this is totally aewsome.. very creative….!
Designer: Lu Yi
Lu Yi says:
The structure of the lighting battery is quite simple. We change nothing in the traditional battery structure, but install the minitype LED in the opening of the separatrix of anode and cathode on the top (or bottom) of the battery and conceal the conductive foil beneath the battery package film, which simplifies on/off function. The advantages of such an easy structure are as follows:
- Nothing has been changed in the traditional battery structure and changes in the production process of lighting batteries are slight. Therefore, it is easy for production.
- The lighting structure does not occupy any battery space and consequently it will not have any impact on the capacity of the battery.
- The increased parts are minitype LED and conductive foil, which are cheap. Therefore, the production cost is comparatively low.
- LED boasts a pretty long service life, so recycling is achievable and it is more environmentally friendly. We can see that such low costs and tiny amelioration may enhance so many new functions of a battery.
A Novel Idea and I guess a good business too … This company “CHARACTER OY” in Helsinki, recycles old display signs and logos are taken down and demolished. The characters are recycled into individual design objects. by dismantling the letters, cleaning them up and with a new transformer, LED lights and the power cord, they are put back together.
A bit dear but I would like an “N” please!
The letters are protected against rain (IP23). The re-installed LED’s have a life span of 30 000 hours. This procedure has been tested to meet the European electricity standards.
A Kid friendly British architect built his family’s dream home, resulting in a subterranean fun house… a place to called home for parents and kids alike…
This is what the results are when kids have their say in Architecture … Great Idea!
These guys make living in shipping containers and water pipes look like fantasy …
Designer Adams Kalkin proposed an extra portable house Illy Push The Button House made inside a standard shipping container, that by means of hydraulic system in terms of pushing the button unfold to a house that reveals a kitchen, dinning room, living room and bedroom and even a library. The only problem is an absence of the roof.
Via Modern Architecture & Design news
Ever thought of getting your Goldfish into a stunt school … Well! there is none , even if you wanted one. BUT dont despair… there is this training kit , that claims to give you knowhow and tools of the trade to train your Gold Fish to do some monkey tricks.
R2 Fish Training School Kit
The R2 Fish Training School Kit is a complete training system that includes everything you need to teach your fish over 10 amazing tricks (including soccer, football, basketball, limbo, fetch, tunnels, and more!)
Takes just three minutes to watch this video … watch it, No stunt fish invovled or special effects used! Just your friendly neighbourhood Goldfish.
So now you want to get one too, right … ? http://www.r2fishschool.com/
D-ROLL , stands for “digital roll,” a concept portable computer that might soon take us away far away from the traditional portable computer that looks like a notebook. New emerging technologies like fold-able keyboards and flexible screens makes D-Roll possible. Its based on the looks of paper scroll can be carried it like a purse!
Doesn’t that make you Droooolllll!
Water will be a rare commodity soon! Or rather it already is … Earlier we understand this fact and start conserving , better for us and the future. These three gizmos may be not totally practical , in terms of costs and current recession cycle but they are too good to be just ignored. These gizmos save/conserve water while showering and more than that they can be a constant reminder that we need to save water every time we see them in our shower …
Designers: Nallieli Santamaraia, Brad Smith, Franklin Crosby, Raymond Bessemer, Sergio Coronado & Sean Whang
REFRESH-N-REMIND displays the amount of water you used in the earlier shower you had and how much you are currently using , which probably intuitively tells us to use a little less than earlier.
REDUCE-YOUR-USE Mat has embedded sensors that switch on the shower as soon as you get within the cascade range, and automatically switches it off, when we move away.
RELAX-N-REUSE Seat is probably the simplest of the ideas. This consists of a seat that you sit whilst bathing. The gaps in the seat lead the water to storage pitchers that collect your used bath water. This water can be recycled for watering plants etc. Oh and we already do that in our native place, where the bath outlet directly runs into the palm fields … 
Save Water & Happy Recycling
Now thats an idea , that I can take to my grave … literally. This DIY bookcase-slash-coffin will hold your possessions in life and you in your grave.
Remember to teach some to dismantle and reassemble this into a coffin , before you say Adieu!
Oh Well! we Hindus, can take anything with us to the grave …. any wooden shelves, Cupboard, Cot, Bed etc … any thing that can burn actually!
Via gizmodo
