The document discusses various wearable technology concepts created by Frog Design studios around the world. Mnemo is an interactive friendship bracelet that records and shares memories. Tree Voice collects environmental sensor data from trees and displays it to raise awareness. Kinetik harnesses kinetic energy from the user's movement to power mobile devices. CompassGo uses location data to suggest unexpected local discoveries. Icho helps visually impaired users navigate cities. MTA Relay provides New York City subway information and times. Hello World DIY is a wearable tech kit for tween girls. AirWaves filters air quality data through a smart pollution mask and community sharing app.
frogs from around the world predict the 15 most significant technology trends you will see in 2014. Check out the list and cast your votes on what you think is Likely or Not Likely: http://fro.gd/1ksg2iS
Data is the fuel of the connected world, and aspects like value, trust, transparency and ultimately ownership have been a continuous source for debate. As our technical capabilities and our comfort with and within the connected world evolves, so does the conversation about our habits and practices around customer data. As a product strategy and design company that has been leading the industry for more than four decades, I believe that frog is in a good position to reflect forward.
“The modern city is becoming a pointer system, the new URL, for tomorrow’s hybrid digital–physical environment. Today's Facebook will be complemented by tomorrow's Placebook. Explosive innovation and adoption of computing, mobile devices, and rich sources of data are changing the cities in which we live, work, and play. It's about us, and how computing in the context of our cities is changing how we live. A digital landscape overlays our physical world and is expanding to offer ever-richer experiences that complement, and in emerging cases, replace the physical experience. In the meta–cities of the future, computing isn't just with us; it surrounds us, and it uses the context of our environment to empower us in more natural, yet powerful ways.”
IE Application Question J: "How do you imagine social interaction within 10 years, taking into consideration the impact of technology on human relations?"
frogs from around the world predict the 15 most significant technology trends you will see in 2014. Check out the list and cast your votes on what you think is Likely or Not Likely: http://fro.gd/1ksg2iS
Data is the fuel of the connected world, and aspects like value, trust, transparency and ultimately ownership have been a continuous source for debate. As our technical capabilities and our comfort with and within the connected world evolves, so does the conversation about our habits and practices around customer data. As a product strategy and design company that has been leading the industry for more than four decades, I believe that frog is in a good position to reflect forward.
“The modern city is becoming a pointer system, the new URL, for tomorrow’s hybrid digital–physical environment. Today's Facebook will be complemented by tomorrow's Placebook. Explosive innovation and adoption of computing, mobile devices, and rich sources of data are changing the cities in which we live, work, and play. It's about us, and how computing in the context of our cities is changing how we live. A digital landscape overlays our physical world and is expanding to offer ever-richer experiences that complement, and in emerging cases, replace the physical experience. In the meta–cities of the future, computing isn't just with us; it surrounds us, and it uses the context of our environment to empower us in more natural, yet powerful ways.”
IE Application Question J: "How do you imagine social interaction within 10 years, taking into consideration the impact of technology on human relations?"
With this Future of Home Living report, PSFK Labs wants to provide our point of view on what life at home may look like in the coming months and years and how we might get there. This research seeks to uncover the emerging behaviors, technologies, products, services, and initiatives that are driving the evolution of the home.
In the following pages, we’ll provide a detailed look at 13 key trends that are directly influencing the future of urban life. Each trend has been brought to life through a mix of products and services, many of which you could purchase and use today. Alongside these best-in-class examples, we’ve spoken to experts and gathered supporting data to further highlight the impact of these ideas.
To examine our trends through a macro lens, we’ve organized them into three larger themes: Adaptive, On-Demand and Equilibrium, which point to the importance of a clean, efficient and responsive space that can flexibly conform to the ever-changing needs of its residents. This overarching framework is meant to inspire anyone who creates or markets products and services for the home.
We hope that you find inspiration in every section of PSFK's Future of Home Living report. For a full copy, please visit: http://www.psfk.com/publishing/future-of-home-living
Possibilities and perils of the data-driven world.joshuakauffman
I gave this lecture and led a discussion at the Future Insight summit in Oslo, Norway, March 13, 2014.
