<![CDATA[[MobileRatty] tag: designer]]> http://mobileratty.com/tag/designer Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:56:13 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Trike for Disabled Tikes]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/0c78f1af09e4b0f4ec3be7c2bf162f72 http://mobileratty.com/article/0c78f1af09e4b0f4ec3be7c2bf162f72 Conceived after visiting a children’s hospital in Jerusalem, designer Shabtai Hirshberg created the A2B trike so disabled kids could mount and ride by themselves. When a child mounts the trike, stepping on the pedal locks the wheels, enabling the child to literally walk right into a seated position. The chest support keeps the child stabilized, and the whole trike can be customized to each child’s needs.The gear based rear wheel makes it easy for the child to pedal since less force is required to drive the system. The entire steering shaft is cable driven so very small movements translate into larger movements.

If you’re wondering why disabled children are riding trikes, it’s more than a recreational activity. Hospitals around the world use it for rehabilitation, promoting independence, muscle development, and balance.

Designer: Shabtai Hirshberg

]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:47:01 +0000 trike child mounts child a2b trike pedal pedal locks movements larger movements shabtai hirshbrg Trike for Disabled Tikes <![CDATA[Watch Out! Dont Cut Your Tongue]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/dcf4eb6c68f85cb8613bbeb8472eb64d http://mobileratty.com/article/dcf4eb6c68f85cb8613bbeb8472eb64d So here’s something different from usual posts. It’s not tech related, not I.D. per say, and tho simple, is plenty difficult to execute. Fragile candy sends a sharp message. I taste good but I’m also bad for you. Mmm no suspended fruit? I demand anything clear must have suspended fruit!

Designer: Wooteik Lim

]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:23:02 +0000 wooteik lim fragile candy sends fruit sharp message usual posts tho simple plenty difficult tech taste Watch Out! Dont Cut Your Tongue <![CDATA[The Visual Assistance Card]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/11ae732bacbab4dab6b50e7e06eb0af6 http://mobileratty.com/article/11ae732bacbab4dab6b50e7e06eb0af6 Imagine being blind for a minute, and you have to go to the store to pick up a few things. You have everything in your basket ready to be checked out and since you have no cash in your pocket, you whip out the old trustworthy debit card. However, since debit/credit card machines have pretty much gone all digital, you will have to trust the clerk to help you with entering your private information. Yeah, pretty scary huh? Kyle Lechtenberg, an Industrial Design grad from Auburn University - WAR EAGLE! - placed himself in the shoes of the visually impaired and has created the Visual Assistance Card. The card lays on top of the debit/credit card reader and through the use of Braille imprinted on the card, the user is able to keep their personal information private thus increasing their independence while shopping in any store. The Visual Assistance Card is light weight and can be easily stored out of the way until future use. Definitely designed for usability - a must in today’s world.

Designer: Kyle Lechtenberg

]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:58:50 +0000 card visual assistance card card lays debitcredit card machines trustworthy debit card kyle lechtenberg debitcredit card reader industrial design grad pretty scary The Visual Assistance Card <![CDATA[Funky Pants]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/18ce931a5dcc7142addf8e095db1aee3 http://mobileratty.com/article/18ce931a5dcc7142addf8e095db1aee3 How about some custom made pants in your choice of color and wood, with some nice chrome legs, or chrome balls – casters my friends? Pants by Melia Design UK, creators of the orgasm table, is a funky, retro, underwear shaped coffee table sure to bring out the oohs and ahhs from anyone who sees it. Pants comes in with 14 coats of high quality 2-pack polyurethane lacquer finish, which is sanded down then buffed and polished to produce a glassy sheen. The Pants come in 3 sizes – standard, large and extra large.

Designer: Melia Design UK

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]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:20:54 +0000 pants melia design nice chrome legs chrome balls casters orgasm table funky coffee table standard glassy Funky Pants <![CDATA[Design Not Just Products; Design Behavior!]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/b937e95e1ae18a8e554cb236cff01f3a http://mobileratty.com/article/b937e95e1ae18a8e554cb236cff01f3a The Experience Recorder: here lies not only the possibility of near-perfect microblogging, but also a new meaning to the journalistic ideal of Total Coverage. The experience recorder fits on the hand and records not only photos, but sounds, movement, video, and temperature. Here you can experience the whole objective reality of a person’s experience! And, most important, it comes in a totally hot Fresh Prince color scheme!

The Experience Recorder’s designer Valeria Fuso chooses to don this product with the quote “Non si progettano prodotti, bensi comportamenti”, as spoken by the man called Godfather of Italian Design, Achille Castiglioni.*

*This quote translates roughly into “Design not just products; design behavior.” For those who love Industrial Design, please investigate Achille Castiglion; if you already know who he is, well done!

This Experience Recorder has a movement sensor, audio recorder, still-image camera, video camera, thermometer, and wireless computer connection. The Experience Recorder can record on auto mode, deciding on its own which information to collect, or on manual mode. While in manual mode, the user must activate the Experience Recorder through sensors in the fingers of the glove. For instance, if the user of the Experience Recorder is in manual mode and wishes to record video, they make their fingers into an O shape, and look through the newly formed finger-viewfinder to see what will be recorded (see pictures below to see what I mean).

