Utilisant le nouveau morceau « Come Get It Bae » de Pharrell en featuring avec Miley Cyrus, la nouvelle campagne World of Redbull 2014 permet de mettre en avant ses athlètes de l’extrême en action, à l’image de Sally Fitzgibbons et Jamie O’Brien en surf ou encore le plongeur Orlando Duque pour ne citer qu’eux.
Before you discard your old cell phone, think of the possibility of it lighting up a child’s life. Allow me to explain, data suggests that millions of phones are discard globally but very few make it to the recycle bin. If we take a fraction of these discarded phones and convert them into a low-cost camera for the under-privileged, then we can encourage a new breed of trigger-happy kids.
Pacam is a 2013 red dot award: design concept winning project.
Designed by Lee Jee won, Lee Yong ho, Lee Juan
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Being practical is the main reason behind shunning Siri, speakers and mobile connectivity in this new iWatch concept. As a typical SmartWatch, this concept hosts some very non-typical features. For example, to save on battery consumption, the design includes solar energy and wireless recharging. Siri and cellular connectivity are not included because of their power draining capabilities.
The designer hopes that the imaginative iOS 7 will have off-line Maps integration. Design-wise buttons and holes are not a part of the deal. This is because watches are used to rough usage; fewer buttons and slots mean lesser damages and more room for the battery. A notification via vibrations is perhaps its best feature and something most SmartWatches should consider. Overall a near representation of time!
Designer: Cristian Tomas Moyano
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News: a conductive rug that can detect movement and call for help if someone has fallen over has been developed by German firm Future-Shape.
Called the SensFloor, the two-millimetre-thick textile underlay can be installed beneath flexible floor coverings like tiles and parquet.
The system measures capacitance – changes to the local electric field caused by a person or any other conductive object coming near the sensors. The process is the same as that you would find on your touchscreen phone, said a spokesperson from Future-Shape.
Based on the area of disturbance to the electric field, the sensors can tell if a person is standing on the floor or lying on it. It can even tell the difference between a liquid spill and a person.
The developers of SensFloor believe it can offer a discreet way of monitoring people living alone or the elderly, and alert support staff if a fall is detected.
The system was recently installed in a nursing home in Alsace, France. It monitors 70 rooms and turns a light on when a resident first puts their feet on the floor. It calls the nurses’ station when it detects a fall.
“In the first four months, we had 28 falls discovered by our system and none were false alarms,” said SensFloor research and development director Alex Steinhage. “One nurse told us that she wouldn’t have seen one of the falls because the person fell on the far side of the bed where she wouldn’t have been discovered.”
Each square metre of the fabric features four radio modules and proximity sensors that can track the speed and direction of a person’s movement. It can track the movement of several people at once, including those in wheelchairs. The information is then passed to a separate control unit where it can be analysed in real time.
Because the technology doesn’t rely on physical contact, it can be laid under other flooring such as carpets, tile or wood.
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turns the floor into a giant touchscreen appeared first on Dezeen.
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: designer Eric Klarenbeek, who displayed a chair made out of 3D-printed fungus at Dutch Design Week in October, says the technique could be used to create larger, more complex structures.
Klarenbeek‘s Mycelium chair, which takes its name from the extensive threadlike root structure of fungi, combines organic matter with bioplastics to make a light and strong composite material that can be 3D-printed.
Klarenbeek found that fungus grows quickly on straw, so used powdered straw mixed with water and mycelium to make an aggregate that could be 3D-printed.
“We adapted the 3D-printer and invented a way to print straw injected with mycelium. By infusing this mushroom it acts as a kind of glue so that all these straw parts [combine] together and as soon as you dry it you get a kind of cork material, which is all bound together,” says Klarenbeek.
The chair’s exterior is also 3D-printed, but is made from a bioplastic, against which the mycelium root structure grows. Klarenbeek leaves the fungus to spread throughout the 3D-printed structure, reinforcing it in the process.
“Our main purpose was to find a combination between the robot, or the machine, and to have these two work together to create a new material which could be applicable for any product,” explains Klarenbeek.
He claims the material has many possible applications. “It could be a table, or a whole interior, and that’s where it becomes interesting for me. It’s really strong, solid, lightweight and insulating, so we could build a house!”
The music featured in the movie is a track by Kobi Glas. You can listen to his music on Dezeen Music Project.
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From time-to-time, I’ll think about this post I read on Apartment Therapy back in 2010. For whatever reason, the post stuck with me. The advice in the post espouses The Rule of One, which breaks down like this:
Keep the things you own (especially technology) down to only one.
