Although you may think that this is only a decoration, I will tell you that it is a real sink. Traditional drain pipes are usually visible under the basins. But in this innovative design, the water flows along the slot of the front of the basin and back into the wall connection, so you won’t see any drain pipe.
Different from normal bookcases which are usually cubes in shape, this unique design is actually a sphere, which holds the books and magazines inside. It can bring an elegant touch to your room
Although there have been many tools providing light, a light on the hand is still the most convenient for workers. Diffused working light is produced from the bottom part of the glove and optional light source is at the end of the index finger as spot light. The glove can offer a non-shadow working area when the light beam is focused on an object.
This is a brilliant idea. Each of the earbuds is shaped like a hook so that they can link up with each other when not in use. It might that others will mistake it for a stylish necklace.
Plastic drink bottles are usually treated as waste. But designer can change them into good decorations. The central part of the lamp is a sphere whose surface is full of holes and you can screw plastic bottles into the center sphere threaded holes to make a gorgeous lamp. Turn on the light! It’s beautiful.
Compact desk is common furniture and desk is common as well. But this brilliant idea which is actually a combination of the two common things is not common at all.
The top of the compact desk is can be slide to reveal a hidden desk. Although it is not so big, you can still process some basic work.
Price: $500
Sure, grass cutting is boring. But you have to do this. Why not make it more funny? This muwi concept is a good idea, which can shape the cut grass into compact balls and disks, so that kids will have more toys, green toys.
Invented by Jake Loniak, this Yamaha branded exoskeleton motorcycle can be worn like a coat. It manoeuvres based on the rider’s movements, adjusting 36 pneumatic muscles. Therefore, it is agility than traditional ones. But, I think it might be more dangerous too.
Anyway, it is really cool. Video after the break
As a matter of fact, this toothbrush should not be called brush, because it does not have any bristle. Although it might not be good for thoroughly cleaning your teeth, it is still a good alternative for elder and kids. Replacing the with sponges, this toothbrush can carry water, massage gums, and polish teeth at the same time.
Bin is certainly very dirty; I guess that no one will like garbage. However, if the garbage is stored in a bag like this, someone will like it. It is a brilliant idea. With this kind of patterns, throwing bin bags will begin to be popular.
This is an interesting tool. All the toothpicks are attached on the back of the porcupine to make this toothpick set more vividly. Be careful; don’t be attacked by the porcupine.
You may never notice that every shop receipt is printed with the instant time and date. And the clock we are introducing today is just a clock like the receipt distributor.
Just press the blue button, a receipt with the instant time printed on it will be deposited from the front slot. Since the rest of the area will is blank, this time receipt can be used as note paper.
In common sense, toilet is rushed by water. However, this ECOJOHN toilet can clean the dejection with fire. It is a waterless self-contained toilet that incinerates the waste into a sterile ash that needs to be emptied only a few times per year. What you should do is just to press the button on the control panel and then the dejection will be incinerated by a 5kW Propane burner.
I should remind you. Remember to close the toilet lip after answering the call of the nature, otherwise, you might be burned into ash.
Tears were followed by anger. Although the general coach of China's athletics team said Liu was forced to drop out because of a recurring problem with his Achilles tendon, droves of fans criticized the hurdler online, accusing the 25-year-old Shanghai native of letting the nation down. He "stained the motherland" by not finishing the heat, some said, adding that he should have crawled on his hands and knees if necessary.
Liu was China's hope for gold in the 110-meter hurdles, but his failure to qualify for the finals showed that he represented so much more. His gold-medal performance in Athens four years ago had made history in China -- which had never before won gold in a track and field event -- and proved that the Chinese could shine in sports traditionally dominated by the West. On Monday, in a single moment at the Bird's Nest stadium, it was as if the nation's pride and honor had been snatched away.
Liu's perseverance -- showing up to compete despite the pain -- raised questions about the enormous pressure placed on him by coaches, the public and even the country's leaders. Pictures of him have been splashed across magazines and billboards, his every move followed in the news media.
The hurdler's disappointment was so great that Xi Jinping, President Hu Jintao's likely successor as Communist Party leader, sent Liu a note of condolence Monday, according to the state-run New China News Agency.
Beijing seemed to be in mourning, as video clips of the tearful news conference with Liu's coach spread on the Internet. National sports commentators resorted to frenzied hyperbole.
"At noon, the collective sigh of the Chinese people became a hurricane which attacked Chinese sports heavily in one minute. The whole country lost its breath in that moment," sports commentator Li Tong blogged.
