I like this because it goes further than just thinking of the IoT – sure, internet-controlled vibrations are cool, but to think about the product itself and how it fits into the world, and how interesting it would be without any internet connectivity, pushes it a step further for me.

Procul.io
PROCUL.IO
This is a piece that sits on your bedside table and allows you to speak a goodnight message to your partner every night. It prints out the message by the morning on your partner’s identical machine, and prints whatever your partner said to you on your own.

I love the mix of digital and physical – I feel that the printed notes give a sense of reality and permanence that so many other such projects lack.

Mnemograph
Mnemograph – Rebecca Lieberman
“Mnemograph is a participatory installation that connects two people via the language of their memories. Sitting at a one-person writing desk, the participant is invited to choose a prompt and anonymously contribute a handwritten memory in response. The participant inserts their memory into a slot in the desk, and, through a process of automation, they get back a print of someone else’s similar memory.”

Floffy bird is a tiny fuzzy creature that isn’t afraid of any terrain. Plop it down on any path and it will follow the line all the way to the end. Watch out, though, because it still obeys some of the laws of the world – snow is cold! Floffy bird shivers a lot. Mud is tough, too, so its steps may start dragging but slowly, slowly, floffy bird will make it through.

So what is it scared of? Humans! If you pick it up, it’ll squeak and freeze because it is just a tiny little bird. If you do decide to grab it, try rubbing its belly, and it just might calm down enough to move.