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Sony Xperia ZR is the newest Android smartphone that can be immersed under 5-feet-deep fresh water. Complete with a waterproof 13-megapixel camera, this smartphone lets you venture off dry land and take HD pictures and videos of your underwater adventures.

If you have trouble committing to one iPhone case color, here’s a case with chameleon-like tendencies. By simply tilting your phone at a different angle, Aurora Skins will change colors. If you’re looking for style, versatility, and a lifetime guarantee against scratches and dents, Aurora may be your best bet.

Finding the right size jeans no longer has to be nightmare. Bloomingdale’s is redefining your shopping experience with Me-Ality, a digital sizing booth that scans your body and prints out a list of recommended brands, sizes, and styles of clothes that would fit your body perfectly. Depending on your specific body type, you may see a list of suggestions for jeans from American Eagle, DKNY jeans, Old Navy, or J Brand.  

If you’re interested in trying out Me-Ality for yourself, you can find the nearest size-matching station here!

(Source: Gizmodo)

A trio of students at the Miami Ad School, Max Pilwat, Keri Tran and Ferdi Rodriguez came up with an innovative idea that would give some New York commuters access to an array of books, straight from the subway. The proposed project, ‘Underground Library, would allow commuters to scan an ‘Underground Library’ placement and access Near Field Communication Technology (NFC) (no Internet or cellular service needed!), to download ten-page samples of best sellers. Once they finish, they’ll receive an alert to check out the full book at the nearest library.

‘Underground Library’ encourages reading in a world where social media and other forms of entertainment have taken over. Since the use of public libraries has gone down, this campaign is an innovative way to bring New Yorkers back to the library. This is only a conceptual campaign, but the Miami Ad School students hope their project sparks interest in readers.

(Source: designtaxi.com)

Smart car takes on a different meaning this time around with Audi’s new Pilot Parking vehicle. Audi demonstrated the new technology at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show.The protoype Audi has numerous sensors to get in and out of parking spots while communicating with the driver via a smartphone app. The Pilot Parking feature is available on Audi’s iOS app. The software is still in early development phases and is expected to hit the within the decade.

(Source: nbcnews.com)

The Rain Room at the Barbican’s Curve Gallery in London allows visitors to experience walking through a downpour without getting wet. The room is dark with one large spotlight and cameras that map human movement sending instructions for the rain to move. This installation was developed by rAndom International as a psychological experiment to study visitors’ behavior as they notice rain around them, but somehow remain dry. 

Burberry is one of the few fashion companies to constantly up the ante when it comes to merging technology with their brand. With the release of Burberry’s first automatic watch, The Britain, comes a web-based app for consumers to get a nearly “hands on” experience with the new watch. The site displays a 3D model of the timepiece that potential buyers can spin around and view the time and weather for their current location. Burberry puts HTML5 to use in their mobile web interface which is available on both Android and iOS. 

(via The Appside)

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IRIS by Mimi Zou

London based product designer Mimi Zou has completed “IRIS”, a biometrics enabled camera controlled by your eye. The camera works at the command of your blinks. It understands who you are by looking at your iris signature, and lets you capture exactly what you see by tracking your eye. This project brings about a refreshing new product experience, and challenge the existing interaction, typology and capabilities of cameras.

(via razorshapes)