This was an introduction to subjects relating to the data-driven world, including a lengthier bit on the Quantified Self.
I improvised from the presenter notes.They give a pretty good sense of the contour of the talk.
In the Q and A session, people were mostly concerned about privacy implications of personal data collection.
My short answer is that I am also concerned, and think we need to broaden the discussion of privacy so that it transcends the concept of unwanted exposure and recenters itself on questions relating to the terms of exchange of personal data as they relate to social and economic value.
This is really not some NASA space technology stuff, it’s more of a hint on possible improvements of the already implemented technology.
I have a feeling that this presentation is going outdated as it’s being written…
SXSW is one of the biggest web technologies festival in the world, taking place in Austin, Texas, every March
The Accelerator at SXSW is the official competition of the festival, with more than 500 startups applying, and about 50 having a chance to attend the finals in 6 categories this year: Enterprise and Big data, Entertainment and Content, Innovative World, Health Technologies, Social Technologies and Wearables.
This review is part of Innovation is Everywhere, a project which explores startups in the world. The project is lead by Agence Tesla and supported by the Web School Factory and the Innovation Factory, a campus-cluster in Paris, France
The Maker’s Manual explores how everyone from do-it-yourselfers and artists to inventors and entrepreneurs are leveraging new tools, platforms and services to take their ideas from concepts to reality.
In our Democratized Creation theme we explore how the hardware and tools required to start building DIY technology projects are becoming more widely available, cost-effective and user friendly, encouraging a greater number of people to become involved in the Maker Movement regardless of their knowledge and level of skill. With the Community Exchange theme we look at how a growing number of digital platforms and physical spaces are helping to cultivate the Maker Movement by bringing people together to share essential knowledge and resources, while simultaneously creating new marketplaces for buying and selling their products.
The report underwritten by Intel, also looks at Growth Systems and explores how a new set of services are allowing the Maker community to take their projects from personal passions to full-fledged product lines by providing flexible and cost-effective access to financial capital, copyright management tools and manufacturing facilities. Within these themes, we take an in-depth look at ten key trends, bringing them to life with best-in-class examples, constructing unique user experience paths for readers to navigate them based on their level of involvement in the Maker Movement. As you click through the following pages, we hope you find inspiration and innovation that you can leverage and share.
For more information about the report visit:
http://www.psfk.com/report/makers-manual
To view the complete editorial series around this report visit:
http://iq.intel.com/
Want to Learn More About This Topic or Any Other?
Go to labs.psfk.com to learn more about accessing in-depth trend reports on industries, markets, and topics, database access, workshops, presentations and events.
Why user data is core to the next wave of mobile innovation, including the role of Big Data. This presentation to Ericsson VPs visiting Ericsson Silicon Valley, so has a service provider perspective.
"Human beings no longer have a monopoly
on memory, perception and the elaboration
of knowledge. In fact, we now find classically
human cognitive capabilities in many objects
that fill our homes and offices, or are even
worn around our necks or on our arms.
We are not talking about science fiction here,
but rather a very concrete vision of today’s
product design scenario."
Smart Citizen - Sense Making - Óscar González, Fablab Barcelona Alex Gluhak
Talk at Urban Data Talks event #3. Fab Labs Barcelona's journey from Smart Cities to Smart Citizens. Tools and methodologies to empower smarter citizens
With this Future of Home Living report, PSFK Labs wants to provide our point of view on what life at home may look like in the coming months and years and how we might get there. This research seeks to uncover the emerging behaviors, technologies, products, services, and initiatives that are driving the evolution of the home.
In the following pages, we’ll provide a detailed look at 13 key trends that are directly influencing the future of urban life. Each trend has been brought to life through a mix of products and services, many of which you could purchase and use today. Alongside these best-in-class examples, we’ve spoken to experts and gathered supporting data to further highlight the impact of these ideas.
To examine our trends through a macro lens, we’ve organized them into three larger themes: Adaptive, On-Demand and Equilibrium, which point to the importance of a clean, efficient and responsive space that can flexibly conform to the ever-changing needs of its residents. This overarching framework is meant to inspire anyone who creates or markets products and services for the home.
