German designers Patrick Decker and Florian Langer, of Formboten, have won one of the judge’s special awards in the recent competition ‘A Life with Future Computing’. A collaboration between designboom, Fujitsu and Design Association Japan, the international industrial design competition aimed to find next-generation computing products for future lifestyles.
Document Extractor – Combi Monitor is a screen that doubles up as a printer as well. Why? Because you need precious space on your desk to put other stuff! You need to have cool tech devices that put stacks of printer paper hidden away from view! You need to boast of uber cool monitors just cause you don’t own a 27” iMac! That’s why!
The PC Studio helps bring technology to the classroom by combining the modern computer with the classroom desk. It is equipped with a monitor and a keyboard which can function just as any other PC. It also features a touch sensitive display where students can use a stylus to solve math equations, highlight text, take notes and exams just as they would do on a notebook or paper handout. All school assignments and course materials can be downloaded onto a flash drive and then be used from the home PC. PC Studio aims to create a digital classroom environment, thus preparing students for the jobs of tomorrow.
Designers seem to be obsessed with fancy mouse that don’t look like a mouse at all. So we must learn to appreciate all the whimsical ideas for mouse coming from our futuristic designers. This Mouse here by designer Lihet Calin is something! From a few angles it looks like a Beaver and from others it looks like a ferocious shark. However, the functions seem to be more or less similar to the conventional mouse.
The toe mouse is one of the most considerate things to be made in recent times. It’s not exactly made yet it’s more of an idea yet but a great one at that. People with no arms can use this ergonomically well thought toe mouse to surf and work. The toe mouse is made especially for the disabled by the thoughtful and brilliant Liu Yi. The flip-flop shape also lends it a good grip and feasibility.
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