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作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:30
标题: 好久没发资料了，更新点资料！
Dandyism Rule: Ride Must Be StylishDandy gentleman prefer to be chauffeured but that’s only because there isn’t a ride suitable to the lifestyle. Bentleys and exotic imports are way to flashy. They need something more refined and subdued like the Motobecane Motivo. The electric scooter rides you around in style. The in-wheel motors are powered by a removable, rechargeable suitcase wrapped in luxurious walnut. Not as tasteless as its Japanese counterpart and no where near as brash as an American chopper.

Designer: Miguel Ángel Iranzo

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:32
Brush Can, Cleans A Fine Toothed CombYou won’t catch me on my hands and knees sweeping with an old fashioned duster. No sir I prefer to use the power of a little wonder called the Roomba but sometimes getting manual is the only way to go and the Brush Can makes it a tad easier to keep up cleaning chores. The densely packed bristles can magically clean themselves if you pull them thru combed teeth. Also a perfect way to hold the brush in place. Brills.

Designer: Hye-Min Jung

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:34
Difference Between Life And Death Is A LightAs if the tragedy of losing a dear one to an accident is not enough, the reason of poor street lighting just doesn’t justify the situation. A simple jog in the twilight, walking your pooch at dusk, do these circumstances warrant an accident due poor lighting or visibility? Better safe than sorry…. get visible dear! NR4 Illuminated Running Apparel is attire that integrates luminescence into the outfit, making it safer for you to take that evening run.

The clothing uses Electro Luminescent (EL) wires to add the flexibility factor to it, and the “moisture-wicking stretch fabric” won’t let you drench due to overheating. To power the lights there is a flexible, rechargeable battery that comes with a standard wall socket. You simply need to position this lightweight pack on your upper back to center its weight. Wear this, and you are ready to bedazzle the evening with the lights on your clothes!
A working prototype of this apparel has also been created and I do sincerely hope that it makes it to the shelves.
Designer: Jeffrey S. Engelhardt

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:35
Future Cup Alert! It has the V Shape.Has this ever happened to you? *Cup ring on nose*
Well me too! Always with the cup ring on the nose from the wanting to get the liquid out of the cup. And not only that, designer AMINATION (aka Amin Saadat), has got a thing or two to say about all the “fats and bacteria from the edge of the glass.”

It’s the “Unose.” The “V” shape is just magic. As you can see, it totally works magic by way of physics. I don’t know that there’s a huge problem with germs on the ring of cups that needs to be solved, but cup tipping: there’s a worldwide pan-epidemic.
Tip up your cups! Just a little bit less.
Designer: Amination, aka Amin Saadat

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:36
More Vacuous Crap From ole’ MacAs Yanko regulars might notice, we post a lot of concepts from Mac Funamizu, but I’m putting my foot down and stopping the love fest here and now. This flexible OLED monitor concept which supposes the OLED material would roll up inside the white stand and allow the user to choose the optimum screen size. Supposing that the material could compact itself that tightly, he goes on and mounts a cd drive behind the translucent screen and for good measure throws some invisible projection technology in as well.

I don’t mean to be overly harsh on Mac, but the nature of design is deriving realistic solutions from the hard fast constraints that exist. Without heeding the problems of design, it ceases to be relevant.
UPDATE: I suppose I should have expected reactions like this and I’m glad such a discourse has a place here at YD. I do want to clarify my position slightly as I do not want to seem dismissive of the great work that is featured here on a daily basis. Concepts are a great part of the design process as they allow you to selectively hurdle one or two constraints for the purpose of creative exploration (lord knows all I have ever done have been concepts). So I hope the dreamers out there will continue to dream and give us your beautiful, fantastic, incredible inventions.
Designer: Mac Funamizu

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:38
Sculpted Phone No Different From HostaMore often than not, designers take inspiration from the natural environment to come up with something spectacular in technology. If it weren’t for the dragonflies we wouldn’t have helicopter now, would we? The project we see here is a simple home phone taking inspiration from the Hosta Plant. For those with a serious lack of green-thumb-knowledge let me tell you that it’s a foliage plant that is not fussy and comes in a broad range of solid colors.