We hope that you find inspiration in every section of PSFK's Future of Home Living report. For a full copy, please visit: http://www.psfk.com/publishing/future-of-home-living
Possibilities and perils of the data-driven world.joshuakauffman
I gave this lecture and led a discussion at the Future Insight summit in Oslo, Norway, March 13, 2014.
This was an introduction to subjects relating to the data-driven world, including a lengthier bit on the Quantified Self.
I improvised from the presenter notes.They give a pretty good sense of the contour of the talk.
In the Q and A session, people were mostly concerned about privacy implications of personal data collection.
My short answer is that I am also concerned, and think we need to broaden the discussion of privacy so that it transcends the concept of unwanted exposure and recenters itself on questions relating to the terms of exchange of personal data as they relate to social and economic value.
This is really not some NASA space technology stuff, it’s more of a hint on possible improvements of the already implemented technology.
I have a feeling that this presentation is going outdated as it’s being written…
SXSW is one of the biggest web technologies festival in the world, taking place in Austin, Texas, every March
The Accelerator at SXSW is the official competition of the festival, with more than 500 startups applying, and about 50 having a chance to attend the finals in 6 categories this year: Enterprise and Big data, Entertainment and Content, Innovative World, Health Technologies, Social Technologies and Wearables.
This review is part of Innovation is Everywhere, a project which explores startups in the world. The project is lead by Agence Tesla and supported by the Web School Factory and the Innovation Factory, a campus-cluster in Paris, France
The Maker’s Manual explores how everyone from do-it-yourselfers and artists to inventors and entrepreneurs are leveraging new tools, platforms and services to take their ideas from concepts to reality.
In our Democratized Creation theme we explore how the hardware and tools required to start building DIY technology projects are becoming more widely available, cost-effective and user friendly, encouraging a greater number of people to become involved in the Maker Movement regardless of their knowledge and level of skill. With the Community Exchange theme we look at how a growing number of digital platforms and physical spaces are helping to cultivate the Maker Movement by bringing people together to share essential knowledge and resources, while simultaneously creating new marketplaces for buying and selling their products.
The report underwritten by Intel, also looks at Growth Systems and explores how a new set of services are allowing the Maker community to take their projects from personal passions to full-fledged product lines by providing flexible and cost-effective access to financial capital, copyright management tools and manufacturing facilities. Within these themes, we take an in-depth look at ten key trends, bringing them to life with best-in-class examples, constructing unique user experience paths for readers to navigate them based on their level of involvement in the Maker Movement. As you click through the following pages, we hope you find inspiration and innovation that you can leverage and share.
For more information about the report visit:
http://www.psfk.com/report/makers-manual
To view the complete editorial series around this report visit:
http://iq.intel.com/
Want to Learn More About This Topic or Any Other?
Go to labs.psfk.com to learn more about accessing in-depth trend reports on industries, markets, and topics, database access, workshops, presentations and events.
Why user data is core to the next wave of mobile innovation, including the role of Big Data. This presentation to Ericsson VPs visiting Ericsson Silicon Valley, so has a service provider perspective.
"Human beings no longer have a monopoly
on memory, perception and the elaboration
of knowledge. In fact, we now find classically
human cognitive capabilities in many objects
that fill our homes and offices, or are even
worn around our necks or on our arms.
We are not talking about science fiction here,
but rather a very concrete vision of today’s
product design scenario."
Smart Citizen - Sense Making - Óscar González, Fablab Barcelona Alex Gluhak
Talk at Urban Data Talks event #3. Fab Labs Barcelona's journey from Smart Cities to Smart Citizens. Tools and methodologies to empower smarter citizens
This presentation is a quick overview of the results from a workshop about how people move/interact in the city of Torino. It was discussed in a panel with Bruce Sterling and Geoff Manaugh at the "i realize conference".
A book designed to infuse your design process with the understanding and appreciation the human mind deserves, Mindful Design presents a responsible deep dive into the areas of cognitive psychology and neuroscience that can most improve design.
