http://www.designlaunches.com/ en Copyright 2011 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:12:55 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss You might’ve heard of the Jack and the Beanstalk tale during your childhood. Here’s a coat hanger design reminiscent of that tale designed by Max Battaglia. Called the MagicBeans, this coat hanger is eons away from the usual coat hangers we’ve had around all this while. The little white puppets suspended from the green ropes that are inspired by the beanstalk hold on to your coats and can be adjusted in number and height too. Due to the friction... http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/jack_clings_on_to_your_coat_while_climbing_the_beanstalk_the_magicbeans_coat_hanger.php http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/jack_clings_on_to_your_coat_while_climbing_the_beanstalk_the_magicbeans_coat_hanger.php Furniture Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:12:55 -0500 Too lazy to reach for the remote? Well, you can now switch control your television with your clothes! At first glance, this T-shirt looked pretty simple, with a simple design. Little did we know that the design was actually a bunch of buttons, with which you can control your television. This one works fine with just about any television that supports a universal remote. Using a conductive thread that’s sewn through the fabric itself, this one uses soft switches... http://www.designlaunches.com/lifestyle/tv_remote_control_tshirt_lets_you_switch_channels_as_you_wear_it.php http://www.designlaunches.com/lifestyle/tv_remote_control_tshirt_lets_you_switch_channels_as_you_wear_it.php Lifestyle Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:08:59 -0500 Well, if you’re a tree-hugger and just love your green buddies, we’re pretty sure you’d fall for this audio system for your home. Shaped like the stump of a tree, the branch-like protrusions hold the speaker cones. The stump itself can be split up into four to move the speakers around your home, or you can simply stack them up, on above the other, for a tower speaker system. Christened the “Growin’ Up”, this entertainment system was designed by... http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/stumpy_speakers_for_your_home_growin_up.php http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/stumpy_speakers_for_your_home_growin_up.php Gadgets Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:35:29 -0500 We all might’ve faced the dreaded occasion of having to unlock a door in a dark room. Power failures usually leave us fumbling for the keys and then struggling with fitting it into the keyhole. Designer Fedor Porshnev however has come up with a novel way to open doors in darkened out spaces. The Iskra concept basically is a door lock with a backlight. To power up, the lock uses piezoelectricity, and requires no electrical assistance from the grid.... http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/illuminated_door_lock_that_helps_unlock_your_door_in_dark_rooms.php http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/illuminated_door_lock_that_helps_unlock_your_door_in_dark_rooms.php Gadgets Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:27:13 -0500 Avant-garde designs sure leave us awe-struck and amazed. This Red Dot Award winning design by Kim Jin-Gi is known as the Pebbling and has a very good reason to be called that too. Basically a music speaker system, this one has a dash of out-worldliness. Like every other speaker, this one switches on and off and has volume controls. What’s different is how you toggle all these controls. To switch it on, you first scatter the pebbles and use... http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/gesture_controlled_toggle_switches_the_pebbling_music_speaker.php http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/gesture_controlled_toggle_switches_the_pebbling_music_speaker.php Gadgets Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:35:45 -0500 You know how fussy children can be and not everything we do they are pleased with, for example trying to get their teeth checked or using a steel thermometer to check their temperature. This group of designers thought of a way to appeal children to stay calm and came up with the Thermoplay. It looks like a toy but it encourages natural temperature measurement through play. It is styled like a stethoscope and has been designed for monitoring children... http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/thermoplay_toylike_thermometer_to_check_childrens_temperature.php http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/thermoplay_toylike_thermometer_to_check_childrens_temperature.php Gadgets Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:09:07 -0500 This could be the answer to all worries while travelling or sitting in a movie hall… this is the Paperclip Armrest. This design is created by James Lee. He made a dual-level armrest used between seats which enable the arms of two adjacent occupants to share the same vertical space without clashing. It also increases comfort in tight seating arrangements. Nice one.... http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/paperclip_armrest.php http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/paperclip_armrest.php Furniture Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:53:15 -0500 Since Friday most of us are glued to news channels on television or over internet to grab the latest on nature’s fury over Japan. Sitting far away in different corners of the globe, many are keen to extend a helping hand. But HOW? Here are a few trustworthy options that we have listed down which are just as simple as texting from any part of the world. Such small gestures will make a difference! · Red Cross - Use... http://www.designlaunches.com/lifestyle/helping_japan_is_just_a_click_away.php http://www.designlaunches.com/lifestyle/helping_japan_is_just_a_click_away.php Lifestyle Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:58:03 -0500 Well if you just love everything around you with organic shapes, here’s a piece of furniture you’d kill for. Designed by Sarai Noguez, this comfortable furniture has some well cut organic shapes on its canopy inspired top surface. Called the Arboreum, this one can just fit right into your living space without too much of a hassle. And it looks good enough to lie in your garden too, for some comfortable outdoor seating.... http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/organically_cut_furniture_the_arboreum.php http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/organically_cut_furniture_the_arboreum.php Furniture Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:41:41 -0500 Keeping time is the essential function of a watch. Some of them do step out of the usual cliché’s and do a lot more though! Take the Konect USB watch for example. This one looks great and hot enough to make just about any gadget-freak go wide eyed and jaw-dropped. The