Footloose
Juniper Foo | Feb 15, 2007
What a heel. And we don't mean cad. Here's an idea that can only be dreamed up by a woman who's suffered at the tyrannical heels of vanity. Take a pair of shoes and give them the versatility to transform into either low or high heels with an easy switch for the Cinderellas out there who have to vamp it up after hours. For her deliciously simple solution, Marte de Hollander scored a Best Graduate 2006 recognition at the Faculty of Industry Design for her aptly name project Footloose. The design secret, she says, lies in the heel shape which has separate tips for both positions. "While being used in one position, the other heel tip is kept out of sight in and opening in the sole. The shoe is being transformed with a simple and quick movement: One just pulls the heel downwards to release it, after which it can be folded in or out as preferred". What can we gals say? One heel of a job, Marte!
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Availability: Patented, but not in commercial production yet
Device: High heel shoes
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Uber Shades
Juniper Foo | Feb 14, 2007
Great shades of Elvis! Not that the King was spotted sipping a Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel, but that somebody with a penchant for knives has gone Swiss Army on a pair of sunglasses. Artist-designer Rodd Miller's idea of eyewear could probably send Q into transports of delight, with ear stems that pack enough hardware licensed to kill. Of course, it's all in (or on) Miller's head. So unless someone has his sights set on producing these killer glasses, for now it's all just, erm, a shade.
See Miller's illustration close-up at americaninventorspot.com
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Device: Swiss Army shades
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Aroma USB
Juniper Foo | Feb 13, 2007
Either the world's gotten smellier. Or we've gotten less tolerant to the ripe aromas of our surroundings. Because, suddenly, there's been an onslaught of devices to lessen the bouquet, from DoCoMo/Sony Ericsson's "aroma" phone to a USB drive that dispenses calming scents. This dropped into our inbox from distributor Debreu. It's technically not a thumbdrive since there's no flash memory onboard. Instead, the device borrows from the form factor to make it easier for PC users to plug in the aroma dispenser. At the same time, it's probably tapping off the desktop power to heat the oils. Sweet scent of success? Who nose?
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Device: USB peripheral
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SOAON i-Musicer: A freaking iPod dock
Edvarcl Heng | Feb 12, 2007
Most iPod docks differ in little regard from each other. Most of the time, we think they are cookie-cut from the same plastic. While SOAON's version offers something special in the form of an SD/MMC slot (for music playback), it presents little else in terms of features from the standard iPod alarm clock/dock we've sampled. There's video-out if you own an iPod video, FM radio and a remote control on top of that. But take heart in the design of this little number. It looks cool enough to jazz up any teenager's bedroom.
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S.T.A.M.P.S. watch
Juniper Foo | Feb 12, 2007
These watches tick to an almost Swatch-like beat, being both funky and disposable. As far as versatility goes, you can wear it on your wrist (there are endless mix-and-match options), around your neck, or torn off like a postage stamp and stuck on any surface. There's no dearth of choices since you have some 200 designs to pick from, and counting. If you pooh-pooh the Chinese belief that giving someone a watch or clock for a birthday gift is considered very bad luck, then these oughta be great for that time-challenged buddy.
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Device: Watch
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