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Friday, March 14, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Skorder
Johanna Eliason, a student at the School of Design and Crafts at Göteborg University, has created a classy shoe rack called Skorder (sko is shoe in Swedish). The rack resembles a stack of shoeboxes and each shelf or cubby is covered in gold leaf. Perfect for any shoeaholic. Skorder spruces up any shoe collection by providing a display venue that makes shoes look as good as they once did in the store.
Get Grandma An Aibo
A scientific study published this month shows that the robotic dog Aibo is as effective as a real dog for treating loneliness in nursing homes. It has long been known that animal-assisted therapy (longhand for bringing a dog to visit long term care facilities a few times a month) can help reduce loneliness, but researchers decided to study whether it was really the furry pet that mattered or if a harder, plastic computerized object could do the job just as well. Turns out that when compared to a control group who didn't get any animal or robot attention, the patients who interacted with the robot improved just as much as those who got visits from a real dog.
If you have an elderly relative who tends to get lonely, we recommend purchasing a friendly robot for her (Aibos aren't on the market right now, but a Pleo could work). It may take a while for her to learn to charge it, but think about how much easier that is than taking care of a hungry, needy and messy cat or dog.
If you have an elderly relative who tends to get lonely, we recommend purchasing a friendly robot for her (Aibos aren't on the market right now, but a Pleo could work). It may take a while for her to learn to charge it, but think about how much easier that is than taking care of a hungry, needy and messy cat or dog.
Facade Vase
The designers ask of consumers: "Do we really need a beautiful vase, or do we only need a beautiful facade for the vase?" They've created that façade so that you'll never need to buy a vase again: it's basically an industrial wool felt condom to cover your standard-issue plastic water bottle.
It's a great idea, with one serious flaw: the water bottle for which the skin is designed may not exist much longer. Already, Nestle-owned water labels Poland Springs and Deer Park have changed their half-liter bottles to a more bulbous but environmentally-friendly shape that uses less plastic. And trendy bottled waters like Fiji and Fred won't work with the Façade either. Perhaps the designers should have shaped the felt for a more reliable mold: wine and beer bottles aren't going anywhere. Yet.
It's a great idea, with one serious flaw: the water bottle for which the skin is designed may not exist much longer. Already, Nestle-owned water labels Poland Springs and Deer Park have changed their half-liter bottles to a more bulbous but environmentally-friendly shape that uses less plastic. And trendy bottled waters like Fiji and Fred won't work with the Façade either. Perhaps the designers should have shaped the felt for a more reliable mold: wine and beer bottles aren't going anywhere. Yet.
Sonu PCM-D50
Whether you're honing your podcasting chops to become the next Leo Laporte or in need of a robust recording solution for your next independent film the Sony PCM-D50 is a rugged device likely to suit your needs. The 24-bit recorder is fitted with stereo microphones for content input, offers MP3 playback capability and boasts 4 GB of internal flash memory.
The Mac/Windows compatible device also features USB inputs and the whole thing is powered by two tiny AA alkaline batteries—nice. The only downside to this thing is that you'll have to watch where you point it lest some nervous rabble-rouser thinks you're trying to Taser him ("bro"). Assuming you're ready to pay iPod level prices, the PCM-D50 can be yours for just $499.95 here.
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