USB + TSR + Bidirectional Grip + Power Switch

This is just an adaptation of the Zen Data device I was thinking about earlier. I have added a TSR socket, AKA headphone jack, so that it can have audio output. (in looking for a documentation of the standard I found out they seem to be technically named TSR) I also added a Switch but I am not sure if that is really necessary. No sign of controls yet. I think buttons are too hard to design well (I agree with Apple on that one) so for now we should just assume that it know what music you want to listen to, or you can give me a better idea in the comments.

Update: Thanks to Nick Kemp Greenhood for pointing out that it is really TRS not TSR. Woops - Dyslexic.

Finished Mockup

The coin it is sitting on is an American quarter for scale.

I have finished a really basic and sloppy mockup of the thing I was working on. It tuns out it is a kind of zip. Does anyone know how it works?

I will do a nice version in Modo at some point. Sketchup is not what I need for the surfacing I would like to achieve. However, the component methodology came in very handy when creating this.

More about New Stuff

Keep Guessing :-)

Here is another picture of what I am working on. I will still not tell you what it is but I will give you the hint that "Saddle" is in the name.

This thing is not that easy to model with the software I am using so I may switch back to a different package for some of the surfacing.

A new thing

I am working on modelling and finishing up a design I started a few years ago.

If you can guess what it is I will give you a prize.

TinyTop

TinyTop

For fun I modelled something I want to buy. Feature low at the moment...

I have a feeling that this mock up, and the real products in this sector, are not doing it right yet. I think perhaps there is a different approach. Something that is not just touch screen and is not just a tiny laptop. Also something which does not think of its self as a computer but just as what it is. Perhaps like a really good Peek, or not.

Permanent Sleeping Bag

An example of a bed involving a balance between the blanket and the mattress and few distractions or complications. 

The other day I was thinking about this issue in life which is that I really like beds that are just 2 parts. A mattress or futon and a heavy blanket. This is how I like to sleep 100% of the time and it is a form factor that I think looks quite neat of done in the right way. 

An example of a bed with rollup blanket. Click for a larger image.

So I was sitting considering life and blankets when it dawned on me that one of the reasons I really like this schema is because it is so easy to clean and aesthetically balanced, however one problem with it is that it is hard for tall people like me to not end up with cold feet. So I suddenly realised the perfect (not really) solution. Have a single roll up blanket at the end of the bed. This way my feet would be locked in and not get cold (this is really a big problem for people like me) and it would be sort of a self cleaning bed. A friend of mine also brought up that it could be used as a padded seat when rolled up but I am not sure if that something I am eager to take advantage of. I was also considering making it with the roll under the end of the bed but Zen told me no.