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Friday, July 17, 2009
Design

Mirror/Ironing Board Concept

10:00PM Brian Lam | Aha! I hate pulling down ironing boards and then having to fold their screechy legs back up. Having one disguised as a mirror is a great idea that would save time and space. (Just figure out stability.) [Aissallogerot via Toxel] More »
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Gadgets

Violet Mir:ror is USB RFID Enhanced-Reality Gizmo for Your Gadgets

7:59PM Kit Eaton | You won’t be chanting “Mir:ror Mir:ror, on my desk” rhymes if you buy Mir:ror and want it to tell you some interesting info: instead you’ll be waving your possessions over its USB-connected sensor, whereby small RFID stickers ID the objects, and prompt your computer to display enhanced-reality style info. For example, wave your brolly near it and get a weather forecast, or your TV remote to get tonight’s schedule. So… it’s kinda weird, but sounds strangely compelling. Which is perhaps no surprise when you learn it’s made by Violet, who also bring us the weird-but-interesting animated internet “buddy” Nabaztag. More »
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