Category: Cognitive Science

  • Dyson hard replace the mop

    The Dyson Hard Just Made Your Floor Mop Obsolete Andrew Liszewski, gizmodo.com Not content with making every other vacuum and fan on the market seem like a cheap children’s toy, Dysonhas now set its sights on the floor mop that’s been quivering in your broom closet, awaiting its day of reckoning. The unfortunately named Dyso……

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  • Ququq turns your van into a camper

    QUQUQ transforms a van to a camper within a minute C.C. Weiss, gizmag.com Similar to the Swiss Roombox and Yatoo, the QUQUQ is a European-designed camping box that transforms a regular passenger vehicle into a fully equipped camper for two. Within just one minute, you can be sleeping, cooking or just hanging out in your……

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  • Nuplug surge protector

    nuplug surge protector attaches to furniture for easier charging Dave LeClair, gizmag.com The nuplug surge protected extension cord offers two outlets and two USB ports, but what makes this device interesting is its ability to attach to beds, couches, workbenches and other convenient locations around the home… Continue Reading nuplug… http://flip.it/hnNLs

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  • Students live in micro spaces

    To Advance Micro-Living Designs, Have Design Students Live in Tiny, Unfurnished Spaces. Yea or Nay? core77.com You’ve heard the expres­sion that [Amer­i­can] foot­ball is a game of inch­es. So, increas­ing­ly, is liv­ing in Man­hat­tan. This video of Luke Clark Tyler’s apart­ment (cap­tured by Kirsten Dirk­sen’ … http://flip.it/B7NXm

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  • Quirky snake extension cord

    Quirky’s Prop Power Rugged: An Extension Cord with a Snake-like Grip core77.com Those with ded­i­cat­ed work­shops of their own design have the lux­u­ry of plac­ing their own power out­lets. Bur for DIY’ers mak­ing do in mixed-use spaces, or trades­peo­ple on job­sites, the chaos … http://flip.it/KWKlF

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  • Restored 1954 Airstream

    Restored 1954 Flying Cloud Airstream in Mint Condition Travels Off-Road! | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bridgette Meinhold INTERVIEW: Artist R Nelson Parrish Talks About His Eye-Popping Bioresin Color/Fast Installation INHABITAT: How does the term Colorfast describe your latest show? R Nelson Parrish: The term Colorfast originally is a textile industry…

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  • Ikea flat pack shelter

    Ikea Develops a Smart Flat-Pack Shelter for Disaster Refugees Liz Stinson, wired.com Ikea’s flat-pack shelter will come deconstructed in cardboard box and can be shipped around the world as natural disasters and conflicts displace families from their homes. http://flip.it/AFbLX Related articles Ikea Develops a Smart Flat-Pack Shelter for Disaster Refugees (feeds.wired.com)

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  • Sprinter RV DIY Conversion

    (via Sprinter RV: DIY Sprinter RV Conversion Gallery) Related articles Airstream Reveals 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-Based Interstate (extravaganzi.com) DIY Housing, Is this a new trend for homeownership? (streetcornerprophet.com) Roadtrek Adds Solar Power, Biodiesel to Its RV Lineup (thegreenenergyblog.com)

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  • Programmable world: all things as one–Buddhism meet engineering

    In the Programmable World, All Our Objects Will Act as One Bill Wasik, wired.com We are surrounded by tiny, intelligent devices that capture data about how we live and what we do. Soon we’ll be able to choreograph them to respond to our needs, solve our problems, and even save our lives. http://flip.it/SEIhJ Related articles…

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  • Size of home around the world

    How Big Is Your Home? See How Your Space Compares to Those Around the World Lindsay Wilson, inhabitat.com Graham Hill’s flat is 420 square-feet, HGTV’s smart home is 2,400 square-feet and Al Gore’s home is quite a bit bigger. But just how big is the average home these days, and how big does it need…

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  • Building a 22 foot bee tower in Buffalo

    Students Build A 22-Foot-Tall Home For Local Bees By Sammy Medina, fastcodesign.com The Elevator B tower is part of a larger effort to regenerate a historic district in Buffalo. It’s not a good time to be a bee. In the last sev­er­al years, unprece­dent­ed num­bers of hon­ey­bees have been killed off, and no one is…

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