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Fab Lab (MIT) 2006 computer controlled tools, MIT, concepts, technological art, DIY, fashionable technology, wearable, workshop, design tools, circuits and microcontrollers, 3D Printing and Scanning Machines
A Fab Lab (fabrication laboratory) is a small-scale workshop with an array of computer controlled tools that cover several different length scales and various materials, with the aim to make "almost anything". This includes technology-enabled products generally perceived as limited to mass production. While Fab Labs have yet to compete with mass production and its associated economies of scale in fabricating widely distributed products, they have already shown the potential to empower individuals to create smart devices for themselves. These devices can be tailored to local or personal needs in ways that are not practical or economical using mass production.
Locast (MIT Media Lab) MIT Media Lab, platform, web and mobile applications, interaction design, urban space, social, users
Locast is a flexible and cutting-edge location-based platform that combines distributed Web and Mobile applications that create hyperlocal and highly-connected experiences. Locast superimposes layers of collectively generated information within the physical space. This augmentation of urban space is democratically operated by Locast users, in real time, as they participate in the content-generation process.
Tap Tap L.Bonanni, J.Lieberman, C.Vaucelle, O.Zuckerman 2005 wearable system, project, record, distribute, affectionate touch, emotional therapy, scarf, haptic devices, useful accessory, felt, haptic modules, record sensations, microcontroller circuit, metal snaps, touch memory, sex, sizing, height, shoe size, coloring, student, MIT Media Lab, interaction design
TapTap is a wearable haptic system that allows nurturing human touch to be recorded, broadcast and played back for emotional therapy. Haptic input/output modules in a convenient modular scarf provide affectionate touch that can be personalized. We present a working prototype informed by a pilot study.