http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:30:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/ev-iphone-app.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:13:12 +0000 New smartphone tracks energy usage and communicates with automobiles make them more sustainable.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/game-uses-employees-carbon-footprints-to-determine-end-of-year-bonuses-future-of-gaming.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:55:24 +0000 Suitability Momentum (Sumo) is a program from UK software developer CloudApps that accurately monitors an employee's carbon footprint to determine their end of year bonus. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/game-converts-profanity-on-twitter-to-donations-to-africa-future-of-gaming.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:20:19 +0000 SwearJar donates a preset amount of money to unicEF’s efforts to combat famine in Africa every time a person tweets a curse word.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/faster-fashion-intelligent-textiles-monitor-personal-biometrics.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:31:47 +0000 Advances in sensor technology and fabrics are transforming ordinary clothing into wearable health diagnostic devices.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/online-purchase-manager-lets-gift-recipients-track-a-delivery-without-discovering-what-it-is.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:30:17 +0000 Slice keeps your secret safe while informing the person to expect a package.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/the-unique-advantage-games-have-over-real-life.html Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:48:01 +0000 Gaming expert and commentator Tom Chatfield spoke to PSFK on The Future Of Gaming and the immense potential games have to deepen user engagement through a level-playing field. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/pepsi-hosts-a-soccer-match-between-blind-vs-the-blinded.html Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:07:17 +0000 Visually impaired football players use tracking technology and three-dimensional sounds to engage with former footballers in a match of "blind football."]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/wilderness-survival-skills-taught-in-central-park.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:06 +0000 The Mountain Scout Survival School teaches enthusiasts how to find water, build a fire and track animals.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/psfk-picks-top-five-apps-of-the-week-2.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:48:46 +0000 A roundup of the latest, most fascinating apps we've learned about this past week.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/apples-new-app-rivals-location-based-services.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:54:12 +0000 Find My Friends will allow users to locate their family and friends at any given time. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/meet-the-real-life-wall-e.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:00:08 +0000 A Canadian robot aficionado brings Pixar favourite, Wall-E, to life.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/eye-tracking-monitor-glues-you-to-the-screen.html Wed, 04 May 2011 14:35:11 +0000 Students from the University of Texas have created a screen that tracks a user's eye movement and automatically shifts the display to where they are looking.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/washable-rfid-tags-save-hotels-money.html Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:09:24 +0000 In an effort to reduce theft and track inventory, three hotels in Honolulu, Miami and Manhattan have recently employed these special tags in their towels and linens.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/chicago-transit-authority-releases-train-tracker-beta.html Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:33:34 +0000 Commuters of Chicago public transit trains can now stay informed of when the next train will arrive.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/personal-accomplishment-with-fitangos-community-developed-actionplans.html Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:14:03 +0000 Fitango's community of Actionplans will help users accomplish their personal goals via downloadable step-by-step programs - and will soon accept contributions from the broader community of experts.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/mace-partners-with-buddi-to-distribute-personal-gps-tracking-device.html Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:17:43 +0000 The company best known for arming both citizenry & militias with tear gas & pepper spray is now extending its line of personal security equipment.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/glympse-a-real-time-private-location-tracking-app.html Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:04:59 +0000 A new program lets users share their location, allowing their friends to see that location on another phone or on any other Internet connected device.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/quantifying-our-daily-life.html Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:42:35 +0000 Gary Wolf talks about measuring his daily routine through numbers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/stickybits-id-badge-system-tokyo-coyote-responds-to-psfk-future-of-health-report.html Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0000 In order to deliver accountability on the part of aid workers, the Stickybits ID Badge System keeps record of tasks workers perform, items distributed, and interactions conducted with other team members.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/future-of-health-tracking-matters.html Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:15:56 +0000 Low cost sensors along with existing mobile and web-based platforms allow any object to broadcast information that can provide both positional and conditional insights, resulting in greater accountability and understanding.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/nyc-to-install-real-time-meters-to-monitor-water-consumption.html Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:57 +0000 A $252 million city-wide upgrade of the city's water tracking system aims to help residents monitor usage.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/wireless-tracking-devices-reward-green-behavior-with-automatic-bank-savings.html Fri, 14 May 2010 15:41:47 +0000 Monetary incentives and green ideals may help us become more comfortable with devices tracking our habits.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/amazon-tracking-most-highlighted-kindle-passages.html Tue, 04 May 2010 15:25:06 +0000 Content tracking on the Kindle is causing privacy concerns.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/netvibes-introduces-a-new-realtime-information-tracking-tool.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:01:37 +0000 Netvibes has launched a realtime tracking platform for content on the web.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/eat-ly-a-visual-reminder-of-what-you-ate-last-week.html Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:52:28 +0000 Eat.ly is a visual diary of meals you've eaten, partnering data with pictures to encourage thinking about what one is about to digest.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/pic-the-origin-of-a-meme.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:14:25 +0000 We stumbled upon this image that attempt to trace the history of a meme.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/quantifying-our-kids.html Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:52:06 +0000 Wired Science takes a look at the growing number of parents who track their baby's every move using high-tech tools and toys.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/internet-eyes-video-surveillance-as-video-game.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:43:13 +0000 Internet Eyes is an online service that opens up access to closed-circuit cameras to the public, awarding cash prizes up to £1,000 each month to the users who catch the most crooks.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/tracking-trash-at-the-senseable-city-laboratory.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:35:27 +0000 Carlo Ratti, from the SENSEable City Laboratory at MIT has initiated a project to track where trash goes when we throw it "away".]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/a-box-life-tracking-the-story-of-cardboard-boxes.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:13:24 +0000 A Box Life encourages re-use by tracking the life and use of cardboard boxes.]]>