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Entries for August, 2011

Ron Arad for WOW Bikes

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With elaborate design, a bike’s wheel frames now present really beautiful shapes of flowers. These unique wheels make the bike quite different, as it seems more like an artwork instead of a functional vehicle. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Beyond Silence Digital Piano for Hearing Impaired People

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For people with hearing problems, the Beyond Silence digital piano is the best thing they may get to help them listen to music. Put forward merely as a concept now, the music instrument is built with a diaphragm that creates stronger vibrations and music waves, and therefore the piano would let hearing-impaired people listen to music by feeling the wave and vibration of each tune from the resonance board. I’m quite looking forward to see this piano commercialized and hopefully people with hearing problems will soon be brought to the world of music. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Virtual Boarding Agents In Paris Airport

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Paris Orly airport are now hiring some new types of agents to greet and guide customers to their boarding gates. These agents are not real people, but human shaped plexiglasss ilhouettes with illusions projected on them. They always have smiles on their faces, warmly direct everyone that needs help, while never perform impolitely to people. But not everybody sees these agents loves the idea, so the airport will evaluate the experiment at the end of this year, to decide whether or not to use them instead of electric displays. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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JumpFromPaper Handbags

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Chay Su and Rika Lin’s new bags seem just like drawings but they don’t – they are real for parties, dates, and other occasions. With a vivid name of “Jump From Paper”, these bags are firstly designed with illustrations drawn on paper, and then made into three-dimensional ones that look the same as paper drawings. Fantastic. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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USB Optical Mouse with Digital Photo Frame

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To build USB optical mouse with a digital photo frame? What an astonishing idea, because we seldom have the chance to see an optical mouse’s body when we’re using it. But it seems quite good when we leave the mouse unused – the 1.5″ LCD digital photo frame displays photos automatically to give your desk a refreshing look. The USB optical mouse has a built-in 8MB memory, expected to store about 50 photos. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Super Mario Inspired Products

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“Super Mario”, not only as a classic game, but also as daily products like hats, cups or toys, has deeply influenced its fans for generations. Here we’d like to share some creative products inspired by Super Mario games and hopefully you’ll get some fun with them as that you get from the game. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Mini Desktop Computers

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This Mini Desktop Computer must have tricked your eyes, as it looks like small toys on the picture. But it is “announced” to be real computer available for use in the video below. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Smart String Tape Measure

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A metal for measuring, leveling, or straightening is something well-developed that no more needs any improvements. But a newly launched gadget takes the whole thing to a new level. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Solar Roadways Starts with Energy-Generating Parking Lots.

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Solar Roadways will soon develop solar parking lots for testing, but their real dream is to build a road system with 12-foot-by-12-foot solar panels rather than traditional asphalt. The panels are embedded with LED lights that displays warnings to drivers, illuminates lanes in dark, and moreover with heating system to prevent snow and ice building up on the road. Of course there’re some problems and troubles, but to build a solar road system is still an awesome idea that makes us dream of a glorious future. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Rose Chairs

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Like any sweet and fragrant roses, the “Tenderly” chair designed by Carla Tolomeo are blooming in your room, to add beauty, to add freshness. It is available in a range of colors, while produced with a limited edition of only 300 pieces. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Fat Magnet

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For our good health, we’d better remove excess fat that floats on the surface of foods before we get too much calories. And the best tool we find to do the fat-removing job is this Fat Magnet. When skimming the surface of soups, gravies, stews or other liquids, the device can smartly absorb fat and then leaver you a healthier life. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Apple Patent Application that Guards Against Fingerprints.

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Grease and fingerprints on touchscreens have long been a problem that bothers both the users and the Apple, until the company recently launched its application of a grease resistant coating. With the new application, grease or other substance is actually “placed in a liquid supply system coupled to a vacuum chamber”, vaporized and deposited. Get these “Direct Liquid Vaporization for Oleophobic Coatings”, kick away all annoying fingerprints. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Transparent Face Masks

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Transparent Face Masks effectively end the spread of bacteria but never end the wearer’s social interaction. Designed to be transparent, the “Masclear” can show the mask-wearer’s face to other people while it is preventing the bacteria. With such a clever solution, the interaction between retail salespersons and their customers would turn much better and better. The mask is available in two sizes, both washable and reusable. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Wrist Sensor Turns Your Hand into a Trackpad.

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Ever imagined to use your hand as a touchscreen? Turn your idea come true with Kei Nakatsuma’s wrist sensor then. Based on infrared detection, the device can figure out where the user’s finger is and detects the finger’s “tap” or “click” motions to accomplish certain tasks. As it turns users’ back of hand into a trackpad, you no longer need to bring touchscreens around next time you prepare for a talking show. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Mini Airbags that Protects Your Phone if It Falls Down.

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Many cellphones would have avoided large damage that happened during the time they’re falling onto the ground, if this patent was approved earlier. It utilizes a smartphone’s inbuilt motion sensors to detect a free-fall calamity, sends emergency signal to a separate protective sleeve, and then lets out an airbag to protect your phone. The idea is quite amazing, but hopefully its price won’t be surprising.

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