Similar to the Hosta is the Non Literal Phone. Its basic premise is to add the beauty of a sculpture to a mundane device. A simple user interface married with a practical design, it looks ideal for the mantle place to me. Since technical info is scarce here, lets enjoy the design for a bit.
Designer: Anton Webb

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:40
New ACT Fire Extinguisher Release PartyHave you ever run from a fire extinguisher? I haven’t. They don’t scare me. But they scare you.
They seem so important, so untouchable. Why is that? Get above the fright! Make it cool to extinguish fires. That’s what designer Sigrun Vik is all about. Keep deadly fire unfashionable with Vik’s “ACT” fire extinguisher.

White and red, wirelessly connected to your smoke detectors, and flashing lights. “A perfect balance between intuitive functions and a discreet appearance,” says Vik. I say again: make fire safety fashionable! Let’s get some basketball players in here to promote fire extinguishers.
Can you imagine people lining up for hours to purchase the ACT so they can get it signed by Kobe Bryant at the local “Streetwize Fire Safety” store? It’s the 2009 ACT Fire Extinguisher Release Party! Be there.
Designer: Sigrun Vik

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:41
Flashback Fridays: Apple ComputerIn 1991 the Apple we know so well today was totally different. Steve Jobs had not yet returned to the company. Apple’s new focus was to diversify its core technologies beyond the scope of computers and CEO John Sculley was not shy about sharing the company’s secrets unlike the iron curtain Apple hangs today. Let’s take a step back and check out some of these concepts from yesteryear.

Credit: Zacislost

Guide
GPS and database mapping similar to Google Maps, except for the bicycler. Voice instructions, UI navigation via tilt ball, portable printing, and syncing.

TimeBand
Cellular wristtop computing. Making phone calls on the go while having complete access to your computer’s files. UI navigation via rollerball and wireless printing. Experimentation with high contrast monochrome displays that look like e-ink displays of today.

Multifunctional Handheld Computers and Currency Exchangers
Small devices abound in the company’s portfolio. In this handheld device, we see Apple experimenting with a simple click-wheel interface - later to become synonomous with iPods. They even imagined digital currency exchangers that can convert one form of paper money into another.

Super Computers
Before there were the steel tower Macs, Apple’s top tier line of computers were called Quadras. They featured off white monolithic tower designs with the obligatory horizontal etching found on all Macs at the time. This concept demonstrates how Apple is beginning to design machines to utilize space better. No longer should they stand out as sore thumbs, but blend in and hide their computing prowess with doors, slits, complete with cable organization.

Entertainment Hub
There was a time when Apple considered expanding into the realm of home entertainment. Devices that looked sexy enough to fit in modern living rooms. Concepts with flat screens, projection technologies, and even intergrated computers (cough: iMac).

Portable Computing
During this time, Apple outsourced almost all of its design and there was a real focus on miniturizing the computing experience for mobility. They envisaged desktop computers specifically for work cubicals and even what looks like precusors to handheld computers like the [url=https://images.google.com/images?q=sony%20UX&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US

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Graphics Professionals
Apple still dominated the print and publishing world. There was a real need to understand what digital artists needed from their computers. The single button mouse just wasn’t gonna cut it. Apple prototyped a whole range of pointer contraptions to fulfill every niche. They even saw a need for a pen tablet, 15 years before the [url=https://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US

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The Future
Before the return on Steve Jobs, Apple looked for a way to evolve their design DNA. The monolithic off white forms turned dark. Extreme geometry was introduced and for a time, Apple’s army of designers envisioned a future of dark, sleek appliances unlike anything else in the computing world. Several black Macintoshes were even produced but when Steve Job returned to the helm in 1997, that design aesthetic was killed off and the translucent iMac was born.

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:44
Pump-up Your RideAh…the pleasure of a skateboard! A teen’s companion and a worrying mother’s bane, this piece of board has transformed form a plane plank to a glitzy glam doll with finesse. Right now lets take a look at another kind that markets itself as a Pumpboard. Rolling up like a licorice wheel, this board can be pumped up with compressed air to make it a taut steady ride.

According to Maciej, you need to detach the rear axel before rolling the board up. I wouldn’t say that I’m totally sold on this concept, but it does make the skateboard very portable and easy to stow.
Designer: Maciej Puzon

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:46
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The Floor Is A-Shining Under My FeetThe inspiration for the 2009 collection of floor designs from Bolon comes from the world of magic, and the colors are reminiscent of dusk - the change from light to dark, shadowy and shimmering at the same time. Check out these flooring materials called Twilight. There’s no LED backing or some magical elf beneath it. It’s the result of a unique material woven to create plays of light and shadow. I wouldn’t mind have these in our office (hint hint Bolon).

