your brain is a sponge!




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it soaks up data through your senses




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but now we have digital sensors too




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they let our devices see, hear & feel




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so what sensors are out there?




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buttons & switches : 1800s




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keyboards : 1868 - 1964




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the mouse : 1963




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the light pen : the 80s




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the data glove : the 80s




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in the 90s not much happened




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now things are getting interesting




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cameras




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cameras




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multi-touch




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global positioning system




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digital compasses




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accelerometers




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proximity




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light detection and ranging




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temperature




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radio frequency identification




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near field communication




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radio




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the quantified self is born




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pedometers




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pedometers




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electrocardiograms




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electrocardiograms




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electrocardiograms




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electrocardiograms
                       ECG




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blood pressure




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blood pressure




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blood chemistry




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blood chemistry




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blood chemistry




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electroencephalograms




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electroencephalograms




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this post-PC world is really taking off




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new combinations are possible




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sensor based startups are hot
                            ?




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the internet of things is here!




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audio perfume




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geoloqi




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chromaroma




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pachube




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click here for more info

                     demonstration




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so what standards are coming?




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W3C : geolocation
W3C : points of interest
W3C : device APIs & policy
W3C : web real time communication
WHAT WG : living HTML
Khronos Group : streaminput
design opportunities




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sensorimotor theory




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sensorimotor theory




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ethical issues




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surveillance




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number plate tracking is common




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everyone's face is recognised




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orientation based key logging




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sousveillance




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@eyeborg
the future




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where are you?




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who are you?




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questions?

               just speak into the microphone
              and please smile for the cameras
        it makes the facial recognition software happy
                               8)




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Also checkout this beautiful video
   http://vimeo.com/26649742
Is that sense-able?

Is that sense-able?