The Future of Maps for Mobility / Geography2050Janine Yoong
While high-resolution satellite imagery is the foundation of digital mapping, the demands of urban mobility require highly accurate, frequently updated data from a different vantage point – the ground. Recent advances in street-level imagery collection and data extraction are lifting up new trends in location-based services, smart cities, and autonomous vehicles. As map technologists push the boundaries of machine intelligence for extracting data from images, human collaboration will drive the creation of maps for mobility for all.
Welcome to the Rewir Trend Review. Where we will explore our personal relationship with our technologies, as we take the first steps into one of the most important, exciting new eras of computing history. Subscribe today for your monthly brand and business update by sending an email to rewir@rewir.com.
The 50-plus population in the United States consists of close to 100 million consumers. Between now and 2030, this demographic will expand by over 34%. Additionally, by 2030 roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be 65 years of age and older, for a total of 72 million seniors.
In general, we are living longer and with more health complications. Even so, most of us want nothing more than to remain in the company of our friends and loved ones, stay in places that are most familiar and comfortable to us, and maintain our mental and physical autonomy.
This presentation explores the transformative impact that great design and emerging technologies will have on creating sustainable, supportive, and connected communities for the aging population and those who care for them.
Understanding human motivation_in_the_age_of_connected_machinesfrog
Solving large-scale, Industrial Internet problems has the potential of creating huge cost savings, new products, and market opportunities. However, beyond the technical challenges, understanding human motivations and values underpinned by the Internet of Things is difficult.
As data collection and connectivity grow exponentially, the interface to remote storage, analytics and connected systems become an inflection point through which potential value is delivered to end users and equipment operators thus, increasing the importance and value of how we interact with connected hardware.
Examples are shown of how the Industrial Internet of Things can unlock value propositions such as increased productivity, better analysis, and business intelligence by better understanding human motivation.
Envisioning the Balance: The Dyanmic Role of Design in Entrepreneurshipfrog
What is the expanding role of design in entrepreneurship? What is the interplay between them? David Sherwin, an Interaction Design Director at frog, shares his personal take on this subject from a designer's point of view, with principles you can use to drive sustainable growth and beneficial cultural change within your businesses, as well as approaches for creating valuable new products, services and business models with your customers and communities. This talk was delivered on March 5 at Think Big Partners in Kansas City as part of Kansas City Design Week 2014.
SXSW: Designing Smart Objects for Emotional Peoplefrog
Wearable technology, smart meters, and networked devices have generated an environment of abundant digital chatter. It’s now socially acceptable to compete with your FuelBand, send a text to your thermostat, and argue with Siri. Our eagerness to communicate with objects as we would a friend points to a new criterion for designing intelligent products. We want our technology to be smart, but also deeply personal. This presentation outlines the opportunities and risks associated with designing smart objects for emotional people. Through stories of emerging products and experimental research endeavors, it highlights the fine line designers must walk between enhancing the emotional intelligence of individuals, and replacing it.
Is This Progress? More Meaning in Our Digital Lifefrog
VP of Creative Paul Pugh moderated the panel "Is This Progress? More Meaning in Our Digital Life" at SXSW Interactive 2013.
IT advances have created a mass transformation comparable to the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution. As we use digital tools to create new connections and experiences, what is the impact on our analog realities? Consider:
1. The collective memory of our online activities far exceeds our human capacity to remember; we struggle with information overload and privacy concerns instead of treasuring our digital legacy.
2. News is omnipresent yet more compartmentalized than ever, as we invent siloes to absorb the deluge of information. We traded newspapers for online news feeds, but are we better informed, or more myopic?
3. Both human relationships and physical artifacts are decamping for the cloud. Is a Facebook friend truly nurturing? Is digital music as interesting as a hard-earned vinyl collection?
frog Interaction Designer Jennifer Dunnam explores the farmers’ market, technology, and the future urban environment. Presented at the Food, the City, and Innovation Conference in Austin, Texas.
