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H8unq. Instant Dishwasher by Robert Lange In Collaboration With Bosch. Video: Dust Ball Robotic Vacuum Smartly Sucks Debris As It Tumbles Across Your Floor. Roombas are cute and everything, but when they annoy you, they don't respond well to being kicked in the side.

Video: Dust Ball Robotic Vacuum Smartly Sucks Debris As It Tumbles Across Your Floor

Not so with Dust Ball, a new robotic vacuum cleaner concept designed by a Dutch engineer. Inspired by a hamster ball and resembling a pollen grain, Dust Ball can be pushed or kicked in any direction to clean. Watch it roll in this video. It moves by shifting its internal weight; an internal ball bearing moves on two axes and can move Dust Ball in any direction. It rolls around sucking up debris, and when its dustbin is full, it starts to glow and rolls to its docking station. Creator Dave Hakkens says he wanted Dust Ball to be tough and industrial-strength, but also friendly-looking. 10 Futuristic Cell Phone Concepts. Collection of the most creative and interesting cell phone concepts designed by talented people from all over the globe.

10 Futuristic Cell Phone Concepts

Weather Cell Phone Concept Beautiful cell phone concept design by Seunghan Song accurately detects and illustrates present weather conditions. [link] Mobile Script Cell Phone Concept Designed by Aleksander Mukomelov, this cell phone comes with a large touchscreen, that is located inside the phone in the collapsed state. Projector Cell Phone Concept Cool extra slim concept cell phone equipped with rotating screen with built-in projector; an ideal tool for field presentations. Napkin PC (by @baekdal) #design. It is the time of CES and the media is currently filled with a lot of very interesting products - but here is one that you will not see (unfortunately).

Napkin PC (by @baekdal) #design

It's a PC the size of a napkin. The best part is that it is based on passive screen technology (epaper), which means that it only needs power when you change it. The result is that whatever you draw on it will stay on the screen forever (or atleast until you change it) without the need for cables or batteries. This is a brilliant concept by Avery Holleman, and apart from the color epaper, all of it could be done today. The current epaper technology unfortunately only supports black and white (like the Kindle). Hidden hideaways. Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius Part 4.

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Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius part 2 Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius part 3. Top 10 Must Have Cool Home Accessories. Everybody knows the essentials of home decor such as beds, tables, and wall units for the TV, but there are some neat home decor accessories that are just plain fun! Its not that you cannot live without them, they simply make your life easier, and certainly different from the neighbor's home accessories. THOUGHT PATTERNS: Kaleidoscope of Colors. I've always leaned towards browns, blacks, creams and earthy colors in home decoration, that's the boring in me.

THOUGHT PATTERNS: Kaleidoscope of Colors

But, I don't know, I'm kind of starting to like bright colors more. Kaleidoscope kind of colors, like turquoise, fuchsia, pink, aqua, violet, yellow, orange... all combined together. I admit that could be a bit retina-searing sometimes, but if expertly put together... it looks something like this... I am absolutely in love with the "Jester" sofa, and the paper lanterns. Even the fruit matches! Wonderful chair covers. Dew Futuristic Wearable Mobile Device Concept by Mac Funamizu. Big Boat Dragovic Yacht With a name like Vuk Dragovic, one doesn’t need to go very far to find a unique name for any sort of design they’ve made and need to name.

Dew Futuristic Wearable Mobile Device Concept by Mac Funamizu

However! Optimus Tactus keyboard. DIY: Magnetic Spice Rack. I found this post at Bakerella over a year ago, and since then I've been determined to do this myself.

DIY: Magnetic Spice Rack

There are a few problems, though.I have a very tiny kitchen, and not enough wall space for a traditional spice rackI have limited counter space, so a counter spice rack is out as well. Simple Ideas, That Are Borderline Genius 2. Looking for more about [term]?

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Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius part 1 Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius part 3 Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius part 4. aXbo Sleepphase Alarm Clock. The Astonishing Jack by Arthur Bodolec ! Future of screen technology. 10 Most Unusual Mirrors. Razorblade Mirror.

10 Most Unusual Mirrors

Mind-bending hot tub never spills. You clearly can't fill this hot tub with water, yet when you get inside of it you're dropped into a nice, steamy pool. How's it work? The reality is just as crazy as you may have thought (well, unless you were counting on magic): the hot tub sinks down into the floor, so you get an entire tub-full when you sit down, but none of it spills out of that open side. 15 The Most Unusual Lounge Chairs In The World. Usually the lounge chair is the chair that is long enough to support the legs. Usually they are pretty comfortable have a cool but similar design and costs a fortune. Scent – Incense Stick Mood Lights by Kyu Hyun Lee & Hae Won Jo. Sweet Fragrance Of Lights Incense sticks play such an important role in our spiritual life; they exude a sense of wellbeing, peace and calmness when we light them. Keeping this in mind and taking inspiration from their soft glowing tips is the Scent – Incense Stick Mood Lights. Ten awesome inventions.

Space Saver: Engineer Spends 7 Years Building Dream Loft « Dornob. One window, about one hundred and eighty square feet … and a seven-year process of deliberating every last detail of this Seattle apartments’ design. It makes sense, in a way, since its engineer designs the interiors of (notoriously space-frugal) airplanes for a living.

The result is nothing short of an masterpiece of space-saving home engineering, with precisely calculated furniture placements, fixture choices and spatial arrangements that took Steve Sauer dozens of hours to select in almost every case. In some instances, the results were highly-specialists faucets imported from other countries … while in others, IKEA turned out to be the best fit for the need. And in yet other cases, he engineered, designed and built a solution himself. Portal Bookends. Smart Fingers Turn Your Hands into Rulers. Slideshow: Disney Cancer Center Offers High Tech Care. The latest medical technologies, health IT, and other innovations to provide care and comfort to cancer patients are deployed at the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center. 1 of 10 Philips Lighting's "Ambient Experience" allow patients to control the lighting, sounds and even music and video in their rooms to create a calming environment as they undergo radiation treatments.

The technology mixes colored LED lights with the music and also video that projects seamless images on white curved walls. Providence Health, the parent organization of the Disney cancer center, will examine how the new innovations impact patients and decide whether to extend the concepts to other facilities, said Raymond Lowe, regional director of information systems at Providence Health's Disney cancer center. Air Umbrella by Je Sung Park. Try Air To Stay Dry. 20 Multi-functional Bookcase designs. 34 Awesome Products Geeks will Love. The approach of the word geek has changed significantly over time, and there are no longer a definitive definition.

Amazing Animal Furniture Design. Michel Haillard brings the design and the baroque ideas together with astonishing mastery of inspiration.The elements that compose Haillard’s furniture have been collecting for years, the fruits of his exploration and research, his own “Tribal Pursuit” as he likes to call it. 7 Ways to Get Rid of the Bed. For LifeEdited, Graham describes his sleeping requirements: The apartment should have at least a queen size bed, ideally raised off the floor. MacBook Touch by Tommaso Gecchelin. MacBook Touch? Maybe, Just Maybe… Top 10 Creative Ways to Store Your Stuff. I live in a smallish condo, so I love these kinds of creative hacks. Water Shade by Yitu Wang. Mental_floss Blog » Gifts for the Geek Home.

Strand-craft-122006.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280x600 pixels) - Scaled (84%) Bic pen - reinventing the most popular ballpoint.