Enchanted Objects: Innovation, Design, and the Future of Technology

I want the computer-human interface to be an empowering and positive experience—to minimize the interruption, annoyance, and distraction of our so-called smartphones and glass-faced tablets.

You won’t know when and if other people are accessing and referring to the same information that you are,

an I/O Bulb (I/O for input/output) that can project information on anything: paper, walls, tables, ceilings, and so on, creating what we refer to as digital “

future interactions with machines and services will be ever more infused with personality and that we will increasingly form relationships with these devices,

Enchanted objects: ordinary things made extraordinary.

GLANCEABLE INFORMATION LEADS TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE

idea was based on glanceability, or what cognitive scientists call preattentive processing.

each of the main characters is linked to a unique melodic phrase, each played by a different, easily recognizable instrument. A clarinet signifies the cat, the wolf is a French horn, the bassoon announces the grandfather.

Suppose, for example, that you had an enchanted wall in your kitchen that could display, through lines of colored light, the trends and patterns in your loved ones’ moods?