Last year we reviewed the book I Miss My Pencil, by IDEO's Design Director Martin Bone and Materials Scientist Kara Johnson. We just came across a very cool project on their attendant website, which is dedicated to creative experiments, called C60 Redux.
The concept behind the C60 Redux is this: We've gone from handling vinyl, tapes and CD's to clicking on MP3's, losing tactility in the process and making a casualty of the mix tape. Is it possible to bring that back in a digital way? Bone, Johnson, and a group of IDEO designers endeavored to do so by creating a music player built with RFID readers and some Arduino Mini Pros, all housed in a record player case. See for yourself:
The next time you generate a PDF document, ask yourself if your intended audience is required to actually print it out. The World Wildlife Fund has introduced a new self-titled PDF-based file format, which disables the document's print output. It's amazing how such a simple idea can actually...
No one knew what to make of the gargantuan vending machines with 47-inch touchscreen panels that we spotted in Tokyo back in August. Now that some time's gone by, information's coming in and the benefits are becoming more clear. The machine, by Roppongi-based Design Studio S, is more than just...
For the first time in World Cup history, a Middle Eastern nation has been selected for the games; Qatar's won the bid for 2022. Here's the thing--during summertime, when the World Cup is always held, Qatar can get up to 46 degrees Celsius (that's 115 Fahrenheit in Yankee terms). If...
Designer Tjeerd Veenhoven took a cue from his native Holland to create the iFan, an iPhone case with a built-in fan for charging. Pop the phone into the case for your bicycle commute to work and let the juice flow. The design is still in the beta phase:[It takes] 6...
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