November 2014
Intermediate to advanced
501 pages
13h 20m
English
Content preview from Designing for Emerging Technologies
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Appendix A. Companies, Products, and Links
Throughout this book, the authors have discussed a variety of companies and products to illustrate important concepts in and approaches to designing for emerging technologies. The following list of these companies and products, ordered alphabetically, contains relevant links to further information.
Product | Company | URL |
Ambient Umbrella | Ambient Devices | |
Arduino | Arduino | |
Areo | GameDesk | |
Athos Gear | Mad Apparel, Inc. | |
Baxter | Rethink Robotics | |
BioHarness | Zephyr Technology Corp. | |
Bluetooth necklace | CSR | |
BodyMedia FIT | BodyMedia, Inc. | |
CastAR | Technical Illusions | |
Davinci Systems | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | http://www.davincisurgery.com/da-vinci-surgery/da-vinci-surgical-system/ |
Digital Construction Platform | MIT Media Lab, Mediated Matter Group | |
Drum Pants | Drum Pants | |
FitBark dog activity monitor | FitBark | |
Fitbit | Fitbit, Inc. | |
Fitbit Flex | Fitbit, Inc. | |
Flyfit Smart Ankle Tracker | Flyfit, Inc. | |
FRIDA | ABB | |
Galaxy Gear | Samsung | http://www.samsung.com/us/guide-to-galaxy-smart-devices/galaxy-gear.html |
GlassUp |
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