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Opening the oven released a cloud of steam. I should have been expecting it. It’s hardly the first time I’ve roasted a chicken.
What I most certainly did not expect was that the chicken would start talking to my phone.
As the steam billowed …
Design Talk 76. Placeful computing; Jared Ficklin, Chief Creative Technologist & founding partner, argodesign
Jared Ficklin’s approach of ‘think by making’ has led him to produce remarkable digital design work, often at the forefront of exploring new computing metaphors, from smartphones to spatial interfaces. In his conversation with MEX founder Marek Pa…
Design Talk 69. Robot relations; Ben Scott-Robinson, co-founder, Small Robot Company
Ben Scott-Robinson is designing the next generation of robot relations. Small Robot Company, the start-up he co-founded, must solve both the technical challenge of deploying rugged, autonomous robots on farms and the nuanced complexities of servin…
Design Talk 68. The future is in the air; Mark Rolston, co-founder, argodesign
Mark Rolston is working on the future, from mixed reality delivered via digital eyewear for the likes of Magic Leap, to experimental projects exploring how projected interfaces might materialise in the physical world. Mark talks to MEX founder Mar…
Beyond the rectangle: charting progress towards next generation UIs
The majority of digital interfaces will eventually break free of rectangular frames. The prison walls are coming down. We’re not there yet, at least not for most people, but soon. Soon enough that those desiring a stake in this future should be pl…
Will the big generational leaps in digital devices always align with new input methods?
The big generational changes in digital are often underpinned by the arrival of new input technologies.
Punch cards gave way to keyboards as computers moved from dedicated rooms to desks. The mouse arrived and computing broadened from business …
Clarity, with hindsight: the pixel-dense world of the Surface Hub 2
When Microsoft’s Surface Hub 2 ships in 2019, it will hold the possibility of engaging a 200+ inch touchscreen, with a resolution in excess of 15360 x 2160 pixels. For comparison, that’s about 9 times the number of pixels found on Apple’s iPad Pro…
Antisocial technology
Terminal C at Newark Airport is home to one of the least sociable deployments of technology I’ve come across. Pairs of vertically mounted iPads bisect almost every table at the cafés, bars and restaurants which line the concourse. The result is a …