Strömbergs Blog

Is the keyboard (computer or synthesizer) soon a faded memory? Subcycle takes you on a sonic trip into creativity. Thanks to: Lynn, for the post….

Retail business in Bangkok are investing millions in a “Digital Gateway” at Siam Square. They have understood how to combine new marketing technologies and business. They target “Generation D” (digital) and will use all the latest technologies on display in their lifestyle centre. Innovative Bangkok based agency Xtreamplus delivers huge multi-touch walls (5,2*1,2 m) for digital advertising. Everyday about 10-20 000 people passes through this digital tunnel. Swedish based NUITECH delivers software for the multi-touch installations. So – Im off to Bangkok. Wanna come?

Each fashion graduate has a printed card with some limited info on their graduate work. Visitors walks around and picks up a few graduate cards, drops them on the multi touch table, and can then experience their extensive portfolio. Easy, and of course – a great idea! Made by: NearInteraction (London/Portugal).

Ubisoft and Eugen Systems is using ‘Intuiface’, the new and innovative surface computing platform designed by IntuiLab from France to their upcoming real-time strategy game R.U.S.E.  “Our goal is to provide an innovative gaming experience that enables players to become a strategist and lead armies in a true to life universe,” stated Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing in the US at Ubisoft.

Does a Flickr 3D multi touch browser sounds like this year’s Christmas Gift for your family? Well – I would love to have one!  Its made by So Touch agency in London, a new multi-touch digital agency with focus on cutting edge technology and creativity. Sounds like a really nice combination. All the luck to you guys! And a nice agency website as well – please visit!

So touch – Physics // 3D Flickr multi touch browser from So touch on Vimeo.

Agency: Q-Bus.
Location: Berlin.
Description: They are really really good. Combining new technology with architecture. Excellent design, excellent ideas. They inspire me.

This is the new way of interacting with computers. And now its available to your own laptop… Multitouch screens will soon be in everybodys homes. All good – beacause seriously – how much has the computer mouse really evolved since the invention date in the late 1960s? Have a look at the “Evolution of the mouse” for a recap. Looking forward to a multitouch reality…Fujitsu, Dell and HP have their own laptops of course with multitouch and Windows 7. More info at this nice blog: “Interactive Multimedia Technology”…

Thin Lizzy once write a song where he sang “Killer on the loose again”. It didnt change my hairstyle or my values, even though I like the song when drunk. Whatever Thin Lizzy has to do with “Killer Apps for Microsoft surface touch technology” is for Monthy Python to decide when they are doing an another hilarious intro to a joke that doesnt really connect to what you really want to say. So whatever. Just visit this blog please and be inspired. I already visited this blogpost three times today and I am still not bored. Im on the loose!

Razorfish did it again. An innovative solution which combines (plain, simple, boring) business cards with much more FUN (interactive, useful) touch screen. Viewing additional info like blog posts, flickr, tweets and more…

Amnesia Razorfish – Staff Directory on Surface from Razorfish – Emerging Experiences on Vimeo.