Clever faucet lets you ditch the measuring cup
Anyone who cooks knows that many recipes call for a precise amount of water. Normally that means busting out the measuring cup , but with this slick faucet that chore is history. View full post on DVICE
BlackBerry Storm 2 getting ready for BlackBerry OS 6
9570 model turns up purporting to be the Storm 2.5 When your touchscreen only flagship smartphone isn’t smart enough for your all singing all dancing new operating system you’ve got a problem. RIM , the makers of the BlackBerry Smartphone, have it seems moved to update the BlackBerry Storm 2 (9550) with a new beefier model – the BlackBerry Storm 9570. Although the move has yet to be officially confirmed by RIM, that hasn’t stopped a spy shot of the new smartphone being caught in the wilds on the internet. Rumoured to be launching in October, the?BlackBerry Storm?9570 will be the CDMA answer for a touchscreen device with OS 6 claim bbleaks.com who’ve got their hands on the details. The 9570 has 512mb RAM, a 5MP camera, OS 6, and most likely a 624Mhzprocessor. The 9570 will keep the current Storm2 9520/9550 form factor and continue to use the SurePress, Piezo?touchscreen?technology. It also means that if you are getting technical about these things, the image of the Storm 3 we showed you earlier in the week could in fact be the Storm 4. Either way with its CDMA aerial it will be destined for Verizon once again. No word as to whether that means a Vodafone UK release.? UPDATE: More pictures have turned up thanks to BBLeaks.com Read Tags: Phones Mobile phones BlackBerry RIM Storm Storm 2 Storm 3 Storm 4 Verizon
Emotional Backpack For Cyclists, What Fun!
Here is a totally cool backpack that goes by the name of SEIL Bag. It’s a backpack meant for cyclists and features an LED Display (flexible PCB) on its face. The bag is designed to work in two modes: Driving Mode and Emotion Mode. In the Driving Mode it shows left and right turn signals for the rider, which is controlled via a detachable controller. This makes it easy for the following traffic to know the riders intent. The cool-quotient is upped with the Emotion Mode; here you can display a variety of emoticons, just for the heck of it. The bag also displays brake signal, cruse signal and emergency signal; the acceleration sensor detects speed and turns on stop signal automatically. The signals can be controlled intuitively; pushing the lever up, turns on left turn signal and vice versa. A very classy bag with a lot of use, I really dig the emoticon aspect! Designers: Lee Myung Su, Park Geun Wan & Park Okhee for Leemyungsu Designlab SEIL bag by Lee Myung Su design lab from Ben on Vimeo . ———- Yanko Design Timeless Designs – Explore wonderful concepts from around the world! Yanko Design Store – We are about more than just concepts. See what’s hot at the YD Store! View full post on Yanko Design
Electrolux Design Lab Finalists Get Mocked!
Socked! Well don’t be, because this time the mocking is for a good reason. As a part of their competition procedure, Electrolux Design Lab finalists’ designs get fabricated as mock-ups and are displayed at the Electrolux Design Lab booth at the 100% Design London fair. Here is a look at how glossy and sleek these futuristic products can look in our homes. As sketches and renders, it’s difficult to judge how any product will adapt to its environment. Life-size replicas give us a peek at how they will look at home. The engineering and technology bit has been left out for the moment, but then that’s what R&D is there for…we’ll let the techies worry about the workings while we celebrate Product Design! Watch Webcast Of Electrolux Design Lab @ 100% Design London Here. Electrolux Bio Robot Refrigerator by Yuriy Dmitriev Dismount Washer by Lichen Guo Snail Micro Induction Cooker by Peter Alwin Elements Modular Kitchen by Mathew Gilbride Clean Closet by Michael Edenius Kitchen Hideaway by Daniel Dobrogorsky ———- Yanko Design Timeless Designs – Explore wonderful concepts from around the world! Yanko Design Store – We are about more than just concepts. See what’s hot at the YD Store! View full post on Yanko Design
Like to crank up your music? This app could save your life
With some good tunes and and your iPod cranked up, it’s easy to become oblivious to your surroundings. Just yesterday, a young New Jersey boy was tragically killed when he couldn’t hear an oncoming train’s horn due to his blasting iPod. Now there’s an app that still lets you crank up the music, but also lets essential sounds from your environment get through. View full post on DVICE
Epic 4G upload speed fix is almost here
If you are an owner of an Epic 4G, chances are you know how frustrating the upload speeds on the device can be. We already know that it is not the speedy Sprint network or the devices impressive hardware, it is a software problem that the device shipped with. The wait seems to be just about over as Sprint and Samsung are prepping the update as we speak and it will be present in the next maintenance release. The official word from Sprint reads: “We have heard reports of users experiencing less-than-expected 3G upload speeds with their Samsung Epic 4G. After extensive investigation, Sprint and Samsung have identified an enhancement that may improve upload speeds on the Epic. This fix will be made available in the next maintenance release. It’s important to note that network speeds are impacted by many factors when using commercially-available speed test applications and test results may or may not be true indicator of the actual network performance.” This update will bring much improvement of 3G upload speeds. Devices now currently are topping out around 150kbps, which is far less that impressive. More info to come as the update becomes available. [ Via AndroidCentral] ) View full post on Android Community
Finally, a physical keyboard for your iPhone
Have you found it difficult to get used to the iPhone’s touchscreen keyboard? Do you long for a physical keyboard with real buttons you can feel with your fingers? Well, this new iPhone case features a flip-out keyboard, giving you what you’ve been aching for for so long. View full post on DVICE
PETA accuses designer of ‘cruelty to animals’ for fishbowl concept
Last Saturday I wrote about Yan Lu’s Poor Little Fishbowl sink , a cute way for getting people to consider how wasting water affects other living creatures around them. At least one commenter thought that PETA would be all over the designer. Turns out that was a good call. View full post on DVICE
