Posts Tagged office gadgets
POD Lamp with docking station
Posted by admin in Audio Gadgets, iPod Gadgets on July 16th, 2010
If you’re trying to set up a desk in a dorm room you have to be smart about the space you use up. That usually means working solely on a laptop and all of your other gadgets need to do double duty. This POD Lamp might be worth adding to the list of gadgets to pick up before August comes around. The light moves to all sorts of angles, plus it can hold and charge your iPod within the base of the light.
The base also helps with cable management since the cord for your MP3 player of choice just slips through the bottom of the lamp. It features a 13 watt bulb that is said to last up to 10,000 hours, so it should last through any studying you might do throughout the year. The light itself can function at multiple heights and angles, you just have to find the one that works for you. You can purchase one of these for $69.99 through OttLite.
Source: ChipChick
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Dog Lamp Desk Organizer
Posted by admin in Future Concepts on June 29th, 2010
If you’re feeling a little crafty, this could make a weekend project for those of you not scared off by wiring jobs. This isn’t a kit that’s up for purchase, but the idea might be enough to give you some ideas on how to make your own version of this sort of thing. This dog design makes it perfect for kids who want to have their own desk space to work on school projects.
On the inside of the mouth is a light that makes the eyes glow once the rest of the lights are out. Then on the back of the dog is a spot to hold all sorts of small office supplies like pens, markers and scissors. If you are using it for a kids room you might make sure that the wires are extra secure, so they don’t go accidentally tugging too hard on it. This particular dog is a design by David Zhang, who hopefully will get some kits out for those of us that aren’t the best at woodworking.
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Takoyaki Adaptor makes charging pretty
Posted by admin in Future Concepts on May 10th, 2010
Most of us have resigned ourselves to just using those tan or white powerstrips to keep all of our gadgets up and running. Sure, they’re by no means attractive, but they do the job well enough that we cope with the plain looks. Thankfully, at least designers are still putting out an effort to come up with new and interesting ways to keep things powered. Not only does this plug look pretty, but it offers an extra twist that makes the gadget more convenient.
When you plug in a device, a ring around the socket will instantly light up with a pretty blue light. If you pop off one of the balls it can be converted to charge your cellphone wirelessly. You just lay your dead cellphone on the right spot and it’ll come back to life again. Sadly the Takoyaki Adaptor is currently a concept design and nothing more.
Source: TechFresh
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Crows Nest Anti-Pirate UAV
Posted by admin in Future Concepts on May 10th, 2010
I found this interesting concept vehicle this morning, but I don’t think it is properly named. It is called the Crows Nest Anti-Pirate UAV.
Now, you are probably thinking that this is some new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle that is designed to take out pirates. Sounds cool, doesn’t it? Like some sort of brand-new series like Pirate Busters. It could be fictional action show or reality show.
However, you should know that this UAV is just 12 inches tall and 24 inches long. Yeah, that’s sort of like sending a model airplane to hit someone in the face. I suppose that could knock the wind out of a pirate. Best case scenerio, it could knock them off of the ship.
Har! I do be thinkin’ that the Crows Nest Anti-Pirate UAV is the bane of my existence. Those things are tough to swat!
You hear what I am saying. These things are not designed to take on pirate single-handed. I think the purpose of this UAV is either a toy or something to prevent piracy overall. After all, it comes with an HD video camera on board, as well as a GPS so the UAV knows where its going.
Well, I can’t wait to see if this ever gets to be mass-produced. I suppose we’ll either have the latest flying toy or a new way of patrolling the seas.
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Brainwave Desktop microwave
Posted by admin in Future Concepts on May 3rd, 2010
This concept microwave oven is something that I could use in my kitchen, or better yet, my office desk.
I’m going to steal an old ad campaign slogan from Oldsmobile and say “this is not your father’s microwave”. Just to let you know, my father’s microwave oven had a dial you had to hand-crank to set the time. Just thought I would let you know how advanced we are in comparison to the early 80’s.
Yeah, this BrainWave microwave oven is far more advanced. It has a USB port, for one. Some of you might wonder what this is good for. Imagine a microwave that is hooked up to your computer that lets you know when your food is ready.
It also has an RFID scanner. The RFID scanner is made to work with pre-packaged food, so you can scan the built-in RFID chip out of the package, and the oven will automatically know how long and how hot to heat your food for you.
Of course, this BrainWave desktop microwave oven is just a concept. (All the good tech is, for some reason.) Something tells me that we might be looking at an age where we just take a microwave-ready meal out of the fridge, scan the chip, and dinner is almost ready.
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Post-It Assualt Rifle: Not as cool as you might think
Posted by admin in Future Concepts on April 29th, 2010
I think what you are seeing here is a dream of any disgruntled office worker: a gun that can shoot Post-its.
