Have you ever wondered how people with vision impairment can match so well? Texture and touch can only tell so much but color has to be seen, not felt. In fact if a person is born blind, how do they know what a color is at all? This new labeling system translates visual data into sounds.

It detects the brightness, saturation, and hue of color. You can sort thru like colors by organizing them in groups with similar tones. This comes in extremely handy when you’re trying to figure out your darks and lights when doing the laundry. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s an example of a clever eco-friendly room which contains all the walls built from cardboard. 1,500 sheets of 5mm thick corrugated cardboard, which were cut into strips and then carefully pasted along an entire wall of the 90 square meter shop. Integrated illumination transforms the built-in boxes to display cases that dynamically frame Eleftheriades’ wares. The innovative installation cost a little over $3800. Read the rest of this entry »

The new e-Sullivan is a new portable computer that converts all types of printed materials into Braille. Not only it can convert into Braille, but also provide assistance with such computer-related tasks, such as instant messaging and web browsing. The device is thin and very durable composed of rubber and a plastic resin shell.

e-Sullivan is very simple to use.  The middle, ring and little fingers are what you would use to type the Braille. While the thumbs are used for the scrolling wheel and the mode button.Taeho Wang, the genius designer, has created e-Sullivan concept with hope to be able to lower the wall between deaf-blind people and the world. e-Sullivan has been nominated for the Business Week International Design Excellence award. Read the rest of this entry »

Take a look at the Hy-Bird, a hydrogen-powered electric airplane that gets 10% of its power from the sun. Many times concepts and unrealistic designs come to our attention, but this eco-friendly flying dream machine will soon be taking flight for real! The Hy-bird is set to travel around the world early next year. Made of super-lightweight carbon fiber, there’s talk of this fuel-cell aircraft flying around the world this summer, and shipping to paying customers starting next year. Read the rest of this entry »

Whenever I’m about to board a plane I always feel like I’m shuffling around receipts, boarding passes, and other information. Well a new concept has been designed to give you all the information in a tear-off boarding pass. The fringe of the ticket is made of electronic paper that could be torn off and worn as a wristwatch during the period of your travel. Before the departure, the airline would preset all the information concerning the flight on the wrist watch. When you’re just about to board, you return the watch so it can be reused. A brilliant concept I feel would save the average Joe much stress.

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Getting a flat tire is no fun, especially when the car jack is the lamest piece of crap you’ve ever seen, which is what they usually all are. Well here’s the new Air Jack that blows up in 30 seconds thanks to your exhaust. There’s even a one-way valve to prevent air loss if you decide to turn off your vehicle This will work on just about any surface, which isn’t the same for traditional jacks. For $130 I’d think it would be a smart pick up. Read the rest of this entry »