Comments on: North Paw

By: Eric Boyd on Singularity 1 on 1: DIY Transhumanism – Just Do It

Eric Boyd on Singularity 1 on 1: DIY Transhumanism – Just Do It — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:13:40 +0000

[...] philosophy behind it and the electronic jewelry he makes (e.g. the Sound Spark, Mood Spark and North Paw); body augmentation and transhumanism; religion and the technological singularity; why humans are [...]

By: MAKE | Make: Live Wednesday 1/11 (preview video)

MAKE | Make: Live Wednesday 1/11 (preview video) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:34:17 +0000

[...] North Paw and HeartSpark [...]

By: Live blogging at the symposium: Eric Boyd, extending the limits of humans into “cyborg” territory | subtletechnologies

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:48:16 +0000

[...] adapt to technology to become almost super-human. For example, when you use Eric’s “North Paw,” a compass anklet that gives a persistent sense of direction, your body adapts to the constant [...]

By: MAKE | Make: Live 1/11/12 (video)

MAKE | Make: Live 1/11/12 (video) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:52:42 +0000

[...] North Paw and HeartSpark [...]

By: Hoist on my own (Virtual) Petard? | Unequally Yoked

Hoist on my own (Virtual) Petard? | Unequally Yoked — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:18:36 +0000

[...] say first that I’m mostly interested in transhumanism for the near-future possibilities (developing new senses, thinking more about human-machine interaction, not getting complacent about the transhumanist [...]

By: Why Bother Genemodding? | Unequally Yoked

Why Bother Genemodding? | Unequally Yoked — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:41:33 +0000

[...] body hackers do have options right now. The two I’m most interested in assimilating are a constant awareness of compass directions, and, subsequently, better navigational instincts, and the ability to sense electromagnetic fields [...]

By: TEDxLibrariansTO roundup | the wee librarian

TEDxLibrariansTO roundup | the wee librarian — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:26:58 +0000

[...] both maker culture and hacker spaces). While the work that Eric’s been doing is neat (ex. North Paw), what struck me was that librarians can and probably should be makers. This rose from Eric’s [...]

By: Spark 149 – May 22 & 25, 2011 | Spark | CBC Radio

Spark 149 – May 22 & 25, 2011 | Spark | CBC Radio — Fri, 20 May 2011 20:17:06 +0000

[...] North Paw [...]

By: North Paw – wearable anklet converts your body into an instant super compass - The Red Ferret Journal

Tue, 03 May 2011 20:19:05 +0000

[...] North Paw is a battery powered anklet gizmo, which turns your body into a living compass. That’s right, once you strap one of these babies to your leg, you’ll always be able to point to the North with unerring accuracy. [...]

By: Announcing: New Sensors and the Frontiers of Self Tracking | Quantified Self

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:59:37 +0000

[...] is an expert in wearable sensory augmentation. Boyd’s “North Paw” project showed us how tracking and feedback can affect our sense of direction. His HeartSpark [...]