Mobile, cameras & projectors

Some time ago I posted about the future of mobile projectors, cameras, etc here. Recently at TED India this presentation was given - some amazing use of AR, projectors and cameras to turn any surface in to a screen including your own hands, and some nice gesture based navigation. Well worth a watch - especially from around 5-6 mins onwards. Love the gesture based hand camera.

Nice Touch

I was walking past Evans Cycles just on Rathbone St yesterday and I noticed a nice gesture - they had placed a track pump outside the shop chained to the heavy signage so that any passing cyclist in need of a bit of air could stop by and use ther pump. Not only does this probably save the staff in the shop a considerable amounbt of time not being asked for a pump, its a great gesture and you would hope that people will remember it and frequent the shop with their patronage. Anyway, I just liked the thoughtful nature of it and will keep a look out for other similar gestures - I once saw a pub that had a mobile phone charging station complete with about 6 different chargers again it shows a certain affinity with the customers.