Dyson Inc.,
which specializes in machines that inhale and
exhale, like vacuum cleaners and fans, prides itself on the number of
attempts its engineers make to get to perfect. On average, it’s around
5000 prototypes to one finished product. I don’t know how many
prototypes went into each of the flying machines created by the Dyson
engineers for this year’s Challenge Dyson, but they sure came up with some strange-looking ones – all made from Dyson product parts.
No, this isn’t a euphemism. There’s actually a peripheral known as a USB condom; designed to keep you safe when using public USB ports. Designed by int3.cc, it works by allowing only the power pins of a USB jack to connect – meaning you can charge your devices in even the dirtiest port without fear.