Designer: Bolon

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:47
It’s A Key ThingKeys here, keys there, keys everywhere, and then just when you need them, keys disappear. Funny how the universe works huh? The #8 KeyThing circumvents that fact of life by giving you one place to keep all your keys. The lady bug looking contraption is a simple piece of rubber with grippy port holes. As long as you remember where you mounted it, losing your keys should be a thing of the past.

Designers: Thomas Brinch-Møller & Jacob M. Lund

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:54
Spin Ye Mighty Music Color Wheel, Spin!What have we got here? We’ve got one of the creators of the ever-so-popular inflatable bookmark, designer Rhea Jeong! What Jeong has for us today is the “Colorsonic”: an MP3 player that displays its playlist with color. Each color represents a music genre. When you want to play some songs n stuff, choose 1 (or more) color(s) from your wheel, and a list will be automatically picked for you made of songs from the genre colors you chose.

I see spectrum. I’m in dreamland.
But not Kirby’s Dreamland. I’m talking about interactive dreamland. The “Colorsonic” project is not just an MP3 concept, it’s got special software, and a super-duper-colorsonic-club website, too! No word on if they’ll call it that, but that’s what it is: log on and trade color rings, share and explore music mit de colores.
Rhea Jeong sends word that the Colorsonic project was the result of a summer internship with Samsung, and that if interest takes off, that the Colorsonic may be realized. (That means Colorsonic might even exist in the real world … but that the power … is YOURS!)
Designer: Rhea Jeong

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:57
For the Scoot People with Too Much LuggageThough the classic cross-city bike messanger method / character / lifestyle will never be trumped by a motorized vehicle, one can dream of a nicer* way to carry one’s briefcase to work. *Nicer, in this case, meaning, gosh, I have to go to work every day, but it’s only a short distance. I’d sure like a more eco-friendly ride, but I have too much to carry!
It’s time to stash!

Scooter people. You see them. I see them. We all see them. They can’t carry a very huge amount of peanuts. Only what can fit in their backpack or in their under-seat compartment.
What designer Elliot Ortiz has whipped up here is the solution for your luggage woes, the aptly titled, “Cargo” scooter. With its large capacity for storage and a “Drive by Wire” tank-style steering system, it can carry up to “one whole crapload of junk.”*
*I made up that unit of measurement.
Note from Elliot: the small gas motor is “tucked away on the rear swing arm in case you were wondering ;)”.
Designer: Elliot Ortiz

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 14:58
NasdaqQ3 Home Trading Terminal Keeps It SimpleDesigned for overworked Wallstreet traders, Allen Liu designed this home trading terminal to ease the infusion of work into home life. While an admirable effort, if you’re working, you’re working regardless of where you are and I don’t see this interface holding up well against an information-packed, 4 screen terminal. If that’s not enough, Allen completely failed to put in a “Private Browsing” button for those lonely, late-night trading sessions that last for hours.

Designer: Allen C. Liu

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:01
Ink Me Up In ComfortTattoo chairs are pretty bare bones and minimal so the Ink Chair by Bjorn Fink makes total sense. The sand cast aluminum frame turns, pivots, and adjusts in every which way to keep the tattooee comfy while making it easier for the tattooer to do his/her job. There are no motorized parts and the entire frame can be made with just one mold. I don’t see any reason why this wouldn’t be a hit in tattoo parlors across the world if the price were right.

Designer: Bjorn Fink

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:04
i Would Buy This BlenderI’m no Paula Deen or Betty Crocker but I do like to cook and on occasion that calls for a blender. The UMIX Cordless Blender may be the ticket since it combines advantages of handheld and tabletop blenders. Rechargeable cordless? Check. Powerful motor? Check. Programmable blend cycles? Check. Squishy silicon sack? Check, check, check. I love this feature. They even act as storage containers. Haven’t seen that on the market.

Designer: Andrew Bezzina

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:07
Slim Sexy Scanner Looks Like A SaberDoing away with the traditional norms of a bulky scanner is the svelte scanU. This pocket-sized gadget is inherently made up of three segments: the screen, the power unit and the storage. The display screen comprises of a three-layer roll out scanning bed, where the upper and bottom layers are OLED screens (providing illumination) and the central layer features capacitive and photo sensors that capture the scanned data.

