GPS Messenger Bag Bestows Bikers with a Better Sense of Direction

*GPS Messenger Bag Bestows Bikers with a Better Sense of Direction* Published on MAKE: Blog| shared via feedly [image: MapBag] Josh wanted to wander the streets of Chicago on his bike while ensuring he was heading in the general direction of his destination. He therefore created the MapBag , a LilyPad Arduino-based “proprioceptiveaugmentation device.” Here’s how it works: The MapBag contains a small microcontroller, a GPS chipset, and a series of 8 vibration motors sewn into the bag. The microcontroller constantly evaluates the wearer’s current heading and the location of magnetic North, or the relative location of a user-defined waypoint (such as home). The microcontroller informs the wearer of compass information through the vibration motors, basically allowing you to read a compass with your body. After using the MapBag for a few weeks, the slight pulses used to convey heading information have become second nature. Most importantly, I no longer find myself using street signs or depending on landmarks to discern my position in the city’s grid. [via Hack A Day> ] Feedly. Feed your mind. http://www.feedly.com »»>

GPS Messenger Bag Bestows Bikers with a Better Sense of Direction

*GPS Messenger Bag Bestows Bikers with a Better Sense of Direction* Published on MAKE: Blog| shared via feedly [image: MapBag] Josh wanted to wander the streets of Chicago on his bike while ensuring he was heading in the general direction of his destination. He therefore created the MapBag , a LilyPad Arduino-based “proprioceptiveaugmentation device.” Here’s how it works: The MapBag contains a small microcontroller, a GPS chipset, and a series of 8 vibration motors sewn into the bag. The microcontroller constantly evaluates the wearer’s current heading and the location of magnetic North, or the relative location of a user-defined waypoint (such as home). The microcontroller informs the wearer of compass information through the vibration motors, basically allowing you to read a compass with your body. After using the MapBag for a few weeks, the slight pulses used to convey heading information have become second nature. Most importantly, I no longer find myself using street signs or depending on landmarks to discern my position in the city’s grid. [via Hack A Day> ] Feedly. Feed your mind. http://www.feedly.com »»>

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On May 11, 1997, IBM-built Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in arguably the greatest man vs machine contests of our age. Many thought this signaled the end of an important piece of humanity, the first sign of the end of the reign of man.

On October 31, 2010, man and machine's interwoven past, present and future will manifest itself in the form of a project known as 131//97. This is a collection of the work that inspires its execution.