http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:52:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/two-in-one-iphone-screen-game.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:15:35 +0000 Johnny Test: Roller Johnny uses Bluetooth to link devices and allows co-operative screen play.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/wearable-sensors-offer-real-time-snowboarding-performance-and-stoked-readouts.html Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:50:32 +0000 PSFK spoke with Nokia, a company incorporating wearable sensors into snowboarding which communicate with a smartphone via Bluetooth for real-time performance capture and readout.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/ipad2-cover-with-built-in-speakers-boosts-volume-by-300.html Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:55:27 +0000 The Sound Cover project by Petur Olafsson is seeking backing on Kickstarter.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/firebird-x-is-the-guitar-for-rock-gods-and-tech-geeks.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:44:44 +0000 This limited-edition instrument can sync with the iPhone and even tune its own pegs.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/jawbone-icon-hd-the-nerd-offers-multitasking-audio-listening.html Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:37:53 +0000 Aliph's ICON HD + the NERD is a tech-savvy dream team that melds audio appreciation and mobile communication together in one piece of technology.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/new-bluetooth-casio-watch-talks-to-your-smartphone.html Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:38:30 +0000 A latest addition to the brand's G-Shock line updates alarms and calendars as you update your mobile device. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/hyper-efficient-micro-pc-lives-in-the-electric-socket.html Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:05:40 +0000 The DreamPlug is a miniaturized device that offers PC-like performance while conserving up to 96% of the energy normally consumed by a computer.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/lady-gaga-unveils-polaroids-new-line-at-ces.html Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:38:14 +0000 Polaroid has launched a new line of products using its Zink printing technology.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/worlds-most-expensive-mobile-phone-app.html Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:54:00 +0000 A new in-flight mobile phone app costs upwards of $12,000.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/wireless-sounds-a-minimalist-boom-box.html Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:51:02 +0000 Yves Behar's Fuseproject and Jawbone introduce an intelligent speaker system that works with Bluetooth-enabled devices.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/a-simpler-way-of-connecting-devices.html Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:29:22 +0000 A new protocol threatens to upend Bluetooth and change the way we share between devices.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/dunhills-biometric-wallet.html Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:05:55 +0000 Accessory uses finger print technology to keep your money safe.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/petr-kubiks-lg-3d-cellphone-concept.html Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:53:29 +0000 A designer's visualization of a 3D multi-purpose cellphone. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/bluetooth-fashion-accessory-is-a-wireless-mobile-hub.html Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:21:43 +0000 Kisai Escape C is a remarkable Bluetooth accessory which doubles up as a time piece as well as a wireless hub for cellphones and mp3 players.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/intelligent-hip-device-monitors-bone-implants.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:52:21 +0000 Smart Hip is a new medical device that can monitor the performance of bone implants from within the body.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/skinput-touch-sensitive-skin.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:45:34 +0000 Researchers at Carnegie Mellon and Microsoft have joined forces to create Skinput, a bio-acoustic sensing device that allows your skin to be used as a touch-screen interface.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/asha-reuniting-refugees-across-the-world.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:45:10 +0000 The Interaction Design Programme at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design shares some of their latest projects with PSFK.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/napper-helps-promote-sleep-on-public-transportation.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:03:44 +0000 Designer Simone Wittmann has created a concept design aimed at helping travelers get rest on public transportation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/video-electric-didgeridoo.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:35:37 +0000 The ancient didgeridoo meets modern technology in a striking new hybrid instrument.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/hands-on-with-cokes-next-generation-vending-machine.html Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:31:22 +0000 We have covered the new touchscreen Coke vending machine previously, but yesterday at the Gizmodo Gallery we had our first chance to test it live.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/digital-wheel-art-disabled-nintendo-wii-wiimote-bluetooth.html Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:13:08 +0000 Media artist YoungHyun Chung has created Digital Wheel Art, an interactive system that allows for physically challenged individuals to create paintings and drawings. Utilizing common technological tools like Nintendo’s Wiimote, users can control onscreen brushstrokes  by moving through space. Watch a demo below. Digital Wheel Art from YoungHyun Chung on Vimeo. [Via \\\]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/esoles-beam-workout-data-to-smartphones.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:43:26 +0000 Utilizing 11 pressure senors and a Bluetooth transmitter, Arizona start-up eSoles‘ insoles will send exact data to your smartphone regarding balance, speed, distance, and a variety of other athletic criteria during your workout. The insoles are custom-fitted using 3D foot imaging technology, and will hit retail in the second half of 2010. Windows Mobile devices will be supported immediately, with iPhone and BlackBerry support to follow soon after.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/nokia-n79-active-tracks-heart-rate.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:52:09 +0000 There’s a lot of potential for digital self-measurement–pedometers, calorie counters, and heart monitors all promise to make our workouts more efficient. We’ve noted that the best way to do this would be through the mobile phone, but this does present limitations. For example, the iPhone Heart Monitor requires that you hold the phone (or headphone mic) up to your pulse. Perhaps not so convenient mid-workout. So we like the Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate monitor; it can measure your heart rate while you run without you doing a thing. Nokia likes it too. It has announced a partnership with PolarRead more...]]>