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Credit Card-Sized USB Drive

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 | Technology, Work with 5 Comments

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Designed for the business men who are constantly using flash drives to save all their PowerPoint’s on. The Freecom USB card is a slim, 2-mm flash memory device thats slim enough to fit in your wallet. There are a few different memory options ranging from 256 MB to 4 GB and is compatible with Windows and Mac OS X.

via [techcrunch]

Precision With the Digital Measuring Tape

Saturday, April 5th, 2008 | Technology, Work with No Comments »

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Getting accurate measurements is crucial for any project. It could be the difference between a job well done and a complete meltdown. The Digital Measuring Tape features a large easy-to-read display that is capable of memorizing your measurements with the push of a button. It can give measurements in either feet and inches or metric units and will even display fractions of an inch (as small as 1/16th) just like a standard tape measure. There is also a setting for adding the case length for taking inside measurements. The Digital Measuring Tape turns on and off automatically, when the tape is extended it turns on and when it’s fully retracted it turns off, simple as that. Read the rest of this entry »

Trak - The Portable Printer

Monday, March 31st, 2008 | Technology, Work with No Comments »

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Printers have always been big and boxy, and have always required millions or cords. Introducing the new “Trak” by designer Hung Chih Wang. Never before has a printer been operated entirely from the back of a laptop display. The Trak printer features a detachable printer head, powered by USB. It looks as though you simply feed the paper through the top of the printer and woo-la! A perfect idea for travelers. No date as to when this concept would be put into production. Read the rest of this entry »

Top 5 Simple Yet Brilliant Concepts

Friday, March 28th, 2008 | Garden, Home, Technology, Work with No Comments »

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Here and there you’ll see concepts that although look amazing, they still seem unrealistic. Here are 5 simple designs that will have you saying, “I wish i had thought of that.” Read the rest of this entry »

Easy Writing For The Disabled

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 | Work with 2 Comments

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Most people take for granted the small hand muscles that are used for everyday things such as writing. For some of the disabled it’s hard to control small hand movements.

A pen or graphite tip is inserted into a small hourglass shaped holder which provides all the support. The rubberized knob makes it easy to grip with your palm to move the pen. Effort is powered by the arm instead of the hand.