I'm sorry, what? You don't think teaching children is 'practical'?
On Feb 21, 2009, at 9:44 PM, Travis wrote:
I too was inspired when watching the TED video last week... My few
ideas were also centered around Fun and Play and I wondered why my
thoughts didn't move to a more practical use...
This is wonderful stuff. But I can't help but think that as computing
technology gets smaller, the danger of losing your awesome gadget
increases. I am already hyper-aware of my Blackberry, I can't
imagine trying to keep track of a dozen cookie computers.
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Just wanted to share this:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html
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I have a friend who is in the same line of research, who told me they
are very cool to play with.
So trust the video.
Good stuff!
On Feb 21, 2009, at 1:29 PM, Eirik Midttun wrote:
Just wanted to share this:
Lots of things get called innovative these days; this one really
deserves the title. The possibilities are inspiring. Thanks for the
post.
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Posted from the new ixda.org
http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=39051
I wrote about Siftables on my blog.
http://www.peterme.com/?p=735
In it I wrote,
...one thing we’re still really stuck on is the Single Screen
Interface. All of this activity is still geared toward a single
display, whether a TV, mobile device, a computer screen, or a wall.
(Seeing
I too was inspired when watching the TED video last week... My few
ideas were also centered around Fun and Play and I wondered why my
thoughts didn't move to a more practical use...
They initially just seem so playful... I can see Blue Man Group
using/promoting them :)
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