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“Tranceforming” a CD into a mouse no one wants

“Tranceforming” a CD into a mouse no one wants

September 12, 2012 · by carl · in consumer electronics, consumer products, materials, solutions

I really love the Transformers. No, not the Michael Bay interpretation, where Megatron resembles a crumpled up piece of foil. I’m talking about the original Transformers, G1 (first generation). My favorite Transformer of all time has to be Soundwave. Why?…

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Never FELT an idea would work just by using more words

Never FELT an idea would work just by using more words

August 16, 2012 · by zheng · in appliances, consumer electronics, consumer products, cooking, energy, kitchen products

At first glance, this conceptual cooking device called Angoria, the bastard child between a George Foreman grill and a junior-high trapper keeper doesn’t look like much. One can’t truly appreciate the majesty of this device and so, included here, is…

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Simple is not always better

Simple is not always better

August 12, 2012 · by zheng · in appliances, consumer electronics, consumer products, energy, manufacturing, materials

In modern design, the trend has been to make things simpler and more stream-lined. That’s a good approach to take, but ultimately the designer has to make something that would actually work. Take this down and dirty panini maker by Adi…

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The RGB Pen…wait, what?

August 7, 2012 · by carl · in consumer electronics, consumer products

  This concept was from a few years ago, but I ran across it again by chance just the other day, and thought “Damn, this would make a great Flawesome post…because it’s stupid!” The Color Picker Pen by Jinsun Park…

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The time-wasting guitar tuner

August 3, 2012 · by carl · in consumer electronics, consumer products, music, understanding users, user experience

I like to dabble in “the musics” every now and then, and played guitar for a number of years before I became…lazy. Well, that, and the fact that my friend with whom I played with in a band, moved far…

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This mouse is shit. I’m sorry, but it is.

This mouse is shit. I’m sorry, but it is.

July 27, 2012 · by carl · in consumer electronics, consumer products, understanding users, user experience

The Arc Mouse [no, not that Arc Mouse; that one is actually pretty nice] was designed so that it could be used on your thigh. Or, you know, on the arm of a chair…if that chair arm had a round…

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