Network Goes Physical: Ashwin Rajan at TEDxAaltoUniversity

Ashwin is interaction designer. His idea is to connect social network experience to the product design.

Objects have a charm and natural interactivity missing in most current digital technology. We now have the possibility of fashioning our own physical objects with interesting new 'networked' properties. Here he uses three everyday objects to discuss ways of thinking about how we might put digital back into the physical.

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[olenamarchenko]

Brief and with regard to case. Like the way you push for practical technology use, avoiding online procrastination. In addition, agree that human interaction with network should be tailored to one's needs without turning into an informational waste deposit. When the apps are linked to objects, it is about magic!

[mziaee]

Ashwin, absolutely great ideas and I hope you get the chance to look at geographies where lack of infrastructure, technology and funds, anyhow forces people to use the 'ordinary' to create the extraordinary and further could benefit from ideas such as yours....contd...

[nambik]

Liked the thought. It was really good and informative. Rocking chair and coffee, love it. Can I buy one now?