The Magic Sock Drawer allws close friends to send drawn or typed digital notes one another which are then automatically printed at the other end. The note can then be hidden to create a pleasant surprise for the author’s partner when the note is discovered. The MSD consists of two devices where each device is made up of a tablet PC and a mini printer. Installed on each PC is some custom software which allows participants to create either free hand, typed or combined notes. The free-form interface allows notes to be created using the tablet-pen meaning that people can write and draw whatever they like on the note. The note will be printed out on credit-card sized glossy paper which are also stickers.
Reference: Gooch, D., Watts, L. 2011. The Magic Sock Drawer Project. In CHI 2011
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