"Use Snap + Map to turn any paper map into a GPS enabled map! Simply take a picture of a map (or download one from the Internet), set two snap points and your current location is displayed on the map. "
Idea: to be used with hand drawn mental maps / historical maps / treasure hunt maps :-).
"In de ontwerpstudio NL House werd tien weken gewerkt aan het ontwerpen van een woonhuis voor een opdrachtgever die hier zelf niet van op de hoogte was. De elf personen werden slechts gevolgd via Twitter, op basis waarvan de architectuurstudenten een programma van eisen maakten. De woning moest op een bestaande plek ontworpen worden. " Via Bright.
A beautiful set of pictures on flickr: "Looking into the past"
Images are made by finding old photographs of places, printing them out, and then holding the print up in the modern day location that the original photograph was taken.
Designed to help tourists explore off the beaten path, the Tamtam Flash is one concept we are eager to get our hands on. This innovative pocked-sized light flashes the route info on your path to allow for quick and intuitive navigation. The way you are able to flash the correct route info on the path with this device is the perfect solution for those who have difficulty reading a map and adjusting their position while traveling by foot.
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