Lowdown: Physical computing

Rob Meldrum

There is a trend towards removing the barriers of technology and interface, to connect human beings to the digital world.

Lowdown: Physical computing

Rob MeldrumWeapon7

Physical Computing, in its broadest sense, is about creating connections between the analogue and the digital - connecting human beings to the digital world. It can include technologies such as smartphones, voice recognition, or gesture recognition. Microsoft's Xbox Kinect gesture-based controller is the fastest-selling consumer electronics device ever (source: T3), proving that the appetite is there.

There is a trend towards removing the barriers of technology and interface. For example, the Apple iPhone/iPad gesture-based Operating System is looking to update the traditional mouse and keyboard; moving towards an intuitive way of interacting with technology...

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