ICES Interaction Design Studio

The Institute for Complex Engineered Systems at CMU

» Foldable Display
"The foldable display concept was developed to address the problem of interacting with both simple and complex data and performing a variety of tasks all with the same portable computer. (...)"

» digital ink (1997)
"Everybody uses a pen. We carry them in our pockets and briefcases. Their beauty lies in the simplicity and immediacy with which they let us record a thought or phone number on a napkin or even the back of a hand. (...)"

» promera
"Promera is a hand held computer and projector. It can collect still and full- motion video through it's camera lens, display and send computer related information though it's wireless components.(...)"

» ion
"ION is a walk-man size wearable computer that allows information to go anywhere, anytime. In the same way that the walk-man allowed stereo components to be carried and used portably, we have reduced the size of computer as well as input and output components. The entire system including batteries weighs less than three pounds. (...)"

» navigator
"Navigator 2 is a computer system that provides mobile access to information. It's development was guided by the idea that large quantities of information, such as thousand-page maintenance manuals, could be compressed into electronic form and accessed through a small, lightweight computer worn on the body.(...)"


» vu-man
"The purpose of developing the vu-man (pronouced view-man) wearable computer was to improve the maintenance process on complex machines. It was developed for use by commercial airlines, the automotive industry, and any other organization involved in inspecting, training or repairing complex machines. (...)"





posted by [jochen denzinger] at [19:30]