GeekOK.com http://www.geekok.com The New Geek Culture Information Platform Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:23:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Sit Down and Relax http://www.geekok.com/living/sit-down-and-relax.html http://www.geekok.com/living/sit-down-and-relax.html#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:35:21 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=631 Mention rocking chairs and thoughts of summer evenings on the porch and cold Mint Juleps might come to mind.  This rocking chair and loveseat from Wilson Scott, however, throws together polyurethane mesh, a cutout spherical shell and curved steel piping for a distinctly modern feel.  Don’t know about you, but I could definitely see getting down on one of these and grinding out 10 hours on Xbox Live.

Designer: Scott Wilson

]]> http://www.geekok.com/living/sit-down-and-relax.html/feed Welcome to the Wine, Wine West http://www.geekok.com/living/welcome-to-the-wine-wine-west.html http://www.geekok.com/living/welcome-to-the-wine-wine-west.html#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:33:24 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=630 Like the designer, I’m sure, I’ve broken my share of wine glasses, and I don’t even really like wine! I usually put whiskey and coke in there, then I don’t find the whole glass until spring cleaning. For the wine enthusiast (or drunk) with short shelves or clumsy tendencies, it’s untrained designer Sherwood Forlee to the rescue!

The designer, Sherwood Forlee, puts it like this: “glasses that are separable from their stems for more compact storage, and a metal stem for enhanced strength. A rubber gasket safely and snugly links the glass that fits your drink choice with the stem. Stems are available in a variety of colors and finishes.”

Simple and beautiful. I’d like a set with red/yellow/green color combo stems made of steel. Extra heavy metal would be extra awesome.

Also be sure to check out Forlee’s webpage: he’s a real dude with a barely completed mathematics schooling who “calls himself a designer because it sounds hip and no one likes hanging around a nerd at a party.”

My kind of fellow.

Designer: Sherwood Forlee

]]> http://www.geekok.com/living/welcome-to-the-wine-wine-west.html/feed You Can’t See the Cables for the Tree http://www.geekok.com/technology/you-can%e2%80%99t-see-the-cables-for-the-tree.html http://www.geekok.com/technology/you-can%e2%80%99t-see-the-cables-for-the-tree.html#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:14:54 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=628 “GoGreen” is the new phrase that seems to echo around the world. With many joining the bandwagon, it shows that many of us are trying to make a conscious effort to adapt to a more sustainable lifestyle. PhotonSynthesis is a device by designer Vivien Muller, which is a solar-cell bonsai lookalike, tree charger.

You can charge your cell, your Mp3 player or a number of other electronic gadgets by plugging in to the tree. With its’ 57 photovoltaic panels, the sun can power your tree during the day - no water needed. The solar energy is stored into a battery, allowing you to plug up anytime you need to. Gadget cables and adapters can be hidden away beneath the trees’ “soil”. Definitely a decorative way to go green!

Designer: Vivien Muller [ Via: Gizmodo ]

]]> http://www.geekok.com/technology/you-can%e2%80%99t-see-the-cables-for-the-tree.html/feed Giant Accordian Relief http://www.geekok.com/architecture/giant-accordian-relief.html http://www.geekok.com/architecture/giant-accordian-relief.html#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:10:47 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=627 I’d wager if chronic disaster survivors had a choice of where to lodge, they’d choose what’s actually called the Recover Shelter. With several components that make it eco-friendly, cheap to produce, easy to transport, reconfigurable, and adaptable to multiple environments, Matthew Malone’s design has great potential for emergency situations and beyond…

Designed for disaster relief, the Recover Shelter can house a family of four for a month. It can be set up by one person in minutes, collapsed into either of two configurations for transportation (horse-shoe shape or flat), and is made of 100% polypropylene.

The polypropylene makes the Recover Shelter 100% recyclable, the ridges can collect drinking water, and the structure can be covered in local materials for better insulation.

A wonderful giant accordion house to for those who are disaster ridden, or a super-hip tent for the super-hip green hipster-camper.

Designer: Matthew Malone

]]> http://www.geekok.com/architecture/giant-accordian-relief.html/feed Rabbit Hand Mixer, Why Not? http://www.geekok.com/living/rabbit-hand-mixer-why-not.html http://www.geekok.com/living/rabbit-hand-mixer-why-not.html#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:04:22 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=623 imageHand mixers are pretty boring to look at but this RabMixer by Ming Tong transforms the auspicious cake making requisite into a cute bunny just inviting you to make oodles of yummy foods. It comes with a number of presets for milkshakes and cakes and like any other hand mixer, speed and power are also adjustable.

