Step into the future: AI device translates dreams into visual reality
A new device can help you remember and replay your dreams.
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Have you ever woken up from what you know was an amazing dream, but the details quickly became fuzzy?
What if you could not only remember them but actually see them?
Well, a Dutch design studio, Modem, has unveiled its latest project, called the Dream Recorder, and it's something straight out of a sci-fi movie.
The Dream Recorder is an AI-powered device that lets you see visual interpretations of your own dreams.
Forget dream journaling; this device uses a video AI model that translates your spoken dream descriptions into actual pictures.
Modem's co-founder, Bas van de Poel, explains that while smartwatches and apps are great for documenting, this device "doesn’t just log your dreams; it translates them".
Once you hit record and describe your dream aloud, the Dream Recorder conjures up a brief, low-definition, impressionistic-style visualisation of your memory, complete with your narration.
The goal is to evoke a sense of nostalgia and comfort.
It's about turning the invisible into something we can finally see and maybe even begin to understand.
Plus, it's small, lightweight, 3D printed, and designed to sit right on your bedside table and it even has a clock function.
The design studio isn't just about cool gadgets; they have a deeper vision.
Van de Poel shared that dreaming is a powerful, shared human experience, and technology is finally catching up to our fascination with it.
However, the Dream Recorder isn't designed for endless digital accumulation; it has limited memory slots, capped at seven days.
The idea is to encourage reflection on the meanings of your dreams and how they resonate with your waking life.
There is a catch, though. You can't just buy the Dream Recorder off the shelf. It's a DIY by design product!
Modem believes in open-source collaboration, so the entire code is open-source, the enclosure is 3D printed, and the shopping list for parts, which will set you back around $333 (about R5000) is readily available online on the company’s GitHub page.
They even provide step-by-step instructions with photos for assembly, making it relatively easy.
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