I cannot help but fear such a Small Brother of a device, but the thought of “experiencing” events and places I might never get to experience otherwise- well, that’s awesome.

Designer: Valeria Fuso

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]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:28:56 +0000 experience recorder fits experience recorder experience experience otherwise- design italian design manual mode video design behavior Design Not Just Products; Design Behavior! <![CDATA[Man Makes Paris In 15 Years Using Junk]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/6b913413687c494ba99655ca05bb90d3 http://mobileratty.com/article/6b913413687c494ba99655ca05bb90d3

There isn't much too say about this next green innovator, Designer Gerard Brion, except that he is passionate about his artwork. He is very passionate. In fact, with regular household items, some glue and paint Gerard Brion has spent 15 years of his life creating a detailed replica of Paris.


]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:57:16 +0000 paint gerard brion regular household items designer gerard brion design cars architecture art paris glue artwork innovator Man Makes Paris In 15 Years Using Junk <![CDATA[Jin Woo Han's cycloptic Portable Theater concept ]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/a6e6f51fca81d075fe27d250e44b96cc http://mobileratty.com/article/a6e6f51fca81d075fe27d250e44b96cc 163048_h3dLUBtuGrC0_NiiUghOptp3z.jpg

This clever little cycloptic concept by South Korean industrial designer Jin Woo Han is a combination computer and projector: a tiny Wind PC sized home theater box perfect for tucking under the arm and lugging around. The projector nestles into the concavity of the chassis top: surround sound is outputed through speakers built-in to the side. Conceptual, of course, which means it is forged of ganja during designer fever dreams, but it is often nice to peek through the occulus of a parallel world on these slower newsdays.

Portable PC Theater [Nick Papa Georgia]


]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:59:52 +0000 designer fever dreams projector nestles projector slower newsdays chassis top cycloptic concept combination computer surround sound portable Jin Woo Han's cycloptic Portable Theater concept <![CDATA[Seek Portable GPS Device Fits on the Wrist]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/27e3facfe811688d5fa3d0b4da76af91 http://mobileratty.com/article/27e3facfe811688d5fa3d0b4da76af91
A few days ago, we covered the Suunto X10, a GPS device that fits on your wrist. While there may not be a huge market for the GPS on the wrist, some concept designer apparently has a plan for a wrist GPS boom.

The designer, Jukka Roitto, has taken the wrist GPS one step further by putting a search engine and navigation guide on his concept model, which he has dubbed the Seek. The name may be simple, but what the Seek does is pretty complex.

The Seek is meant to help a person look for local attractions in an area, such as theaters, restaurants, or clubs. So, if you’re in a strange new town, and you’re looking for a place to eat or have fun, just Seek and you will find!

The user interacts with the Seek with a full touchscreen. I have seen other photos of the Seek that have the touchscreen retracted, but I don’t see how it could, unless they are using that new LED screen technology that can somehow roll up.

There are other functions that the Seek has, such as a Portable Music Player. In fact, it can even give the name and artist of the track, and I think I see a place for a headphone jack.

Well, this is a concept product for now, so one cannot say if any of these features will ever come to pass. You got to admit that the Seek looks very futuristic, like something you would see in a classic science fiction movie.


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]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:37:58 +0000 gps wrist gps boom wrist gps wrist gps device seek wrist copyright concept designer apparently gadgets gift guides Seek Portable GPS Device Fits on the Wrist <![CDATA[LaCie puts designer touch on new NAS device]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/e6ad288746df56024a78f772071298da http://mobileratty.com/article/e6ad288746df56024a78f772071298da LaCie Network Space

LaCie’s got itself a new designer external hard drive today which is networked for NAS duty. It is called Network Space and you’ll find this drive offering 500GB or 1TB of storage when it becomes available next month.

The LaCie Network Space, which starts pricing around $150, is the latest design for the company by Neil Poulton. It has a black mirror-polished finish, fanless operation and blue LED strip. LaCie says it is usable right from the box by just plugging into an Ethernet port.

Features includes public and private data sharing areas, multimedia streaming through DLNA-compatible UPnP media players, FTP accessible and a USB 2.0 port to connect any USB drive or camera to copy additional files or photos automatically.

LaCie

]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:56:13 +0000 lacie network space lacie network space drive usb drive usb features includes public ethernet port blue led strip LaCie puts designer touch on new NAS device <![CDATA[LaCie puts designer touch on new NAS device]]> http://mobileratty.com/article/1116b86c95d590898c83446cc5fc2e38 http://mobileratty.com/article/1116b86c95d590898c83446cc5fc2e38 LaCie Network Space

LaCie’s got itself a new designer external hard drive today which is networked for NAS duty. It is called Network Space and you’ll find this drive offering 500GB or 1TB of storage when it becomes available next month.

The LaCie Network Space, which starts pricing around $150, is the latest design for the company by Neil Poulton. It has a black mirror-polished finish, fanless operation and blue LED strip. LaCie says it is usable right from the box by just plugging into an Ethernet port.

Features includes public and private data sharing areas, multimedia streaming through DLNA-compatible UPnP media players, FTP accessible and a USB 2.0 port to connect any USB drive or camera to copy additional files or photos automatically.

LaCie

]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:56:13 +0000 lacie network space lacie network space drive usb drive usb features includes public ethernet port blue led strip LaCie puts designer touch on new NAS device