The LMacTouch: Perfect Desktop for a Perfect World?
When you think “modern computer,” you think size, portability, functionality, and case aesthetics. What else? The LMacTouch has the good stuff. It’s got a touch…
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Wristlet Gets Young’ins Back in Time For Supper
Until such time toddlers are given mobiles on their 5th birthdays, parents will have difficulty keeping them wrangled in and safe from danger. This Wristlet…
Thin is Out, Odd is In
Mobile phones are getting so thin, they’re almost ignoring every rule of handheld ergonomics. Designer Heikki Juvonen decided to backtrack and redesign a futuristic mobile…
Tapping Your Way Up The Charts
If there truly is design for the masses, this music creation tool definitely qualifies. Using friction-sensitive sensors on the glove’s fingertips, users tap out a…
Need a Little Charge? Stick Up a Febot!
Rechargeable batteries sure have helped make my life a lot easier, but I sure do hate the bulkiness of the machines that allow me to…
When I Grow, You Grow
There can be strong emotional connections between plant growers and the plant during the growth cycle. From the moment the seed is planted, to the…
Bring Your Own Soundboard
This speaker concept called Brooch has no built-in soundboard. You have to bring that to the party. With its specially design suction cup, attach it…
iLaundry Gets Out iStains From Your iClothes
While not directly inspired by a specific Apple gadget, this “Aquarium” washing machine by Djordje Zivanovic is a good example of how pervasive that aesthetic…
Lemme See How You Feel
As communication becomes increasingly reliant on social media experiences i.e., email, IM, and text messages – valuable information woven subtly in physical interaction are lost….
OLED Display Keeps The Insulin Pumping
When a new technology comes to market, a ripple effect can cause all sorts of product categories to benefit. To wit, insulin pumps have lagged…
Oh Little Bonsai, You Like My Music?
This week is an orgy of the hottest and latest concepts and products coming out of Japan. We’ll be at 100% Tokyo but over at…
My Wind Chime is Smarter than Yours
Ah wind chimes. They can be so relaxing or excruciatingly irritating. It wouldn’t be so bad if they served a functional purpose but thanks to…