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Petitinvention- Best of April

未分類, Design, Gadget, technology, future, inspiration, blogging, calendar, wallpaper

These are the top five April posts which got the most access this month.

1. Desktop Calendar Wallpaper: May 2008

This has turned a lot more popular than I expected, so I’ll make many other calendars in this style. I have to ask my uncle again to do the calligraphy.

2. Don’t Leave Your Trash for Long

I made the design look very fun, so there are so many pingbacks
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If your icon on the desktop changes its design by lapse of time, I thought it would be helpful telling you it’s becoming old. And these too are of the same concept: icons that change their designs when a certain condition is met.
Folder Icon That Talks #1
How Much More Data Can I Burn?

3. Funny USB Memory Sticks #2

I also want other gadgets like this to “talk” to you so that you can get the info you need instantly.

Related posts:
Funny USB Memory Sticks #1
Funny USB Memory Sticks #3

4. Look at What You Don’t See Through Glass

This is the third post of this series. I have a few more ideas in my Moleskine, so I’ll make posts later.

5. Quick View of File Directory

I don’t know what will happen when you use this to see the “Library” folder in your mac, though…

Thank you all for your interest and comments!

Look at What You Don’t See Through Glass

未分類, Design, Gadget, technology, future, inspiration, augmented reality

Here are some more examples of how you might be able to use the device I introduced before.
(“Future of Internet Search: Mobile version” and “Future of Mobile Internet Search: Applications“.)

You can even see flowers that are not actually blooming.

There are a lot more ideas drawn in my Moleskine, so I’ll introduce them later.

Also visit other posts of this gadget.

Part1:”Future of Internet Search: Mobile version”

Part2:”Future of Mobile Internet Search: Applications”

Part4:”Future of Mobile Search for Diet”

Part5:”Future of Mobile Search- Search Beyond Time”

Part6:”Future of Mobile Search- Power of Visualization”

Part7:”Future of Mobile Search: Virtual Shopping #1″

Part8:”Speech Balloons for the Hearing-Impaired”

See also the iPhone version of this concept.

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Quick View of File Directory

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Why can’t we quickly view the whole file directory with one click?

And of course, there should be a search function for each view.

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How to control iPod Touch in Your Pocket

未分類, apple, Design, Gadget, iphone, iPod, Macintosh, technology, future, inspiration

I’ve found so many people look for an easier way to control their iPod Touch/iPhone especially when it’s in the pocket. Then how about an iPod case with the old circle control button on the back side of it?

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Join from Anywhere

未分類, technology, future, inspiration, environment, kids, lifestyle

Utilizing Microsoft’s Play Anywhere for kids (this time use it big), we could let kids around the world play together in the same park.
By making the play equipments generate electricity, it could be eco-friendly.

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Mac Morph?

未分類, apple, Design, Gadget, iphone, iPod, Macintosh, technology, future, mac nano, inspiration, display

What amazed me most about the Morph concept by Nokia is that it came from Nokia itself, not by a daydreaming designer like me, meaning it’s quite promising.
I really like the material that is flexible enough to change its form. If that’s really possible,

first it could be used as a display,

second, fold it half and it could be used as a macbook pro,

and for some more other purposes,

it would be useful to read like a magazine,

and if it could be folded a few times, it could be an ipod.

Oh, am I daydreaming again?

Future of Mobile Internet Search: Applications

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I think the following ideas should enhance the functionality of the device I introduced. Many applications like these will be developed that have never been possible.

Indoor guide
Works in a building, airport, station, hospital, etc.

Automatic simultaneous translation

Search keyword
Helpful when you want to find out a word from a lot of text

Also visit other posts of this gadget.

Part1:”Future of Internet Search: Mobile version”

Part3:”Look at What You Don’t See Through Glass”

Part4:”Future of Mobile Search for Diet”

Part5:”Future of Mobile Search- Search Beyond Time”

Part6:”Future of Mobile Search- Power of Visualization”

Part7:”Future of Mobile Search: Virtual Shopping #1″

See also the iPhone version of this concept.

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Turn your iPhone into a desktop

未分類, apple, Design, iphone, iPod, Macintosh, technology, future, inspiration

I was amazed to see how Microsoft’s Play Anywhere works!
That technology could also be applied to something like this, I guess.

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Putting on more makeup than yesterday or not?

未分類, technology, future, inspiration, beauty, lifestyle, woman

What if your mirror remembers how exactly you looked like when you had a perfect makeup?
Capture your face so that you can compare with it later.

touch screen mirror with image capture

With a few webcams, you can see yourself from back, right and left.

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iCal Watch

未分類, apple, Design, Gadget, Macintosh, technology, future, concept, inspiration, calendar

It’s a half digital version of the idea I posted before. This time, input your schedule in iCal and send it to this watch using bluetooth.

No MP3 player or any other iPod-like functions.

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