Eco Factor: Solar-powered tiles display general information.
People naturally look outside the window for information and industrial designer Kenny Hopper is has made use of this ritual to develop a new way information is gathered from the window glass. Kenny has designed solar powered information tiles for window placement, which she refers to as Olio.
Olio makes use of a new technology of solar-sensitized ink that can be applied to glass that will capture and deliver energy in any required form. The transparent glass panels help to provide a system that makes technology feel subtle and almost invisible. Olio harnesses energy from the sun and powers a display that provides general information on your window panes, in a way that blends information with your surroundings.
Being connected to your home computer via a wireless connection, the panels can display whatever you want to see on a regular basis including time, temperature, date and airline travel updates.
