ATM machines aren’t that safe because anyone can access them if he has a PIN code and your credit card, and in order to improve the security of these devices Russian company is designing a new type of ATMs.
The ‘billboard bench’ by serbian designer Relja Perunović is an interesting design concept that could act as your next outdoor seating solution. A panel displaying ads and service announcements can be rotated downward in its frame and to instantly changes into public seating. The Billboard Bench is somewhat a solution for open areas than for personal homes, but it’s still an entertaining concept.
Paying for a friend’s meal could mean pinching the pockets for those who make sufficient money to fund only their own expenses. But it could get really uncomfortable to go out in the open and declare that you’re going Dutch. Even if it were a pre-decided deal between friends, splitting the bill under the public gaze could be a bit embarrassing. Here’s a restaurant payment system that could relieve you of the embarrassment and the calculations. It is called ‘Piece of Cake’ and it is a calculator that assists groups who wish to pay for a meal by going Dutch.
Carrying a full laundry load of clothes to try on into a dressing room can be a not-so pleasant and time consuming experience. As a remedy, AR Door, a Russian agency specializing in augmented reality solutions, teamed up with Topshop to create a virtual fitting room for the new “Dress up” collection A special kiosk was installed at the flagship location in Moscow from May 5-8. The virtual fitting room was made with a hacked Microsoft Kinect, and shoppers were able to select a garment off the rack without having to try it on physically and could see themselves onscreen with a 3D copy of a dress. The built-in camera tracked each person’s body and superimposed it over a 3D model of clothing, displaying views of both the front and the back parts of the dress. Thanks to Kinect, customers used hand gestures to easily scroll through all of the available merchandise in the store by pushing virtual buttons. It will be interesting to see if Topshop rolls-out this virtual fitting room in other markets.
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