Sure it seems frivolous but who says we can’t make our appliances cute? Now as to whether or not this actually looks like a rabbit or a baby dinosaur is up to you.

Designer: Ming Tong

]]> http://www.geekok.com/living/rabbit-hand-mixer-why-not.html/feed Grape Vines Goes Green http://www.geekok.com/cellphones/grape-vines-goes-green.html http://www.geekok.com/cellphones/grape-vines-goes-green.html#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:56:41 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=622 That green bandwagon is speeding down the global highway at break neck speeds and corporations are rushing to hop on. That’s the good news… the other good news is that electronics giant Siemens is looking for ways to make bold and beautiful green statements with these cordless telephone designs. Siemens Home and Office Communication division commissioned design firm Formwelt with guidance from Hans-Henning Brabänder to dream up these ultimate green phones for the home or office.

The “Gigaset Eco Visions” “Leaf” and “Solar” are made of recyclable raw materials, such as eco-plastic and liquid wood. Sun-light is used as a natural energy source for handsets. An eco-index provides the “nutritional facts” regarding the environmental-friendliness of each phone.

This includes the percentage of organic materials and number of components used at disassembly, the energy consumption and emissions in use and production as well as the how recyclable each product is. So much more relevant info on all the ways this design is innovative below.

Designer: Formwelt Studio

]]> http://www.geekok.com/cellphones/grape-vines-goes-green.html/feed Electric Slide Mobile Get Bent! http://www.geekok.com/cellphones/electric-slide-mobile-get-bent.html http://www.geekok.com/cellphones/electric-slide-mobile-get-bent.html#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:50:03 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=621 Why bother with one screen when you can have two for probably double the price? Designer Andy Kurovets presents his “Bend Mobile” concept. He thinks turning on a device and having it grow to nearly double its size will really be attractive to some people.


He may be right but where is the proof? Oh right, he is also including a high capacity digital camera that also pops out to larger than expected proportions. All that and it’s curved, for easy sliding in and out of your pants. Niiice.

Designer: Andy Kurovets

]]> http://www.geekok.com/cellphones/electric-slide-mobile-get-bent.html/feed A Fountain Pen For The Modern http://www.geekok.com/living/a-fountain-pen-for-the-modern.html http://www.geekok.com/living/a-fountain-pen-for-the-modern.html#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:45:42 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=620 Fountain pens may lend an air of sophistication but damn can they get anymore dated? I mean all I need is a monocle, a bowler hat, a tweed suit and I’m all set. This fountain pen design but Vivien Muller updates the ubiquitous writing tool to where I wouldn’t mind using one. Okay ergonomics may have taken a backseat here but hell, it’ll look sexy just sitting on my desk.

Designer: Vivien Muller

]]> http://www.geekok.com/living/a-fountain-pen-for-the-modern.html/feed Check Me Out http://www.geekok.com/technology/check-me-out.html http://www.geekok.com/technology/check-me-out.html#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:39:18 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=619 The Motorola Sparrow was conceived to provide retail stores with a mobile point of sale device to solve increased service demands from consumers while decentralizing the check out point, i.e. pay for it and get out as fast as you can. It combines a scanner, point of sale (POS) system, RFID, communication and credit card reading capabilities into one mobile device.

There are a few devices that offer MPOS (mobile point of sale) in the marketplace but none are consumer facing nor appropriate for front-end retail environments. Existing products are often rugged and obtrusive. If you’ve ever been to an Apple store, you know what I’m talking about. They often take away from the environment and make the entire retail experience unpleasant.

Both the front and back of the Sparrow are equipped with touch sensitive areas, supposedly making it easier to navigate and use. The entire unit can hang from a lanyard.

This isn’t new idea but definitely a huge improvement. Many high-tech electronic stores now equip their employees with mobile point of sale devices but designer Rinat Aruh definitely has an eye for form and function. I’d love to see it integrated into retail environments.

Designer: Rinat Aruh

]]> http://www.geekok.com/technology/check-me-out.html/feed Jerk It To Get The Juice http://www.geekok.com/portable-media/jerk-it-to-get-the-juice.html http://www.geekok.com/portable-media/jerk-it-to-get-the-juice.html#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:36:44 +0000 admin http://www.geekok.com/?p=614 The Shake MP3 player by Kenneth Tay makes use of kinetic energy to keep the batteries charges, similar to modern timepieces. With the hold button switched on, jerk it a few times to get the juice. Yea I just said that. Conversely if you leave the hold switch off, the jerking shaking pauses/plays music.

Designer: Kenneth Tay

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