Slot Cars for the Post-Gasoline Generation
When I was a wee lad, I had all the energy I wanted. Not any more! Energy costs money. And it’s running out (fuel AND…
Gaming
PSP 2 Makes Pocket Bulges Almost R-rated
Sony just barely updated the PSP but designer Tai Chiem is already thinking about the next iteration. His design calls for a flexible OLED display…
A Piggy Saved is a Piggy Earned
Teaching children early about saving money is important, especially in today’s world. What fun for the children to learn this concept by using The Mini…
A Game for the Mentally and Dexterously Gifted
Mobius PLAY is a toy/puzzle by designers Paul Sandip and Suhasini. It challenges manual dexterity and mental concentration. The toy constitutes a continuous mobius ring…
Designed for Poverty
If you’ve been struggling for ideas in our design for poverty contest or wondered how design can help those in poverty then perhaps a little…
Little Satan
These Shetanis, or ‘little Satan’s’ have been individually hand carved from ebony by the Makonde tribe in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, who have been making…
Didactic Puzzle Gives My Brain Ouchies
I’m all for brain teasing toys but I never had a knack for them. I blame my parents. Don’t make the same mistake and get…
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…
Tic ciT, Tac caT, Toe eoT
Let’s reflect on the futility of some endeavors in life. I will borrow a chunk of a favorite Alicia Silverstone quote, playing Tic Tac Toe…
Dream Machine by Microsoft?
What is the best way to fix the ill fated Zune “iPod killer”? Let’s start with cramming a mobile phone in it, then while you…
Nintendo Wii 2010 Style
When it comes to the future of gaming, opposable thumbs are so passé. At least that is what the dreamers at T3 Magazine think when…
Gaming with Style
Often overlooked by product designers, casual non-digital bar games like darts, billiards and foosball, have always been good for intellect avoidance, drunken challenges and ice…