The next big disruption in lifelong learning will be by design. We are innately trained and poised to have a global impact on how other people can survive and thrive, whether they are designers or not. In this talk from AIGA Seattle's Into the Woods 2012 conference, David Sherwin points out opportunities and shares tools he's gathered to encourage people to be better critical thinkers and problem solvers, using the activity areas of the Collective Action Toolkit as a frame (which at the time was still a work in progress).
Yes, it’s already that transitional time when our current year ends and another begins, and today and tomorrow are quickly changing hands. Rather than look back at significant trends of the past 366 days (2012 was a leap year, remember?), we asked a wide variety of technologists, designers, and strategists across frog’s studios around the world to take a look to the future. The near future, that is. “Near” in that 2013 is not only upon us, but also “near” in that these technologies are highly feasible, commercially viable, and are bubbling up to the surface of the global zeitgeist. We believe you’ll be hearing a lot more about these trends within the next 12 months, and possibly be experiencing them in some form, too.
Here's our second annual list of Tech Trend predictions for the coming year. There are 20 individual forecasts and, new for 2013, we've also related each prediction to larger waves in business, culture, and innovation.
Know Thy User: The Role of Research in Great Interactive Designfrog
In this talk, David Sherwin from frog demystifies the role and use of research in the day-to-day work of an interactive designer. He draws on the collective knowledge of frog's design research practice and his own experience as a design research lead helping to coordinate teams in conducting U.S.-based and global research programs.
Given the varied levels of technology available to the masses across the world, there are immense opportunities to bridge, or even leapfrog the gaps. As a community of designers and thinkers, we are privileged to live in a time that allows us to create new products and services that can have a truly positive social and economic impact in the local societies.
Our experiences have taught us that it takes an honest, immersive and intimate understanding of human behavior to identity insights that eventually lead to innovative solutions. When conducting research in emerging markets, we aim to break down barriers to have a richer dialogue with potential users. We often choose non-traditional methodologies to help us identify outlier trends in each sub-culture, helping us gain newer perspectives and tell better stories. Our research plans are guidelines, not scripts. During fieldwork, we continually adapt and seek insights from unexpected places, and plan our research with this improvisation in mind.
Technology is changing the human experience, creating new connections between people, products and markets around the world. The computer is stepping out, off the desk, even out of our pockets, to become embedded in our world, around us, on us, and even in us. With this trend, user interaction will go above the glass, beyond the screen, and beyond pixels. In his talk, Brandon Edwards addressed the implications of these changes on consumer behavior, and the 5 futures of interaction design.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
2. Wearables
We are living in an age when data is not only our most abundant
resource—its growth is also wildly outpacing anything we’ve
experienced before. This unprecedented bounty could improve
our understanding of the world and help us solve problems from
the mundane to the complex. The questions become: what
tools do we have to mine the data, and how do we transform it
to meaningfully add to our experience of the world?
In 2012 frogs across the globe had the opportunity to investi-
gate ways of tapping this surrounding data and conceptualize
the hardware to put it to use. We created frog Wearables to cel-
ebrate the cities we call home. Cities are dense, rich troves of
activity and their physical scale mirrors the amount of data we
ourselves generate and have access to. As we move through
our cities, our devices collect, transform, and give back the sur-
rounding data to heighten our experience of the city.
This is made possible because computing hardware is gaining
architectural scale again—not like the dense room-sized equip-
ment from modern computing’s dawn, but as a network of
de-materialized and imbedded ingredients in our surroundings.
Chips and sensors are finding their ways into clothing, personal
accessories, urban furniture, floors, walls, ceilings, transporta-
tion infrastructure, etc.
The following concepts use this movement in technology to
inform us about local air quality, to tell us how long a wait for
the next subway is, to harness power as we traverse the city, to
return a sense of discovery and adventure the next time we head
out the door, and more. We’ve just scratched the surface of pos-
sibilities, and we hope the following concepts will inspire further
thinking around the form technology takes as we move through
our environment. In the meantime, look out for some of these
concepts as we begin to talk about them to the world at large.