For decades, China has been known mainly for its skill at "small ball" sports such as table tennis and badminton. Liu had become a symbol of potential in other sports.
"Yao Ming is just as famous, but nobody expects him to win a gold medal," said Zhang Ming, a professor of international studies at People's University. "Liu Xiang's big breakthrough in track and field is not only for China, but all of East Asia. . . . His win in Athens helped eliminate a deep inferiority complex in Chinese people's hearts."
Liu himself wanted badly to run on Monday, his coaches said, but his face was contorted in pain even while he was warming up. After the race, he could be seen on stadium screens limping off the field, down a tunnel and into an empty area, where he sat down with his back against the wall, his head in his hands, alone.
"Liu Xiang will not withdraw unless the pain is intolerable, unless he has no other way out," said Feng Shuyong, general coach of China's athletics team and president of the Chinese track federation.
Xi's official telegraph to China's General Administration of Sport conveyed his sympathy and "warm courage" to Liu and his tearful coach and expressed hope that Liu would rest easily. "When he recovers," Xi added, "he should continue to train hard, strengthen his fighting spirit and gain bigger honors for the motherland."
Liu had suffered a hamstring injury in May that forced him to pull out of a race in New York. But no one realized he had such a serious injury to the Achilles tendon, sports commentator Li said in a telephone interview. Many Chinese, rather than feeling sympathetic toward Liu, felt cheated by him.
"It is very difficult for Chinese people to change their ideas about sports or to become more rational in a short time," Li said.
Many fans were upset that Liu's injury had not been made public earlier. Others virtually cast him off, noting that China already has more gold medals than any other nation at the Games.
"To be frank, we don't need a gold medal from you," said one critic from the southern city of Guangzhou, addressing Liu online at http://www.163.com, a popular news site.
Outside the Bird's Nest, people were shocked and disappointed but more sympathetic than those online. "I totally understand his injury," said He Chunxian, 32, a sports teacher. "What he achieved would have been almost unimaginable when I was training for track and field. If I were Liu, I'd rather give away millions to not compete in this game. I cannot imagine the pressure."
Li Bo, 50, a retired factory worker from Heilongjiang province, said Liu had become "a symbol of power, a symbol of 'Go, China!' "
"After he dropped out," Li said, "I almost lost my strength to continue watching the game."
China has a history of heaping expectations on athletes, in a country where sports are highly politicized and glory is collective rather than individual. Twenty years ago, the public abandoned gymnast Li Ning, who won gold in Los Angeles in 1984 but did not win a medal in Seoul in 1988. Now a billionaire sportswear entrepreneur, Li Ning was chosen to light the Olympic cauldron in this month's Opening Ceremonies.
One online user at Tianya, China's largest bulletin-board service, wrote that only weak nations pressure their athletes. "Liu Xiang pulling out is the beginning of China's maturity," the user wrote. "If people are naive enough to hope one person can support the dignity of the whole nation, then China is hopeless."
Researchers Liu Liu and Zhang Jie contributed to this report.
If there is a huge thing like this mounted on the wall of the bathroom. What do you think it is used for? Tissue rack? Soapbox? Neither! As a matter of fact, it is a washing machine.
Apparently, it is a space-saving design. But I think you have to worry about your wall when the machine is rolling.
If there is a huge thing like this mounted on the wall of the bathroom. What do you think it is used for? Tissue rack? Soapbox? Neither! As a matter of fact, it is a washing machine.
Apparently, it is a space-saving design. But I think you have to worry about your wall when the machine is rolling.
If you need a pop-up pattern on the bookend, a full-size is not necessary. This design is a brilliant idea. Its mirrored surface can reflect the half pop-up pattern and then combines the two parts into a full-size one.
A friend of mine had an interview a couple weeks ago with Google Inc।He provided me a list of just some of the questions he was asked। I’veadded a few more from others I have talked to who had interviews withthe internet giant, Google, as well. See if you can answer them. Manyare open ended with several right answers, therefore I did not providethe answers.
1. How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?
2. You are shrunk to the height of a nickel andyour mass is proportionally reduced so as to maintain your originaldensity. You are then thrown into an empty glass blender. The bladeswill start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do?
3. How much should you charge to wash all the windows in Seattle?
4. How would you find out if a machine’s stack grows up or down in memory?
5. Explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew.
6. How many times a day does a clock’s hands overlap?
7. You have to get from point A to point B. You don’t know if you can get there. What would you do?
8. Imagine you have a closet full of shirts. It’svery hard to find a shirt. So what can you do to organize your shirtsfor easy retrieval?
