A Fidget Toy with Added Health Benefits!

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‘The Walnut’ is an advanced fidget toy, however this time it is aimed at the elderly! Due to the aging target-user, the concept was based on the traditional walnut massage balls in order to bring a sense of familiarity to the product. With Diabetes becoming a significant health problem associated with the elderly, Walnut acts as a personal health device that assists the user on multiple levels!

Blood sugar levels can be monitored through the integrated infrared technology; the compact device opens to reveal two infrared sensors that are hidden inside. This process removes the need for gathering blood, leading to a more hygienic, painless and far more convenient alternative! Also concealed within the device are sensors, these monitors both grasping power and hand-shaking, and relay this information back to the intuitive Walnut app for efficient data collection.

The subtly textured surface, that covers half of the device, assists in stimulating the hand and improve blood circulation… Walnut certainly offers a variety of health benefits!

Designer: Seohee Lee

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“Gripping and rolling the walnuts in hand is a popular exercise within the elderly people to maintain their health. The rough surface of the walnuts stimulates the hand and improves the blood circulation. Oriental medicine believes that the hands are connected to primary organs including the brain, and those organs can be stimulated by giving pressure to certain points in hands and developing the hand muscles. It is highly effective to reduce hand shaking and muscle loss that the old commonly experiences. Often one or two walnuts are used,” Lee told YD.

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This is the world’s first Augmented Reality Drone

The Space Creator Drone is quite unlike any drone you’ll ever see. It doesn’t fly around capturing pictures, but rather projects pictures onto surfaces, turning walls and floors into windows showcasing alternative realities on the other side.

Mounted with a projector lens where you’d expect a camera, the Space Creator drone flies around casting images onto surfaces, turning them into points of storytelling. The drone creates environments instead of capturing them, being refreshingly different. I for one love the way it makes it look like there’s a blue whale floating around the house. Working on a principle that’s pretty much the same as AR, the Space Creator is technically an AR drone. It projects virtual elements on your wall in a way that makes them appear above your reality, adding a bit of magic and mystery to it. The drone is capable of spatial tracking too, making sure that the projected image changes as the drone moves around. A stunning concept that’s backed by technology we can definitely expect in a year from now. Fingers crossed!

Designer: Seohee Lee

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Your Digital Window for Workplace Wellness

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A little sunlight and fresh air can go a long way to prevent brain drain at work! However, sufficiently windowed offices (at home or work) are few are far between. In fact, they often tend to be dark and claustrophobic with little attention given to indoor air quality. All factors working against your creativity, efficiency and productiveness. If this describes you and your office, the Desk Window is for you.

Capable of being mounted on any wall or propped on a desk, its digital display provides you with the natural atmosphere of your choice. From cloudy skies to a view of the Eiffel tower, you can place yourself in the midst of whatever setting gets your creative juices flowing. Better yet, the unit emits full spectrum light to boost your mood and keep your energy levels high. Despite being incredibly compact, it also sports an integrated filtration system that recycles the air in your immediate work area so your productivity isn’t affected by indoor pollution. DO want!

Designer: Seohee Lee

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An All New Nixie

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Even if you get your hands on one of those prized vintage Nixie clocks from the 1950s, its vintage appeal might not suit your modern style. A better option might be the Nixie Brick. It’s a retro-modern clock giving us minimalist and steampunk vibes at once! Vintage orange Nixie tubes meet raw wood and steel in an uber-cool material combination that’s very in-mode right now. However stark on the outside, its glowing filament bulbs provide a warm, cozy glow that feels right at home next to your bedside.

Designer: Seohee Lee

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A Wooly World Clock

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From the designer of this tangible timepiece comes its big brother – the Time Tag Clock. It’s a twist on the world clock that presents an entirely new way to tell the time at home and all sorts of places beyond the pond!

Despite its minimalist form, it’s made of premium felt which makes it soft to the touch, warm and inviting. Unique “flag tags” can be placed anywhere on the clock’s 2 turning discs to indicate the time in various countries. It’s a great way to keep up business communication between time zones or simply as a home accent that pays homage to places near and dear!

Designer: Seohee Lee

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Time You Can Touch

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We’ve all been stuck in a meeting, on an bad date or in a number of other situations where you’re itching to check the time but don’t want to be rude! With Time Tag Watch you can check discretely without anyone noticing!

The design features a felt face with a spinning center and outer ring. On each is a tag, similar to a clothing label, that falls in line with the hour and minute hands. To tell the hour and minute, simply graze a finger over the soft felt to feel the tag and determine the time!

Designer: Seohee Lee

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