Connecting Site... A Clever Standing Umbrella Drips Dry On Its Own Two Feet. This Genius Tape Dispenser Is a Gaffer's Dream Come True. A Redesigned Drain Cover Fixes the Worst Cleaning Chore In Your Home. I Have Seen the Future and It's a One-Handed Magnetic Zipper. Stick-lets by Christina Kazakia. Product news: these flexible silicone connecters have been designed by Christina Kazakia to help children to lash sticks together when building dens.
Philadelphia designer Christina Kazakia's Stick-lets are silicone connecters that come in brightly coloured organic shapes. The latest collection Fort Kit 2.0 comprises connecters with two to four holes, which vary in size to connect sticks of different girths. The stretchy silicone is child safe and weather resistant. "Stick-lets can help kids get back outside, away from the screen and into the world, where they create stimulating and imaginative experiences," said the designer. "By engaging with this toy, they become aware of a resourceful and renewable element, the stick. " Waterless Washing: Portable Clothing Dry-Cleaning Machine. Whether it would work is probably the single biggest question one would have about such a device, but the idea behind it is hard to argue against.
After all, who would not want to skip the hassle of heading to the dry cleaner each time for those few dress-clothing items that require special care? According to its designer, ? Minsung Bae,? Combination of humidity, ionization, ozone and air pressure can kill bacteria and remove stains clinging to a shirt – in practice, one has to wonder what the mechanism is for removing these dirty elements after finishing a cleaning cycle. Spoon Away: Couples’ Mattress Makes Cuddling Comfier.
What could be nicer than snuggling up to your spouse or partner, arms around each other, while you both drift off to sleep?
Well, it’s nice for the first few minutes, anyway, until someone’s hand goes numb and you both have to shift around and get comfortable again. The Cuddle Mattress from designer Mehdi Mojtabavi lets couples snuggle as close as they want to all night long. Instead of the typical one-piece construction, the Cuddle Mattress is composed of a large block of foam in the middle for the body, then wide strips of foam at the top and bottom. These strips allow sleepers to slip their arms under one another without the threat of numb extremities. There are also strips at the bottom of the mattress, allowing the occupants of the bed to slip their toes down into the squishy softness of the mattress. They've Invented a Twist-Off Wine Cork and Life Will Never Be the Same. A Simple Design Tweak Makes This Tripod 30 Percent Smaller When Collapsed. All-Terrain Grocery Cart Doubles As a Trailer Turning Rental Bikes Into Pickup Trucks. Here's Hoping These Clever Paperclip Headphones Don't Sound Like Crap.
Ingenious Chopsticks Never Touch the Table. Would You Buy This Freak Egg Carton? Animi Causa Boutique. Clever Cutting Board Keeps Your Fingers Well Clear Of the Blade. A 5-In-1 Tool That Could Help Save Your Life. Last year, the globe quivered with natural disasters. In addition to the disastrous earthquake and tsunami in Japan, tornadoes hit both Alabama and Missouri.
Such devastating events remind us of our own fragility, not to mention the growing threat of global warming. They also present opportunities for designers and architects to think up better housing, safety, and rescue solutions. One such idea comes from Bezalel student Tamir Niv: Multitool, a five-in-one instrument for digging survivors out of collapsed buildings. “Studying these events and seeing pictures in the media, I realized that civilians also take part in the rescue efforts to save their relatives, friends, and neighbors by removing rubble and even saving trapped people under fallen houses,” Niv tells Co.Design. Niv’s Multitool prototype, suitable for use on lightweight construction materials, is made of laser-cut and welded steel, with a simple H profile that can be either extruded or assembled from existing parts. Scrubba Your Clothes with This Washing Machine In a Bag. Sneakers That Teach Are the Ultimate Dancin' Shoes.
Low-Tech GPS Device Keeps Track of Your Little Ones. Home - my Coffestar. Aquablade : l'essuie-glace révolutionnaire ! Www.mahoutukai.biz/mn1.wmv. Amplifiear est une manière élégante de stimuler le haut-parleur de votre iPad. Par Nicolas Martin on 16/04/2012 Alors que le haut-parleur de l’iPad est sans conteste plus performant que celui de l’iPhone, il finit généralement par achever votre batterie lorsqu’il tourne à plein régime dans un environnement bruyant.
Toutefois, si vous êtes du genre à aimer regarder des vidéos et écouter de la musique sur votre iPad sans l’aide d’un casque audio ou de haut-parleurs externes, le projet Amplifiear sur Kickstarter pourrait vous intéresser… En gros, l’Amplifiear est essentiellement une petite tasse en plastique qui se fixe sur le dos de votre iPad. Invention: Des hackers réconcilient les briques de jeux incompatibles - High-Tech. Invention Un collectif new-yorkais réalise le rêve de nombreux enfants et papas geek: rendre compatible différents jeux de construction au moyen de pièces piratées.
Attention, la culture Hacker s’invite dans la chambre des enfants! Pas pour vider leur tirelire, mais pour pirater leurs jeux de construction. De la même manière qu’un PC n’est pas compatible avec un Mac, il n’est pas possible d’assembler des briques Lego avec des Duplo, des pièces Gears! Better Camera Bag Padding Eliminates Annoying Velcro. CordCruncher Headphones by Jay Johnson. Mashable - "... a practical idea we've been eagerly awaiting for years!
" Gizmofusion - "9.8 out of 10 ... If you are a runner, or sports enthusiast or even just someone who likes to use headphones these are for you. " Discovery Channel News - "No tangles...ever. " USAtoday - "The $20 you give to CordCruncher will not only help rid the world of unsightly headphone cord tangle, it will give you the satisfaction of helping turn a cool idea into a cool product. " GorillaPod - The Flexible Camera Tripod by JOBY. Light Stick, une canne high-tech pour assister les non-voyants. Now This Is How You (Hypothetically) Redesign the Pringles Can for the 21st Century. If You Love Pizza, This Is the Best Invention In the World.
Arrow-Shaped Handles Means You'll Never Yank On a Push Door Again. Touch Time : une alarme pour une douche top chrono. Woolfiller.