http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/ 2008-12-03T21:56:54Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1492/helsinki-defines-the-future-of-city-info-.html Most city centers have booths or offices where you can get information on local events.<br><br>In Helsinki, they've gone one better by creating an interactive <b>City Wall</b>; a touch screen where people can find and play with information and can also send in images for others to see. <br><br><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WkNq3cYGTPE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WkNq3cYGTPE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br><br>Most of the recent attention has been on touch screens for personal use with the <b>iPhone </b>or <b>Microsoft&#8217;s Surface Computing</b> initiative, Helsinki&#8217;s City Wall is a glimpse of the future of civic information design and signage. <br><br>This is the type of screen we will soon be seeing in our airports, train stations and city centers.It will transform information that&#8217;s historically been one dimensional, static and often out of date into a responsive, interactive and collaborative nervous system. <br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2007/07/28/citywall/"><br>Via Lost at E Minor</a><br><br><br><br>Posted by Ed Cotton Influx Insights 2007-08-06T16:52:17Z 60.23435742267943 24.906005859375