Showing posts with label design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label design. Show all posts

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Another Teddy Bear Gadget : (Headless Teddy Bear USB Flash




It seems that Teddy Bear style weird gadgets are on top these days.

We have seen Teddy Bear style odd mobile phone in Japan few days ago, now it's time for Teddy Bear style USB flash to show it up on public! But the awesome point from this gadget is... we have to beheaded it then attached it to your USB port. Simple, but cruel, my sister said. Oh, c'mon...

Sunday, August 31, 2008

New Gift To Your GF - Bear Phone

Three Must-Be-Bears


Moshi moshi... Kuma San?


Apple launched their iPhone 2 weeks ago, and gained phenomenal success.

What's the Japanese answer against iPhone success? They launched teddy bear style mobile phone.

There goes Willcom, a mobile provider in Japan, demonstrated their new innovation (should I call it as an innovation?) at 2008 Good Design Expo Tokyo. They named this new product as Kuma Phone. What's Kuma stance for? Bear, of course. For only about 500bucks, you'll get a cute teddy bear stuffed with functional mobile phone. What could be better than this one?

It's stuffed with functional phone... So can we really use it?
Yes, sure. For instance, just squeeze one of its four paws for one of your speed dial numbers. Press its tail to answer or hang up the call. Really simple isn't it? It's so user-friendly, and warm up your ears too.

You have 6months before Valentine, please save 500bucks to have this ridiculous bear as your Valentine gift to your GF. You can give it to Mr.Bean instead, or give it to your dog as its pillow.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Blink Your Room With LED Wallpaper




Why did I named this blog as getblinkme? Because I want you all get blink up your life by reading my blog posting. Is it only my high imagination? Could be. But I have nice idea to blink up your wallpaper.

There's something old about wallpaper on store today. Most of them has old and boring flower pattern, which is only match to my grandma's home. But designer Jonas Samson gave new blink to wallpaper, he has designed LED wallpaper that turns on and off with the ease of a regular light. Here's one of his sample, but you can make your own design and let him do the rest. You can contact him to have the price. Too blinky? Better than having your grandma's wallpaper to your room.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Kia Forte 2009 Officially Released!



Kia motors has been a famous name for Korean automotive industry in recent years for their attractive design and user-friendly car, but had struggled to increase their product quality to gain bigger US market. yes, they hadn't got big problem about their product quality in Asian market, but US market is much more different battle arena.

To answer US market challenge, today Kia motors launched their new sedan, Kia Forte 2009. They didn't only positioned Forte as successor of best selling Kia Spectra and Cerato, but as a show of force to US market that they are able to produce attractive designed car with higher quality. For this big project, Kia motors had to spend more than $ 2oo million and 29 months research and development time. It's very long time, and what did they got by now?

According to their blog, Forte equipped with new features such as navigation system with voice recognition, smart key button ignition system and Bluetooth technology. In addition to the high technology features that are normally reserved for larger cars, the car comes equipped with complete safety features, such as side and curtain airbags, a VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control) system and active headrests. Those features are great leap for Kia sedan, and surely worth to their 29 months hard work.

Forte is equipped with 1.6 liter gasoline engine (121 brake horse power) and 1.6 diesel engine(128 brake horse power), and later they will release the bigger 2.0 liter engine version. How much should I spend for this elegant Korean?It only cost you11.9 million won (US$11,300) to 19.6 million won, depending on accessories and engine types.

High end design, fine quality, strong brand, and reasonable price. Will this car gained big popularity in US market? Time will revealed it.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Giro Sponge, A New Design For Kid's Toothbrush (Maybe For You Too)




I've got small problem.
My small nephew hate toothbrushing, especially when it's already his bed time and he is sleepy. My sister always had to argue with her little son every night, and I'm getting sick for watching it. So I surfed the net, and found this interesting toothbrush.

It's started by a industrial designer from Brazil called Fabio Dabori. He was challenged to create a new kid's toothbrush design, and here is his result. The concept named as Giro Sponge, is electric battery powered toothbrush, and he replace the brush with specially designed and engineered bristles. The bristles is designed with kid's favorite picture, so it toothbrushing won't be a traumatic for children anymore.

Giro Sponge is designed for both kids and adult, and suitable for those who's got sensitive teeth. He also suggests that Giro Sponge could be used for pets. This is not yet final, since he is currently researching for his toothbrush's market.

Interested to produce similar toothbrush like he did? Sorry, Fabio Dabori already has patents for his creation, so don’t get any ideas.

I guess nobody of you interested to have this cutie minie toothbrush didn't you? Maybe we have to ask Dabori to put Pamela Anderson's boobie to his toothbrush's brustle.