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The Best Product Designs of 2006

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shiny-toys-get-recognition dept.

conq writes "BusinessWeek has made available IDSA's annual list of the best designed products of the year." From the article: "The Talking Tactile Tablet system allows visually impaired individuals to access graphic imagery they otherwise would not be able to enjoy. Instead of using Braille, which the majority of visually impaired people do not read, users hear audio descriptions of each component of an image. Key considerations of the design were ease-of-use, ruggedness, cost and providing a pleasing aesthetic experience, namely how the product feels."

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  1. Fleshlight by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Snubbed again.

  2. Before We Announce the Best of 2006... by RoadDoggFL · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Should we let it finish first?

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    "This is considered plagiarism."
  3. Won't Work by thecommenter · · Score: 5, Funny
    The SignalOneSafety Vocal Smoke Detector uses a parent's recorded voice to wake children in case of a fire and provide them with evacuation instructions.
    Shut up Mom, I wanna sleep 5 more minutes before school!
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    http:///..org...pure genius, yet absolutely impossible to explain to the uninformed.
  4. What the.... ? by Onan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    When did it suddenly become okay to have "web" "pages" with no actual content at all, just javascript that serves no purpose but to echo html?

    So I guess I won't be seeing this list. But I have a pretty clear idea of a site that won't be making my own list of best designed anything ever...