact position, the structure is dimensioned at 30 cm (12 inches) in width, 58 cm (23 inches) in height, and 69 cm (27 inches) in depth. When fully extended, it can reach up to 91 cm (36 inches) in width having both shades opened to form a 180^o angle between them; 114 cm (45 inches) in height when shades are facing the viewer or wall; and 89 cm (35 inches) in depth, extending 46 cm (18 inches) beyond the front of the base. These positions follow the range of possible use cases, including overhead lighting of a desk-space environment, and wall projection for ambient information displays or light projection for sound response.

Overall, the design is intended to create a well-rounded and compact feeling, projecting robustness, while allowing reasonable maneuvering, and portraying mechanical intricacies, while not including extraneous, non-functional design items.

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