Patients put a drop of blood on one side of the slip of paper, and on the other appears a colorful pattern in the shape of a tree, which tells medical professionals whether the person is infected with certain diseases. The chips test for multiple diseases at once. They also show how severely a person is infected rather than producing only a positive-negative reading.

Since people in remote parts of Africa and Asia often have to travel great distances by public transit or foot to reach a medical clinic, patients simply can take photos of the chips with cell phones and then send them to larger cities for diagnosis. Full Article

super awesome russian dolls by UK-based designer Kyle Bean to demonstrate the evolution of the mobile phone.

free mexican hot chocolate and Day of the Dead bread and puppet shows!! you absolutely cannot go wrong with that. ping me if you head over to the Museo del Barrio. @katebauer

http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/own-this-city/74290/best-of-the-fests

Lydia gives a presentation at the Apple Store 5th Avenue. Kris (right) and Brad (middle) help out w/the programming questions. Oh, yea… this is part of the Freeverse team, btw.

The iTwinge is sympathetic towards those with “two left hands” - a terminology we just made up to describe those of us who are never comfortable with the idea of using a touchscreen to its fullest extent and long for the luxury of a real, tactile keyboard. This QWERTY keypad attaches itself to the bottom of your iPhone and works like it came along with the device when you bought it.

Via Chip Chick.

Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.

“Given the option to choose between fashion and technology, women barring those few exceptions will definitely stumble on the former, until the latter provide them an opportunity to flaunt their style. Keeping the contemporary trend in mind, Chinese designer Fandi Meng has come up with a stylish sound headset only for women, which looks more like a fashionable pearl earbob than a gadget. Hailed as ‘Volution,’ the headphone features a pearl that shines aureole, after you receive a call, and needs to be tapped or touched to start your chatter.”

“RIBA — short for “Robot for Interactive Body Assistance” — was developed by researchers at Japan’s Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) and Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd. (TRI). Designed primarily to assist nurses by lifting patients in and out of their beds and wheelchairs (as well as on and off the toilet), the 180-kilogram (400-lb) robot can safely pick up and carry people weighing as much as 61 kilograms (135 lbs).”

Create an unconventional and engaging user experience by incorporating basic elements of game design into traditionally non-game environments (particularly data-driven experiences.) By understanding a bit of psychology and game theory, you can create much more exciting and highly usable experiences in your digital experience, whether its an iPhone application, Facebook integration or Social Media campaign. If you think its cool, please vote for me!