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Innovative Designs and Devices

Posted by CmdrTaco on

Patrick Griffin writes "When it comes to product design, the significance of aesthetics, the way its design looks and feels, determines the choice of the customer once the functionalities of multiple devices are more or less similar. If supported by sound user interface and a well-tested, clean implementation, innovative design solutions can drastically enhance the user experience. The article Innovative Designs and Devices presents innovative, futuristic gadgets, devices, designs and concepts which can become reality in 2008 or over the next few years." Some of the designs are real, others are stupid, and some are just dreams for the future. But some of this stuff is really cool.

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  1. just what I always wanted, Toast Messenger! by PrescriptionWarning · · Score: 2, Funny

    That has the be the awesomest useless appliance I have seen!

    1. Re:just what I always wanted, Toast Messenger! by cp.tar · · Score: 3, Funny

      That has the be the awesomest useless appliance I have seen!

      Aw, come on!

      Just imagine sticking Toast-Its to all your co-workers' screens...

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    2. Re:just what I always wanted, Toast Messenger! by techpawn · · Score: 2, Funny

      What if the important parts of your messages get eaten before they realize there is a message?

      Pick...
      After Sc....
      Thanks a lot,
      You .....ard

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    3. Re:just what I always wanted, Toast Messenger! by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yes, it's perfect for all those Mission: Impossible scenarios I find myself in where I must dispose of the message medium instantly.

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  2. Re:the Dual Music Player by IBBoard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Design flaw? No, it's a design advantage.

    Imagine the scene: You're walking down the street, listening to your music and a hooded yob-youth is coming towards you. He stops you and demands your music player.

    Normal response: Aw crap, he has a knife/gun and I've just got an MP3 player. I don't want to get killed over it so I'll hand it open.

    New response: "What, this thing?" *swing spinning CD up in an arc and slice hoody's face before running while he recovers*

    Now you get music and personal protection in one :)

    .

    Note: The above scenario is not recommended ;)

  3. Re:the Dual Music Player by cp.tar · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think it would be cool if it could rip CDs onto itself.

    It could certainly rip holes in your pockets.
    The rest is optional.

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  4. Re:apple by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll rename it the Sony Ornj shortly before release. Or will that infringe on an Ikea product?

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  5. Seashells by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Funny

    I still can't work out how you're supposed to use the three seashells.

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  6. Eclipse Partitioning System by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    As if we thought it wouldn't get any worse than cubicles.

    Enjoy the days when you had 20 cubicles on your office floor. Now you've got 100 Eclipses crammed into that same space.

  7. iRing by lancelotlink · · Score: 2, Funny

    One Ring to Rule Them All