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11/09/09
I mean, it's interesting and all, but truth is, it'd do almost nothing for me. For my living room alone I have 3 power strips to attend all my plugging needs...
Would be nice for my kitchen though... the only problem is that I'd need a hole in the wall deep enough to fit the entire contraption.
11/09/09
And here I thought the whole point was to not do something like this... #artlebedev
11/09/09
11/09/09
Take a closer look.
Those sockets have two round holes. Given that they're also a recessed circle, that means they're Type C plugs. In other words, they're supposed to be recessed. All plugs meant to work in type C sockets have an extruded circle meant to fit in that kind of socket, wall warts included.
Beyond that, there's nothing inherently bad about his design. Whether or not it can support the weight of a bunch of wall warts might be a concern, but a sliding mechanism isn't in itself a bad idea.
This isn't just a concept. This is a schematic that can be made into a functional prototype. Art.Lebdev Studio does its research. #artlebedev
11/09/09
I would need the plugs flat with the corner, not in a little. Also, a big plus would be the ability to rotate the plugs 90 degrees. I currently use 2 powerstrips sometimes for external hard drives, because some hard drive plugs are quite big, and take up 3 sockets (when their next to eachother, sideways) #artlebedev
11/09/09
Sorry to bring some practicality to an art house piece. #artlebedev
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Really? Never seen a round screen before? ... they're rectangles now because they're, you know, way more efficient at providing information for a given amount of surface area? Tell ya what, put some electrical tape on the corners of your GPS, and lemmie know how it goes.
08/12/09
Plus, in the TV above, you wouldn't be using the same amount of surface area, you would be creating more. So, sure, the picture would be better.
08/12/09
Basically, a GPS is a device which displays straight lines (streets) and needs room for headings (mph, next turn, miles to destination, etc...), which really fit much better at the bottom or top of a flat edge. You could distort the picture into some sort of fisheye bulbous view to get the same information onto a circle, but that's stupid.
A spherical operating system is possible, but it doesn't really make sense for the data. Any line (street) that isn't a diameter (a chord) would be cut off by the edge of the screen, whereas if it were a rectangle, you'd see more of it (and perhaps your next turn as well. So given two screens of the same surface area, the rectangle is vastly more appropriate for displaying streets and headings.
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08/12/09
At any rate, it's only a secondary offense, so just don't get pulled over and you'll be fine.
08/12/09
It's not bad, but since we're dreaming, I'd rather have a GPS fully integrated in my windshield with Augmented Reality and stuff...
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So for me, this keyboard is actually 0.0% the keyboard the Optimus is!
07/10/09
Didn't know it had 9 screens, that's pretty damn good for the price. I love this edit button!
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06/10/09
Oh damn, THAT one doesn't work any more, does it?
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I find it to be amusing, but it's going to collect a lot of crud inside over time if it's not kept clean.
06/10/09