Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Blog 9 10/25/11

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This week I want to do something that we will do several times throughout the year. I want to look at *sparkly* new technology. I have a favorite site for this:

http://www.yankodesign.com/

Yanko is about the DESIGN of technology. Please feel free to blog on Tuesday and to participate more than once.

Follow these instructions:

1. Go to Yanko.
2. Go to the bottom of the page and click on the link after the page numbers that says "Inspire Me." Ask your neighbor to help you find it if you can't.
3. Tell me which page you landed on. You may not use the first five pages.
4. Pick a product and tell me WHY you like it or how you think it could change our lives.

Here are a couple of entries for example:
Page 79. Braille credit card. This is something I've never thought of. How does a blind person know which credit card they're using? What a fantastic idea.

Page 467. Honey I left it on the toast. Are you kidding me? I could leave Mr. L notes on his toast in the morning! "Please pick up milk." Ohhhhhh, he'd love that. I'm so in for this one!

This is a DISCUSSION. I want opinions with reasons!!! If you can't give me that much effort, then I can't give you enough effort to type a 100 in your grade book!

P.S. You will occasionally find something that is adult-oriented / not particularly school appropriate. Pick another page and keep moving.

Talk to me . . .

91 comments:

Miaraaa said...

p536
http://www.yankodesign.com/2005/07/21/honda-cub-motocycle-by-sam-jibert/ the honda cub motocycle ive always wanted a motorcycle so i though this was cool
~Miara 1st

Anonymous said...

page 5 on yankodesign.com the 45 degree neck water bottle is the dumbest thing ive ever seen. Why would any one want to drink out of a slanted bottle???? who came up with that? I wish i could have a long chat with them about that TUTT-1

Miaraaa said...

p319
http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/23/project-m/
i decided id post this because it was shiny project m looks like a cool ride i also chose it cause it has my initial lol
~Miara 1st

Anonymous said...

Pg 437: There's an SMS and Email pen that lets you just write on any paper and then circle the person's name you want to send it to. It would be helpful because you could send messages even if you couldn't have your phone out, and you could also use it as a pen.

-Tobin, 1st

Anonymous said...

Landed on page 262http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/11/03/inu-yochi-dog-pod-by-liron-tzanhany/
The dog pod Is really great! Because i see my dog always trying to mess up his little bed then sleep on it.. so that would be a great bed for the dogs or whatever that do that.
H.M. 1st period

Anonymous said...

I saw an iPhone cover that had slits in it that were able to hold things like pens, credit cards, notes, or small things like that. It would make my life easier because I wouldn't have to carry multiple things separately. Carrying a purse sometimes gets in the way, so this would lighten the load.
Ellen 1st

Anonymous said...

The was "Inspired" by the disposible wine plastic Chandelier on page 437. THis little invention looks great and would be a great decoration for a college
student room. ha for when they have partyies and drink all night....ha... the dico ball of a party. What is that too much for parents??? It's very interesting, ifi would of purchased it i would just stare at it like a lava lamp...dont jugde me....
Victor - 1st

Anonymous said...

I found a clock that casts shadows on the wall as it's hands. There is no practical use for it but it is nice to see a fresh idea in a machine nearly half a millenium old.

Blake 4th

http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/07/05/your-whole-wall-is-a-clock/

Anonymous said...

Page 491: I found the Phonograph CD Player. Awesome!! Don't see any buttons though, guess you have to play through it or manually jump around like on a record to find tracks.
-Brittany Wells, 4th

Anonymous said...

I landed on page 76 and I liked The Power of Footsteps an idea for a traffic light that takes the energy of people walking on the sidewalk and harnesses it. Thats frickin cool I think...

Alejandra Diaz 4th Period

Anonymous said...

paz fea

Anonymous said...

the easy mouse under technology on page 528 looks really cool. it would be a neat way to grip your mouse and move it the way you want. plus it looks like art which i love ;)
jasmine-4

Anonymous said...

pg.171
Ok wat up with the wall clock?! i mean i think thats the dumest thing ever... why have a clock of a size of your wall when you can just have a normal sized clock hanging on your wall

-Paz 4th

Anonymous said...

the website of yanko has different designs like the watch is awesome cool and great man.
-johnny 4th

Anonymous said...

Pg-168
How low can you cell phone limbo?
When i seen this type of object i looked at it for awhile and i just thought it was really stupid.(:
Samantha Morris-4th

Anonymous said...

