Author: Amanda Swan
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The Game Over Hoodie
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MIT Finger Reader
By Karyn Narramore Fluid Interfaces, the media lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (or MIT), recently unveiled its latest masterpiece, the FingerReader. The FingerReader is a 3-D printed ring with a mounted camera that scans text and reads it aloud to the wearer. Special software scans the text and gives both audio and haptic…
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Gesture Sensing Gloves: The Future of Music
By Amanda Swan Musicians are often in the news for pushing the boundaries when it comes to making their music, like Beyoncé’s unadvertised surprise album last year or U2’s direct-to-iPhone release of their latest release. Music production has the potential to change dramatically in the near-ish future through the use of gesture sensing gloves.