Z-agon portable movie player in a cube

The Z-agon is a research and design project for a multi-display peer-to-peer cube. Developed at KEIO University, the WiFi connected cube is capable of displaying high-resolution video on each of its six frame-less displays. The displays are even self-correcting automatically adjusting themselves based on the orientation of the device. Hell, just for kicks they threw in some video cameras to augment communications between users. The Z-agon was demonstrated with video e-mail, a game featuring characters that walk across the cube's faces, and a swank little map application which zooms as the device is tilted. Oh, and did we mention it's only 2.5-inches!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

It reminds me of the Phymail Box project, from the designer Giovanni Cannata.

I wonder if these guys got inspired, or if it is only chance.


http://courses.interaction-ivrea.it/intranet/PEMailBox/


http://www.appliancedesign.org/3ad/programme.html

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

I love lamp

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

ok thats pretty cool but the fuk'n .mov is 23mbs! They couldnt bring that down....

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Who the hell wants to lug around a potentially very expensive rubix cube?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:05AM]

Hi, thank you for your comments. We made a smaller video. See www.z-agon.com.