You will find a USB interface on both the rechargeable battery and the Flash based memory unit. This makes charging or transferring data quite simple and easy. Apparently you can even use it to scan and play aloud books. Next time your kid pesters you for a bedtime story, just slip the scanU into the Peter Pan book and let it tell the tale!
Designer: Ashish Chaudhary

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:09
Personal Spy, DJ, Receptionist, and Killer RobotAll this and more in the Spykee series designed by CR. This particular entry is about Spykee VOX, who obeys your commands by voice or remote. It can move around, play music (with a connected iPod), remotely control other electronics, show human emotion (or maybe just robot emotion) with it’s face-lights, and kill things (as shown by the picture with blood spatters all over it (?!))

Concept and artistic direction by Lauren Vermeglio, renderings Dom Vu. Made possible by Cedric Ragot Design Studio with Erector brand and Meccano. This is what happens when you have awesome ideas: lots of people put their hands on it. (Not that lots of hands touching your stuff is a terrible thing, mind you.)

Awesome features of the Spykee VOX:
3 microphones
LCD screen
Made for iPod® dock
Digital music player connection
Obstacle detector
IR sensors
Stereo loudspeakers
2 motors
USB plug
IR remote Control

Check out first Veronica Bellmont for Engadget interviewing a woman for Erector showing all four of the Spykee robots. When Veronica asks her about it shooting lasers at intruders, notice that she does not refute the idea that these lasers will hurt. = Awesome.
Then find the Spykee Vox on the portfolio site of Cedric Ragot (Design - Electronics - Spykee Vox) and watch the video. It’s nowhere else on the internet, I swear. And it’s most excellent.
NOTE: In early versions of this robot, there was no iPod dock. (See picture #2) - Interesting, yes?
UPDATE: Most/all of the Spykee series is now in production.
I wouldn’t be upset if anyone decided to pick me up a few.
Designer: Cedric Ragot

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:11
Like Most Fans, This One Gets TiredI don’t think anyone can argue that eventually, if humans don’t get green active, the earth is going to get used up. But true to form, humans don’t really give much of a hoot about such things. What Addi Design Group wants to say is: you should feel this pull physically, every single day. (Or at least every day you need a fan.) With “Our Biggest Fan” who’s head, when not in use, droops down like a wilted flower. Sad, huh?

The fan is activated and kept upright by a leather strap running down its back. When the strap is unhinged, the fan stops spinning and the head droops down. When you need air, you re-pull the strap.
Addi says this cute couple of sentences about the fan: “Global warming needs to be stopped. The problem itself is very big and it sure needs a very big group of fans to make a difference.” AWWW.
The thing I wonder is: with such big spaces between the guards around the spinning blades, what’s to protect my fingers from global chopping off?
And yes, I have been that silly before.
Designer: Addi Design Group

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:15
Power of The Revolving Light SwitchGradually as dawn breaks the rays of the sun bathe the sky with its warm glow. A meditative effect that sees itself being transformed as the MAGI! With this concept you get a two-part team that tangos together to perform a synchronized dance. Rotate the power switch and the overhead lamp progressively opens to reveal the light. Like the glorious sun shining over you, urging you to feel your inner light, the MAGI beams through.

The MAGI light and switch concept was sponsored by ARTEMIDE.
Designer: Liang Yun

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:19
It is a Football Stadium Inside a VolcanoYeah. That’s what’s up. It’s built on top of the mountain. Or at least it’s made to seem as though it must be. Plush-ed out and ready to house the sacred game for whatever team doth so deserve such a heavenly house. Guadalajara - 2009.

