--- title: Wireless dominoes description: 'A while back we linked a video which explored organic displays, screens composed by “smart”, independent and moving pixels. The concept of “invisible” computers embedded in tiny units able to coordinate themselves for a bigger result is definitely fascinating. Today I saw this other inspiring project: Esper Domino from jarashi on Vimeo. I […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/wireless-dominoes?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") on 19 July 2011 # Wireless dominoes [Design](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/design) [Ubuntu Desktop](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-desktop) Share on:* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.canonical.com/blog/wireless-dominoes "Share on Facebook") * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=Wireless%20dominoes&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/wireless-dominoes&hashtags=ubuntu "Share on Twitter") * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/wireless-dominoes&title=Wireless%20dominoes "Share on LinkedIn") --- --- ## Newsletter signup Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up A while back we linked [a video](http://design.canonical.com/2010/04/curious-displays/) which explored organic displays, screens composed by “smart”, independent and moving pixels. The concept of “invisible” computers embedded in tiny units able to coordinate themselves for a bigger result is definitely fascinating. Today I saw this other inspiring project: [Esper Domino](http://vimeo.com/17150420) from [jarashi](http://vimeo.com/jarashi) on [Vimeo](http://vimeo.com). It is quite similar to [Siftables](http://www.ted.com/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html) but the dominos attracted me more because the possibility of being mixed with normal, not smart, blocks. Kudos to [Arduino](http://arduino.cc/) for enabling this experimentation. #### Related posts --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 ### [Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited to announce that VENTUNO Q is now generally available for pre-order, pre-loaded with Ubuntu. VENTUNO Q is a dual-brain developer board designed for edge AI and robot ... --- [Kola Ojoodide](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 ### [Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://canonical.com/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Company Ubuntu tech blog Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core challenges UI/UX designers face when contributing, and how maintainers can solve them. ... --- [Nina Rojc](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ninarojc) 16 June 2026 ### [Template: Streamlining open source design contributions](https://canonical.com/blog/template-streamlining-open-source-design-contributions) Design Article As designers working at Canonical, we’re always thinking about open source. We believe that encouraging more designers to contribute to open source  benefits everyone, from the project maintainers to the end users themselves.   In the 2025 edition of FOSSBackstage conference, we presented our research findings on  why designers don’t get ...