Cities in the Metaverse: Spatial Computing, Digital Twins, Avatars, Economics and Digital Habitation on the New Frontier
We are pleased to announce the publication of our new book - Cities in the Metaverse: Spatial Computing, Digital Twins, Avatars, Economics and Digital Habitation on the New Frontier and we have 20%…
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TIME: An Open Source 3D Printed Clock
We are about to release ‘TIME,’ our fully 3D-printed mechanical clock, on Printables. This post provides insight into…
Chasing the Tween: My 25-Year Obsession with Weather Data
From Adobe Flash through to Vibe Coding and back again to Physical Displays
Vibe Coding: From iOS Apps to an Asteroid Clock and 3D Cities
Back in 2023, I wrote a blog post over on DigitalUrban.org creating an app called Frame-IT. It turns out I was using…
MQTT Frame - Beautifully Framed Live Data
Transform your iPhone into a beautifully framed, dynamic data display with MQTT Frame. Stay informed about…
MQTT Frame Privacy Policy
Effective Date: [19th March 2025] Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how MQTTFrame ("we,"…
SHIFT DIGITAL FRONTIERS REPORT
SHIFT , in collaboration with Arup and the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis , Connected Environments Group at…
Turn Any Device into a Literary Clock with our MQTT Feed
The Concept of the Literary Clock A literary clock is a unique fusion of literature and timekeeping. Every minute of…
Make a Scrolling Hub75 Matrix Display using a Pimoroni Interstate75W and MQTT
There are many tutorials online on using an LED Matrix to display data—many of them require wiring up a screen,…
Enhancing Live Weather Monitoring with MQTT and Chart.js
Introduction Viewing real-time data from a personal weather station such as a Davis Vantage Pro, a Tempest, or an…
Creating Art Like Weather Forecast Images with DALL·E 3 and API Data
Introduction The Met Office, as the national meteorological service for the United Kingdom, provides valuable weather…
Tellus Mater: An AI That Thinks it's Mother Earth
Artificial Intelligence is on everyone’s minds, and so is the human-induced environmental decline of our planet Earth.…
How to Make a Lightsaber Realtime Wind Speed Gauge
Imagine wielding the power of the Force, not to fight Sith Lords, but to display real-time data - in our case, wind…