Mit Media Lab articles

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  Trick out your tongue and taste the sensory-augmented world with Tongueduino

  By Tim Carmody on February 21, 2013 05:10 pm + 21 comments

  We know the human tongue is extremely sensitive. Go ahead: touch something with your tongue. There Continue reading…

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  Experimental Android hotspot app lets you bank credit for sharing your signal

  By Jeff Blagdon on January 28, 2013 08:15 pm + 22 comments

  The Viral Spaces research group at MIT’s Media Lab has developed an Android app that could let you Continue reading…

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  LittleBits' electric LEGOs get supercharged with new cash

  By Adrianne Jeffries on July 18, 2012 03:20 pm + 10 comments

  Ayah Bdeir took a job in financial services after she graduated from MIT's Media Lab, because she Continue reading…

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  Layered LCD panels could create more realistic glasses-free 3D

  By Adi Robertson on July 12, 2012 01:29 pm + 10 comments

  3D technology is getting more advanced, but many systems force the viewer into a single perspective Continue reading…

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  MIT Media Lab's Infinity-By-Nine system promises deeper movie immersion

  By Kimber Streams on June 24, 2012 07:03 pm + 13 comments

  The MIT Media Lab has developed a system that uses blurred images on peripheral screens to provide a Continue reading…

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  Project T(ether) creates virtual workspace using mo-cap technology

  By Justin Rubio on May 24, 2012 01:26 pm + 2 comments

  We've seen three dimensional virtual workspaces before, but Project T(ether) is one iteration that Continue reading…

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  Kickstarter: MaKey MaKey turns the world into a $35 input device

  By Jamie Keene on May 15, 2012 04:44 am + 16 comments

  MaKey MaKey is a new and extremely simple circuit board that lets you turn any surface into an input Continue reading…

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  ZeroN magnetic levitation system can play back movements in space

  By Amar Toor on May 13, 2012 11:41 pm + 9 comments

  Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a rather remarkable device known as ZeroN — a Continue reading…

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  NewsFlash replaces QR codes with invisible flashes of light

  By Dante D'Orazio on April 25, 2012 12:21 pm + 13 comments

  QR codes can often be a bit cumbersome, and they're typically limited to opening up your web browser Continue reading…

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  MIT's Droplet and StackAR tools use light to program a timer or Arduino

  By Adi Robertson on April 25, 2012 08:48 am + 3 comments

  MIT's Media Lab is working on a system of information-sharing that can use light-based communication Continue reading…