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• Many Reasons To Smile And X-mas Delivery!
• Put A Brake In Your Shower
• First Aid First!
• The Last Straw
• Different Ways To Juice
• Yanko Claus: Win a 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Mouse
• United Nations Goes ANT
• A Shape in the Broken Mirror
• The Book on The Side

Many Reasons To Smile And X-mas Delivery! Posted: 21 Dec 2009 03:55 AM PST The YD Store gives you many reasons to smile! For the moment there are some super artistic gifts ideas to choose from and they come with the vouch that they will be delivered by Christmas Day! The offer is valid for delivery within the United States, and since every minute is precious at this juncture, you better head to the options, Superfast! Where: YD Store

Put A Brake In Your Shower Posted: 21 Dec 2009 02:34 AM PST There has been no dearth in designs that harp about water conservation, and adding to the list is the Shower Brake. This one suggests that we kinda allot ourselves a quota, and use that bit only. The water controller sucks in a designated amount of water (when pushed up) that is ideally sufficient for a shower. As the quota depletes, the visual stats of the controller descends at a constant rate, letting you know how much water you used over number of minutes. The time of the shower is directly proportional to the amount of water used. So basically, you use the various knobs to control the amount of water you use, at a desired pressure and temperature. The sand-clock vibe that it exudes is meant to awaken your eco-water-conservation-consciousness. In short, if you go to crank up the controller again, you should feel guilty of splurging water. Designers: Sang-in Lee & Dae hyun Kim

First Aid First! Posted: 21 Dec 2009 01:30 AM PST Theories on how to treat burn injuries keep changing from time to time. Like, when I was growing up, minor (superficial) burns were treated with some tooth-paste. Little while later, mom leant that running cold water was good, and some time later ice-cubes were recommended. Now I'm still not sure which of these would be the most efficient ways of treating burn injuries, but I do know that first-aid devices like this Burnaid –Emergency Medical Device will be better than speculations. Burnaid is an emergency medical device to treat burn wounds within the first 30 minutes of receiving burn injury. The first thirty minutes are important coz otherwise the wound "cools down and the chance to reduce the extent of injury is gone." Burnaid reduces pain, tissue damage and scarring. Apparently the temperature of the coolant is quite important while treating burn-wounds, which is 12-15 degrees Celsius. Burnaid uses planar Peltier cooling on a flexible polyamide substrate offering greater efficiency than traditional Peliter coolers and lower maintenance. Features: Temperature controlled cooling Flexible – wrap around different areas of body Autoclavable – for sterilization in high pressure steam at 134 degrees Celsius Thin and lightweight – for greater flexibility and reduce the weight load on the wound Re-usable – can be autoclaved and re-used To comply with AS/ISO10993 and AS/NZS3200 standards Materials used in this product are: Aluminum Polyester Polythylene Foil – to act as insulators for Peltier cooler and artwork is able to be printed on the first layer Polyamide film – a substrate with high thermal and electrical properties, used as a flexible printed circuit board which holds the Peltier cooler, Thingery MEC battery and circuitry Polyethylene Shape retaining plastic – the ability to hold its shape after being flexed, to hold the device after being applied on the wound Random Copolymer Polyproplene – film used in the water gel pack Water Gel – to provide the patient with the cooling effect of water and soft cushioning Xeroform Wound dressing – a non-aherant wound dressing to provide wound protection from physical damage and bacteria. Designer: Frankie Ngan

The Last Straw Posted: 21 Dec 2009 01:15 AM PST No idioms or preachy ideas here, just plain and simple Straw re-designing. Flatten the tube; roll it around a wheel like how you get those tape-gums. Use alternate cheaper materials and voilà you have the "Pluck Out The Straw". The only thing useful I see form this design, is the smaller packaging of the product. How far will this go in cutting cost, or making a lifestyle difference is left to be seen. Designer: Deok-geun Han