Page 277- OMG!!! Hot Tea Magic!! haha heat in a wand. you can heat up anything and boil anything you wanna!!. (Hot chocolote time!!)

Meagan McG-4th

Anonymous said...

on page 168 there is a thing that elliminates all need to wash dishes. It just makes them and as strange and impossable as it sounds it looks really cool -emily 4th

Anonymous said...

on page 220 there was a cool headphones that are suppose to hear everything. uhmm they are pretty cool they are wireless and they also i think its like these little ear muff thing that you put on your head then they are then hearing everything once on.
-Curly 4th

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/05/23/lets-get-dirty/ <-- <-- Will Go Good Right Along With My Four Wheeler, I Think I'd Fall In Love With It

Jeron G. 4th Pd.

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/07/25/future-touchtech/
It's a future way of computer this time you dont have to have a monitor now you can just set this box and it makes a hallogram on the suface. Check it out
Marsilo-4th

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/07/25/future-touchtech/
It's a future way of computer this time you dont have to have a monitor now you can just set this box and it makes a hallogram on the suface. Check it out
Marsilo-4th

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/07/13/ifancy-coffee-art/

the iFancy coffer art is cool because it makes pictures from the milk of your coffe.
You get designs by sending pictures via bluetooth.

Bonifilio Soto 4th

Anonymous said...

p466
http://www.yankodesign.com/2007/09/25/play-in-the-dark/ The Glow in the dark chess set is dang cool, I wish I could buy one!!!
Gavin:)

Anonymous said...

on 533
The roulette table has to be one of the most useless things i have ever seen. The concept is to be able to pull up a roulette wheel on your table. I really want to know a good use for this table? I do know for a fact there isn't a good one.
Zach-4

Anonymous said...

i landed on page 444 and am looking at a Persian Puzzle. it is a persian rug that is a puzzle. i think that that is SUPER stupid. it is just like not even logical. that would be a total waste of money.

caroline kingham 5

Anonymous said...

Page 321 - http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/17/one-person-band/

The One Person Band is a really cool idea because it is a lot easier than having many different devices to create and produce music on. It also has new innovative technology that will make tasks like these more entertaining. I'd DEFINITELY buy it!


Jameika-5th

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/08/13/the-universal-phone-has-sighted-people-jealous/
-bria 5th

Anonymous said...

p517
http://www.yankodesign.com/2007/03/01/the-future-of-work-transparent-monitors-pocket-library/

The futuristic way of reading a chart, newspaper, it's basically like transparent paper.

-The Boss; David Radnitzer
-5th

Anonymous said...

I landed on page 28 and I saw "Turn tap for USB power". I think this device is somewhat cool because you can turn it like a faucet to turn it on from an outlet to charge your electronics. However, i think its also kind of a waste of money do to the fact that its rather pointless if you have the wall charger for your devices.
- LANDON-5th

Anonymous said...

i landed on page 33 and found the coffee perks i think it is awesome. because its the coffee machine and a coffee cup togehter.

david b. 5th

Anonymous said...

music is a HUGE part in the life of a teenager..if you dont like music your weird...well i landed on page 321 where there is this laptop looking thing that has a piano were the keyboard is at...its a musical device that has all kinds of multiple musicical instuments
i believe this is something DJs all over the world would use.....even tho it didnt have much info on the little paragraph...bt still seems awesome
norma 5th

Anonymous said...

pg 176
The Bio Robot Refrigerator is pretty cool because you don't have to open the door every time you want to put something in it or take it out. It also is cool that you can just stick your food in the gel and you don't get the gel all over you.
Meleah - 5th

Anonymous said...

I thank that the egg warmer is completely because who want to warm their egg when they can just boil or fry them
DRE 5period

Anonymous said...

page 536.
Okay there is a portable sonogram! WHAT?! That is soo um weird. You can look at your baby..ANYWHERE!Its a good idea..but I dont know why you'd want to check on the baby when you're waiting to check out at wal mart?? I would freak the freak out if I saw some lady doing that behind me.

Elizabeth Turner
5th Period

Anonymous said...

pg. 62 cradle for adults actually looks really comfortable but it looks really big so it would take up alot of room. But its a good idea
Ellen ash- 5th

Anonymous said...

I landed on p219
http://www.yankodesign.com/page/219/
I thought "Put A Smile On Your Toast" was cool because i'd want to wake up in a good mood and whats better than starting the day off with smiling toast :D right!
-Ivette p5

Anonymous said...

