Bedside Book Light

Product Design, Product Innovation, Upcoming Inventions

booklight

Mark your page with something other than a bookmark. This bedside book light not only keeps your page marked when you’re not reading, it also keeps your room glowing with just enough light while you read. A little bit nightlight, and a little bit birdhouse, this bedside reading light is a perfect way read into the night.

 

Innovative Idea: Wet Notes

Product Design, Product Innovation, Upcoming Inventions

waterproof paper

It can’t be any clearer than this: “no more great ideas down the drain.” Aquanotes cedar pencil and water resistant pad set is an ideal way to keep your new ideas and great thoughts from washing away.

 

Keeping It Hot: Best Designed Cups and Mugs for 2009

General Design, Product Design, Product Innovation, Upcoming Inventions

It doesn’t matter if it’s coffee, hot cocoa or tea that you need this winter, as long as your mug keeps it hot and looks good doing it. Submitted for your approval: the best designed cups and mugs for 2009.

Hot_Cocoa_Recipe-770388  CARABINER-COFFEE-MUG17424 coffee_mug  ringed-coffee-mug pantone_coffee_mug coffee-mug-cum-lens  coffee mug coffee mug, triple stacked  pessimists_coffee_mug on-off-coffee-mug

 

Seven Ways to Shovel Snow

General Design, Product Design, Product Innovation, Upcoming Inventions

Winter is definitely here and so comes the snow.  Shovels come in a variety of styles these days. Here are a few innovative ways to manage snowfall this season.

snow claw snow shovel design  avalanche snow shovel

best snow shovel big snow shovel 

new snow shovel snow shovel invention

 

Taking off the Gloves

Product Design, Product Innovation, Upcoming Inventions

With cold weather all around us, many people who use touch interface devices are going to find that they will have to shed a layer to check email, answer a phone call or navigate their MP3 players. Instead of taking off your gloves, try creating a conductive pad on your finger tips.

iphone gloves

These gloves can be purchased, but what is the fun in that? Try making your own gloves with a few simple items. Using your ordinary gloves, you can create an extraordinary interface to communicate between your fingertips and your electronic touch surface device. 

SFE Conductive Thread -  234/34 4ply  gloves for iphone 

You can order a sample bobbin of conductive thread for a small amount of money compared to the cost of a large spindle. Instructables even has an article about creating conductive glue if you choose to go that route. The idea is to create your own active conductive surface with a little creativity and know-how. The possibilities are limitless.

 

Red & Green In The Kitchen

Product Design, Product Innovation, Upcoming Inventions

This holiday season has consumers searching for a variety of gifts, including kitchen gadgets. Take a look at some of these red and green gadgets, all designed to be the perfect holiday gift.

taco plate digital measuring cup

food strainer kitchen gadget 

kitchen gift idea  strawberry slicer

 mezzaluna kitchen gadget kitchen invention

green kitchen product kitchen storage knife

 

Wish List of Innovative Gifts

Product Design, Product Innovation, Upcoming Inventions

solar power radio innovative christmas giftsCarbon fiber iWallet squeals if you leave it behind

Waterproof Camera

Monster Pro Earphones design gift idea Juno Recliner

Rickshaw Folio

Truly a wish list, these products are examples of a few desirable gadgets and gifts this year. A solar powered wallet radio, a drum kit, carbon fiber wallet, waterproof digital camera, turbine ear buds, Blackberry watch phone, leather recliner and moleskin folio. What more could you wish for?

 

Packing a Sonic Punch

Product Design, Upcoming Inventions

iphone speakers

These dorm room speakers say they will pack a punch, using a pop out accordion design to expel superior sound. A nice addition to an MP3 player or laptop computer. Any electronic device that clicks, slides, pops out or transforms grabs my attention.

 

Ready, Set, Go!

Product Design, Product Innovation, Upcoming Inventions

With so many electronic devices showing a progress bar as a visual indicator, why not extend that courtesy to stop lights?
redlight

The Eko stoplight, in theory, offers a visual queue to drivers wanting to let off on the gas in advance, or in some cases, punch it at the last second. Regardless, this light is an advancement in traffic signaling, if you ask me. Of course, if you want a real countdown, there is always this option:

race lights

 

Rethinking the Camera – Product Innovation

Photography, Product Design, Product Innovation, Upcoming Inventions

cannon nova

After watching “Objectified” and listening to the reasoning behind the design of today’s cameras, based on the old cameras that actually held a roll of film and clicked as a function not a sound effect, I found this camera design to be refreshing. The Nova Concept DSLR is designed to emulate the ergonomics of a video game controller. The switchblade handle design and button array offer a fresh approach to how electronics are conceived. The only problem is that this camera is only a concept. Some day perhaps, some day.
dslr camera

 

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