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pileus, the internet umbrella

2 November 2008 61 views One Comment

Pileus (“the internet umbrella!“) is a joint project by Takashi Matsumoto and Sho Hashimoto – it’s basically an amped up umbrella with access to Google Earth and Flickr (also having a screen surface, a built-in camera, a GPS, a motion sensor and a digital compass). You see a bird’s eye view on your surroundings in the inside of the Pileus, GPS and the digital compass keeps the overhead display updated, whereas you can take images with the built-in camera and upload them to your Flickr account with context tags. Mix this with the glowing Blade Runner umbrella and I’m so game. (project site, via cpc)

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