Pineal: Bringing Passive Objects to Life with Embedded Mobile Devices
summary
Pineal claims a phone or watch can become the soul of a bespoke smart object by using the device’s sensors, screen, audio, cloud APIs and live streaming while a desktop tool auto-generates a 3D-printable cavity and body. The tool combines visual programming with automatic CAD edits, uses light pipes and capacitive printed buttons, and produces five working prototypes (firetruck that flashes and plays a siren, magic 8‑ball, level, voice bulb with eight colors, Twitter planter), intended for rapid prototyping rather than final products.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 0:54SMART INTERACTIVE OBJECTS
- 1:27PROTOTYPING IS HARD!
- 2:12BACKGROUND
- 4:02SOUL-BODY PROTOTYPING
- 6:53BEHAVIOURS
- 7:22GUIDE THE MODELING PROCESS
- 7:47FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY
- 8:14TRYING IT OUT
- 8:31VISUAL PROGRAMMING
- 8:41MOBILE COMMUNICATION
- 10:04EXAMPLE PROTOTYPES
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