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Sustainable product design concept: recyclable paper laptop

I repeat: CONCEPT ;-)  Designer: Je Sung Park



Sure, there are some "technical challenges" to figure out before a working model could be produced.
But, the "no way", "that's a crazy idea", "that will never work" folk better pipe down...

If you would have shown someone the concept model for the iPhone 20 years ago, you would have had similar responses.

The only associated wording I'm not so happy with is the term "disposable". That's exactly the type of unsustainable design thinking and wasteful behaviour we need change.
Please,... no more "planned obsolescence" design.

Technology evolves... Brilliant minds evolve... Markets evolve...
If we really, really wants it,... badly; someone, somewhere, will come up with the necessary solutions to make it happen.

More images of the recyclable paper laptop designs at http://www.thegreenpages.com.au/index.asp?page_id=1487 and http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/11/03/disposable-paper-laptops/

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Filed under  //   environment   recycling   sustainability   sustainable design   tech gadgets  
Posted November 8, 2009
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Design for Life

Watching episode 5 - Phillipe Starck's take on "The Apprentice" - Start your addiction here: http://tinyurl.com/y9alfvp

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Posted October 18, 2009
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Twelve Tips and Tricks to Get the Most Out of Posterous

by Guy Kawasaki

Read the full article here:
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/twelve-tips-and-tricks-to-get-the-most-out-of-posterous-guy-kawasaki

  1. Post to your social media service. - how to set up auto-post
  2. Post to different Posterous blogs.
  3. Customize the look-and-feel of your site.
  4. Use a custom domain. - how to set up your custom domain name for Posterous
  5. Post pictures inline.
  6. Post from any site.- using the Posterous bookmarklet
  7. Create a group site.
  8. Post using links not embed code.
  9. Add tags.
  10. Enable public postings.
  11. Display where you took photos.
  12. Prevent the inclusion of your email signature.

    I'd add:

  13. Add Google Analytics via Posterous to track visits

Check out the Posterous FAQ's and the official Posterous Blog,
for more tips and tricks on how to make the most of your Posterous site.

 

 

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Filed under  //   lifehacking   posterous  
Posted October 18, 2009
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The hierarchy of digital distractions


http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/the-hierarchy-of-digital-distractions/

via google-wave-robot

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Posted October 12, 2009
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Testing Posterous-robot on Google Wave

Testing Posterous-robot on Google Wave
Read more here: http://tinyurl.com/pesup9

via
google-wave-robot

And... it works ;-)
Brilliant! Thanks Lookon (aka Kang kang)

The Posterous API offers limited functionality at the moment:
1. unable to edit your wave and repost it
2. only rich-text / html is supported (no embedded images, videos etc.)
3. unable to post selectively (e.g. only on Posterous, not on Facebook or Twitter)

But, this is a great start.

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Posted October 9, 2009
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50 Great examples of data visualisation

A subject I've been interested in lately, is how all this data we are creating
and uploading on the "Interwebs" is being used to highlight particular
aspects of humanity. Showing us a slice of our existence...

This article gives a nice run-down of the most popular data visualisation projects.
Very interesting stuff...

50 great examples of data visualisation


Digg Labs' Arc

More examples of data visualization and statistics at http://flowingdata.com/

 

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Filed under  //   data visualisation   social media  
Posted October 4, 2009
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Spezify.com - search visualisation tool, aggregating different social media

Just discovered this neat search tool - Spezify.com

Spezify.com pulls from a number of social media platforms and other online sources to present a visual search result - aiming to show "the bigger picture".

My search for "ozia09" resulted in this nice collage:

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Filed under  //   data visualisation   real time search   search   social media  
Posted October 4, 2009
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Australian Web Week

This week, the first "Australian Web Week" will be hosted around the country.
http://webweek.com.au/

Sadly, I won't be able to attend any of the events this year...
But, this does mean I'll have the opportunity to experience what it's like to
follow these popular web community events online.

I was able to follow the OZ-IA 2009 conference minute by minute on Twitter.
So many people were tweeting, it was almost like being there (ok... almost -
did miss out on the excellent grub, games and peeps).
#ozia09 on Twitter

Looking forward to the rest of my virtual #webweek experience.

Following the buzz:
Australian Web Week 2009 - #webweek on Twitter
Web Directions South 2009 - #wds09 on Twitter

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed under  //   social media   web community  
Posted October 3, 2009
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Semanti: browser add-on to improve search

http://www.semanti.com/

I've been playing around with Semanti.
A browser add-on that provides "smarter" suggestions
while you type your search terms into the search engine
form field. Similar to "IntelliSense", but somewhat better,
as it offers more context.

Another feature of Semanti is that you can link it with
(drum roll...) Facebook to enhance your search results
and see which ones your friends have already showed
interest in...

When doing research, you can also save your searches to
your Semanti "myweb" account.

Here's a demo:

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Posted June 28, 2009
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The economics of privacy in social networks

http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2009/06/26/the-economics-of-privacy-in-social-networks/
This scholarly paper is definitely worth a thorough read:
"The Privacy Jungle: On the Market for Data Protection in Social Networks"

Privacy has always been a concern of mine. Online and off-line.
I am one of those annoying people who actually opens and reads the
"privacy policy" and "terms and conditions" before I sign up for a service.
But lately, I've reluctantly had more of a "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" attitude.
Not a good idea...

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Filed under  //   privacy   social media  
Posted June 27, 2009
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