Monday Inspiration: Innovative Designs and Devices

[Mr. Analog]

Some pretty neat gizmos here. Watch the video for the Eclipse desk systems, really neat stuff.

Steve Jobs stated once that the ?design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.? While this statement has proven to be crucial over thousands of years, one shouldn?t misinterpret it by emphasizing the functionality despite the design. When it comes to product design, the significance of aesthetics of a given device, 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.

This article presents innovative, futuristic gadgets, devices, designs and concepts. Unless explicitly specified, none of these cut-edge concepts is currently being manufactured. None of them is available for end-users which is why neither the price nor links to the stores are mentioned.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/01/07/monday-inspiration-innovative-designs-and-devices/

[Darren Dirt]

the "oPod" demo video is a disturbing mix of Brazil and Dilbert, methinks... Neat idea for the flexible "table" possibilities for impromptu meetings etc. but how SHORT are the office workers going to be for whom this is gonna benefit? O_O

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/office-tech/office-cubicle-reimagined-as-office-pod-317997.php

[Thorin]

The Eclipse desk system ("oPod", as Darren calls it) looks nice, but wouldn't it get annoying to have to slide a cover off your cubicle every time you want to get up?  And what about trapped heat?  It'd need some really good venting system...

[Lazybones]

doesn't look attractive to me.

[Tom]

I think that Dual music player could be a nice weapon.

As for the eclipse thing, was anyone else reminded of the Cone of Silence?