Different Ways To Juice Posted: 21 Dec 2009 01:00 AM PST Juice is quite the apt name for this multifaceted charger. It sports a USB outlet at one end, and two slots for charging batteries at the side. These side slots are called Air Holder and can hold two different sizes in battery for recharging. The main unit works as an AC adapter and stores "juice" for your devices. LED lights on the body indicate charge-levels and the whole thing is offered as a sleek ingenious mobile charger. Cool to know that this design will be out in Japan and Taiwan early next year…US will soon follow. Designer: Hiroaki Tanaka for Nobil

Yanko Claus: Win a 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Mouse Posted: 21 Dec 2009 12:44 AM PST We’re still filled with the gift of giving so here’s your chance to win a SpaceNavigator 3D Mouse from our friends at 3Dconnexion. To enter for a chance to win, first follow them on Twitter, then tell me if you’ve been naughty or nice this year. No lying because I’ll totally double check on my “Naughty or Nice” list. You’ve got til 11:59 PM PST tonight. We’re gifting something away almost everyday this month so check back! Sponsor: 3Dconnexion Redefine the way you work with 3D applications. Pan, zoom and rotate as if you are holding the model in your hand of fly like a helicopter through three-dimensional worlds. It’s a level of control that’s simply not possible with a traditional mouse and keyboard. Whether you’re creating dazzling 3D models or exploring virtual worlds, SpaceNavigator’s superior navigation experience sets your imagination free!

United Nations Goes ANT Posted: 21 Dec 2009 12:15 AM PST Rollin on six wheels bringin some gear. The A.N.T. vehicle is first and foremost an aid vehicle. ANT stands for Aid Necessities Transporter, mover of food, water, medical supplies, and housing units. And what you’re gonna love the most is the fabulous way it takes on and drops off it’s extremely helpful cargo. First, it’s name isn’t only clever, it has to do with the weight it can bear: 10-50 times it’s own weight, and it’s quick efficient ability to move over any terrain. It’s got two modes: transport mode and rapid mode. In transport mode it carries slightly less than conventional supply trucks, but with much quicker transport time and over much more insane terrain. In rapid mode, the front rotates 90 degrees downward for, yes, even more RAPID return for more supplies. The wheels are individually powered. The load is often a temporary housing unit. These units transform with a simple rotation of it’s side panels. Inside can be found medical supplies, food, and water. Also contained within is electricity and clean water generators. Since the vehicle is meant to travel in groups, each one provides only accommodation for one driver. And if I was in the UN, that one person would be me! And I would drive it straight to the moon, Alice… Straight to the moon! Designer: Brian Lee

A Shape in the Broken Mirror Posted: 21 Dec 2009 12:02 AM PST A Shape in the Broken Mirror of our lives! Or not quite that dramatic. Lovely, though! The lights you’re about to experience are inspired by broken glass mirrors and windows. But while a broken mirror breaks, it basically looses its function, these “Broken Mirror” lights rely on those cracks for shedding! Shedding the light of beauty. That’s what’s up. In each of these Broken Mirror lights you’ll find a familiar shape, a bit of nature, a bit of light. I’m not sure these would be entirely full-family friendly, as they might prove extra breakable when a toddler gets at them, but for you single lamp-loving folks out there, awesome! Designer: Hye-Yeon Kim

The Book on The Side Posted: 21 Dec 2009 12:01 AM PST Turn your book upon it’s side, and do not dare you put a soda upon it. Designer Aïssa Logerot turned the book on it’s longer end and found that turning the bookcase on the same axis made for a great way to loosen the space normally taken up by that case on the wall for paintings! Logerot is a furniture maker too, though, so perhaps a dislike for coffee tables came into play! Yes indeed, in addition to studying industrial design, Aïssa Logerot studied furniture and cabinetmaking at Ecole Boulle. He aims to be both simple and discreet, discreet and practical. How would this work out for you, book owners? Wood it be more excellent for you to have this horizontal case, or the more common bookcase today, the vertical? Photography: Véronique Huyghe Designer: Aïssa Logerot

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