Gizmodo: doors

I Don't Want to Come In, I Just Want to Ring This Doorbell

matt buchanan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:20:00 EST

*Ring* *Ring* *Ring* *Ring* "What?!" "Oh sorry, I can't stop pushing your Spore doorbell." *Ring* "I'm calling the cops." *Ring*

[Spore Doorbells via Apartment Therapy]

ThreeStyle Door is Three...Three Doors In One

Sean Fallon — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:00:00 EDT

If your household is statureally diverse, this 3-in-1 door from Slam Doors may be of interest. It features separate doors for kids and humiliatingly short adults.

It's a fun idea, but at prices that hover around $3500, you had better start feeding those kids caffeine and cigarettes to increase the longevity of your investment. [Slam Doors via Minor Details via Likecool]

Revolving Door Uses You to Make Energy

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:30:00 EST

It's an alarmingly simple concept that claims to be the world's first application: Netherlands-based company Natuurcafé La Port installed a power generator into a revolving door. Fantastic, but it took us this long?

The door is the entrance to the Driebergen-Zeist railway station, where it's predicted to generate 4600 kwh of energy a year—or somewhere around what the average house needs annually, depending who you talk to. Not bad at all. Sure, it's probably not enough to power all of those train lines, but it's essentially free energy. And heck, it's a lot more practical than this idea. [Boon Edam via Inhabitat]

At the End of the Day, $15,000 Carbon Fiber Biometric Door Is Still Just A Door

Jack Loftus — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:30:00 EST

Carbon fiber is pretty, and it's a cool technique to implement with car design... but what about doors? Who cares, you say? I agree, but it still didn't stop this door from becoming a reality.

In addition to the hefty $15,000 price tag, this door boasts a biometric sensor that serves as the lock. Oh, and lots of carbon fiber. Did we mention it's made of carbon fiber? There was, sadly, no word on what this door was protecting. An underground secret lair, perhaps?

Anyway, we sincerely hope the wealthy Brazilian businessman who commissioned this piece gets his money's worth, because this sucker would do nicely as the door to the next Gizmodo Gallery, don't you think? [Carbon Fiber Gear]

Disappearing Car Door Revolutionizes Paparazzi Upskirt Photos

Jason Chen — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:50:36 EST

The parking spaces at my apartment are so narrow that I have to suck in my gut and shimmy like a burglar on a ledge whenever I get out of my car. If I had this disappearing car door, however, that would be totally unnecessary. We don't want to spoil the video by describing it here, but suffice it to say that if this were placed into cars that it would revolutionize boarding and de-boarding more than even the wing doors on the DeLorean. At the very least, the disappearing car door will provide a clearer view into Britney's birth canal. [Disappearing Car Door]

Electric Door Opener

Jason Chen — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:13:08 EDT

We can see how an electric door opener is useful for small children, the elderly, and the infirmed, but if you're using this because you can't manage to get off your ass for 30 seconds to open the door for the UPS guy, you should just go smack your mother right now for not raising the lazy out of you.

This Swing Door Opener works on left and right swinging doors, and the remote can be assigned to two different openers simultaneously. A timer mode allows the door to be automatically closed after being open a pre-set period of time.

All this automation will run you $324.99, which is worth it if you're in one of those three categories above (young, old, sickly), but not if you're just a fat slob. – Jason Chen

Add Remote Control to your Doors [Gizmos For Geeks via Coolest Gadgets]

Gizmodo Japan: Auto door

jmanzone — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 04:36:12 EDT

Cleanliness, efficiency, compactness, cool-factor... for a variety of reasons, automatic doors have become a standard feature of Japanese shops. While the typical sliding star-trek style design has proven itself, the tanaka auto door aims to improve upon a good concept. This new design entails strips equipped with infrared sensors that open to the approximate shape of the person or object passing through, minimizing entry of dust, pollen, and bugs while keeping precious air-conditioning in. The technology for the new design seems to be in it's infancy, but Japan has proven once again that it's a least 10 years ahead of everyone else. -JM

Tanaka Auto Door
Demo Video [TV-Tokyo]