To be build in Guadalajara - who will get the honor? Club Deportivo Guadalajara, Los Zorros, or La Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG). Chivas, Atlas, or Tecos?!
Limited info given by the designer Jean-Marie Massaud:

Volcano Stadium
Chivas - Omnilife
Guadalajara, Mexique 2009
Stade de football
Arch.D.Pouzet
Inauguration prevue en 2009
Dimensions
Surface: 110,000 m2
Capacite: 42,250 places
Amenagements
340 suites (3500 places)
Chivas club (500 places)
2 magasins
50 buvettes
1 restaurant
1 coiffeur
1 musee
1 espace de jeux (pour 450 enfants)
1 parc de skateboard
1 parking (750 voitures)
Budget
100 M us $
Architecture technique: HOK+SVE
Structure: Luis Bozzo Estructuras SL

Do you think you could build such a thing for a measly 100M USD? What’s the backup plan for if the volcano explodes? Probably better that it’s build first, land second. And YEAH, a Skateboard park. You read right. It’s got soccer, food, and a skateboard park. I’ll just set up a tent here, and… I am home!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!
VOLCANO UPDATE: Yes, volcanos do still erupt. Newest eruption in Tokyo
Designer: Jean-Marie Massaud

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:20
PC Gets Easy For GrampsComputers and technology still intimidate many elderly and at the rate technology is progressing its sure to make arthritis seem like bliss. Hitching a ride to the techno-highway is the Perch Computer, which incorporates the fun element while offering intuitive navigation. A touchscreen coupled with a key system makes the device easy-to-use and understand. Naturally, visual representations of the various programs are easy to comprehend.

The Perch Keys use induction technology to store information and programs. Place a key on the allotted slot to initiate the process. Data can be uploaded onto the Keys by simply dragging and dropping. Certainly you won’t need to be a rocket-scientist to use this comp!
Designer: Sylvia Spencer

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:22
Put the Breaks On. Gold Please.Boot to the head. Robots, tip lamps, flower frames, slingshots, and now BMX-Style bike boots. You’d better step up your I.D. game if you’re gonna catch up with the Cedric Ragot family. Presenting here a state-of-the-art extreme sport boot that’s got three patents to it’s name. Best believe your foot’s in good shape here with the Genius MX Boot.

The SCOTT Pivot System, the Brake Transfer Pad, and the Sure-Feel Shifter Pad. Boot it up! Looks rather Iron-Man-ish doesn’t it? I’ll take mine in slime-green.
For an EXTENSIVE early review of this boot from last year, check out the forums at [Thumpertalk] - the boot is now in full production. Check out the Cedric Ragot portfolio site to see video and additional process pics!
Designer: Cedric Ragot

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:23
Babble Headsets Look Cool, But Not In Your EarI have a love/hate relationship with bluetooth headsets. They have always seemed the fantastic gadgets of the future right up until you put one on and instantly increase your Douche Quotient by 200%. Case in point, these Babble headsets from Mr. Onuff Studio look fantastic and give us a peak into the variations that exist before a final product choice is made. I suppose we’ll have to wait for aural implants before truly appreciating the wonder of bluetooth without the stigma of pompousness.

Designer: Mr. Onuff Studio

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:24
A Tap With Haptic ResponseBroaching the subject of being frugal with water brings me to this new concept in taps that incorporates the tactile prowess of a user in relation to haptic responses. The Gemini is a water tap design that uses a one-touch lateral operating valve system to function. In a blink, the on-board wall diverter swiftly controls the flow of the water from a stimulating jet to a therapeutic cascade.

The temperature of the water is reflected trough the shape and the haptic response of the handles. Essentially this is a tap that functions successfully thanks to its self-contained diverter system.
Designer: Edward Taylor

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:25
Ditch Merry-go-round, Let’s SwingSang-Hoon Lee’s Swing bench brings to mind that episode of FRIENDS, where Rachel is petrified of the swing and how Ross helps her overcome her irrational fears. For the life of me, I can’t imagine my childhood without the thrill of swinging in the park with innocent abandonment. Now that I’m all grown up (and a few pounds heavier), the kids won’t just let me take the joyride again. I guess I’ll have to make do with the Swing Bench to satisfy my urge to be a kid again.

Designer: Sang-Hoon Lee

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:26
Foldable BowlThis is so easy to figure out I don’t even have to explain it. I think it’s fabulous for camping, drinks, picnics, impromptu gatherings, or even when you’re too lazy to wash dishes. Tho you can use the Foldable Bowl for just about anything, I’d avoid hot foods. My only gripe is the material. Plastic, really? Do we need to go down that road again? I didn’t step into some alternate universe where plastic and nature get along fabulously right?

Designer: Gowoon Jeong

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:31
Second Bulb, Insects Beware!If you still have incandescent bulbs, then I will now beat you with a silly stick. Fortunately for you here’s one more way to get use out of those archaic bulbs. The Bulb Hugger is a thermally charged light that wraps around any incandescent. Whenever your incandescent turns off or if the power goes out, the secondary light automatically turns on for up to 5 hours. If you’ve got these bulbs outdoors, an upper ring containing insect repellent vaporizes from heat, keeping bugs away.

