Button Inputer I made a thing over the last few days that's changed how I work. I made a push-to-talk button for voice input with both fast ready time and fast local processing. As a maker, I find…
Circuit Board Evolution 3D is hard but not as hard as it used to be. This is the evolution of boards I designed while experimenting with connected devices. They are all based on the Electric Imp for…
Buttons & Dials Personal-touchscreen devices (phones/tablets) are increasingly used to control connected devices in the home. These are versatile but limited and shallow in their interaction…
Digits A single function display like a clock offers glancability and simultaneous access by multiple people that handheld screen interfaces do not. Digits is a general-purpose, wifi-connected…
Mobile Devices Background: I make accessories for mobile phones that bridge the gap between physical and virtual identities and communities. With the social internet, people can share parts of their…
tinyDancer The tinyDancer device measures how much the user is moving and displays this movement on the user’s online profile through a widget/app on Facebook, MySpace, or a blog. It is a realtime…
flickrNow The FlickrNow badge displays a user’s photo from Flickr which has been most recently viewed by others. This image is not only representing photos the user takes but also the content others…
RFID Watering Can Plants are sometimes given as gifts. The giver of a gift is not supposed to doubt that the gift will be cared for. The recipient wants the giver to know the gift is in good hands.…
Dollhouse Exhibit This dollhouse has a combination of discovery and play for the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum. I was tasked to build a large dollhouse with some ‘interactive’ elements like working…