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• GPS Guided Dog
• The World Through My Eyes
• Erasing Darkness
• Electric Bike + Laptop + Phone
• Better than Skates or Skateboards; It’s Even Got Breaks

GPS Guided Dog Posted: 20 Jul 2009 02:21 AM PDT Guide Dogs for the blind folks generally come trained for taking them around the neighborhood and maybe an extra distance. This surely curtails mobility and independence in case they want to explore more than their usual territory. The Peepo GPS Device gives these people a certain degree of freedom to travel beyond the normal route. The GPS system charts the course and guides the dog to the desired destination using a series of vibrations to steer him. The two-part device comprises of a handheld GPS unit, which uses vocal commands to register the destination and map it. The second attaches to the guide dog's handle and gives subtle directions via vibration zones; L= Left, R= Right, F= Forward and up on arriving the destination, the zones simultaneously vibrate. The biggest USP of this device is that it has a touch "return home same way function", which is quite reassuring. Designer: Jason Perkins This a James Dyson Award Entry, you can vote for it here.

The World Through My Eyes Posted: 20 Jul 2009 12:45 AM PDT How would images look if we captured them on a camera that was based on the Human Eye? Taking into consideration our field of vision, optical sensory and the brain's perception of images, George Milde has developed the Human Eye Camera. This device combines modern technology with digital postproduction. When the light hits the "eye" of the camera, it is spread via a prism onto three arrange-able sensors. And like the digitalized version, this one too offers the RAW format, which is variable in focus and focal length. The outcome of images is like a stitching or overlay of pictures. Like a panorama picture that’s been curved and distorted coz the brain did not flatten the peripheral view. Designer: Georg Milde This is a James Dyson Award Entry, You can vote for it here.

Erasing Darkness Posted: 20 Jul 2009 12:02 AM PDT The big push takes the place of the little switch with this new light device by Steffen Kehrle and Julia Landsiedl for Moree. Apparently it’s difficult to dim these new energy-saving lightbulbs. They be bright. Ths solution these two designers have here is to literally block the light, the object replicating the look of a push-out eraser with a paper cover. Don’t worry though, this is made of aluminum. The Eraser is 38×13x21 centimeters at its smallest state. Anodized aluminum, PMMA. Colors: Champagne, Aluminum, with that nice little Moree tag at the base. Cord out the back with an unmistakable no-switch activation. Plug it in and watch it go. Designer: Steffen Kehrle and Julia Landsiedl for Moree

Electric Bike + Laptop + Phone Posted: 20 Jul 2009 12:01 AM PDT The Amur Leopard. Ryan McGinley’s solution to all of the modern Beijing resident’s electric bicycle needs. So you ride an electric bike all the time, right? You know it’s kinda basically difficult to transport anything other than yourself. What this little thang has is a spot for your laptop case under the seat. Not only that, it’s got a built-in navigational/communication device for you drive n text n crashers. The spot under the seat is big enough to fit up to a suitcase down to a laptop case. Don’t put cats in there though, there’s no air holes. The map device is basically the same as a smart-phone, but it’s built into the bike. Email, internet, and maps. Fashionable. Designer: Ryan McGinley NOTE: This is a James Dyson Award entry, you can vote for it at James Dyson

Better than Skates or Skateboards; It’s Even Got Breaks Posted: 20 Jul 2009 12:00 AM PDT It's not a half-baked attempt to tout a new Segway and neither is it replacing the rollerblades; StepGlider is in a league of its own. Using the natural swagger of us humans as its inspiration, this new kind of travel mode guarantees stability as it causes a linear locomotion which gives us a sense of safety. As Thomas describes it, "The momentum is caused by the correlation between walking and a force among the hands and a gearbox, through which an accelerated movement is obtained." You can't expect the older generation adopting StepGlider, but the weary middle-age folks may find it a fascinating ride. It is a comforting thought to know that it has a breaking system in place and all you need to practice is your natural walk, for it to glide. Check out the video that makes this mode of transportation an easy breeze. Designer: Thomas Van Halewyck PS: This is a James Dyson Award Entry, so you may want to vote it up here.

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