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Mainual. Notebook For Conceptual Ideas

Bickov — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:20:20 +0000

An interesting idea of sharing ideas. That’s what comes first to mind when you visit Mainual. We can find many blogs telling us about design ideas and even examples of these ideas. With Mainual it is different. Here people share the ideas they didn’t accomplished yet.

It’s like a public notebook for ideas of the designers community where everyone is a contributor. If you ask why, then the answer is simple – so the ideas you hide in your notes somewhere in your work desk would actually live and develop, give inspiration for other ideas.

Each idea generator at least once felt a feeling that there are so many ideas that it is sure that most of them would never become real. So they keep accumulating and in the end you have a whole bunch of untapped ideas.

Somehow it is a place for unselfish sharing of your ideas. At first sight it is difficult to believe that. Still it is true that people have worries about ideas being “hooked”. Nevertheless these fears are not well-founded because each post has required information that identifies the author of the idea. So it is actually not a concern but an opportunity for the author that an idea will be possibly shown to the digital community.

Stylus For Touchscreen Devices

Bickov — Fri, 06 May 2011 08:11:05 +0000

If Pinokio would live in present days he would probably be glamoured because of the idea of Dominic Wilcox with his finger nose technology. This idea is simple – you can use an extra hand or you can say – an extra finger for using a touchscreen.

Walking with a dog, bathing or just sitting and reading newspapers – every time one hand is busy and the other is holding the touchscreen device – finger nose technology solves the problem. Reminds of plague doctor’s costume. Don’t know if the design is good enough for selling but that is quite fun actually. Maybe Apple could sell that as an accessory for an iPad someday?

3D No Glasses By Jonathan Post

Bickov — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:11:23 +0000

Jonathan Post Experiment present by Francois. a new technology for 3D screens without glasses! This system works only on 120Hz monitor displays. It simulates 3D Active Shutter Glasses. This experiment was Conducted by Luis Carone and managed by Daniel Dias at Jonathan Post. To perform this they used a trick. To find out continue watching next video.

Basically that is how they done it – computers and programs.

Tie Tea Cup

Bickov — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:33:49 +0000

Tie Tea solves the eternal problem of fishing around for that tea bag that’s inevitably fallen into your cup.

Simply tie your teabag to the tab and you’re all set. Designed like a boat dock cleat – your tea bag wont go floating away!

via SwissMiss

Nike Transparent

Bickov — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:07:01 +0000

A concept for Nike Free running shoes made out of transparent silicon by Repponen. Allows to change the color just by simply changing the socks.

MiCha Lamp By Kuntzel+Deygas

Bickov — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:53:02 +0000

With MiCha lamp, Kuntzel+Deygas begin another adventure that brings their experience of narrative creation further. With this creature-object, half-lamp / half-cat, they move away from strict graphic design to a form of living experiential design.

Doormat Scale

Bickov — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:50:06 +0000

Skin: Love Mark Bikini

Bickov — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:50:38 +0000

Human Car

Bickov — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:36:31 +0000

This car is beautiful and it handles like a dream. It’s fast and makes you ultra healthy and oh yeah, saves the planet. Welcome to the future.

Specifications HC Imagine PS™

PHEV plug-in hybrid e-vehicle
V2G Compatible
Full body biometric input
BodySteer™ Patented Chassis
More than 100 mpg equiv.
SyncGuideway™ compatible
Street legal low mass vehicle
Mobile power station 110 A/C

Umbrella Samurai

Bickov — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:41:11 +0000

This idea maded by Materious is reflected here as the gentleman’s umbrella meets the warrior’s sword. When today’s refined man grasps the umbrella’s handle on the commute to the office, he may safely indulge in bellicose fantasies, briefly becoming the steely samurai.