AquaMaker AM10 Pulls Drinking Water from Air

Mark Wilson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:01:48 EST

The AquaMaker AM10 is not your standard office water cooler. Pulling up to 36 liters of water from the air every 38 hours, its independence from water deliveries will make it perfect for some sequel of Office Space set in a rainforest. But for the rest of us, its purported $15/day operating price is just too much for what is, let's be honest, a glorified dehumidifier.

While a dehumidifier may lack the air filters on intake, water purification system and automatic water recycling to keep contents fresh, we're guessing you could get the same one-two punch with a Brita pitcher. Our system (which would surely involve some amount of duct tape) surely isn't as sexy, but when your house floods the same day your water lines bust, you'll thank us for not plopping down $1,200 on this model. [product via bbg and ubergizmo]

Office Cubicle Reimagined as Office Pod

Adrian Covert — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:30:07 EDT

If every corporate American office had workspaces like the Eclipse partition system, I might not be so terrified of becoming a suit. Designer Marcus Curran came up with this concept as part of an industrial design thesis he was working on while in school at the University of Melbourne. The central idea behind this contraption is versatility. Its retractable hood allows for various levels of privacy and access to accommodate to the changing work flow of one's daily job... not to mention room for a few shiny gadgets.

The workspace includes integrated speakers, a wireless recharging mat for your electronics, and a wireless camera/projector built into the hood for teleconferencing. Another cool thing is that the hood can be lowered and optional contoured furniture can be arranged to fit against the Eclipse system. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go shave and prepare my resume in anticipation of these things. [Yanko Design]

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AquaMaker AM10 Pulls Drinking Water from Air

Office Cubicle Reimagined as Office Pod