Yin & Yang tea pot... its a tea pot with two compartments... so that if one person wants green tea and another person wants regular tea you can make both.. come on now... this is just being lazy. dumb idea!

Rhiannon- 5th

Anonymous said...

pg 95
Yin & Yang tea pot... its a tea pot with two compartments... so that if one person wants green tea and another person wants regular tea you can make both.. come on now... this is just being lazy. dumb idea!

Anonymous said...

p. 127

http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/11/08/public-drum-for-jammin-on/

A public drum would be nice because if you love music like I do, you just gotta jam sometimes man. I know how it feels. It would be better for the musicly talented and could also be a source for money making for the people with the talent. Life without music is horrible. Just words without meaning.

~~Matthew DeWard 7th

Anonymous said...

Page 326.
Medical Nanny.
This invention is a great device because it reminds you to take your medication and it also holds all medical records for the whole family.
Dylan, 7th

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/09/02/the-reading-finger/
page 16

it could enable blind people to know what their getting.
if they dont live with someone that would be so helpful they could shop on their own and not mess up what they want .

Anonymous said...

Page 326
The Key To My Memory was interesting to me because I like the way the USB is shaped like a key it shows how the technology is advanced and sometimes they add different shapes to the technology we use like USB and I really think you couldn't lose a USB that is shaped like a key.
-Diana 7th pd.

Anonymous said...

id like to examine the bike on pg321,cause it survived a train hit and that deserves a nobel peace prize in my book,but it probably cost more money than any of us will ever see soooo.....XD-matt c,7th

Anonymous said...

Page. 213 Dare they sell you stale veggies now !

this product has a barcode that tells & dissolves the bars in it as the product (mainly vegetables) goes less and less fresh. When the bars dissapear that means it has to be thrown out.I guess that would be pretty useful

Eric 7th

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/01/31/lofty-fruit-and-plant-storage/

This thing is wonderful! It will make storing things in a small apartment kitchen much easier, plus you could grow herbs up in the top bit rather than taking up precious balcony space with oodles of potted plants. The only downside would be that I would probably whack my head on it.
And small children running through a row of them would be good for the worry-making, all of a sudden you hear "*whack whack whack whack* ow"...pahaha

-Rye

Anonymous said...

oh yeha and heres the link for the bike
http://www.yankodesign.com/page/321/?option=com_news_portal&controller=.%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd

matt c,7th

Anonymous said...

The hand map for the blind on page 91, I think has serious potential. This single device could dramitacally improve the lives of the blind and end their wories of constantly banging thier head on some random object. Radar and similar techknowlogy these days are deffinately powerful enough to consult the blind of thier enironment and, in a way, give them back thier sight. Sure it would be expensive, but if you were blind wouldnt you consider the money worht it?
Ross C. - 7 / pg. 91 / hand map for the blind

Anonymous said...

page 62 Ora Lamp has Postive Aura

oh my gods really? really? who is so in to them selves and things around them that they would buy a positive energy lamp. really? this is for suckers who think electronics have feelings.its pointless....
michi-7

Anonymous said...

P.269
http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/10/05/foodle-is-oodles-of-fun/

Foodle.. Pretty much the coolest thing ever! I remember how Auntie Pastas used to have the table clothes as paper, so you could draw and junk! This just about the same thing. Eat AND draw at the same time. YESSSSS.

-Katherine :) 7th

Devin Bruton said...

PAGE 437- BEDROOM IN A BOX....FIRST OFF I WOULDNT WANMY BEDROOM TO BE IN A BOX I LIKE IT JUST WHERE IT IS...SECOND WHY WOULD YOU WASTE TIME UNPACKING AND PACKING UP YOUR ROOM....JUST SYAING!!

Anonymous said...

Pg 21: Rescue Water Jet Pack
http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/08/19/rescue-water-jet-pack/

Need I say anything? C'mon it's a friggan jet pack! Who has never wanted a jet pack? this stuff iz da shizz fah realz

Gage Green-7

Anonymous said...

Pg. 321
The Braille E-Book translates books to Braille for the blind. This would be terrific for the blind and wouldn't hold back the blind from reading books that they want.
-Kacy 8th

Anonymous said...

P.290
http://www.yankodesign.com/page/290
The PDD (pickup drive drop) is a really dumb looking bike built for two I dnt think it will make any chnges and I do not like it.

