Semapedia

Semapedia’s goal is ‘to connect the virtual and physical world by bringing the right information from the internet to the relevant place in physical space.’ This is an incredible idea, which in theory could provide you with information about where you are, wherever you are, whenever!

This is acheived by using mobile (cell) phone readable barcodes whcih then connect your phone to wikipedia and download the information. Whilst this is a great idea, what I think would be even cooler is if you were able to also get user recommendations for local bars, coffee houses restaurants etc.

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Love Mattress

Brodie Bruce: You know how when someone lays with their back to you and you lay behind them really close and you throw one arm over them?

T.S. Quint: It’s called spooning.

Brodie Bruce: But you gotta put the other arm somewhere. You can either lay on it or just shove it in between your bodies. The only other option is to stretch it above your head. But sometimes my arm pops out of the socket when I’m sleeping like that. So, I was constantly searching for someplace to keep my arm while still laying close to her.

If only Brodie Bruce (of Mallrats) had discovered the Love Mattress. Made up of individual foam strips you’ll never be searching for a place to put your other arm! (Above quote is an excerpt from the movie Mallrats by Kevin Smith)

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Bug Labs

For all you geeks, hackers, engineers or just general gadget lovers out there, Bug Labs have created (more like assembled the parts of) what could be the ultimate gadget. Featuring a series of connectable ‘electronic modules’ and a programmable Linux core, you can build whatever type of gadget you want. According to their website, digital cameras, telephones and gps systems are well within the capabilities of their devices and with motion sensors and touch screens available who knows what’s possible.

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Heat Sensitive Wallpaper

Shi Yuan, a Porstmouth University graduate, has some great concepts in his folio. My favourite is the heat sensitive wallpaper which looks like a wonderful idea. Let’s hope someone puts this into action in the future.

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Current TV

I’ve just spent a lazy afternoon watching Current TV and I’ve got to say that I think it’s brilliant. The basic premise of Current TV is that it’s content is user generated. This gives a wide diversity of programming, most shows don’t run for much longer than 10 minutes, that’s basically perfect for my short attention span anyway. Don’t expect anything too polished, but do expect some interesting viewing. (As a side note I’d like to find out the ratio of user-generated:current tv generated content.)

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UsTogether

UsTogether are a group of British and Irish designers who are producing some wonderfully contemporary bathroom fixture design. The designs themselves have clean lines and an overall minimal feel to them albeit a futuristic one.

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iWood

We recently posted about the fantastic ipod cases from 45. Well, if retro isn’t your style you’ve got to check out the iWood range of ipod cases from Miniot. These beautiful hand-crafted cases come in three different flavours for the iPhone, iPod Nano and iPod Classic and are available in oak, padouk, cherry, mahogany or walnut.

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Pop!Tech

Pop!Tech seems to me like it is very similar to TED, which is by no means a bad thing. Sharing ideas and innovations in order to create a better society and world to live in seems to be one of the biggest trends in 2007. You can download pop!casts (podcasts) of many of the speakers from Pop!Tech to help understand their vision and learn more.

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Ola Pehrson

Ola Pehrson is a Swedish based artist whose work seems to explore a connection between the real world and computers. Shown here is a 10:1 scale model of a windows 95 desktop, filmed in real time and displayed back onto a computer monitor. Genius!

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Irwin Redl

Irwin Redl’s work reflects upon the condition of art making after the “digital experience.” Translating this into real world spaces definitely makes for some interesting and abstract art works.

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