A very nifty product I found through an old post on Burke & Wells site on alternative interfaces.
To quote their Web site:
Ambient’s vision is to embed information representation in everyday objects, making the physical environment a seamless interface to digital information.Most of the technology in Ambient's site seems to be derived from product ideas of the MIT Media Lab (it's about time).
This particular product allows you to create an analog display (indicator dials) representing a whole variety of information such as stock market indices, whether you have email (and how much), etc. This device sits on your desk like a clock and connects wirelessly to a data service (subscription free apparently). It's due to launch soon (June 2004 I believe) and it could prove very interesting providing they manage to find enough unique and interesting data sources.
Posted by artandscience at March 27, 2004 03:54 PM