Designer: Arpan Maiti

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:32
Writer Chris Burns Destroyed by Spy RobotMeet Spykee, construct-it-yourself spy robot. It runs on tracks, it’s got spy gear, and it’s WIFI. It is the dream of all true nerds to have at least one robot companion. Ideally, they’d be happiest with a city college robot, but for those who wish to own their own, here’s the tiny one. Spykee.

Enquiring minds want to know: what does “spy gear” consist of? Well, we’re in luck, because we have a detailed list of what Spykee is capable of right here-
oh. uh oh. There he is.
Spykee no! I wasn’t going to share the list of your capabilities! I know that would be absurd, and could endanger the entire spy world! I swear I didn’t say anything!
No Spykee, don’t do it!
Auuuuuuuggg
SPYKEE
::CHECK OUT- ALL- OF MY CREATORS INVENTIONS- BY CLICKING BELOW::
SPYKEE
Designer: Cedric Ragot

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:34
Sneaky Lamp Peeps Around CornersIt is the Snake Lamp. Made with a “unique” polypropylene sheet twisting and turning it’s way into your heart. You heard? It’s got a bunch of turns you ain’t never seen, and all without glue or welding. Just a mad, mad, magnet party.
For your triangle house.

Extend it all the way or keep it short.
And respect the CLEVER logo mark.
Designer: Cristiano Giuggioli

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:36
Emergency Hazard Lights Better Than Flares?Emergency hazard lights aren’t anything new so unless you’re going to rewrite the book and create a paradigm shift, only thing you have to differentiate yourself is design. The Lumitic light is cute, yes I said cute! The egro handle lights up red to flag would be saviors down or a simple release turns the unit into a tripod to divert ongoing traffic. Better than emergency flares but not as fun. Something about fire.

Quick point of diversion here. An industrial designer once told me if someone critiques your design as either cute or interesting, go back to the drawing board.
Designers: Sung-Hun Shin, Ji-Hyun Park & Choul Goo Lee

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:38
‘Two-Face’ Dent Would ApproveIndecisive? How about a GPS coin called the Inbi-Out to make all your decisions. File this under “not gonna happen anytime soon,” but it’s nice to fantasize. The Inbi-Out coin tosses a 50/50 chance of where you should eat, drink, hang out, etc.., and displays the final decision on a tiny embedded screen complete with GPS coordinates and directions. It’ll also record every destination you go to into some magical databank for future reference (or dystopian spying). Too soon?

Designer: Ju-Wei Chen

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:39
Personal Humidifier in a CupI don’t know about where you live but here in Los Angeles the air is so incredibly dry, the office becomes stuffy by mid-morning. The simple solution would be to invest in a humidifier but a good one powerful enough to affect a large open office would be huge and expensive. The Pudding Cup is a personal humidifier small enough to lug around, yet powerful enough to moisturize the surrounding air.

It’s designed to look like a pudding dish/cup. It stores away neatly but when those high and dry times come, simply invert and dunk it into a water filled mug. Within minutes fresh water vapor will begin to condense and shoot out. The entire thing is rechargeable via USB. I’ve seen several USB powered humidifiers but none as charming as this.
Designers: Dai-Ho Hyun & Hwa-Yeon Kim

作者: Tonway 时间: 2009-2-4 15:42
Contact Lens Kinda Makes You CyborgyThis one’s kinda hard to swallow so take a deep breath, open your minds, and pretend it’s 2100. I CONTACT is essentially a mouse fitted to your eyeball. The lens is inserted like any other normal contact lens except it’s laced with sensors to track eye movement, relaying that position to a receiver connected to your computer. Theoretically that should give you full control over a mouse cursor. I’d imagine holding a blink correlates to mouse clicks.

The idea was originally created for people with disabilities but anyone could use it. Those of us too lazy to use a mouse now have a free hand to do whatever it is people do when they sit at the computer for endless hours. I love the idea but there is a caveat. How is the lens powered? Perhaps in the future, electrical power can be harnessed from the human body, just not in a Matrix creepy-like way.
Designers: Eun-Gyeong Gwon & Eun-Jae Lee

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