Way back in 1988, Wes Cherry was a Microsoft intern and during his time at the company he created the biggest time waster the world has ever known: The Solitaire computer game. Cherry built the game out of boredom instead of being directed by his...
Now that Summer is behind us, it’s time to start thinking about the long cold icy Winter ahead. One where you hike and spend time outside in such snowy and icy conditions that you need to strap spikes onto your boots. Or should we say “needed to”. No more! Because with the Meindl Spike Boots, the spikes are built right in and they retract. To extend the spikes simply flip out the built-in dial in the heel and turn it.
Now you’re not slipping, you’re gripping. The six spikes are made from super tough tungsten carbide metal and have a triple-layer seal around them to keep the cold and moisture out. Inside the boot is warm lambskin with a waterproof Gore-Tex lining. These boots look like they’d be great for hiking around varying conditions and to easily go from outdoors to inside a home/car and back out without a hassle.
Snow and Ice Boots with Retractable Spikes
I like to listen to music on my headphones in the dark, but this concept by Joe Doucet takes headphone immersion a step further. The OneSense headphones were designed to discourage other people from interrupting your listening session by blacking out the world around you.
The OneSense headphones block of sights and sounds of the outer world to focus the listeners attention to the music that he is hearing. The spikes are supposed to be taken as a warning, clearly signaling to passersby that the listener wants to be left alone in his or her personal music bubble.
I’m pretty sure that these headphones won’t get made, but you can probably jury-rig something yourself, using a blindfold of some sort. Either way, the concept is interesting.
The OneSense headphones will be on display at the Meet My Project design show held in Milan, which runs until the end of April, and in NYC during Design Week, held at the end of May.
[via Hypenotice]