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…
mobileProtest The mobileProtest device allows people to spread information about a cause they support without the commitment of a direct action protest. Organizations register their cause with…
dataMob The dataMob movie illustrates a location-based device that displays one point of data from a statistical map. When lots of people wear the device, each person becomes a physical pixel of a…
Bluetooth Nipple Clamp This silent ring-tone accessory pinches the nipple when receiving a call or text-message. What is emotional design and how does it address our darker, private needs? This…
Mobile Penance A mobile phone software to confess your guilt. In our secular society, how do people deal with their guilt? Is there hope? Must we revert to a religious society? People nearby receive…
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.…
Mosquito Gun How to retrieve DNA in an environment of domestic gene therapy? The shift from cosmetic surgery to gene therapy leaves you clueless about your neighbor’s newest mod. This device assists…