An oval pod to eat your leftovers…aka, Rosie O’Donell
I don’t know why I thought of “Mr. Fusion”, the garbage eating energy source from the Back To The Future movies when I first saw…
Timbercalls
It is probably the single most touched item in your daily arsenal. Our mobile phones are our lifelines and the closest thing to an adult…
Feeling hot hot hot
We all remember that little home invader/burglar Goldilocks and her serious issues with gauging temperature. “Too hot, too cold….” blah blah blah, shut it you…
Decked out decks
I remember when I was just a young lad, my skateboard was practically fused to my feet. It was seriously a part of my body…
Yanko Design Goes Retro Future
After World War II General Motors let their designers pretty much go hog wild with automotive concepts. They featured these futuristic designs in a series…
Save the Studs
No we are not talking about saving horny horses or Richard Gere circa 1980. “Cleatskins” are basically Crocs with a friggin’ purpose other than to…
Wheel of Fortune Telling
Straight off the desk of George W. Bush comes the “decision maker”. Great for deciding foreign policy blunders, words other than “recession” to use while…
Smells Like Teen Spirit
What better way to realize if a song stinks than sniffing out the proof with this MP3/aroma therapy entertainment pod that not only plays sweet…
A Fem-bot that Reads Ancient Novels “…smashing baby!”
Whether its Princess Amidala-bot or a Murasaki-bot, depending on what you are into, this is one of the coolest useless robot functions ever. Like me,…
Don’t Panic! But always have a towel
Those of you familiar with Douglas Adams will always heed his immortal warning. I suppose designer Ran Shnaper (not a Hitchiker’s character) understood these words…
A round of paper cuts on the house…
It’s Monday and what better time to argue about “what is design and what isn’t” than today? Let me give you all some good ammunition…
The Softer Side of Hard Drives
Designing electronic gadgets specifically for women has always seemed like either an insult to their sensibilities or simple pink pandering. Either way, you run the…
Highway to the Danger Zone!
When you think of Military Air Bases, what do you think about? Over- budgeted super secret spy planes by Bruce Wayne? Maverick and Iceman in…
Sony gets a Sidekick
I said it before and I’ll say it again; design mash-ups are fun. Take this latest concept by Samuel Lau. He has blended together a…
A bit of the ole’ in and out…
“Power Vampires” take the shape of all kinds of things; your mobile phone charger, digital camera charger, iPod charger, my mother….these items steal energy from…
iSlands pod life
Let’s face it, we are running out of really good beaches as fast as you can say Hilton. The days of dreaming about saving up…