A Peek into a Mind

And yet another proof the academia is Bold, Brave and Innovative! The guys at the MIT Media Lab had devised a ground-breaking device. Something that will change something so private and so personal that it got to be a revalution. It’s going to change how you’ll urinate!

What can I say. Seems Dan Maynes-Aminzade and Hayes Solos Raffle knows how to pioneer research areas. Check this out and don’t forget to view the movies!! (there is also a brief PDF for any one interested in the TECHNICAL issue of the research…)

From the site:

“The You’re In Control system uses computation to enhance the act of urination. Sensors in the back of a urinal detect the position of a stream of urine, enabling people to play interactive games on a screen mounted above the urinal.

In an age when few people question that computers are changing social codes, You’re In Control questions how technology can both challenge and enforce social mores. On one hand, You’re In Control questions a basic social code of privacy by assuming that (even simulated) public urination is acceptable if the participant is playing a computer game. On the other hand, You’re In Control proposes the application of technology to positively enforce social codes of sanitation.”