Lee’s Journal

There has been some pretty interesting lamp designs in the past that require some sort of user interaction to activate, such as snapping your fingers, clapping your hands, or even blowing at it. And now, here’s the Pupa Lamp from Progetto25zero1 (Milan-based design studio) that requires loving caress to turn it on!

The Pupa Lamp is custom made from fibreglass, a couple of 15-watt fluoroscent bulb and no regular on/off switch but a fur switch instead.

via Ubergizmo - Pupa Lamp requires stroke to turn it on

Here’s a project by Alex Habegger, Ramun Liesch, Peter Ulrich and Nicholas Buchi - an Interactive Pillow. The pillow will turn on the lights inside when it senses low-light situations. It also reacts to sound, pressure and touch!

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LED Mirror is a 650×440mm mirror that has scrolling LED message board mounted behind it that displays personalized messages or the time and date up to 4000 characters. You can also customize the font and add special effects via a remote control or your PC.

The LED Mirror retails for $429.

via Chip Chick - LED Mirror Scrolls Personalized Messages and the Time & Date

The ATM Money Bank is the high tech piggy bank. Not only you can store money just like the traditional piggy bank, you can also access it securely via a card and pin number.

The built in computer which logs deposits and withdrawals, allows you to keep on top of your balance.

The money bank also accepts and identifies notes and coins, and it also lets you set a specific amount that you would like you to save up, and it will alert you once you’ve reached that amount.

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When the final case design of the Playstation 3 was released, it was widely criticized as looking exactly like a George Foreman Grill. A few months later, the Photoshopped picture of the Playstation 3 Grill started to spread the internet. And then, the idea has inspired a group of case modders to bring the real PS3 Grill.

Check out more pictures on the website.