Raul 8th

Anonymous said...

page 321
http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/16/spacepilot-pro-3d-mouse-breaking/ the SpacePilot Pro 3D Mouse looks like a unique mouse but i would like to get one of these because of its unique features
-Andrew 8th

Anonymous said...

On page 223, there is a new type of dock for your music playing device, not only does it look stinkin' cool but it also has a LED projector in the middle of the circle near the top that projects nature like pictures(such as clouds or water etc) which sounds pretty awesome. It also seems extremely soothing as well, depending on which type of music you listen to it with. I would say explosions in the sky but that is just me. I think it would be even cooler if you could upload more pictures on it then have it project them.
Sam 8

Anonymous said...

pg. 460 This ping pong door was trying too hard. what has the world come to that you cant just get a regular ping pong table?!
@ReidPerry14 -8th

Anonymous said...

Page 108
Traveling with a closet is a good idea. It is very convenient to travel & still keep your clothes neat.
Becca 8

Anonymous said...

Landed on page 144. The "paper to pencil, just like that" blew my mind. It is so obsurd. It turns used paper into a pencil... I mean it can be useful for the really green, recycle everything type people, but that's just strange.
Savannah 8th

Anonymous said...

Table for your pictures page 448. I think this is a good idea because you can hang a photo as a disguise for and extra table.

Trenton Birdwell - 8th

Miranda Day said...

Innowave, page 22
This thing is absolutely amazing! I like designing huses, and the kitchen has always been a pain in the butt because there are certain appliances you can't get around that are clunky and in the way. Having a microwave as a drawer underneath the countertop would make so much sense. It has all the necessary features of a good microwave plus some extras, not to mention a sleek modern design that I love.

Anonymous said...

that fate is car future look like window and have every that change to make wall and carma to glass that really fututer and bmw that car fututer 2035 or 2025
lucasjardon 324 page found
8priedo
10/25/2011

Unknown said...

I found a future computer design by Jakub Záhoř, and if the name isn't interesting enough for you the design certainly is. The consept is that you lay the "computer" on any peice of glass and the computer scans it for size then progects a touch screen on the glass, just don't punch the screen when you get mad lol. This thing would be so awsome to have for me because it's so portable, though if it went into mass production I would bet money some briliant guy is going to start charging for glass space.

Nicholas Morin - 7th period

Anonymous said...

I found a really useful little gadget on page 196 on Yanko called Weight2Go. I think this would be really useful if you're the kind of person who has to take a lot of flights. I know that airports charge so much per bag and then an extra fee if you go over their specified weight so having something like this would enable the user to have less of those fees if they weighed their bags before heading to the airport and made sure that everything was at or below the limit. It'd be a lot easier to check things yourself rather than be surprised by the extra fee.

-Ashley R. 7th

Unknown said...

Regretably I failed to obtain the page number on my last post so here is another. Page 315 the Honda Hovercar. Yes they finaly did it, they made a flying car. Who wouldn't want this thing, apparently it actually works, but it's probably to expensive to mass produce yet, still it does look rediculously awesome.

Nicholas Morin - 7th period

Anonymous said...

Pg. 492, I think the health concious phone is pretty cool because you can track your health and nutrition. People can hold you accountable for your goals. And it has technology that can smell and recognize foods and it will say periodically what food groups you're missing.
Ellen 1st

Anonymous said...

Amphibious kick scooter - pg 536

The design of this particular scooter is pretty crafty to me. Its a regular kick scooter on land, and become a sort of propeller in water. I have to wonder how you ride that on water though........
I think that this idea would be an interesting toy to have. i am not too certain as to what it would be IMPORTANT for though.
Brittany Diaz 1st period

Anonymous said...

pg 39 "Weapons of Eating"
These are basically shank forks and spoon you can use it to eat food or turn it over stab someone. I really hated this design

-Michael 1st period

Anonymous said...

On page 154 i like the projector camera smiley face because it can be a projector or video camera and its cute it has a smile for a microphone.
K~Mac, 1st

Anonymous said...

On page 39, I saw that there was this table called the mesmerizing table and it as exactly what it is. The table responds to hot and cold weather and gives the illusion that the flat tiered sections are warping. Another thing I noticed on this page, was that Apple has finally done it again. They've evolved so much with touchscreen technology that they decided to produce a clock which contains one giant app that can go navigate and configurate intuitively.

Amanda-1st

Anonymous said...

