PPG Industries created a way to select paint colors using a desktop/mobile application called ColorClix. Want those pink walls from The Royal Tenenbaums? Upload a screenshot and the app will match it to a palette of available paint colors while a calculator helps you determine how much paint to buy. ColorClix Visualizer also lets you see what the color will look like in your room and share the look through Facebook. Chris Caruso, global business IT director at PPG says "We want to create a road map that goes beyond selecting color."
The Future of Human Computer Interfaces
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group are prototyping new, novel and more natural ways for people to interact with computers and access and store information. Their innovations have been designed to improve and enrich our personal and professional lives, making it easier to create, communicate, collaborate and even cook. Here are 10 inventions that enhance human-computer interactions, improve the in-store shopping experience, and even help us kick bad habits.
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