Forget about the race car or canopy bed you dreamed about as a child. This custom-made aquarium headboard makes your boring old Serta setup just about the most amazing place you can rest your head at night. And possibly the most distracting. More »
Usually, when I play music on my phone, it drains the battery, unless I have it docked. Thanks to this new charging dock/speaker from TDK, I can play and charge at the same time, without any wires or even a dock connector. Now that’s pretty neat, because I wouldn’t want to give the cable squid under my desk and computer more cables to procreate.
The TDK Wireless Charging Speaker comes with a built-in Qi-compatible inductive charging pad on top, allowing you to charge your device while it’s playing music. Naturally, this sucker comes with Bluetooth, so you need no wires at all to play your tunes either. The built-in rechargeable battery will provide you with 6 hours of playback, though it’s unclear if the inductive charging works when on battery power, or if only when plugged in.
It also is weatherized for outdoor use, and comes with four full range left/right speakers, a ported subwoofer, a 3.5mm input for non-wireless connections as well as a 1 Amp USB charging port. All this wireless wizardry doesn’t come cheap. The TDK Wireless Charging Speaker will retail for $399.95(USD).
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Inspired by the design of a traditional Japanese folding blade—the Higonokami—that hasn’t changed since the 19th century, Kacper Hamilton’s HIGO tools have similar minimal functionality wrapped in beautiful angular housings. It’s just heartbreaking that it only exists as a prototype and isn’t available for purchase. More »
Though technically summer isn’t over until later this month, Labor Day sadly marked its unofficial end. Even though the weather will soon begin to cool off, you can still enjoy this versatile outdoor bed. More »
This is one piece of ‘gum’ that’s going to be allowed in Singapore. As you might already know, the country is famous for its many rules to keep the country clean and orderly. The ‘no gum’ rule is just one of those, but the Chewing Gum Battery is exempt from that.
That’s because this concept isn’t really chewing gum. Each pack actually contains sticks of paper batteries that can give your devices a boost when it’s running low on power. The packs of batteries would actually be kept charged at solar-powered dispensing stations so you can just go and grab a couple of sticks when you need them.
It looks and sounds like an interesting and promising concept, but you have to wonder, if it’s even possible to make batteries this thin. One company already has developed Li-Po batteries as slim as 0.5mm so it might not be that far-fetched. The Chewing Gum Battery Concept was designed by Ping-Yi Li and is a 2012 iF Design Talents entry.
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I hate my alarm clock. I mean, who doesn’t? It’s noisy, it’s loud, and it’s shrill, depending on the type of alarm you’ve got. I get that they were made that way to wake up even the heaviest of sleepers, but sometimes, they wake me into such a bad mood when they go off.
A possible solution? The Good Up concept by Dario Martone. It’s basically an amplifier (or should I say, de-amplifier?) which tones down alarms so you can still hear them, but not in full force.
All you have to do is put your alarm or phone into the polyethylene low density cone and rest easy. The cone will muffle out the higher-pitched sounds and emit only the low tones so you don’t jump out of bed each time the alarm rings out.
It’s an interesting concept, though just turning down the volume on your smartphone or alarm clock would probably help too.
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Technology moves forward in leaps and bounds, but some designs never change. Which is why thousands of men embarrass themselves on a daily basis as they struggle to open condom packaging. That’s why these one-handed wrappers need to exist. More »
These brass middle-finger keys are a great example of how even a workaday utilitarian item like a door key can be worthy of—and improved by—a little design attention. More »
For reasons mostly undescribable, I love this notebook. But it’s not lost on me that there’s something to be said about the lack of convenience that crease provides on this thing. But still, I can’t get over the inherent charm of this thing. What say you, reader: yay or nay? [MoMA Store via Design-Milk] More »
The Average Day Watch does a lot more than just let you keep track of how long you’ve been sprawled out on the couch watching TV. It actually has the potential to improve your life, shaming you into physical activity or other pursuits by breaking down how the rest of civilization spends their days. More »
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