blue radial area you probably might have noticed that’s reminiscent of the Tron: Legacy bike’s wheels is the watch, while the slip-out USB flash drive neatly tucks in... http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/times_have_changed_for_watch_designs_the_konect_usb_watch_does_a_lot_more_than_tell_the_time.php http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/times_have_changed_for_watch_designs_the_konect_usb_watch_does_a_lot_more_than_tell_the_time.php Gadgets Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:38:39 -0500 Walking might just turn into a human activity of the past. With technological developments like the ones we’re seeing just about every day, mobility keeps getting easier and less tiring. Well, from a health-related point of view walking is sure necessary, but with a contraption like the XB1, we’d just give that a pass! Powered completely by electricity, the vehicle uses three wheels to get around and comes with a GPS system for navigation. Touching speeds of t 35... http://www.designlaunches.com/transport/waling_seems_out_of_date_with_the_xb1_around.php http://www.designlaunches.com/transport/waling_seems_out_of_date_with_the_xb1_around.php Transport Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:34:18 -0500 Now you don’t really need to spend a good few hours leaning back on the recliner at your shrink’s office trying to figure out just what actually boils the volcano inside you. Instead, simply strap on the Q Sensor, a magical little device that figures out just exactly what overwhelms you and points a finger out to your main causes of stress. The device was designed and developed by a company called Affectiva based in Waltham, Massachusetts and uses... http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/the_q_sensor_a_strapon_shrink_of_sorts.php http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/the_q_sensor_a_strapon_shrink_of_sorts.php Gadgets Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:32:06 -0500 This design literally looks like some futuristic mono-drive vehicle. It is shaped like a big egg with three wheels in round ball shapes. You can sit in it like one of those cycles used by the mall cops and navigate to your destination. Like the Nano in India, this would be ideal for the roads of crowded China or Bangkok! It is designed by Robin Wang. [Coroflot]... http://www.designlaunches.com/transport/robin_wangs_funky_singleseater_vehicle.php http://www.designlaunches.com/transport/robin_wangs_funky_singleseater_vehicle.php Transport Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:00:26 -0500 We all know how boring it is to brush the teeth but it is necessary nonetheless. Designer Lee Dong Ho has designed a cool brush ideal for children. It is called the Time Toothbrush which has a timer of three minutes – the correct amount of time required to actually brush your teeth. It is measured by an analog spring and the timer is activated with a tap against the bathroom bench which contracts with the impact and returns... http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/time_set_timer_toothbrush_for_children.php http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/time_set_timer_toothbrush_for_children.php Gadgets Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:50:40 -0500 Contemporary furniture is so much like abstract, modern art. It is very hard to perceive the real purpose of its existence. However, that doesn’t stop designers to think out (if not leap a mile off) the box. Camiel Weijenberg and Talenia Phua Gajardo, known together as Makemei, boast some really intriguing furniture designs. With their background in architecture, interior design and furniture design they have some super unique stuff to show off. The AJ Double chair are twisted seats... http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/maemei_contemporary_furniture_designs.php http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/maemei_contemporary_furniture_designs.php Furniture Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:33:33 -0500 This is a Sony remote watch design. It will be able to understand the Sony alpha language. It allows controlling the settings on the DSLR properly. It features full colour LCD screen, wireless communication with Sony DSLR high impact outer shell, rubber coated shutter trigger and spun steel outer shell. There will be four preset settings for focus, shutter speed, zoom and F stop.... http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/sony_remote_watch_design.php http://www.designlaunches.com/gadgets/sony_remote_watch_design.php Gadgets Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:29:46 -0500 These are perfect for public seats. You can place the Loops anywhere – in a mall, a park, a shopping complex, on the streets – anywhere. It is spherical and can seat people on either side of the loop. It is made of polyethylene plaster. Interesting one.... http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/loop_seats_for_public_areas.php http://www.designlaunches.com/furniture/loop_seats_for_public_areas.php Furniture Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:24:13 -0500 Cute. This design is a pencil that can also be used as a clip. It comes in different colours and is quite simple. While not using the pencil, you can clip together some sheets of papers. The edge of the pencil is shaped like the clip and a decent amount of lead is reserved for the writing purposes. This was designed by Miguel Vieira Baptista.... http://www.designlaunches.com/lifestyle/clip_pencil_design.php http://www.designlaunches.com/lifestyle/clip_pencil_design.php Lifestyle Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:16:42 -0500 This person was given an assignment to take a brand and make a kitchen line. Lover of autos that he apparently is, the designer, Brendon Maryou, chose Audi. He has made a coffee maker with Audi’s well-known four rings. Maybe the company will get a wind of this and then Brendon can live forever after with its handsome royalty.... http://www.designlaunches.com/kitchen/audi_coffee_maker_design.php http://www.designlaunches.com/kitchen/audi_coffee_maker_design.php Kitchen Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:10:57 -0500 The Walt Disney movie Tron: Legacy has sure left a huge and long-lasting mark on the minds of designers, world over. So much, that furniture too has been taking inspiration from the futuristic designs that showed up in the movie. The Milan Design Week 2011 will have DuPont’s designs for living solutions inspired by Tron. The project termed the Safe House has a bathroom, a living room, bedroom, outdoor solutions, a home theater and a dining area, all inspired... http://www.designlaunches.com/lifestyle/tron_legacy_inspired_living_solutions_at_milan_design_week_2011.php http://www.designlaunches.com/lifestyle/tron_legacy_inspired_living_solutions_at_milan_design_week_2011.php Lifestyle Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:09:13 -0500