INTRODUCTION by jonas damon
Jonas Damon, Creative Director
Jonas is the industrial design lead for
frog’s New York studio, taking responsi-
bility for creative leadership and team
management within the studio as well as
cross-studio and cross-discipline collab-
oration. His focus is user experience, as
seen through the lens of product design
3. Amsterdam
Mnemo is an interactive friendship bracelet that enables you to
record, relive, and share a memory reel of all your friends’ pic-
tures, songs, and locations from a single event. Mnemo bracelets
are collectible and customizeable. When two or more are linked
together, common moments are combined to create collective
memories of shared experiences.
Mnemo
Collecting moments, leaving you to experience
them without interruptions
4.
5. STEP 1
The user buys the wristband
that they like. Over time they can
choose to personalize it by weav-
ing in colorful threads.
STEP 2
When wearing the bracelet for
the first time, the user can activate
it simply by holding it close to
his phone.
STEP 3
To start recording, the user
arranges the bracelet in the
record position. It begins gathering
times, locations, people, media
and music.
STEP 4
To share overlapping memories
with friends, two or more bands
are linked together during or after
recording. Common memories
from all users will be combined to
create a collective memory.
STEP 5
To relive memories after they
have been recorded, the user
simply taps the wristband on
their phone, or attaches it to
a computer with the dongle.
Once connected, they can
scroll through a timeline of
collected memories.
CLEAR TOUCH
SENSOR
BLUETOOTH 4.0 CHIP
NFC CHIP
MAGNETIC SNAPS
CAST RUBBER BAND
FLEXIBLE BATTERY
BRUSHED COPPER
STAINLESS STEEL
PERFORATED BODY
6. Austin
Tree Voice collects data from a series of sensors—dectecting
elementslikemotion,temperature,noise,andpollution—todis-
play an augmented tree that “speaks” through light and iconic
images. The interactive display provides anyone the opportu-
nity to engage with the tree and receive updates on their local
environment. Cloud connectivity feeds this data into a com-
panion dashboard, aggregating data from neighborhoods and
cities while also providing an overview of trees over time.
TREE VOICE
Providing a beacon of environmental
engagement for neighborhoods
7.
8. Companion Web Dashboard
The online dashboard is a companion interface to the one
found on the trees themselves. While you can interact with the
tree to get local environment data, the dashboard is a way to
get information about different neighborhoods as well as look
at data over time.
The dashboard allows people from around the city to view
aggregated information about the environment from different
trees. We imagine that people would be able to use this infor-
mation to make decisions as basic as where to go workout in
the evening or as substantial as where to buy a house.
Eventually, we imagine the data could be used to give trees a
voice in local government and be used for planning future cit-
ies that are data rich and environmentally intelligent.
TREE VOICE
9. San Francisco
What if your walk to work or evening bike ride could power your
smart phone? Kinetik celebrates San Francisco as a hub of an
active, young, and tech savvy community with a commitment
to sustainable living. An energy harnessing device, the Kine-
tik stores the kinetic energy created by the wearer’s physical
movement through their day. By creating enough energy to
power mobile devices while on the move, the Kinetik creates a
tangible reward for staying fit.
Kinetik
Harnessing and monitoring personal
energy creation
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11. Via a companion app, users can access their energy harness-
ing patterns and connect to others within a location and goal-
based network. This will not only encourage people to gather
around fitness goals beyond geographic borders, but also
increase energy awareness.
Store it. Show it. Share it.
12. Milan
CompassGo
Returning a sense of serendipity to
the connected city
In a world where city-dwellers often “pre-Google” destina-
tions instead of discovering new places, CompassGo pro-
vides users with unpredictable experiences and unexpected
adventures. When gripped in a user’s hand, CompassGo sug-
gests and guides them to an urban discovery by using smart-
phone-synced personal data, GPS technology, and physical
signals. The device reveals a general category—such as cul-
ture, food, or relaxation—before providing navigation to a hip
clothing store, hole-in-the-wall cafe, or super-secret winery
that’s under mile away.
