Maybe I’m not a slope-wise skier, but when I’m hurtling down a mountain I love to hear wind sounds—not music from my iPod. Other people are different, and this waterproof MP3 player from Lancer certainly fits the “rugged enough for big snowboard crashes” bill. The Laqa3’s design is a plain metal tube. And… well, that’s it. There’s a headphone connector, and presumably controls somewhere, but other than that it’s a plain metal tube. You may dig its industrial-look, or not, but it weighs just 25g, has IPX7 waterproofing so it’s good for swimming, and comes with IPX7 silicon ear Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Eco-Friendly, Concept, Design, Aero |
18
Jul
This concept glider, dubbed Orlens, is attention-grabbing through its rather beautiful shape alone. But when you look into how it would work, you can see that designer Roland Cernat has put a lot of thought into its greenness. It would be made of entirely recycled materials, and be recyclable itself, would have photovoltaic cells atop the wings for energy for eco-friendly propulsion and have an aerodynamically-efficient body. The body too would be made from a flax-based bio-compound that Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Design, Hardware, Computers |
15
Jul
Microsoft have created a great little mouse that folds up for easy storage while travelling around and then opens up to a larger more familiar size when needed. The mouse is wireless and is named the Arc Mouse.
I like the thinking behind this mouse as I once purchased a laptop mouse that was tiny in size. The idea behind a tiny mouse was great, but after a couple of hours of usage I quickly went back to the touchpad on my laptop. Maybe a fold up mouse might be the Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Concept, Design, Digital Camera, Gadget |
12
Jul
We’ve seen bouncy cameras and cameras that can be lobbed ahead for surveillance purposes, but this new concept from Turkish designer Hakan Bogazpinar looks to take the idea of tossable cameras one step further, with it boasting a specially designed tail intended to help keep it properly oriented. According to Bogazpinar, the camera would also be able to be customized to take still images at various Read more… »