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Cognitive Balloon – An Essential Safety Wristband for Beach Swimmers

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:37:21 +0000

The cognitive balloon concept has been designed to ensure maximum safety for the swimmers that alerts the lifeguards about a swimmer’s danger. This concept aims to eliminate the difficulties of seashore lifeguards to spot a person in danger and their exact location, which is one of the key reasons of beach fatalities. Also, it eliminates the hassle of swimmers to wear inconvenient and uglysafety gears by featuring a fashionable discrete wristband that releases a balloon with a simple button press. The balloon gets filled by compressed helium gas and rises quickly, so that a swimmer in danger can easily be identified even at a crowded beach by the lifeguards.

Source: Tuvie.com

Joggo Jogging Concept by Fung Kwok Pan

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:54:56 +0000

Or yogging…apparently you just run. What is the exercise you speak of? You need to get your heart rate up. And not just with a tall glass of coffee. You’ve got to get out there and run around like crazy. But that wont work! You’ve got to have a nice healthy jog to get your body in shape. But your music doesn’t go with the feet moving! Until now! Clip the “Joggo” device on to your shirt and the headphones into your ears and the beats will be keeping you in check in no time flat.

I used to be a cartpusher. That means all those carts you use in the grocery store, the ones you leave in the middle of the parking lot, the ones that you put your gum under the pushbar of – those are what I collected. I listened to music in my headphones while I pushed – and more often than not, it was heavy metal. Cartpushers often latch on to heavy metal music because it gives them the power they need to push 50 carts, 50 carts in a row, 50 carts in a row all at once.

But what do you do when you need rhythm? What do you listen to when you’ve got to get a gradually increasing pace going? Get one of these things right here! “Joggo” clips onto your shirt and uses a GPS system to calculate your average distance per stride. Using that, and using the distance and timing the user programs in, the Joggo system plays music into headphones (or earplugs, or whatever you may call them) encouraging you to reach a target pace.

Conductive and consistent musical rhythms are pumped into your ear receptors, playing gradually faster as you reach your target pace. Upon stoppping, the rhythm begins again, making you GET GOING!

Designer: Fung Kwok Pan

Source: Yankodesign.com

E-Ink Display Technology Implementation by Continuum (Part 1)

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:55:49 +0000

E-Ink is a concept display technology with very thin, durable, flexible and low power attributes, which is also referred to as an electronic paper sometimes. This project is a continuum challenge for the designers to create innovative applications for this unique technology. Among many, we think that one compelling solution was to evolve the E-Ink film into the top exterior of a snowboard, since the riders of snowboards often require information about the mountain they are surfing and don’t want to take the hassle of pulling a compass, maps or other supplies. The E-Inktechnology, with the stability and low power attributes, has made it an ideal fit for this application.

Text from Continuum :

Snowboard graphics powered by Piezo generator

The top surface of a snowboard is a perfect place for a changing graphic display. This concept suggests several graphic functions for a snowboard, including a compass, a reminder, directions display, altimeter, and a graphic proximity alarm that can be set by the owner of the board that activates a large “STOLEN” sign that flashes when the board is too far from its owner. The graphics are powered by a Piezo generator embedded inside the board that is activated when the board is flexed.

Source: Tuvie.com

Nike Cellphone brings a sporty spirit to your chatter

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:53:42 +0000

Intended toward highly active users, designer James Caldwell has come up with a mobile phone concept that seems to bring a sporty spirit to your chatter. Other than stimulating your chatter, the “Nike Cellphone” also becomes your medical or sports gadget to record your heart rate, speed, etc. while exercising or running. Moreover, this touchscreen electronic device comes equipped with applications to give exercise enthusiasts workout plans and proper exercise techniques.

Source: Thedesignblog.org

Kinetically charged futuristic phone keeps you healthy

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:59:07 +0000

Phone charged by kinetic energy comes with a variety of health monitoring sensors.

Recently we witnessed a basic phone powered by solar energy, and now we have one that powers itself by harnessing the kinetic energy of the body. The phone has specifically been designed for athletes and other people involved in sports. Designed by Oana Oniga, the phone does much more than keeping the user connected to the world.

The SportPhone is to be worn like a wristband and comes with a variety of body monitoring sensors that include a 3D motion sensor, heartbeat rate monitor and calorie sensor. The waterproof, shock resistant phone is made of flexible rubber that allows the user to easily pull down the phone from the arm, to not lose the ear and mouth connection during a phone call. The phone’s ability to recharge itself by harnessing the kinetic energy of the body is great to sustain the energy-intensive applications that the phone is made to run.

Source: Ecofriend.org