This video is amazing. It shows two large multitouch displays right next to each other. This is actually a multi-monitor setup that works seamlessly as one desktop environment. This video also shows off some interesting new applications.

The Smart House Forum has officially gone up! This will be a great resource for the group to discuss issues, find information on upcoming meetings and events, and share ideas. There are also individual forums for each of the current research projects. If you are interested in participating or getting more information on any of [...]

We had our first meeting of the winter term for Smart House last night and it was a good turn out. For those of you who couldn’t make it here is a brief overview of what happened: Jameson quickly brought everyone up to speed on the mission and introduced the new website, blog and forum. [...]

The Insulating Architectural Coating group (we can’t quite call them paints, since ) is using selective near-IR scattering filler particles to insulate building materials from IR radiation produced by the sun. For those non techspeak folk: Basically, normal (TiO2 based) paints don’t efficiently insulate surfaces from heat produced by the sun, so this group is [...]

This technology has the potential to completely change the way we interact with computers. This table is a great example of smart design and efficient use of space. This video is in Spanish, but it shows a new way of ironing (or not ironing rather). Ironing is one of those things that has changed in [...]