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Apple’s new iPod: iLook
Posted 26 Sep 2008
Daily Life, Design, News | 5 Comments
As a company, Apple listen to their customers and innovate. That’s what they do. So, you’ll not be surprised to learn that Apple has already responded to the recent economic upheaval by releasing a brand new product: the iLook.
Apple’s newest, and perhaps most market-savvy innovation is aimed specifically at those suffering financial stringency as a result of inflation. At $9.99 (or £9.99 in the UK), this latest addition to the iPod family is a real bargain.
The new iLook looks just like a real iPod to passers-by. No, it doesn’t play any music or movies – in fact, it doesn’t play anything at all. That’s the beauty of it. The new iLook enables us to keep up our reputation for being hip and cool, without having to splash out the cash. With the new iLook, we can bee-bop down the street, head rockin’ to the beat, occasionally pulling out our iLook to pretend to skip over a song or adjust the volume.
Check your local Apple iStore for further details and product launch dates.
Relax-tivity
Posted 14 Aug 2008
Daily Life, Design | 8 Comments
Do you like the idea of exercise but don’t care much for actually sweating and feeling exhausted? Do you wish there was a way to enjoy the satisfaction of post-work-out relaxation without having to do the actual working out?
Allow me to suggest that you pick up a pair of Athleisure shoes. While I don’t know how widely available they are, I can tell you that this pair of Athleisure shoes was purchased at Target .
If you’re wondering what these performance-oriented, yet comfortable, shoes look like, please refer to the picture below, where I’m demonstrating a typical athleisure activity.
Who Likes New Socks?
Posted 30 Jun 2008
Daily Life, Design, People, The Little Things | 2 Comments
New socks always pose a major dilemma for me.
Socks are most comfortable to wear when they are new; they are still thick, soft and fluffy. However, along with that fluffy-ness comes an inordinate amount of sock fuzz that sticks to your feet when you take your socks off, and even more fuzz that comes off in the dryer.
The problem is, that if you want the fluffy softness – you can’t avoid the sock fuzz. By the time the socks stop giving off all that fuzz, they are also no longer as comfortable. Yep, a serious and major dilemma.
You’re Sending Mixed Signals
Posted 24 Jun 2008
Design, Events, Places | 1 Comment
Oh, I am sorry. I guess it’s possible that I’ve got the wires crossed.
Where’s the Elevator Call Button?
Posted 20 May 2008
Daily Life, Design, The Little Things | Leave a Comment
When you approach a bank of elevators, where do you look for the button to call the elevator? Near the middle of the elevator bank of course. Usually, if there is more than one elevator, you’ll find the button towards the middle of the set. Some large elevator banks have several call buttons, but still they are dispersed between elevators.
If you can approach the elevator bank from either direction, placing the call buttons in the center seems to make sense, but if the elevators are accessible from only one direction as you come down the hall, why not put the button at the end closest to the entry?
Compare this to walking into a dark room; you go to turn the lights on, so you expect the switch to located immediately next to the door. Would it make any sense to have to walk halfway into the room before you got to the switch? Now, if you were equally likely to enter the room from either of two different sides, and the room only had one switch, then the middle might make sense. Still, most often, more than one switch is possible, so you’d still want the one switch to be located one near each door.
