Sticky Notes are awesome. You can write yourself notes and stick the yellow paper on anything you want: your desk, computer monitor, forehead, co-worker’s back, etc. The problem is that you run out of them. I mean, I can go through a whole pad of stickies like no one’s business. Thankfully, the E-Note concept from industrial design agency Sequoia-Studio would solve the limited quantity problem.
Apparently, every time a pilot does a ‘rough landing’ he/she is required to report the incident so an inspection can be done to fix any damages to the aircraft (example: see video above). Unfortunately, many pilots wrongly assess the roughness of their landing as 90% of the reports yield an inspection with no damage found — causing a very expensive waste of time. Boeing, the aerospace and defense company, wants to save airline companies some cash by developing a hard-landing detector (see patent) which consists of sensors that can be mounted on existing aircraft able to monitor “flight parameters such as pitch and roll rates and angles, the centre of gravity, vertical speed, vertical acceleration and airspeed of an aircraft during a landing.”
Designed by Guopeng Liang for the Electrolux 2008 Design Lab competition, the iBasket is essentially the laundry hamper/machine of your dreams. The iBasket simply requires you to stuff the basket with your dirty filthy clothes and walk away. The futuristic laundry basket will then begin washing and drying your clothes automatically once a certain amount of load (weight) is reached. Yup, that’s right! The iBasket also doubles as a dryer! No more separate machines! The best part is that the iBasket is equipped with Wi-Fi and will wirelessly notify you through a message to your PC (IM, email, SMS, etc) that your underwear is clean and ready for pickup.
Also at this year’s CEATEC JAPAN was Sharp’s eco-friendly 52-inch LCD that is powered by…the sun! Thanks to Sharp’s intelligent decision to use power efficient LEDs to backlight the LCD, the panel is able to consume enough solar energy to power itself. In fact, the solar panel is capable of generating 220kWh — just enough for the TV.
If you thought your shiny new LCD HDTV was thin, think again! Sony has showcased its impressively flexible 11-inch, 0.3mm thick OLED prototype at this year’s CEATEC JAPAN. Beyond its curved and paper-thin shape, no technical specs are known. You can expect ultra-thin panels like these to be the norm in the near future. Imagine these panels embedded inside curved walls and other surfaces! However, Sony’s prototype is nowhere near production stage. Video after the break.
Electricity is expensive. Therefore, Jethro Macey’s Coin Lamp is designed to remind you just that. To turn on the lamp, you must ‘pay’ before it’ll work. Powered by a coin-operated switch, it’s a great way to condition yourself to turn on an electrical device only when you absolutely need to. No more wasting electricity! Actually, in a way, the Coin Lamp can be seen as a ‘green gadget’. However, I think the best part of the Coin Lamp is that as soon as it gets filled with all of your loose change, you can smash it into pieces! I think that’s enough reason to buy one.
Not only do these wooden blinds keep your room nice and dark, the Beat Blinds from designer William Gurley also provides you with musical entertainment by doubling as a xylophone instrument. Perfect to put in the kids’ room, they’ll keep the little percussionist critters entertained while keeping you annoyed with all their musical noise. It looks like the window string also double as the xylophone stick, so you can pretty much assume it’ll be broken in no time.
Feast your eyes on the Ferrari V4 concept by Israeli industrial designer Amir Glinik. Inspired by the Ferrari Enzo’s V12 engine, the Ferrari V4 is Glinik’s interpretation of a Ferrari superbike, if Ferrari was ever to make one. The smooth and futuristic looking bike has handle bars that takes design cues from an F-16 fighter jet and the Scuderia’s Formula One steering wheel. A weather-proof sound system and touchscreen LCD round off the conceptual design. Gallery after the break.
