Hardware Podcasts

An Interview with Noah Feehan - Biloquistic Blinking Blush

The Amp Hour · 25 Jun 2014 · 1h 06m · Episode 204

What this episode covers

Jason Kotki, a hardware engineer at the New York Times R&D Lab, discusses his work on experimental wearables and interactive art installations. He details the development of 'Blush,' a wearable that flashes when conversation topics match his browser history, and 'Fixture,' a device visualizing phone orientation. Kotki also describes building a thermal camera using the Panasonic GridEye sensor and shares his experience collaborating with Björk on the Biophilia project.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
New York Times R&D Lab, Panasonic, Adafruit
Products
Blush, Curriculum, Clippy, Nudgeables, GridEye, Fixture, Biophilia, Steak Filter
Chips
RFduino, SparkCore, BeagleBone
Also
Björk

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