objects – Page 4 – wewastetime

See the heat / Flir One

16/01/2014

FLIR ONE, the very first personal thermal camera, that works as an add-on device for iphones, comming soon by FLIR Systems, Inc. You can use the case for moisture detection, energy loss, and many more imaginative ways.

The FLIR ONE has two cameras – a thermal camera and a more conventional visible light camera. The special chip in the Lepton core combines the images for enhanced resolution, adding detail to the low resolution thermal image

The companion Flir One MX app can provide handy temperature readings, save your captured shots to iOS Camera roll and share them on social media channels. (source 1, 2)

Check out the following video on FLIR ONE’s capabilities.

read more @ gizmag – reserve yours here

Atheer smart glasses

23/12/2013

A vision of augmented reality and wearable future technology, through the new 3D, gesture-based glasses, launched by tech company Atheer Labs. Weighing only 75grams, the Atheer glasses offer HD display (1024×768) and precise hand interaction.

The Atheer glasses will be available in 2014, preorder Atheer One + the Atheer Developer Kit -w/pocket-sized computer to power Android apps- at indiegogo

UnBrella / H Concept

19/12/2013

UnBrella is a brilliantly revisited umbrella created by industrial designer Hiroshi Kajimoto of Japanese product design firm H Concept. The upside down design makes the inverted umbrella easy to open and use; when closed the UnBrella can stand up on its own with the wet side facing inward.

via spoon & tamago

you may also check the Umbrella Raincoat by Athanasia Leivaditou.

Neurocam

11/12/2013

The Neurocam is an experimental wearable camera system, that uses a headband to sense brainwaves and record five-second GIF video clips. When brain’s electrical activity passes a certain threshold, the Neurocam triggers your iPhone to record what you see in your visual field, without having to lift a finger, or even consciously think about it.

The prototype is a concept by Japanese company Neurowear – that also invented the amazing necomimi ears.

via fast co

iPhone SAR values here + the best bluetooth headset there

Ecce Animal

28/11/2013

Ecce Animal (once we were animals) is a human scull made of compression molded cocaine and gelatin by Dutch artist and designer Diddo (previously posted here).
Via I don’t get art.

The Fourth Law of Robotics

19/11/2013

This is the VR Tenga demo, a sex simulator prototype made for an Oculus Rift game jam held in Japan.
It uses some basic software, the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and Tenga, a Japanese masturbation toy.
The user is supposed to insert his penis into the Tenga, which is synchronized to the visual stimulation given by the headset, in this case an anime character giving a handjob.
More info here. Link to youtube video.

nagagutsu daichi / earth boots

13/11/2013

Japanese split-toed garden boots, made of flexible but durable vulcanized natural rubber and nylon reinforcement, buy at Objects of Use

Colored Vases / Ai Weiwei

17/10/2013

Ai Weiwei creating the Colored Vases, part of the installation According to What? at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., 2012.

Photo: Cathy Carver – via

previously: Studies of Perspective