Here’s something you’ll absolutely love. If you’ve ever had a fan, screen or keyboard go out, most laptops require you to purchase new tools, tear the laptop completely apart, then stab the tiny screwdrivers into your eyes after becoming completely frustrated.
So, if you’ve ever taken a dremel to the back of a latop (like me), you’re going to appreciate the Bloom laptop concept from a couple of angst-ridden, Autodesk sponsored university teams. It completely redefines laptop disassembly and at the same time boosts recycling potential to epic proportions.
With all the touchscreen craziness we’ve seen over the past few years, there are about 500 direction future screen technology could go. Personally, I won’t be satisfied until they’re formable, edible and can be wrapped around my face like a make-shift Halloween mask.
So, you’re sitting in a design review with a concept model of the product and the topic quickly changes to schedule. “You can just use that model for the engineering, right,” your boss asks confidently in front of the customer. Now, before your sweat glands burst and your eyes glaze over, rewind a few days.
If you’ve surrounded yourself with thousands of lighted spheres like I have, you’ll be interested to learn of the potential for incredibly cool design living within each of the precious glowing orbs.
Kick the wads of paper away from your coworker’s head and pick him up off the floor. It’s ok to slap him if he’s still unconsciousness, because he’s about to thank you for showing him a way to go through massive amounts of design iterations with fewer convulsive reactions or concussions.
