One can only imagine the level of satisfaction realized by a team of Korean designers who affected the Braille Stapler. Making the best of their inventive skills, the quartet comprising designer Dong Won Jang, Lee Hansub, Park Mihyang and Bae Jungmin have crafted a unique device that promises to alleviate the hurdles faced by the deaf-blind in communicating with the rest of the world.
Designed to compliment vivacious lifestyle Samsung Nerve is a wearable communication gadget that keeps you connected on land and in water. For designer Jim Odessky the best use scenario arises when you find yourself lost while riding on waves during that sea surge. Without letting you lose your nerve in that moment of panic, Samsung Nerve helps you locate and reunite with your friends.
In the efforts to satisfy our visions of the future, the relationship between technology and sustainability is a pressing issue of concern at all the levels. This is the reason why designers are increasingly moving towards sustainability to bridge that gap. In yet another example of blending technology and sustainability, a designer has created a sustainable mobile communication device dubbed as Infinite. The device clearly looks like a Windows phone 7 device from the interface along with a touch screen feature. According to a brief by the designer, this sustainable mobile phone has a life expectancy of 5 years along with super quick charge time, 8.1MP camera, WiFi, 360 OLED screen and 32GB memory with an upgradeable feature. Featuring the casing in Kenaf bio plastic, this device is fully recyclable and biodegradable. Whilst deeply deploying the pursuit of sustainability, the designer has maintained the essential and luxury user requirements to conform with today’s fashion.
The at-home communication station designed by Nils Siegel is a very conventional mobile phone concept whose looks belie its inherent uniqueness. The phone shows its exceptional multi-functional character only when secured to the dock at home. The charging station erupts to life with a smiling face to let you chat with your near and dear ones, share messages far and wide and engage in a host of other interactive activities, making the whole experience so full of fun and excitement all from your home.
Combining the servings of coffee, tea and hot cocoa in a single appliance, designer Carlos Marquez has presented a personal brewing station that allows users to customize the size of their beverage from 6oz, 8oz, 10oz or 12oz, so there is no waste of water. Entitled the “MiCoffee,” the coffee maker concept includes a pressure sensitive pad to know when a mug is under the spout, so the automatic setting does not go off without a container to catch it.