The Week in Design: A 'Thimble' for the Blind, Rethinking the Soda Siphon
The Web is teeming with the unrealized ideas of both students and established designers who set out to produce astonishing renderings and prototypes for unusual products. Unfortunately, due to the lack of time, money, or technology, many of those products never move from the planning stages to the mass market. But that doesn't mean we can't salivate over their creations, nevertheless.
Getting ...
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
Netflix continues to fortify and expand its catalog through exclusive premium network deals, but its library apparently won't include HBO. The cable channel does, however, plan to launch its own HBO Go service (for home consoles, iPads and other mobile devices) within the next six months. [From: Engadget]
Incorporating ...
Gadgets for the visually impaired are nothing new, but the Touch Sight camera is one of the most unique we've seen. Designed to be held against the forehead, the camera doesn't have an LCD, but instead displays a three-dimensional representation of the image on a built-in Braille screen and records three seconds of audio to assist users in locating and managing shots. Just a concept for now, but ...