9. Every man in a village of 100 married coupleshas cheated on his wife. Every wife in the village instantly knows whena man other than her husband has cheated, but does not know when herown husband has. The village has a law that does not allow foradultery. Any wife who can prove that her husband is unfaithful mustkill him that very day. The women of the village would never disobeythis law. One day, the queen of the village visits and announces thatat least one husband has been unfaithful. What happens?
10. In a country in which people only want boys,every family continues to have children until they have a boy. if theyhave a girl, they have another child. if they have a boy, they stop.what is the proportion of boys to girls in the country?
11. If the probability of observing a car in 30minutes on a highway is 0.95, what is the probability of observing acar in 10 minutes (assuming constant default probability)?
12. If you look at a clock and the time is 3:15,what is the angle between the hour and the minute hands? (The answer tothis is not zero!)
13. Four people need to cross a rickety rope bridgeto get back to their camp at night. Unfortunately, they only have oneflashlight and it only has enough light left for seventeen minutes. Thebridge is too dangerous to cross without a flashlight, and it’s onlystrong enough to support two people at any given time. Each of thecampers walks at a different speed. One can cross the bridge in 1minute, another in 2 minutes, the third in 5 minutes, and the slow poketakes 10 minutes to cross. How do the campers make it across in 17minutes?
14. You are at a party with a friend and 10 peopleare present including you and the friend. your friend makes you a wagerthat for every person you find that has the same birthday as you, youget $1; for every person he finds that does not have the same birthdayas you, he gets $2. would you accept the wager?
15. How many piano tuners are there in the entire world?
16. You have eight balls all of the same size. 7 ofthem weigh the same, and one of them weighs slightly more. How can youfind the ball that is heavier by using a balance and only two weighings?
17. You have five pirates, ranked from 5 to 1 indescending order. The top pirate has the right to propose how 100 goldcoins should be divided among them. But the others get to vote on hisplan, and if fewer than half agree with him, he gets killed. How shouldhe allocate the gold in order to maximize his share but live to enjoyit? (Hint: One pirate ends up with 98 percent of the gold.)
Do you still think you have what it takes to work for Google?
I guess it won’t be comfortable for most drivers, however, you don’t need to worry about tire bursting.
Microsoft Windows is a popular OS. Mac fans may disagree with me. Whatever, we have to admit that Windows is the most used Operation System on PCs. Now, this OS whose name is inspired from physical windows in turn influence the real window.
It is fairly creative.
Because usually used for washing vegetables, kitchen sink should be cleaned frequently, especially for those without a disposal.
Unlike normal strainer, this product is made from flexible material and also comes with a handle. Pulling the handle will make the cleaning process more convenient.
This lamp has a transparent shade which can absorb light in daytime and light your room at night without using any extra power source. The built-in LED light is very efficiency which can whop 6 days on just 10 hours of charge.
Price: $2,200
This concept is designed for tramps. Except for conventional functionality of traditional cart, it can also be used as a shelter.
Because of the unique collapsible structure, by puting it upside down, a tramp can sleep under it at night.
Generally speaking, we can directly separate different kinds of flavor with our eyes. However, I guess you will be exited by the cruet which can tell the flavor by talking.
In deed, a cruet can not talk, but you can distinguish flavor with the mouth shaped of every dispenser. Oh, I should remind you that you should first learn to speak Japanese.
Foldable bike is very common and some of them have been fairly popular. But foldable motorcycle is relatively less.
But the bike we’re introducing today is not only a foldable motor but also a solar one. In order to make the sunlight collecting process more efficient, its whole body, after folded, is covered by solar panel and a curve stand can reflect more sunlight to boost efficiency as well.
Goatee is popular, but it is not easy to make a perfect goatee. But the Goateesaver will give you a perfect solution. It can cover your mouth like a mask and then you can shave easily without worrying about damage your perfect goatee.
Video after the break
Bicycle is a good exercise and even a eco-friendly vehicle. However, it might not good for men’s penis. I don’t think I have to explain it, the nose of the bike’s seat is absolutely not comfortable for almost half of the population in the world. So this new design without the penis-hurt nose will be good for men.
If there aren’t faucets besides, I cannot even realize that these two board are actually sinks.
Unlike traditional products, the curve of this sink is very slight which can reduce splashing effectively, and the slots are used to guide water into holes. This unique structure makes the sink more cleaner.
Designer: Will MacCormac
The structure of this hanger is very simple. It only comes with a stand and several conventional hangers. You can assemble these hangers depending on your own favor.
