What can we learn from hearing our city?
I was looking to build an arduino prototype, but instead trying out Funf for android first. I’ll be tracking noise levels and take that data and overlay it into a city map, in heat maps or elevation based on loudness. Looking to see if you can assess a neighborhood health by listening to it.
Building a prototype interaction to pair a phone as a game controller to a website.
Android Blue or iOS Purple? An Update on the OOMA project
“It’s not a lamp without light, and at some point OOMA will light up in either Android Blue, or iPhone Purple. Lighting the lamp will, however, have to relegated to a v.2 build, due to some complexity in the diffusion of light in such a cramped space. Additionally, I’d like to investigate EL panels to light it up.”
Object Of My Affection - An early prototype for my Navigation Pin Lamp that always points towards the one you love. High level blueprint
First case prototype of Marco is complete. Love where this is going, but I think we’ll try some variations of this style - less in the perfect square (see: feels too symmetrical)
Having to work with a few design contraints:
- Viewable from a desk, shelf or hung from a cubicle wall
- Adaptable to various hardware configs (wired/wireless)
By beveling the back of the device, it can be pushed onto the bevel, or heel, to point up (45 degrees) when sitting on a desk or pulled forward to rest on the bottom, or toes, to sit on a shelf. Additionally, back mount cut outs will allow the device to be hung on a wall and point straight forward.
Day #1 Beta - Little guy’s big day = More info from an empty desk
Marco has a temporary case for now, so we can start testing some geo-fences and its accuracy using Google Latitude to provide frictionless updates. Also, we’ll definitely humanize the output to be more readable.
I can work from a couple locations, and now when people pass by my desk, they are able to know which campus I am on, or if I am out of the offices entirely.