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15. ICHO
Connecting the visually impaired to
the urban environment
Munich
Icho is a navigation aid that connects visually impaired users
to public spaces in new ways, allowing them to both navigate
and discover urban spaces more freely. Using technology to
augment the current experience, Icho provides a new level of
access to connected public spaces by increasing perception
and proactively leading users through their urban environment.
16. Aiding with both navigation and discovery, Icho augments its
users’ city experience by not only increasing perception, with
sonar proximity sensors, but integrating GPS functionality in
connected smart devices and gyroscope technology to pro-
actively lead users through their urban environment. Icho
provides tactile feedback using haptic technology to create
new levels of awareness in the connected city along with new
opportunities for local businesses and organizations to pro-
vide the visually impaired with resources such as retail maps
or guided tours.
levels of awareness in the
connected city...
17. We’ve invested in tools to allow us to get our basic ideas work-
ing in a physical sense and to put these assumptions into
people’s hands. Moving forward, we’d like to bring all of these
mocked up ideas into one working device.
We’re planning to speak to potential users in order to answer
some of our questions relating to the relevance of technology
in aiding the everyday experience of navigating urban space.
18. New York
Relay is a New Yorker’s subway companion. A window into the
elaborate MTA network that provides transparency and makes
your commute easier; Relay can fetch specific slices of infor-
mation for a rider’s commute at the very second they want it.
It’s a slim connected accessory providing the right information
to enhance a city dwellers daily life.
MTA Relay
Navigating the New York City
Subway system
19. Approaching a subway stop triggers Relay to wake up. Sensors
embedded near subway entrances sense Relay.The MTA’s net-
work pings Relay with accurate transit information, displaying
arriving train times on the band. The rider can glance down
and see the color of the subway line they are approaching and
estimated time until the train arrives.
Entering the station, a simple wing of the hand at the turnstile
grants access and updates Relay with the latest available data.
Waiting on the platform, Relay is kept in sync with the MTA’s
network—receiving updates as delays occur and arrival times
change. The latest information is displayed on the band, indi-
cating the arriving train as it approaches the station.
Onboard, Relay keeps track of stations approaching, down-
loading the shifting arrival times of various trains on a rider’s
route. When nearing a station, a rider can cycle through all
transfers available and see the timing for each train. Transfer-
ring between trains will update the main band’s color to match
the new train. As a commuter uses Relay daily, the MTA net-
work will begin to recognize the rider’s patterns and be able to
anticipate the correct transfers and destinations.
Swipe to enter
Waiting for the train Onboard, approaching transfer
20. On the platform
The band shows a approaching trains along with
their estimated time of arrival.
On the train
When nearing a station, the band displays the
transfers available along with their estimated arrival
times. Tapping the band will switch between your
different transfer options.
Nearing destination
As the band is used over time, the system will
start to recognize your commuter pattern and can
customize the information it displays based on your
individual pattern.
Away from the subways
For continued use, the band can be worn as a watch
while away from the subway system.
21. Seattle
This wearable technology kit consists of accessible Arduino
projects that are designed to get girls playing with technol-
ogy during the pivotal tween years. No programming skills
are needed and the modular design gives girls the freedom to
combine pieces and express their unique styles.
Hello World DIY
Connecting preteen girls to the technology
and Maker communities
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24. Shanghai
Pollution masks are in every-day common good in China,
triggered by both the often poor air quality in cities as well
as the Chinese preference for preventative healthcare mea-
sures. With it, air quality has gained a lot of public interest and
a multitude of mobile apps provide data related information.
Being naturally skeptical, the Chinese don’t necessarily trust
the accuracy and timeliness of what they view to be ‘faceless’
data. AirWaves aims to build trust, by leveraging the commu-
nity, and granularity into this data platform.
AirWaves
Providing air quality data in real time
and on a personal level
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26. AirWaves adds particle sensors to a contemporary-styled pol-
lution mask. It combines the filtering and measuring of air qual-
ity in a single product, providing real-time information about
the air you’re breathing. That data gets fed and shared into a
smartphone app that is part of a larger network of AirWaves
customers. The app allows you to browse and view the data at
custom levels of granularity: in your city, in your neighborhood,
in your place.