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…
Technology
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,…
Jerk It To Get The Juice
The Shake MP3 player by Kenneth Tay makes use of kinetic energy to keep the batteries charges, similar to modern timepieces. With the hold button…
Bluetooth Headset Happy. Jawbone II Review
Like many places, California implemented a new law prohibiting cellular use without a handsfree device while driving. Ironically that’s when Jawbone contacted me to do…
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…
Hospitalism
Pay a visit to any modern hospital and you’ll mostly like find a sterile, plain environment devoid of any human connection. The only comfort are…
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…
A Best Friend Teddy
There are millions of children bed ridden to hospitals unable to participate in schooling and extra curricular activities. Many lack fully developed socialization skills due…
Cryptex Mobile: Feel the code
Opus Dei has been needing a mobile phone to call their very own since the demise of the Knights Templar. If only designer Marc Schömann…
Immortality Thru Japanese Robots
Japan wants to make robots to cover every segment of the market. Oboe is one designed for the elderly – sorta. In a creepy cybernetic…
Plug and Play
Years of clubbing and raving till dawn have taken their toll on many of us trying to live normal, productive lives. I am not exactly…
My One Handed Thumb Controlled Camera. Ambidexterity Be Damned!
Mikhail Stawsky believes he has the answer to designing a truly universally comfortable camera called INDEX. All the mechanics are the same as any said…