I like the idea, but am still trying to figure out if I can apply it to everything in my life. I certainly need to have more than one shirt, for instance. But, in other areas, could it make sense for me? I especially like this insight:
Listening to music? One iPod. One speaker set … Hold on to that one item for as long as possible.
Like I said, it’s impractical for me to apply the Rule of One to all aspects of my possessions. I have several baseball hats and I like to wear them all, so I don’t imagine I’ll ever get rid of all but one of them. But, a quick glance at my iPhone reveals a problem. I have seven weather applications. I’ve also got four note-taking apps and four camera apps. Yes, each does something unique, but honestly none of them is markedly different than the other. I don’t need all four camera apps, for instance, and should decide on one “keeper.” The rest are clutter in that they consume precious storage space on my iPhone and clutter my mind, as I must stop and choose one every time I want to take a picture.
I also like Nguyen’s advice to “hold on to that item for as long as possible.” My Internet buddy Patrick Rhone of Minimal Mac has written about this topic several times. In an article called “The Season of Stuff,” he gives good, pre-emptive uncluttering advice for the holiday season:
You can pledge to get rid of an amount of stuff equal to the amount you receive. You can let those who love you know that you do not want more stuff but want something less tangible instead (breakfast in bed, money for a favorite charity, etc.). Ask for specific stuff you really truly need that will add years of value to your life on a daily basis.
Now, if you have superfluous tech that you’d like to get rid of, don’t just bring it to the dump. There are several ways to recycle it responsibly:
Look at the tech you use every day and decide, is any of this superfluous? Can I follow the Rule of One in this area of my life? If so, unclutter the extraneous items and enjoy having fewer distractions.
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Afin de promouvoir son concept car Kwid, Renault nous propose une vidéo avec un univers coloré, futuriste et pop voulant retranscrire l’univers de cette voiture tournée vers l’avenir. Un réalisation signée par UFO et une post-production Mathematic sous l’égide de l’agence Dream On, et un design sonore d’Adorable Studio.
News: American 3D printing firm 3D Systems has created a robotic suit that combines printed parts with motorised components to help paralysed patients stand and walk.
3D Systems claimed that its Ekso-Suit, which fits onto the user’s legs and back to support the natural walking motion, is the “first ever 3D printed hybrid Exoskeleton robotic suit”.
The suit was custom-designed for a specific “test pilot” called Amanda Boxtel, who was paralysed from the waist-down after a skiing accident in 1992.
Boxtel’s thighs, shins and spine were 3D-scanned to create a three-dimensional digital model on which the shapes of the flexible printed parts of the exoskeleton are based.
This process enabled the designers to create a support structure that is a perfect fit for Boxtel’s body and provides a framework for the mechanical actuators and controls that power the suit, which were developed by California-based exoskeleton specialist, Ekso Bionics.
Shifts in the user’s weight activate sensors connected to battery-powered motors that drive the legs, resulting in a natural and weight-bearing gait despite the lack of muscular function.
Boxtel tested the suit by walking around the Hungarian capital, Budapest, at an event hosted by Californian higher education institution Singularity University.
“After years of dreaming about it, I am deeply grateful and thrilled to be making history by walking tall in the first ever 3D printed Ekso-Suit, made specifically for me,” said Boxtel.
“This project represents the triumph of human creativity and technology that converged to restore my authentic functionality in a stunningly beautiful, fashionable and organic design,” she added.
3D Systems president and CEO Avi Reichental said: “I believe that the most beautiful and functional designs have already been patented by nature, and inspired by Amanda’s incredible spirit, we were able to harness nature’s beauty with 3D printed functionality and freedom of creation to allow her body and spirit to soar.”
The South Carolina firm is engaged in other projects that use 3D scanning and printing technologies to create customised devices for medical applications including preoperative surgery, surgical drill and saw guides, dentistry and orthodontics.
“3D Systems has long been a pioneer in patient-specific devices, integrating our cutting-edge 3D capabilities with robotics to better serve humanity opens new and unimaginable frontiers,” added Reichental.
The robotic components of the suit are based on technologies that Ekso Bionics has been developing since 2005. The company’s products help to augment the user’s strength and its HULC (Human Universal Load Carrier) suit has been tested by the American military as a way of enhancing the capabilities of soldiers in the field.
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paralysed users walk again appeared first on Dezeen.
Après le projet New York, l’illustrateur estonien Eiko Ojala a décidé de représenter la marque Intel pour une campagne publicitaire avec des illustrations minimalistes aux couleurs d’Intel et qui reprennent le slogan « It’s what’s inside that counts ». A découvrir sur Fubiz dans la suite de l’article.
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