How very touching

Noticed how touch screens have finally come of age?

It's no longer the preserve of the geek with the palm pilot - everyone's on it! From the iPhone, to that MIT bloke on YouTube using a Wii remote as a touch device (Okay so he is a geek, but he's good!).

Now there's a smart little gizmo called RFDI, which enables any physical item to be recognised when placed against a programmed touch screen and trigger images, information, video etc.

Whilst this is all still pretty new, it's got massive implications for things like retail, leisure, you name it really, anywhere you want to pick something up and find out more about it.

It's easy to understand why we love these ideas so much as it plays on our human weakness of curiosity and play; something simple and interesting, but at the same time clever and somehow magical.

In the pictures is a really nice adaptation for The Royal College of Fashion. Over 1000 graduate cards can be selected and placed on interactive screens which bring up the portfolio show. Images are then scrolled through on screen by simply rotating each card. Beautifully simple and interactive.