Although very simple, but absolutely clever.
This is a new gas-saving product, whose name is Eco pedal. Developed by Nissan, it seems like conventional pedal, but it can actually help you improve your car’s oil-efficiency.
Juice is sure popular, but if you get a cup with the pattern like this, I mean, it seems like a cup of pee. You still like this cup of juice?
It is not a good habit to eat in front of your computer, since your keyboard gonna be messy. You can get a napkin with the pattern the same as a normal keyboard and then, after dinner, your keyboard is still clean.
If you do not have enough room to occupy two tables you have to use a single one for both dinning and reading. In order to prevent the trouble of cleaning table after dinner, you can choose a sliding one like this.
Just slide away the upper surface, you will get another clean table.
The three hands of the clock are combined to tell us a truth—Turtle will never catch up rabbit, expect some accidents happened. You kids will like it.
No, not that invisible. But you really cannot recoganize the existing of these lights. They are shaped like normal leaves and powered by solar, accordingly in the daytime, when the light is turned down, you will not realize these them.
Segway has been very popular all over the world. But Japan’s moto giant Toyota expect to release a new similar product named Winglet to compete with Segway.
Although the top speed of winglet, which comes with three sizes, is only 3.7MPH (versus the Segway’s 12.5 MPH) it is enough for the indoor traffic and is expected to be very popular.
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For those accustomed to drink water at midnight, it is necessary to put a cup beside the bed. However, on the one hand, turn on the light will absolutely eliminate the drowsiness; on the other hand, without light, the cup might be knocked over accidentally. So you need a glow ring like this.
It is made from glowing silicone which can help you locate our cup in the dark without worry about the dilemma.
Unlike normal indicators, whose words or patterns are merely printed on a board, these innovative ones are very special.
You can get a 3D words floating in the air by watching from unique point.
More pictures after the break
Both storage system and digital clock are very common, and a storage system with a digital clock is also not too surprising. However, this one must be a good one.
It has several LEDs hidden in the frame to form digits and so the storage system is an giant clock at the same time.
Measuring at 28″ (w) x 14″ (h) x 5″ (d)
By Robert Rubinoff April 21st 2004
Many look to the user experience as an overall indicator of Website success. Analyzing how effectively a Website provides for a net positive user experience can often turn into a subjective affair, rife with opinion and short on objectivity.
This article outlines a quick-and-dirty methodology for quantifying the user experience, which I"ve found to be very useful in providing clients with a quick, objective, visual representation of where their site stands vis-à-vis the competition or past development efforts.
The user experience is primarily made up of a four factors:
Independently, none of these factors makes for a positive user experience; however, taken together, these factors constitute the main ingredients for a website"s success.
Take, for example, a brilliantly designed site that routinely gives server errors, or times-out. Or imagine a fantastic, database-driven application that, for some reason or other, is never used because it"s buried deep within the bowels of the site"s information architecture. In both cases, we see that the independent elements of branding, usability, functionality and content structure aren"t necessarily indicative of a site"s success. Yet, when taken together, these core elements provide the basis for the user experience.
Say you"ve got a new lead -- they"re unhappy with their Website in its current form and want you to help steer the site in the right direction. If you"re like me, the first thing you"ll do is take a look at the site and make some cursory mental notes. How then do you convey these ideas and notes back to the client without simply ripping the current site apart?
The problem is that each of our perceptions of how "good" or "bad" a Website is, is skewed by our personal backgrounds and specialties within the industry. Asked to evaluate a Website"s benefits and constraints, a developer, usability professional, designer or information architect may come up with an entirely different critique.
An objective tool for measurement and analysis helps you provide your clients with fact-based recommendations, as opposed to mere conjecture and opinion. The methodology we"ll explore in this article will help you to:
As mentioned above, the user experience is made up of four interdependent elements:
But, how can we quantify and measure these seemingly intangible elements?
The methodology is quite simple. We separate our analysis into four sections -- one for each of the four elements of the user experience. For each of these elements, we create a series of statements or parameters against which the Website in question will be measured. A scale of 1 to X is created for each of the statements; we give each statement a score within this range.
Once you"ve completed this first part of the analysis, you should have a score for each of the statements in each of the four sections.
In the sample analysis attached to this article, we only used five statements or parameters for each element. Consequently, we work with a 20-point scale, so that the maximum total score of the site is 100. So, if we added an extra five statements or parameters to each element, we"d rate each on a 10-point scale.
