Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Award Results:

First Prize:
• Donkeypedia by Frank Alsema, Cristian Bettini and Joost van Eeden
Donkeypedia is an appealing idea that mixes both low-tech and high-tech components with the
help of a real live donkey. A man and the donkey travels by foot through cities gathering
information that tourists are interested in. The information comes from interested children that
come and say hello to the donkey. The info stored on a computer on the donkey`s back and is
available via the Internet. This is a brave foray into a new way of thinking.

Second Prize:
• PING: The Smart Trash Bin by Katrina Bekessy
Ping is a trash bin that by using embedded technology gives its own input into intelligent
recycling. This is a good example of how we can relate to and record our everyday life in a nonobtrusive
way in order to make us act better and understand our surroundings. The trashcan
serves as an example of the possibilities of the technology at hand, and other similar possibly
interactive objects that we do not daily reflect upon would benefit from a development of this
kind.

Thrid Prize:
• Traffic Light Detector by Jan Roters
What if ubimedia is not used to extend our senses, but to replace a sense lost due to a disability?
Translating stimuli from one sense to another may also have implications on the usability of
services outside the area of assisted living technologies. The traffic light detector is a simple,
application of that concept and is an example of encouraging research in this area.