1. worldinnovationforum:

E-lectra Sketch?
Christopher Mims writes:
Magnetic electronics and ferrous paper enable artistry in circuit design.
Leah Buechley is an assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab and the director of the aptly-named High-Low Tech research group.  She does heaps of cool, subtle, under-appreciated stuff, and maybe some  day when there’s a children’s toy, art class or hit product based on  her work, she’ll be better known.
Full story and videos @ Mims’s Bits

    worldinnovationforum:

    E-lectra Sketch?

    Christopher Mims writes:

    Magnetic electronics and ferrous paper enable artistry in circuit design.

    Leah Buechley is an assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab and the director of the aptly-named High-Low Tech research group. She does heaps of cool, subtle, under-appreciated stuff, and maybe some day when there’s a children’s toy, art class or hit product based on her work, she’ll be better known.

    Full story and videos @ Mims’s Bits

  2. springwise:

 
Pop-up cinema powered by users’ smart phones
No sooner had the virtual ink dried on our article about one pop-up cinema than we caught wind of another venture. Aaron James’ outdoor YouTube Theater is designed to capitalize on ever improving wireless coverage by playing internet videos from its users’ smart phones. READ MORE…

    springwise:

    Pop-up cinema powered by users’ smart phones

    No sooner had the virtual ink dried on our article about one pop-up cinema than we caught wind of another venture. Aaron James’ outdoor YouTube Theater is designed to capitalize on ever improving wireless coverage by playing internet videos from its users’ smart phones. READ MORE…