NORDIC EXCEPTIONAL TRENDSHOP | Innovationlab.dk

I'm very excited to be participating in the upcoming Nordic Exceptional Trendshop in Aarhus, Denmark on the 4th of April. While I think that the work we're doing is pretty cool, the speakers on this program are truly Mindblowers! From an experimental physicist, experts in cyborgs, ubiquitous computing, innovation, mixed reality and others, it's an incredibly full day. I'm pretty sure my head will be exploding by the end of it all! And, if that wasn't enough, there's also an exhibit area that has osme of the coolest stuff I've ever seen. And that's saying a lot! Like what you say? How about:

The Floating Light Bulb. Light bulb is a levitating yet powered light bulb. It will float stably in midair and remain on for years without any physical contact, charging, or batteries. Ironically, with the levitation and wireless power circuitry both on, this entire package still consumes less than half the power of an incandescent bulb.

Jabberstamp is the first tool that allows children to synthesize their drawings and voices. To use Jabberstamp, children create drawings, collages or paintings on normal paper. They press a special rubber stamp onto the page to record sounds into their drawings. When children touch the marks of the stamp with a small trumpet, they can hear the sounds playback, retelling the stories they have created.' (Sydney got to play with Jabberstamp last year at SIGGRAPH and she loved it!)

Pileus is an umbrella connected to the Internet to make walking in rainy days fun. Pileus has a large screen on the top surface, a built-in camera, a motion sensor, GPS, and a digital compass, and it provides two main functions; A Social Photo-sharing and A 3D Map Navigation.

The Dynamically Transparent Window responds to the movements of people passing by. By using thin strips of the foil, narrow bands on the facade change in order to reveal what is on display in the store when people walk by the window. The facade uses various interaction modes in order to lure the by-passers near and make them explore the display

More about the program:

NEXT no. 5: MINDBLOWERS This year’s Nordic Exceptional Trendshop is a hail to all Mindblowers - the mental movers, thinkers and doers that manage to rock our way of thinking and doing. Part exhibition and part conference, NEXT no. 5 shifts your mind from its socket through a burst of speaking thinkers and exhibiting experimenters. Take a break from forced free thinking and feast on the few that live what most wouldn’t even dream of.

Innovation Lab has been round the world to select the best specimens of expanders in the realm of technology and product development. April 4 in Aarhus, we buckle up to meet the makers of time to come.

Mindblowers, Mindblow us!

I'm actually doing two programs for the folks at the Innovation Lab, so I'll get time to visit Copenhagen for a few days in between. It's my first time there, so I'm looking forward to every aspect of the trip. I'll be blogging and twittering from there, so watch the blog for updates!

Link: NORDIC EXCEPTIONAL TRENDSHOP | Innovationlab.dk.