http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/peek-into-the-future-of-apple-a-look-inside-the-top-secret-design-bunker-headlines.html Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:45:31 +0000 A rare glimpse into the tech giant's super secure product lab.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-11.html Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:06:46 +0000 A Bing Initiative: A weekly round-up of the top ten most popular posts on PSFK--from culture to technology, art to business, this list has it all.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/psfk-picks-top-five-apps-of-the-week.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:51:10 +0000 A roundup of the latest, most fascinating apps we've learned about this past week.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-10.html Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:11:15 +0000 A Bing Initiative: A weekly round-up of the top ten most popular posts on PSFK--from culture to technology, art to business, this list has it all.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/you-may-never-need-reading-glasses-with-this-iphone-app.html Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:08:05 +0000 Train your brain to process blurry images and texts better with the GlassesOff app so you can stave off the inevitable aging of your eyes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/can-an-augmented-city-become-a-reality.html Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:56:46 +0000 A company specializing in augmented reality is finding ways for the technology to be more practical.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/new-prosthetic-retinas-can-restore-lost-vision.html Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:23:20 +0000 Scientists from the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York have built a new type of prosthetic retina that can potentially restore vision to millions blinded by retinal disease.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/hearing-loss-and-vision-enhancement.html Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:42:37 +0000 Researchers have been able to solve a long standing mystery about the deaf and their extraordinary vision.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/engraved-lenses-offer-a-new-way-to-see-clearly.html Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:53:44 +0000 An interesting technique may provide a new way to help eyeglass wearers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/lack-of-visual-contrast-can-sap-drive-and-attention.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:53:29 +0000 A new study shows how people suffering from depression can also be affected by a lack of visual contrast.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/color-blindness-simulation-for-the-web.html Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:21:21 +0000 A special web browser hopes to encourage universal design solutions to create a web-based graphics interface that equitably serves all types of visual conditions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/bionic-eye-could-restore-sight-to-the-visually-impaired.html Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:51:43 +0000 The bionic eye is designed to restore sight to people with failing vision.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/device-enables-blind-people-to-see-with-their-tongue.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:27:46 +0000 Brainport is an experimental device that allows a blind person to "see" through their tongue. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/story-of-stuff-book-adds-to-the-vision-of-decreased-consumption.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:51:36 +0000 The Story Of Stuff book continues where the popular video left off, and is filled with examples of hope, and ways people could get involved and do things differently. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/adujstable-focus-lenses-provides-low-cost-low-tech-solution-in-developing-countries.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:08:48 +0000 Adlens adjustable-focus glasses change prescription with the turn of a dial. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/bmw-reveals-new-plug-in-hybrid-sports-car-concept.html Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:00:05 +0000 The Vision EfficientDynamics is a plug-in hybrid sports car with a new dynamic exterior and interior design language. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/action-video-games-can-improve-vision.html Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:48:01 +0000 Traditionally, It has been thought that staring at screens for too long will harm your vision in some way. Parents admonish their children to get away from the TV, and ergonomic studies have shown that long stretches of computer work are not kind on the eyes. However, contrary to past experience, there may be a certain kind of screen-time that’s good for you. A new study from the University of Rochester has found that playing fast-paced, high action video games can actually increase real-world vision. Daphne Bavelier, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences says that these types of gamesRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/mit-testing-portable-machine-to-help-the-blind-to-see.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:08:03 +0000 Elizabeth Goldring of MIT is working on a device that may help certain legally blind people see. In some cases of blindness, a functional retina is hidden behind cloudy lenses which block any kind of clear vision. Doctors currently use a large, and very expensive device called a scanning laser opthalmoscope, which can temporarily focus an image on these hidden lenses, allowing people to temporarily see. Goldring’s device replicates this process on a much smaller scale, using a hacked together combination of a digital camera and a color LED back-lit LCD screen. She’s been working on this portable SLO forRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/vision-eyeglasses-with-a-tunable-prescription.html Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:30:14 +0000 If you’ve ever been for an eye exam then you’re familiar with the process of looking through various combinations of lenses as the optometrist attempts to determine your ideal prescription.  Now imagine taking the power and versatility of this rather unwieldy machine and putting all its capabilities in a pair of glasses. That’s exactly what retired Oxford University physics professor Joshua Silver has done by creating the world’s first pair of tunable eyeglasses, a process that has taken him the better part of two decades to develop. Daily Tech explains the technology behind the innovative design:  His lenses use liquid lensesRead more...]]>