Charging the Future

                                 

This is neat article.  Tesla has begun building super charging stations for their model s electric car.  They are certainty bringing the future to us now, if electric cars become the way to go.  It will be interesting to see how successful this program becomes and whether or not electric care are really a reality.
Check it out,,, http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-57520172-54/tesla-announces-supercharger-network/

I Phone 5 Question

With record sales of i phone 5's happening not long ago, I must ask what happens with all the wasted i phone 4's that people seem to think are of no use to them anymore.  My guess is that the phone is either recycled for parts and plastic, which is great and all, but its still waste in a sense.  Did we really need the new i phone when the one we had still worked fine.  Some people probably would say i'm crazy, but just imagine how much plastic and metal, have gone to the trash or recycled because a new shiner fancy object came out.    Just a thought

Solar Pop

Recent graduate student design this new solar charger.  This great product recharges a battery you can take anywhere and charge your iphone, ipad and so on.  Solar energy is starting to become cost effective lets hope it keeps moving that way.  You can find it here, https://www.facebook.com/lexus/app_335311073229344

Thawing tundra

Interesting article today on CNN.  In it they talk about the rising threat of thawing tundra.  As this tundra defrosts it releases massive amounts of carbon that had once been frozen.  As we all know this causes damage to our air quality as well as ozone layer.  Seems like real issues seem to get heightened and then swept under the rug.  But there are still so many environmental issues we need to talk.  We can talk about job creation and so on but once we destroy our planet won’t really matter if we have jobs or not.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/25/opinion/boelman-arctic-tundra/index.html?iref=allsearch

Stem

Can It really get any fresher than that image.  That is stem a product recently developed by Quirky.  Whats amazing is that all you do is stab a the plastic piece in the top and it sprays the juices out for cooking and so on.
In a world where we are starting to obsess over fresh foods, I cant imagine a better way to get fresh juices when cooking.  The next step in this evolution should be making it drain the juice into  a cup, but hey its a good start, you can find this product at the link below.

http://www.quirky.com/products/187-stem-citrus-fruit-juice-sprayer?r=768de6cd1442a0d1cc21804e83f04146

Reinventing The Way We Design

                                               

               Quirky is stepping up the game by creating a place where the average user can submit their idea and with some luck and talent see it come to life threw a massive community of thinkers and creators.  I have navigated and came close to success but have not achieved my ultimate goal of creating a product that changes the world, or at least makes it a better place.
       Though recently it seems trained professional and graphic artist have started to dominate the scene through creative renderings and drawings.  Maybe the quality of production is going up, but is it fundamentally losing its quality of allowing an average person to succeed, or is it becoming more exclusive in helping designers see their dreams.  Check out the link below, its extremely interesting in all regards and innovative.

Quirky
http://www.quirky.com/?r=768de6cd1442a0d1cc21804e83f04146