I hope you aren’t too upset when I tell you that this is merely a concept, and I’m guessing that the gun in the photo is nothing more than some sort of mock-up.
So you can forget about your dreams of shooting post-its until you have covered up a man. (Think about the poster for Office Space if you need a visual aid.)
This is what the designer Alex Marshall does want to do with it:
This concept would contain an air reservoir which could be either battery or mechanically powered and a mechanical arm to push the post-it from the magazine… I did some basic testing and found that it would require a significant amount of air without this arm separating it from the post-it stack so this justifies the arm.
I believe this would shoot rolled up Post-its, really. Nothing that you could really write on, maybe.
I guess I just have a dream of stalking people with a gun that would allow any message I want to be stuck to them. Of course, I would have to write those messages in advance, wouldn’t I?
Yeah, this Post-it gun is just not as cool as I wanted it to be.
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UPS stands for Universal Packing System now
Posted by admin in Future Concepts on April 22nd, 2010
I don’t know about you, but I really hate shipping things. It never fits in the box just perfectly.
Not that I am OCD about the whole thing, but you usually have to pack things in with a bunch of newspaper or Styrofoam popcorn into order to make it tight in the box, and flat on top. This are, of course, prime shipping conditions.
Fortunately, there is UPS. Now, I am not talking about the United Parcel Service. This is the Universal Packing System, a box that can be folded or bended to fit just about anything.
You will note how the box has X-shaped creases in it that will allow it to assume the shape of practically any size of box. Not only that, but it can assume the shape of whatever odd thing that you want to pack, like that thing on the left.
What is that thing packed there, by the way? It looks like some sort of body pillow. It’s nice for the UPS to keep that thing in its shape, even if I can only describe it as “shapeless”.
Unfortunately, the UPS is just a concept for now, but it doesn’t look like it would be very difficult to make, would it? In other words, let’s mass produce as much Universal Packing Systems as we can, but make certain that it is recyclable.
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Bring TIM! time management clock
Posted by admin in Clock Gadgets on April 15th, 2010
They say that time is money, so why not let the bill ring up right in front of your eyes with the Bring TIM! time management clock? After all, this unique timepiece will display the total cost of everyone’s time with each second that passes by, and once the cost is clearly displayed and impressed upon people’s minds, all discussions are supposed to become brief, topical and productive. Of course, it could have the other effect of prolonging a meeting simply because people attending it are too puffed up in their heads that they think they’re worth so much. Doubling up as an office clock, this makes a great gift to any boss! Bring TIM! retails for $24.99 a pop.
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aTable features hollow legs
Posted by admin in Future Concepts on April 6th, 2010
Any furniture that helps to organize those unruly cables is worth looking over. This simplistic looking desk would allow for you to appear clutter free. Even though deep down in those table legs it conceals a mess of cords that used to constantly be in your way. The aTable even keeps its name nice and simple. Now if only all things could be this minimal and clean.
As you can probably tell from the picture, each of the legs has an escape hole at the bottom. Then at the top there’s a hole to feed your cords down to the outlets that you’re using. Sure, it doesn’t have any drawer storage or a keyboard drawer, but if you’re just working on your laptop, it’d work great. The table is made out of glass-reinforced plastic to make it extra stiff. The legs themselves are actually removable. This was designed by Beautus Kopp, who is a graduate of the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design. Right now the table is just a concept design and not actually up for sale.
Source: GadgetLab
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COOL LEAF could change the face of mobile devices
Posted by admin in Future Concepts on March 3rd, 2010
I don’t know about you, but what I see in these pictures is the future of mobile devices.
This is actually the COOL LEAF, a new series of input devices designed by Minebea, a Japanese company. As you can see, the surfaces of this keyboard, calculator, and remote control have a mirrored surface to them that is just as good as a real mirror.
You may notice that there isn’t “stand-out” buttons on this guy, but these “non-physical” buttons are just as good. It looks like the mirrored surface is water-resistant, too.
How can this work? It uses a special film made by a Japanese chemical company Toray on top, an electrostatic capacity type touch panel with force sensors beneath, and a backlight as a bottom layer.
I don’t know about you, but I would be very interested in seeing a future where the Φ-QWERTY, Φ-Calcs, and Φ-Remotes have completely taken over. Yes, that is what they are called, and I had to copy/paste those names from my source, as my computer did not have a “Φ” key. I would highly consider renaming these device before they are mass-marketed like Phi-QWERTY, Phi-Calculator, and Phi-remote.
I wonder what it would be like to have a Phi-Cellphone? Would it be a candybar, clamshell, or could you make a slider out of the thing? Hey, could we change the i-Phone so it has the COOL LEAF’s mirrored surface?
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