The Museum of Modern Art in New York will open up an exhibit about the art of connected devices, called Talk to Me, on Sunday. It’s got around 200 pieces that are anywhere from thought-provoking, to weird, to beautiful, to hilarious. (I posted some of the more sustainable-oriented ones here).
Flip through the slide show below to see pieces like a choking cell phone, a sneezing radio, the Avatar Machine, anonymous peer-to-peer sharing USB ports injected into walls, and an expressions dispatcher to help aid your emotions in the age of reliance on digital screens.
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1 / 28Expressions Dispatcher, an expression aid for a digital world.This is the proper expression while viewing this art exhibit. -
2 / 28The Amae ApparatusThe Amae Apparatus -
3 / 28The Amae ApparatusModels wearing the Amae Apparatus -
4 / 28Animal Super PowersAnimal Super Power -
5 / 28Animal Super PowersAnimal Super Powers -
6 / 28The Floppy Legs Hard DriveThe Floppy Legs Hard Drive -
7 / 28Gesundheit RadioGasundheit Radio -
8 / 28The Avatar MachineThe Avatar Machine -
9 / 28The Bird BoxThe Bird Box -
10 / 28Call Me Choke MeCall Me Choke Me -
11 / 28Crowbot JennyCrowbot Jenny -
12 / 28Dead DropsDead Drops -
13 / 28Expressions DispatcherExpressions Dispatcher -
14 / 28GlowCapsGlowCaps -
15 / 28HappylifeHappylife -
16 / 28HappylifeHappylife -
17 / 28Hi - A Real Human InterfaceHi - A Real Human Interface -
18 / 28Hierarchy of Digital DistractionsHierarchy of Digital Distractions -
19 / 28Kontrol iphone appKontrol iPhone app -
20 / 28MomoMomo -
21 / 28Mr. SmilitMr. Smilit -
22 / 28Out of the BoxOut of the Box -
23 / 28Devices for Mindless CommunicationDevices for Mindless Communication -
24 / 28PhoneBookPhoneBook -
25 / 28ShortShort -
26 / 28SMS Sling ShotSMS Sling Shot -
27 / 28SquareSquare -
28 / 28WiFi Dowsing RodWiFi Dowsing Rod

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