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Opinion: Making Dumbbells "Smart" is Dumb
Using freeweights is a low-tech way to work out. But Chinese manufacturer Julu Smart Tech reckons changing the weights on dumbbells is too onerous, and that technology is the answer. Their Smart...
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New Winning Image for "I Voted" Sticker: A Jacked Werewolf
Two years ago, a New York county held a contest, among teenagers, to design an "I Voted" sticker. The winner was 14-year-old Hudson Rowan, who penned this gem:At the time, we wrote that Rowan's entry...
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Industrial Designer with a Sore Throat Gets a Product Idea
Here's an example of taking design inspiration from the objects around you. Industrial designer Adam Miklosi had a sore throat. When he pulled some lozenges out of his backpack, he found his phone...
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Industrial Design Student Work: A High-Capacity Autonomous Cargo Hauling System
This concept is by Fabien Otto, an Industrial Design student at Germany's Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences. It calls for autonomous, modular drive platforms that split in half to...
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From Craftsy to Designey Bird Feeders
I'm lucky enough to live in a natural environment where I'm surrounded by birds. For those who need to attract them, it's easy enough to make your own bird feeder.For those who prefer to spend, the...
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3D Printing Metal Successfully Achieved in Space
A decade ago, an experiment on the International Space Station successfully conducted 3D printing in space, using plastic. But plastic isn't very useful for making say, durable replacement parts. So...
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Cat-Friendly Furniture Concepts
These tongue-in-cheek cat-friendly furniture concepts are by Taiwanese furniture designer Jing-Cyuan Tang, a/k/a Sunriu.Now that cats have come to dominate the internet, I do think these would sell...
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A Thoughtful Trucker Tries to Design a Safer Bike Light
Cyclists can be hard for motorists to see, particularly motorists in larger vehicles. British trucker Jay Singh observed this firsthand, having spent decades driving a hauling truck around the UK....
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Extreme Space Saving: Architects Design 74-Square-Foot Apartment for Themselves
Architects Beatriz Ramo and Bernd Upmeyer have designed a 74-square-foot apartment that they will use as a second home. The couple, who hail from Spain and Germany respectively, are based in Rotterdam;...
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EV Owners: Is Tire Noise a Problem?
Since I don't own an EV, I can't tell if this is a real problem, or something cooked up by manufacturers. Apparently, EVs are so quiet that the noise of the tires becomes, according to these companies,...
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An AI-Driven Industrial Design Database
PatSeer, a company that helps users do patent searches, has created a new service for industrial design firms and manufacturers. The problem the service was designed to solve, is as follows:"In the...
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Huawei's Tri-Folding Smartphone Expands to Tablet Size
Huawei has developed a smartphone that tri-folds out into a tablet. Closed, the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design offers a 6.4" screen; unfold one panel, and it's a 7.9" screen; open the whole thing, and...
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Industrial Design Case Study: Updating Classic Aluminum Suitcases
When Zero Halliburton wanted to update their classic suitcases, they turned to industrial design consultancy Pensa. "Known for products built on quality, durability, strength, and luxury," the firm...
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Core77 Weekly Roundup (9-9-24 to 9-13-24)
Here's what we looked at this week:Form follows function: The Evolv, a minimalist electric delivery vehicle by Astheimer Design. Opinion: Making dumbbells "smart" is dumb. Here's a misguided use of...
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Experimental Design Lab Nervous System's Bismuth Crystal Puzzles
Seen under a microscope, elements and bismuth crystals are visually mind-blowing. Well aware of this is Nervous System, the experimental design lab whose sculptures we showed you here. The company...
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A Desktop GIF Displayer?
This seems like a silly throwaway object, and to me it is. But it says something about the divide between the digital and the physical, and attempts to bridge them. As people's lives are increasingly...
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Modernist Open-Ear Can-Style Headphones from Japan
Open-ear headphones are having their moment. They've found a market in runners, cyclists, factory workers, parents, and others who want to take in a podcast or music while maintaining situational...
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Extra UI for Your Computer: The Creator Micro
It would be fun to see what archeologists make of this object, if they dig one up in the future. This Creator Micro, by Montreal-based tech company Work Louder, is designed for power users of...
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A Throwable Panoramic Thermal Camera and Two-Way Speaker
Such a creative solution: This grapefruit-sized object is a throwable panoramic camera. Called the Pit Viper 360, it was developed by a company called Bounce Imaging. It's covered with six cameras and...
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Upcoming "Universal Methods Of Ethical Design" Book
Universal Methods of Ethical Design is an upcoming book by design researchers Sai Shruthi Chivukula and Colin M. Gray. Aimed at socially responsible designers seeking processes to model, the book is...
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