Just because you’re able to make something smart — be it microwave , showerheads , and even mattress — doesn’t needfully think of you should . A Nipponese company named Mui Lab teamed up withWacomto create what it ’s call the ‘ Pillar Memory ’ which is likely the universe ’s first voguish wooden stick .
The product is the next iteration of Mui Lab ’s smart video display , which was uncover at last year ’s CES as a more aesthetically pleasing alternative to impertinent hub made from drinking glass , plastic , or bright metals . Like the hub , the Pillar Memory features a thin wood veneering atop a dense grid of white pixels that essentially make a monochromatic video display . It ’s lo - fi but does n’t reckon cheap or vile . It ’s a similar effect to the show Nike used on itsFuelBand fitness trackersyears ago , but the saturation of the white-hot LED here play rather nice with the Grant Wood texture . So it ’s got that go for it , at least .
Functionally , the Pillar Memory improves upon its harbinger with touchscreen functionality facilitated by Wacom ’s stylus engineering science , thanks to a partnership with the company that ’s been a dominant player in the creative market for years . Using a digital penitentiary notes and scrabble can be made on the Pillar Memory , although Mui Labs seems to be currently lay it as an overcomplicated means to record a fry ’s height and their emergence progress , alternatively of just refer it carved into a wooden room access frame . Cloud connectivity means this data is mechanically captured and store , presumptively making available on other devices as well .
Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo)
But given the original Mui smart display sells for $ 500 , the creators of the Pillar Memory are going to have to put their pass together and come up with a few other more pragmatic uses for their oversized wooden smart joystick to assist absolve what will probably be an even hefty price tag . peradventure the world finally involve a smart call off military post for cats ?
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Despite the low density of the hidden LEDs, there is a certain appeal to the Pillar Memory’s lo-fi aesthetic.Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo)
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For those who believe that measuring a child’s growth progress on a door frame with a crayon is too primitive.Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo)
