A DJ turntable on iPad.
Maps made your way.
The sky, on your iPhone.
Your photos, built from bricks.
A vinyl turntable on iPad.
A piece of music, as a poster.
A real-time strategy game.
Explore with your dinosaur.
A space to write your novel.
Field reports, on mobile.
The lab is a space to experiment with applications and connected objects. We design interfaces, build prototypes and explore new ways to use them.
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Winner of the 2014 Sarthe Me Up competition
TA+BLE is a coffee table with 40 illuminated cells in its surface. An iPhone and iPad app controls the LEDs over Bluetooth. Six modes offer lighting scenes, sequences, colours, games and text. The project brings together Absolutlabs and BYAM.
Photoboy is a Game Boy-inspired photo booth built around an iPad mini. Its enclosure combines laser cutting and 3D printing. Arcade buttons and a directional pad connect to a custom microcontroller. It controls the app, its effects and themes, then triggers photo printing on a portable printer.
A selection of our earlier projects.
APP / POKER
PokerLab evaluates a Texas Hold’em or Omaha hand from the cards entered. Simulations show the odds of winning and favourable draws. The project brings together iPhone, iPad and Android apps offering calculation and statistics tools.
CONNECTED OBJECT / LIGHT
TA+BLE has forty LED-backlit cells arranged in an eight-by-five grid. An iPhone and iPad app controls the table over Bluetooth Low Energy. Six modes are available: Sequences, Ambiences, Games, Bass, Text and Colours.
OBJECT / PHOTO BOOTH
Photoboy is a Game Boy-shaped photo booth that combines an iPad mini with a laser-cut and 3D-printed shell. Arcade buttons and a directional pad connect to a custom microcontroller. It controls the app’s effects and themes, and triggers photo printing on a portable printer.
APP / TRANSPORT
Métroéclaireur lets passengers share real-time information about public transport in Paris. Reports locate incidents and ticket checks. The app also brings together service updates, strikes and engineering works. The project combines iPhone and iPad apps with a website.
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APP / BAR & GAMES
Designed for the Paris bar DeuxPointZéro, the app combines a cocktail menu, polls and live games. Customers vote for jukebox tracks, compete in music quizzes and take part in a daily prize draw. It accompanies the venue’s other installations: an arcade cabinet, a photo booth and a like counter.
APP / NIGHTLIFE
Clubber combines a customisable iPhone and Android app with a web administration interface. It includes event listings, ticketing, bookings, shuttle services and a loyalty programme. Customers can share selfies on the club’s screens, while staff manage offers and targeted messages.
APP / LOYALTY
Superstamp combines a digital loyalty card with a connected stamp designed in the lab. Shops and restaurants can manage customer relationships, create offers and promotions, and send messages. The project includes iPhone and Android apps and a web interface.
GAME / WITH FRIENDS
Hangovr is a party game on iPhone and iPad for two to sixteen friends. The app alternates between questions, challenges and touch-based mini-games, with instructions guiding each round. Three difficulty levels offer a range of individual and group challenges.
APP / ARTIST
The Invasion app is a companion to Joachim Garraud’s 2011 album. It brings together news, music, mixes, photos, videos and concert dates. On iPhone and iPad, fans also find exclusive content, including wallpapers and remixes, as well as a hidden mini-game.
APP / SAFETY
Help is a personal safety app designed with UN Women as part of the HeForShe call for projects. Pressing and holding the screen alerts loved ones by notification or text message, sharing the person’s location and live movements. An Apple Watch version and a connected bracelet prototype can also trigger the alert.
Odio · PortraitStudio · Selflow · BandsUp · Get Lucky · Just Fly Tracker
