designapalooza’s posterous

The "flix" system turn on the watch's backlight when the user quickly flicks their wrist.
 
The system is very convenient, as if you are doing work in the dark, you don't need two hands to activate the backlight. The problem, however, is that, to not accidentally turn on when, you must activate the system in advance. If you forget to do so, the system is useless. To fix this, I would add a small light sensor to automatically activate the system, fixing the most significant problem with the system.
 
David Anderson

Iphone is one of the greatest inventions in the world of cellphone. It caught our attentions early on and exceeded our expectations when it was introduced to the mainstream. I was one of those early-adopters who was blinded by the promise of iPhone. After two years of continuous use, my honest opinion about iPhone is that it has certainly kept up with my expectations in order to meet my needs. However, there are design issues with iPhone that must be addressed and deserve much attention on behalf of Apple. The most critical aspect about iPhone's design that requires much improvement and attention is file transferring capabilities. In other words, iPhone is very powerful in communicating with iTunes or iPhoto, but it is difficult to manage file sharing directly with one's hard drive. If I were to improve the product I would enhance the file transferring interface by advancing the bluetooth technology (or network streaming) in order to use the 8GB or 16GB or storage on iPhone as a backup for critical documents and files, if need may be.
 
Avid
 
P.S. My observation about iPhone is prone to my prejudice generated by my personal observation; I fully understand that this design issue could not be of much importance to others

Having recently attended a couple hockey games and free skates, I was inspired to look up exactly how ice rinks work. I always thought there was essentially a large refrigerator embedded in the concrete layer under the ice. This idea was not too far off, although there's a little more to it. A brinewater mixture is used, which has a much lower freezing temperature, keeping the slab underneath the ice at about 15 degrees. This allows for rapid freezing of new ice through conduction, even on the top layer of the ice. The indoor rink has allowed for the evolution and growth of sports such as hockey, figure skating, curling, and speed skating. One drawback however is that indoor rinks are frequently quite chilly for the spectator, as well as requiring large amounts of energy to cool and maintain. Perhaps some creative engineering could mitigate these drawbacks. While nothing quite beats a good game of mid-winter outdoor pond hockey, the indoor rink allows for a longer season even in places where the ponds never freeze.



-Gavin

Simply amazing. The adhesives allows me to pull it up, get my cookie, and seal
it back up to preserve freshness. It is simply genius. The design is rather
simple, and it looks easy to make. I have nothing to add except for Kudos to
this product.
 
- Jose

I purchased this assuming it was a VGA cable, but when I tried to use it,
noticed that it was a VGA cable extender instead. I find it odd that someone
would fix the problem of length of VGA cable by getting an extender that
further complicates the set up, rather than getting a new VGA cable that is
just longer. It seems rather impractical.
 
- Jose

When I have to take out my contacts I put them into a little plastic container
filled with a saline solution which cleans them and keeps them moist (I think
it's saline solution, it could be anything really but I know it works).
Unfortunately sometimes the contacts become a little too soft and stick to the
edge of the container, making them hard to find. This Is probably due to the
container I use being slightly too big as I haven't heard of other people with
a similar problem but it would be good if the container had a blue backlight
which would highlight the contact and reduce the chance of me ripping it while
searching for it.
 
Ruaridh Macdonald

When the weather gets really hot during the summer, working at a desk
with a leather chair can be quite a uncomfortable experience. During a
time when we sweat and perspire even more, it often becomes a common
phenomenon for our thighs and rear end to get a little moist in these
leather seats which aren't exactly breathable.
 
In addition, if the leather seat has been exposed to direct sunlight,
we all know the experience of sitting down on a burning hot seat. It
was then that I decided that I would invest in a little "taxi" style
beaded pad over the cushion and backing to provide an "air gap" for
breathability, and rapid cooling. Although it's a tacky thing to bring
to the office place, it certainly gets the job done in keeping things
cool. Concerns include possible indentation and stretching of the
leather underneath, patterned rather than smooth sitting surface,
difficulty in cleaning the pad, and beads getting loose over time.
 
-Rich

The hammer is a useful multi tool that fits in a compact space but
also accommodates multiple needs. I like how easy it is to assemble the
parts quickly. I also like that even though it's a multi tool and has a
small head, the hammer has enough weight to handle most house hold needs. I
like the variety of screwdriver sizes and heads but the smaller screwdrivers
do not have a handle which sometimes makes them harder to use. Also the
exterior hammer handle is very small and the padding is almost as hard as
the metal. Also having many small pieces makes it easy to miss place part of
the tool. I would improve the tool by making a slightly bigger version that
had more options but I would try to have less separate parts by putting a
tool at the end of each piece. Sarah Southerland

   

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