figure i. - Tech Magazines General reading material. Usually printed with adverts and a selection of smaller articles, made for mass consumption figure j. - Cleaning Pads. Travel sized cleaning clothes used to clean electronic equipment. Micro-fibers allow for less scratches to glass.
figure a. - Travel & Medical Cards. plastic cards containing a magnetic strip corresponding to account information. Specific cards allow for transfer of information or money.
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Watching 6-hours of TV a Day? Surveys indicate that the average US citizen watches the tube six hours daily. Is this really a good thing? see page 10
figure k. - Digital Camera: A camera that records light into digital information, used to replecate an image.
figure l. - Headphones: wires that transfer electrical pulse into two small speakers placed in one’s ear. Usually attached to an MP3 Player
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figure m. - storage disk: a portable hard disk for storing digital data on a magnetic disk
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figure e. - MP3 Player: a personal music player, that stores thousands of digital tracks downloaded from the internet.
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Real-Time Streaming Video Justin.tv makes it possible to view any form of content 24/7 granted someone is willing to post it online. Real-time video streams of anything from homemade talk shows to fish swiming in a tank. see page 11
figure p. - wireless mouse: a wireless input device that communicates with a computer the your location on the screen
The Ubiquitious Use of Helvetica From street signs to magazine covers the font Helvetica has become the graphic language we most often encounter. see page 01
Our Everyday Interactions Has the screen taken the place of human interaction? From ATM’s to self-checkout lines our lives are being automated more and more. What type of places does this type of interaction create? see page 03
figure f. - Mobile Communication Device: Data device in which you can communicate via text or voice through digital wireless transfer.
figure n. - power supply: a plug for connecting a computer to a power supply figure o. - IR Remote: a remote control that uses infared light to communicate simple commands such as play or volume control on a computer
figure c. - Power share: Cord allowing for the transfer of power from a computer to other electonic devices. figure d. - Identification Pass: allowing clearance to and from the workplace. Picture and barcode carry meta-data about the user. Data is then linked back to a central computer where each user can be tracked by time, date and location.
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figure b. - Keys & Dongle. metal objects used to open corresponding locks in doors. Dongle is a digital storage device that plugs into computers.
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figure g. - Mobile Computer: A cordless computer with built in video screen, keyboard and finger pad controls. Capible of executing advanced mathmatical computations to achieve desired results.
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figure p. Photo Credits: BagContents - http://www.flickr.com/people/mhjohnston/ - Morgan Johnston
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figure h. - transfer cord: a transfer wire connecting MP3 type devices to larger computers or electrical supply
Non-Places: What Are They? Has your town or city lost its sense of place? Text and symbols are replacing cultural places leaving society with meanless non-places. Find out what’s causing this. see page 06