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Mar 31

Griffin announces SeeSaw and No. 2 Pencil Stylus

When it comes to peripherals for your tablet, you will definitely be able to figure out that Griffin Technology is a name that you should take notice of, considering how they have managed to position themselves to be one of the world’s foremost creators of innovations for everyday life, with the recent announcement of the SeeSaw for iPad, as well as No. 2 Pencil Stylus for touchscreens, where these two gadgets are ideal for use in situations such as classrooms, labs or study groups.

Just what is the SeeSaw? Well, this is a lightweight, portable case that comes with a built-in carrying handle. It will be able to transform a user’s iPad into a personal or group tabletop workstation, making it balance in a steady and stable manner, which is more than ideal for viewing, tapping and typing. Not only that, with the SeeSaw, it makes things incredibly easy to hold, carry and use. As a user, you are able to quickly switch between portrait and landscape orientation, as you retain full accessibility to ports, cameras, speakers and controls. Not only that, the SeeSaw is also made out of nonporous material, which is a snap to remain clean without much effort.

As for Griffin’s No. 2 Pencil Stylus, this particular tablet accessory will help modernize the most iconic writing instrument of all time, which incidentally is the No. 2 pencil. The No.2 Pencil Stylus will be a stylus which will play nice with just about all capacitive touchscreens. Sporting a high-sensitivity rubber tip, it has been designed to mimic a finger without having to leave behind fingerprints or smudges. It is definitely a faithful reproduction of the classic yellow pencil, Griffin’s No. 2 Pencil Stylus will come with a satisfying shape, length and weight which delivers a special kind of writing feel that cannot be found in shorter, lighter styluses.

The SeeSaw will be compatible with iPad generations 2, 3 & 4, where it comes in pool blue or citron for $34.99 a pop, and the No. 2 Pencil Stylus is available for $19.99 if you want one.

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Sep 30

Balance Seesaw Ensures a Fair Ride for Kids, Big and Small

Posted in: Today's Chili

If you ever went riding on a seesaw when you were a kid, you know how unrewarding the experience could be if the kid on the other side weighed decidedly more or less than you. But thanks to the laws of physics, one designer has come up with a solution to this problem.

balance see saw

Industrial designer Honghai Yu’s Balance seesaw offers an adjustable seating design which fixes the balance problem by allowing the lighter of the two children to pull their seat out, and moving one child further away from the pivot point. The result – a smooth ride on the teeter-totter for all. It’s not clear, though how significantly the riders’ weights could differ for this to work before the length of the seat extension became impractical. I’m sure some of the physics geeks out there could help calculate that for us.

It’s an ingeniously simple solution to an age-old playground problem. There’s no word on if or when the Balance seesaw will show up in parks, but it did take home a 2012 iF concept design award.