The User's Guide to Imaginary Gadgets
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The REAL name of this Twine should be Things Kurt Kan't Buy.
Inspired by Bruce Sterling's Post-Veridian Manifesto at http://craphound.com/lastviridian.txt, (and at Kurt's prompting) This is a Twine to save all those beautifully designed and concepted Gadgets that are so prevalent on the Interwebs but you can't seem to find them, try them, or buy them at your local mega-mart or tool shop.
Inventions, creations, design theories, concepts, renderings, and proposals that look cool, but will most likely never see the light of day are what we want to see.
Please feel free to post anything you find that looks great, would be neat to have, or is a wonderful idea presentation, so we can ease our collective desires to have that which we cannot achieve.
Inspired by Bruce Sterling's Post-Veridian Manifesto at http://craphound.com/lastviridian.txt, (and at Kurt's prompting) This is a Twine to save all those beautifully designed and concepted Gadgets that are so prevalent on the Interwebs but you can't seem to find them, try them, or buy them at your local mega-mart or tool shop.
Inventions, creations, design theories, concepts, renderings, and proposals that look cool, but will most likely never see the light of day are what we want to see.
Please feel free to post anything you find that looks great, would be neat to have, or is a wonderful idea presentation, so we can ease our collective desires to have that which we cannot achieve.
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90 Degrees: Vertical Parking System Parks Three Cars In The Space Of One - The Design blogWith the increasing number of vehicles in cities, parking is becoming a major problem in urban environments, knocking a blow to the auto industry. Addressing the issue, Brazilian designer Baita Bueno has designed a vertical parking system that parks your car at a 90-degree angle and just takes ...
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Stanley Acquires Black & Decker, and PM Predicts Possible Outcomes - Popular Mechanics1. The FuBuster A coupling of Stanley's FuBar demolition tool and Black & Decker's iconic Dustbuster , this tool would contain a wall-wrecking sledge on one end and a cordless hand vacuum on the other. Knock it down and clean it up—beyond all recognition—in one irresistible package. 2. ...
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The Museum of Unworkable Devices | Beyond The BeyondThe Museum of Unworkable Devices *A really beautiful site here. It’s old, but these magnificent follies are timeless. “Whatever you try, geometry stands in your way every time. Try such things over and over, and eventually you may discover that the geometry of the universe, and the physical ...
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The End of an Era | Blog | design mindI've just returned from the IDSA conference in Miami, and I'm both convinced that, in ten years, there won't be an IDSA conference to go to - and that isn't a bad thing. I don't mean this in a disparaging sense; I enjoyed the conference, caught up with old friends, made new friends, and learned ...
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Reflexology remote control fixes what ails you while you channel surf on [technabob]cool.con reflexology remote control fixes what ails you while you channel surf Nope, this spiky orb-shaped device isn’t some sort of controller for the latest Sonic the Hedgehog game. It’s actually just a universal remote control - in a really weird package, with a really weird secondary purpose. ...
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690 Degrees: Vertical Parking System Parks Three Cars In The Space Of One - The Design blogInteresting concept, but also a fine example of how designers can ignore even the most basic realities in pursuit of a concept. As any parent will quickly tell you, this concept is pure insanity---can you imagine the collection of broken toys, cheerios, sand, and other detritus that would pile .... .•∞º˙ added 41 hours ago
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The Museum of Unworkable Devices | Beyond The Beyonda wonderful addition to this collectionKurt Laitner added 2 days ago
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Robot Penguins | Festo | ZogdoThese robot penguins are really fun to watch. I want one...two.Steel Phoenix added 6 months ago
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6A Daily Dose of Architecture: Enclosing the BQEI used to drive the BQE every morning to get to school. Talk about a nightmare commute. This would actually make it much more bearable, even though it still stinks to get stuck in traffic, and be elevated 60ft off the ground, on a neverending bridge that wobbles at every joint when a truck .... .•∞º˙ added 6 months ago
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6mutually beneficial synanthropy | ZogdoWhat a great idea! We should have these installed in every Government building and public parks, streets, and cities. Have the crows collect all that change, and use the money to pay off all the spending deficits our government is racking up for us.. .•∞º˙ added 7 months ago
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