New Textable Interfaces

Periodically (and usually while reading we-make-money-not-art) I encounter interface technologies and techniques which would be the perfect medium for a new kind of writing. But what? The literature is implicit - there is none, yet - and so encountering the interface becomes an occasion for idle musings on art concepts.
Still - here they are, a recent roundup:
- Aegis Hyposurface is an articulated metal surface that contours to display information (via pneumatics)

TileToy uses LED blocks which change and communicate based on their configuration
Memorylane and Okitegami are two fun concepts by different teams - Memorylane is a tablet/screen interface for writing on digital photos (which are then exchanged), while Okitegami (by a different group) transmits email between physical epaper and tablet display and composition devices
Tags: images, photography, interface
January 13th, 2006 at 6:24 am
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