The International Design Excellence Awards released its 2007 IDEA Winners.
Some picks:
e-Sullivan by the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology: “This portable handheld communicator for deaf-blind people, who rely solely on tactile sense to acquire information, can convert all types of printed material into Braille. It can also provide assistance with such computer-related tasks as [...]
Everyone’s probably aware of Oscar by now, the feline dubbed as the harbinger of death. From a quiet nursing home pet, this cat gains fame for a chilling reason– an uncanny ability to select which among the nursing home’s patients is to leave shortly… as in within hours shortly, within 4 hours to be precise.
Nurses [...]
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From Joe Public (Johanessburg, South Africa) for client Pharos English-Afrikaans Dictionary. Great blend of humor and class. I certainly give them points for grabbing one’s attention. Perfectly disturbing .
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Want to up your home’s chic factor some? Renova’s peddling some colored TPs for your toilet pleasures. They come in orange, lime green, red and black. I know.
I suppose the orange and green are passable, but black TP?
So. Wrong.
“1,500 plus inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice! This is not the final routine, and definitely not a punishment! just a teaser.”
Hee! Funny ending, too.
