People need to measure stuff. There’s no denying that. And to the best of my knowledge, doctors still aren’t removing splinters out of your schlonger for free. So it is with a great relief that the old school wooden ruler has finally wizened up and gotten itself a digital display. Push down on the edge of the device� to mark ...

When you communicate with customers and employees, powerful communications are remembered most. What makes communication powerful? A variety of factors create a powerful communication, but visual content is at the top of that list. Digital signage is one of the most powerful visual communication tools available. With digital signage, you can convey just about any message through visual means, but ...

Digital entertainment is based on both entertainment and computer technologies. In the past few decades, media and entertainment have gradually developed. With the gradual development of digital media, the entertainment regime is also changing. Digital technology has entered the world of entertainment and has been paving the path to a new era. Simply put, digital entertainment is a type of ...

Self-serve kiosks and digital signage are reinventing the retail and service industries as consumers not only become used to them but are in fact beginning to prefer them. It’s not hard to see why they’re growing in popularity: they cut down wait times and line ups; they allow customers more freedom to choose what they want without the pressure of ...

The DIA Parrot wireless photo frame by Nodesign deconstructs the LCD, separating the backlighting from the display unit to create a luminous projection effect. Usually, an LCD unit is sandwiched with its opaque backlight, hiding the display’s smoky windowpane quality. By separating the two, the DIA Parrot celebrates the qualities of the LCD while providing a new/old lightboxing effect. The ...

Digital mapping is in a state of transition. It hasn’t really had a chance to become a part of the daily squeeze, but it’s at point where the brink of breaking its way into everyday life is a possibility. This presentation by mapping company The Macula demonstrates both the entertainment and technological merits of digital mapping. Displayed using digital mapping ...

Prefer ripping apart older electronics than purchasing new ones? You’re gonna love this mod. Essentially, you’ll be ripping an Eee PC apart, jamming into into a wood frame and placing it on your wall. How is this better than dropping $100 on a digital photo frame at Best Buy? Simple: You can easily display slideshows of pictures from Flickr, Picasa, ...

I often choose not to write about the thousands of digital cameras that come out each week due to the fact that you can simply walk into your local Walmart, slap down $120 and walk out with some 10.1-megapixel compact shooter. Who needs to learn about how many 8, 9 or 10-MP cameras came out with the same crappy features? ...

I don’t care how precious your kid is. Whether his name is Trig or Chainsaw or Thornbush, it doesn’t warrant a $300 picture frame. Sony thinks that it can get away selling the new CP1 digital photo frame with WiFi for that absurd price. Why? Well despite the fact that it has a 7″ screen with 16 million colors and ...

Usually free weights aren’t the first thing you’d think of when design is mentioned. However, this is not the case for designer Sang-Hoon Lee. This digital barbell concept, dubbed the Revolution Dumbbell, really could be useful if put into production. You set the display to the appropriate weight and inside, balls start to spin. When they spin fast enough, the ...