INSIGHT Lab Demo

Date: Jan 18 2009

Location: 智慧家庭科技創新與整合中心(INSIGHT) (台大水源校區)

OK, This event has passed for a while. I posted now because first, the Chinese New Year was coincidentally right after this, and second, this project was not part of my job originally.

That's talk about this demo. Generally this lab is made up for a view of 

future family, so  basically this lab is composed with living room, bed room, rest room, etc like a normal house design. How

ever, with a micro view, there is nothing about being normal. There are cameras, infrared rays to monitor users motion everywhere, and ubiquitous wireless equipment even on users' body. It seems like really a cutting edge design both technologically and psychologically (I really can't imagine life with those equipment even though I'm part of the designer.)

Stop being cynical and take a look on the demo.

This is our demo (bed room.) We are designed a interface for user having sleeping 

problems. The monitor right beside the bed is our work. It can record the sleeping status of the user everyday, and with these records psychiatrist can diagnose more specifically.

 This is a system (sorry, I really can't recall its name) for reminding the elders to medicate on time. The system is composed with  a couple of medicine boxes (of course they're electronic) and a main system monitor. With some configuration, user can set up some reminders for their parents and help them to take medicine correctly.

And this is a indoor garden which I'm really into it. It introduce the concept of tide to irrigate the plants. Except this unfortunately there is few technological invention worth mentioning, but still as far as I'm concerned, having a green location in the house is really fascinating.

Of course, there are many other part of the demo. I'll post them when I get their photos.