Dec 10
Nest managed to do the seemingly impossible with its Protect: it made a smoke detector… exciting
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Apr 02
Who says smoke alarms need to be nondescript beige boxes? Helsinki designer Paola Suhonen sured doesn’t think so, with her unique smoke detector that looks like a gigantic house fly.
The Lento Smoke Alarm from Finland’s Jalo works just like any other smoke alarm, though you use the entire case of the alarm to silence the alarm or to test it, which is much nicer than trying to deal with that tiny pushbutton on most alarms. I wonder if you could use a fly swatter to turn it off.
I also like how it mounts to the ceiling using 3M tape instead of screws – it’s sort of like when a fly gets stuck in one of those gooey fly traps.
[via StrangeLine via Design You Trust]
Sep 12
Where there’s smoke, there’s bound to be fire. More people actually suffocate to death in fires rather than actually die by burning, so why not do something about this head-on?
That’s probably what Germain Verbrackel was thinking when he came up with TaG, which is short for ‘Take and Go.’ It’s basically a concept for a fire alarm-slash-gas mask so users can grab it and navigate corridors without having to breathe in all that smoky air.
It also uses flashing LED lights and a built-in locator to help the rescuers find and evacuate those who need help. Check out the video below to see how it would work:
Pretty ingenious, right?
[via Yanko Design]
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