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| Posted: 19 Feb 2009 03:51 AM PST Cooka takes away the theory that silver is only meant for cutlery and ornamental purposes. This unique tabletop electrical cooking device uses silver in its design quite generously. Banking on its thermal conductivity properties, the cooking plates use the metal effectively to heat up the utensils fast and cool down the unit even faster. The distinctive design of Cooka makes it resemble a table mat and quite like it, you can fold it up and stow it away, till the next cooking session. The silver plates are surrounded by tiny holes that constantly blow out a stream of hot air around the utensil, so that excess heat is not lost during cooking. Also integrated to the plates is an electric coil for heating it. This entire setup is housed in a body of non-toxic LSR - Liquid Silicon Rubber. This is ideal because LSR can sustain itself in a range of temperatures (-60 °C to 280 °C). Can Cooka prove it self when I cook my famous Biryani, which takes almost 2 hours to cook? I sure hope so! Designer: Maurizio Maiorana        |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2009 01:55 AM PST I know many of you don't take very kindly to ideas that proclaim to be GREEN, but lets give this Blister Radio a chance to explain itself. Replacing the usual injection-molded casing with vacuum-formed packaging components, this little fella' is made from PLA. For the uninitiated, PLA is biodegradable, thermoplastic, aliphatic polyester got from renewable resources like cornstarch and sugarcane. As expected of a radio, all elementary essentials are present to make you music-happy. Designer: Klaus Rosburg     |
| What’s a Library with no Books in it? Posted: 19 Feb 2009 01:23 AM PST Books are obsolete! Says the new knowledge seeker who learns by barraging themselves with internets. But I learn by turning the page! Says the traditional reader. That’s just it! Mattis Myhra imagines a library of the future where students of all learning disciplines can gather together in education, (books included.) Myhra suggests that these two people : the book reader and the, shall we say, modern reader, are divided by lines of age. I suggest otherwise. I’ve got a sister that doesn’t read blogs of any sort - while my mother, on the other hand, has just joined Facebook. We live in a transitional period. Everyone is learning differently. On to the library! Myhra’s concept is a building where all people can gather and supply themselves with words! As you’ll read with the examples below, each element combined creates what amounts to a full-blown community center. This place is a giant. Multi-leveled, (as all great libraries should be), ready for the future, and full of possibility. This library is made to be set in Bjørvika - a harbour in Oslo, Norway. But from what I’m seeing here, it’d be home in many cities around the world. What would you like to see in your ideal city library? Designer: Mattis Myhra     |
| Flex Insulin Pump Overcomes Diabetes, Fear of Leeches Posted: 18 Feb 2009 09:55 AM PST For all the active diabetes sufferers, Ellaluna Taylor has designed the Flex insulin pump system that acts as a “unique prosthetic skin” that is worn naturally under clothing as a discreet glucose management solution. Packaged with a PDA-like glucose eReader for interfacing with the device, the device makes use of soft battery technology and the MEMS Nano Pump for increased dosage accuracy and reliability. Now if only you could pair this with the Glucose Tattoo, you’d be the coolest kid on the block… with diabetes. Designer: Ellaluna Taylor     |
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