Planning trips on table-sized maps: a vision of ambient computing without phones
andy_matuschak · x · 2026-10-03
Andy Matuschak shares heliographe's ambient-computing concepts: planning a trip on a table-sized interactive map, pinning recipes, timers and widgets to the kitchen wall while cooking with messy hands, and asking a bookshelf to highlight a misplaced book — all without a phone or smart glasses. A glimpse of interaction design beyond handheld screens.
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