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Fabian Hemmert: The shape-shifting future of the mobile phone
费边·赫墨特(Fabian Hemmert)：手机未来的形态变化
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于TEDx柏林大会上，费边·赫墨特为我们展示了手机未来的三种趋势。第一种是可移重，第二种是可变形，这两种皆用触感“显现”数字内容，而第三种则是手机感情化。
Fabian Hemmert - Designer
Fabian Hemmert studies the theory and philosophy of embodiment, resistance and thinghood. Full bio
Fabian Hemmert studies the theory and philosophy of embodiment, resistance and thinghood. Full bio
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I am a Ph.D. student
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我正在读博，
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and that means I have a question:
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这就意味着我有一项研究课题，
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how can we make digital content graspable?
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那就是如何使数码内容实体可触化。
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Because you see,
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正如你们所见，
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on the one hand, there is the digital world
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数码世界
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and no question, many things are happening there right now.
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恰逢多变之季。
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And for us humans, it's not quite material, it's not really there --
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对于人类来说，它们并未变
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it's virtual.
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它们正向虚拟化进发。
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On the other hand, we humans,
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而另一方面，人类
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we live in a physical world.
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是活在物质世界中，
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It's rich, it tastes good, it feels good, it smells good.
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可谓是酸甜苦辣，百味齐全啊。
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So the question is: how do we get the stuff over
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因此我的问题就是如何使虚拟的事物
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from the digital into the physical?
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实体化。
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That's my question.
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这就是我的疑问。
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If you look at the iPhone with its touch
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假若我们看看iPhone的触摸屏，
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and the Wii with its bodily activity,
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以及Wii的实感操作，
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you can see the tendency; it's getting physical.
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我们就可从中窥得潮流的趋向。它们正趋于实体化。
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The question is: what's next?
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下一个问题则是，接下来又会是什么？
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Now, I have three options that I would like to show you.
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现在，我想展示三种可能性。
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The first one is mass.
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第一种则是质量。
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As humans, we are sensitive
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作为一名活人，我们绝对可以
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to where an object in our hand is heavy.
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感受到手中的物体重不重。
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So, could we use that in mobile phones?
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因此，我们能不能将此特点应用在手机上？
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Let me show you the weight-shifting mobile.
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让我展现一部可移重的手机给你们看看。
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It is a mobile phone-shaped box
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这是一个手机状盒子，
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that has an iron weight inside, which we can move around,
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里面有一块可动铁块。
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and you can feel where it's heavy.
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因此你就可以感觉到那一部分会比较重。
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We shift the gravitational center of it.
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我们可以转移它的重心。
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For example, we can augment digital content
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例如，我们将数字内容与
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with physical mass.
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物理质量糅合在一起。
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So you move around the content on a display,
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当你移动数字地图的时候，
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but you can also feel where it is just from the weight of the device.
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重心也将随之转移。
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Another thing it's good for is navigation --
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数字导航技术会因此受益。
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it can guide you around in a city.
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作为一名城市导游，
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It can tell you by its weight,
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它仅仅需要改变重心的所在，
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"Okay, move right. Walk ahead. Make a left here."
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如：“好，向右转。直走。这里左转。”
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And the good thing about that is you don't have to look at the device all the time;
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它所带来的好处就是你可以悠闲观看市景市容，
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you have your eyes free to see the city.
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而再也不用专注于屏幕之上了。
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Now, mass is the first thing;
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好，质量是第一种可能性。
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the second thing, that's shape.
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第二种可能性就是形状。
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We're also sensitive to the shape of objects we have in [our] hands.
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我们对手中的物体形状也会是具体可感。
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So if I download an e-book and it has 20 pages --
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假如我下载了一本电子书，只有二十页厚，
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well, they could be thin, right --
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但手机或电纸书是很薄的，是吧。
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but if it has 500 pages, I want to feel that "Harry Potter" --
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假若那本书有五百页厚，我希望能感受到
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it's thick. (Laughter)
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如《哈里波特》一般的厚度。
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So let me show you the shape-changing mobile.
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所以我再来展示一部可变形手机。
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Again, it's a mobile phone-shaped box,
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好吧，又是一个手机状盒子。
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and this one can change its shape.
