Sep 14
Getting GPS navigation on your smartphone or tablet is cool but it can be weary to look on the screen every other minute to find the next turn towards your destination. Imagine how convenient it would be if you could somehow tell your shoes about your destination and they guided you towards it. No more peeking at GPS screens every other second.
Such is the concept design of GPS brogue shoes that has been proposed by a British designer, Dominic Wilcox. The idea is to upload a destination to these shoes and then help them ‘light’ the right path for you. (more…)
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While smoke detectors for some of us are nuisances when trying to cook, its purpose is to detect smoke and alert people in the house/area to it. Unfortunately in some situations, a fire could have already been building in a room a few doors away and by the time we have been alerted to it, the smoke could be very thick, thus making it hard for us to breathe. Called the TaG (Take and Go) mask, this is a smoke detector concept designed by Germain Verbrackel and it combines a smoke detector with a mask that will help us breathe even when the smoke is engulfing us. As you can see in the rendering, it has been shaped like a mask and even comes built with a sonorous locator and flashing LED lights that will also help rescuers locate those who might have passed out. Pretty nifty, huh? Unfortunately it appears to be a concept for now, but we think it’s a great idea and should be put into production!
While vacuum cleaners do a much more efficient job at cleaning up dust compared to brooms, they can be quite heavy and ungainly and aren’t as agile. However thanks to designer Patrick Pedrosa, it seems like we have managed to reach some sort of compromise. Unfortunately it’s only a concept but hopefully some manufacturer will pick up on it and turn it into a real product one day. As you can see in the rendering above, this vacuum cleaner concept marries the slim profile of a broom with the suction power of a vacuum cleaner. It comes with multiple hoses at the end which we assume can be used to “sweep” the floor or upholstery for dust. It comes with its own recharging dock which has apparently been designed to look like a bucket. It’s very sleek and looks pretty modern and we certainly wouldn’t mind having this in our homes. What do you guys think?
Battery packs for smartphones tend to add unnecessary bulk to the device, making it thicker and heavier than it already is. Mobile chargers too can be quite bulky and heavy and do always fit into your pocket, thus requiring you to bring a bag wherever you go. However thanks to designer Ping-Yi Li, this Chewing Gum Battery concept was conceived where the battery is shaped as thin and flat as a chewing gum, just minus the sugary goodness and edible nature. As pictured in the rendering above, the Chewing Gum Battery can be slapped onto the back of our gadgets, thus giving them the extra boost in battery life. They will be sold at solar-powered dispensing stations and will come like chewing gums do, in a pack. Sounds pretty novel but the idea of being able to purchase batteries from a vending machine that will give our phones, cameras, or laptops that extra hour or two of battery life sure seems rather handy! What do you guys think?