The Great Surprises - Part 3

Airmouse, imagined and created by the Canadian company DeanMark, is expected to increase the accuracy and timeliness of work performed while preserving the integrity of the ligaments of the hand. It consists of a "skin" neoprene which are fixed on a 2D sensor, at the palm and the left and right click buttons at the end of the index and middle fingers. It is also a mouse that knows how to forget because it turns off when no longer needed her and that is used...

The Great Surprises - Part 2

This is not a sculpture out of a contemporary art museum, but an ergonomic mouse designed by Ryo Yoshimiavec with researchers and physicians surgeons. Adapta baptized, it is supposed to take advantage of the natural tendencies of positioning of the hand and avoid fatigue and muscular disorders during prolonged use. She participated in the 2011 James Dyson Award, an international competition created by the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner.

The Great Surprises - Part 1

The young American designer Joey Roth seems to appreciate most of all natural materials and minimalism. In 2010 after designing a pair of mini speakers ceramic, which had already caused a stir, this time he designed a prototype mouse that looks like out of another time. The Felt Mouse is made of wool felt, teak and aluminum. And fit in perfectly with your MacBook Pro, casually resting on an old wooden table campaign.

The Rubik's Cube in all its facets - Part 2

The Cube unresolved

"The Cube", the Californian artist Marshall Astor, is both an art object and a fully functional Rubik's Cube. He had the idea, and realized, as a student. He explained that the sides of the cube are undifferentiated as it is the object itself, and its mechanism, which have always fascinated, not looking for the solution. The Cube is therefore composed of a real internal mechanism of Rubik's Cube that the artist has "dressed" white bronze pieces, originally, then skated with chemical treatments (acid, salts ...).

The Rubik's Cube in all its facets - Part 1

Rubik's Mirror Blocks Cube

This highly original variation of the Rubik's Cube is amazing in more ways than one and most likely baffle the regulars. It is a model but the classic 3x3x3 cubes are not all the same size and whose faces are covered with a mirror coating. What losing its bearings. Sold online 11 euros.