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这个呢，是可以改变形状的。
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We can play with the shape itself.
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我们可以弄出各种形状。
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For example, it can be thin in your pocket,
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例如，在口袋里，它会非常薄，
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which we of course want it to be;
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太厚的手机会让你感到个疙瘩在那。
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but then if you hold it in your hand, it can lean towards you, be thick.
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拿到手上时，你则希望它的界面会对着你，厚点手感好。
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It's like tapered to the downside.
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这不就变成了梯形么。
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If you change the grasp, it can adjust to that.
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假如你变换掌握姿势，它也会随变随换。
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It's also useful if you want to put it down on your nightstand to watch a movie
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这就变成了可立稳的形状，这既有利于看电影，
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or use as an alarm clock, it stands.
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又可作闹钟之用。
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It's fairly simple.
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操作很简单。
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Another thing is,
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另外一个特点就是
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sometimes we watch things on a mobile phone,
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当你阅览一些逾手机屏幕
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they are bigger than the phone itself.
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大小的数字内容时，
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So in that case -- like here, there's an app that's bigger than the phone's screen --
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譬如此程序所需要的屏幕非手机可满足，
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the shape of the phone could tell you,
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因此手机的形状就
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"Okay, off the screen right here, there is more content.
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告知你：“好吧，那边还有东西。
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You can't see it, but it's there."
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虽然你看不见，可就是在那边。”
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And you can feel that because it's thicker at that edge.
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因为你感到那一角比较厚。
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The shape is the second thing.
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形状就是第二种可能性。
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The third thing operates on a different level.
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第三种则更抽象。
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As humans, we are social, we are empathic,
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作为一名人类，我们是社会的一份子，我们是有感情的，
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and that's great.
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人类因此而成人类。
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Wouldn't that be a way to make mobile phones more intuitive?
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我们能否使手机亦具有感情呢？
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Think of a hamster in the pocket.
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假若将一只仓鼠放在口袋中，
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Well, I can feel it, it's doing all right -- I don't have to check it.
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我们什么都不用做，就可以感觉到它是否安好。
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Let me show you the living mobile phone.
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最后让我展示一部活手机。
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So, once again, mobile phone-shaped box,
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好吧，还是个手机状盒子。
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but this one, it has a breath and a heartbeat,
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但这部手机却拥有呼吸和心跳，
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and it feels very organic.
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是有生命的。
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(Laughter)
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(笑声)
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And you can tell, it's relaxed right now.
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你可以感觉到，它正在休息中。
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Oh now, missed call, a new call,
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哦，糟糕，未接来电，是新的来电，
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new girlfriend maybe --
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或许是一名新女朋友。
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very exciting. (Laughter)
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非常亢奋。
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How do we calm it down?
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如何使它安静？
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You give it a pat behind the ears,
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轻抚它的耳背，
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and everything is all right again.
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一切就会归于平静之中。
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So, that's very intuitive, and that's what we want.
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这是非常确实可感的，这就是我们所追求的目标。
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So, what we have seen are three ways
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现在，我们已知三种使数字内容
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to make the digital graspable for us.
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实体可触化的方法。
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And I think making it physical
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这是将手机实体化的
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is a good way to do that.
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几种办法。
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What's behind that is a postulation,
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在这背后则隐含着一种假设，
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namely that not
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那就是，
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humans should get much more technical in the future;
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与其让人们变得越来越科技化
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rather than that,
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不如让
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technology, a bit more human.
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科技变得更人性化。
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(Applause)
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(掌声)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Fabian Hemmert - DesignerFabian Hemmert studies the theory and philosophy of embodiment, resistance and thinghood.
Why you should listen
Fabian Hemmert thinks hard about communicating information in non-visual ways -- through weight, shape, touch, movement. His recent explorations into shape-shifting cell phones are part of a long career of thinking beyond the touchscreen. Along with his shape-shifting mobile phones, his newest work explores haptic feedback in pens. He's a design researcher at Deutsche Telekom Laboratories and is working on his PhD in Berlin.
His master's thesis is an elegant exploration of the non-visual -- exploring the surprising effects of closing one's eyes during a movie or a first-person shooter game.
Fabian Hemmert | Speaker | TED.com