Well I think drinking out of a slanted bottle is a good idea cause you when you drink from the normal bottle then the water that is still left over has some germs in it. If you know what im talking about. :) Im not trying to gross any out but its sometimes true!
IM NOT MAKING IT UP!!!
Nhi #1

Anonymous said...

I watch alot of movies and news and read news papers thats why its good to watch tv too!! (not always) SOME people think im crazy but im not!! :)

Nhi #1

Anonymous said...

Has anyone notice that peope these days are running out of ideas you know to like invent items and stuff?

Nhi #1

Anonymous said...

pg.531

http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/05/21/use-your-water-twice/

i think the ecobath is interesting but also dumb because it does save money on your water bill but what if you dont have a water bill??
Djarius Williams-1

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/05/21/use-your-water-twice/
Use your water twice idea seems pretty tight, cuz these days shortage of water is getting much worse..Who wants to save water? I personally would not want this toilet, because I am not use to things like it because it seems nasty, and there is no filter for it.You would be flushing the toilet with bath water, water you wash your hands with, or anything else that goes into the sink or bath tub!!!!!

-Takarya 1st

Anonymous said...

page 21
i like how they mixed everything up they didnt even have to get a real snow globe they just had to have a light bulb and some water andt thats all. i think its a nice object but then i dont know how it wold work out becasue its going to be in a box.
yoana lopez 4th period

Anonymous said...

the citroen car is amazing but their is more designs on www.yankodesign.com
ya,ll see cool stuff like cars, cell phones, and more electronic stuff in that website.
-johnny 4th

Birdie's said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/page/187 this is so awesome. This design is made for you to wear a computer on your wrist. This would be very helpful for those who are in college.
D'Ante Riggins-4th

Anonymous said...

page 96. the Solaris Watch, i like this because i like wierd and cool things and that is the coolest watch i have ever seen.

L. Meza - 4th

Anonymous said...

i really want that hullable light pillow thingy on page 1. it is really cool.

Osman 5th

Anonymous said...

ellen! i think the health concious phone is cool too!!!
Caroline Kingham-5

Anonymous said...

PG 12 - The See Saw Toast

Who wouldn't want this!? I'd love not having to get the hot toast out of my toaster. It's too much of a hassle our days. No one wants to get up and get the toast so why not have the toaster put it on your plate for you. Plus, the design gives a more modernized look to your home. Technology just gets better and better.

-Neil Baquiran 7th

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/09/09/ear-candy/

AMAZING!!!
thay adjust to fit your ear!!!
i want them because everytime i put in my skull candies, i have problems with them fittin correctly and i just break out the huge head phones

-luke 7th

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/06/17/music-in-a-bottle/

this would be great to have. it would pick songs for u without you even having to think about it.

Shaq 7th

Anonymous said...

i saw an electronical pen and that inspired to make cool pens in my future cuz pens are onna be neeeded always

placido 8th

Anonymous said...

p70
I like the rolling bookshelf. I think it would be cool to be able to roll to my favorite book instead of having to get a chair to reach for the book. I think that is the coolest thing for books. Yeah I know I'm kind of a geek right now but that would help with jobs for when they need a certain book of notes. Or having a rolling file cabinet.
Destiny 8th

Anonymous said...

On Pg.310 I found the Buried Treasure Foreal. It's a small tan colored container used to be hidden while at the beach in order to be safe from beach burglars and later found by the rightfull owner with a tracking device.
-Juanita 8th

Anonymous said...

pg.17 War Of The iPod DJs
I think this is great thing to share music with your friends and at the same time have fun. You can have like a mini DJ battle without even being a DJ.
Miguelito
8th

Anonymous said...

p231
Music in My pillow was something that really interested me because im the type of person who loves falling asleep with music i would so buy that!http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/02/01/music-in-my-pillow/!
Nelis 8th.

Anonymous said...

pg 466 is really cool it slike a cube but it has all its functioins like mp3 player and u can make energy when u play with it

placido 8th

Anonymous said...

http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/30/omg-what-a-sexy-piece/
omqqqqqqqqqqqqqq this is my future phone :DDDDDDDDD i love it is soooo nice lookws like a mini lap top and the speaker are beast the keyboard looks nice and the scrollinq b otton too not to mention is touch screen andddd prettyyy :))))) is all i could ever want in a phone
-eliiiii 8th

Anonymous said...

Page 243 Printing the road
I like this idea of a robot printing road signs because I find it funny of how lazy people actually are, but in all honesty its a good idea and the person would really make some money for making it
-Tyler S. 8th