For Tom Igoe’s Intro to Physical Computing, the class is documenting the daily interactions we encounter with sensors. Here’s a sample of the interactions I saw people encounter with sensors and devices around my East Village neighborhood.

Pinball Machine - Talk about sensors galore for pinball games – you got flipper buttons, machine lights, game sounds, etc. 

Coin Machine – Sensor determines currency fed into machine and returns the determined amount in coinage.

Laundry Dryer – Sensors determine input for temperature settings, open/close door , timer, currency fed into it’s machine. 

Cellphone - Keypads act as input for user’s message sent via SMS.

Emergency Services Call Box – The only red emergency call box I’ve seen in New York. No lights, no sound effects to attract attention or indicate it’s purpose until you flip the metal flap to see the instructions.

ATM Machine

 Spa Salon Nail Dryer : You can’t see it in the photo but women have their nails dried with a nail dryer (example below)