smart finger

For this week’s neat measuring device, I came across the ‘Smart finger’.

This device is designed by Choi Hyong-Suk, Jung Ji-hye & Yoo-Jin Park. I personally always try to show measurements or measure distances between my fingers (for example the span between your thumb and middle finger), and get frustrated sometimes when it is not accurate. Humans have always since ancient times used parts of the body to measure things; well the smart finger combines this way of measuring with the digital technology of today.

The smart finger is a device that you connect to any 2 fingers and uses the signals relayed between the two finger points to calculate measurements. This device can help you measure areas and objects that may be difficult to access or measure with other measuring devices and allow you to accurately show someone the size of something.

The smart finger is made from silicon to allow a comfortable fit to any finger size. It can measure length, breath and volume, by simple button operations. The measured distance is displayed through an LED, and this display can be moved to suit where you can easily read it. The device has 2 buttons on it that display measurements in different units, record and store measurements and calculate volume.

This device is a really smart design/device for measuring and can finally make human approximations accurate with this digital technology.

Kate

http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/09/13/my-fingers-are-so-smart-they-measure/