Below, find a brief explanation of each of the elements and the statements or parameters used in the sample analysis.
Branding
Branding includes all the aesthetic and design-related items within a Website. It entails the site"s creative projection of the desired organizational image and message. Statements used to measure branding can include:
Functionality
Functionality includes all the technical and "behind the scenes" processes and applications. It entails the site"s delivery of interactive services to all end users, and it"s important to note that this sometimes means both the public as well as administrators. Statements used to measure a site"s functionality can include:
Usability entails the general ease of use of all site components and features. Sub-topics beneath the usability banner can include navigation and accessibility. Statements used to measure usability might include:
Content
Content refers to the actual content of the site (text, multimedia, images) as well as its structure, or information architecture. We look to see how the information and content are structured in terms of defined user needs and client business requirements. Statements used to measure content can include:
In most instances, I use from 10-20 separate statements for each of these four elements. I suggest you use the statements above as a basis for creating your own analysis. Remember that if you add more statements, you must also refine the 20-point scale so that each element"s total score is 100. For example, if you used 10 statements for each element, then your rating scale would be 1-10. If you used 20 statements for each element, your scale would be 1-5.
For a example of this style of analysis download this sample Excel file.
Once you"ve completed your analysis and have values for each of the statements or parameters, it"s time to put this data into a clear, communicative format.
The first thing we want to do is add up all the values for each element. Because we"ve set the point scale to provide with a maximum score of 100 for each element, what we really have is a percentage score. Once we have these percentage values, what I"ve found works best is to create a Spider chart to visually represent them. Microsoft"s Excel or Open Office Calc both work well here, although any spreadsheet program with graphing capabilities will do.
Using your spreadsheet program, you can generate a host of visual representations of the data. See the sample file you downloaded above for more examples.
The great thing about the analysis and methods described in this article is that they can be catered to your specific client or project needs.
There"s no reason why you couldn"t add a fifth category to the analysis to describe accessibility or business metrics. For example, say you"ve got a government client that needs to adhere to Section 508 regulations (for the U.S.). You could easily create a set of statements or parameters that deal exclusively with the accessibility element, modifying your charts to display accordingly. Likewise, it would be very easy to create a category that deals exclusively with your client"s important business metrics, for example, ROI, click-through rates, conversions, or repeat customers.
Alternatively, this platform of analysis can enable you to add greater weight to particular elements of your choice. Say you have a client who"s a luxury goods manufacturer, and is heavily focused on branding and look and feel. There"s no reason why you couldn"t create a modified measurement system that gave greater weight to the branding elements and less to, say, the usability elements.
I"ve incorporated this analysis into a number of different projects on which I"ve worked. Often, I include a "quick and dirty" analysis as an appendix to a new client proposal, to provide the prospective clients a snapshot view of where their site stands vis-à-vis the competition.
Providing this kind of review also gives you an excellent chance to display your professionalism. Chances are that other firms bidding on the RFP in question will not include such "free" consulting services -- and your inclusion of this report in your proposal may be a decisive factor in your favor.
In other instances, I"ve had clients pay for an in-depth analysis of their site complete with recommendations. This type of report includes, for each of the statements or parameters, several descriptive paragraphs complete with examples or screen shots. If I"m ultimately hired to follow through on my recommendations, I often schedule another evaluation six months after the launch of the site as a means of showing improvement, while at the same time reinforcing the value of my services.
This type of analysis can also serve as a gateway project that leads to further business. If you price the analysis well, it can be a great tool for getting your foot in the door and showing the new client the benefits of your services.
This device is silicon plug can indicate the water temperature with the help of the built-in sensor. Different color will be showed according to the water temperature. Red means hot, while blue indicates cold water and green for the appropriate temperature.
This is a perfect gadget for breakfast. Conventional induction cooker is on the front panel. In order to make the breakfast preparation more convenient, it comes with an extra glass toaster on the rear. You can prepare different food on the same cooker at the same time.
Desgined by William Pye, this vortex sculpture is located in Seaham Hall, Sunderland, UK and it is the biggest one of his many works.
Sure, most of the sculpture is made from solid material. This is the reason why a water sculpture is so attractive to us.
Video after the break
If you need more dynamic active factor in your house, I guess you will like this design. Although its functionality is the same as normal sofa, but the shape is pretty weird. Maybe next time you come back to your house, the sofa has climbed on the wall.
PC is the symbolic product in IT era and so a huge nail on the PC is obviously make you feel confused. Don’t worry, it is just a flash drive shaped like a nail.
Please don’t hammer it!
