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Here`s one of the three winners of the latest competition held by Designboom. Have fun scrolling .

You may not put much thought into it but it takes a symphony of small muscles in your hand to operate a pen/pencil. For some people this is beyond their ability so designer Oskar Daniel set out to create a pen the Easy Writer.

A pen or graphite tip is inserted into a small hourglass shaped holder which provides all the support. The rubberized knob makes it easy to grip with your palm to move the pen. Effort is powered by the arm instead of the hand. It may not be the best solution since typing would be easier but there’s something personal about seeing your own writing.

Designer: Oskar Daniel

.: via yanko

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The research group Smart Cities at the MIT Media Lab has a very cool retractable scooter concept. The RoboScooter is a lightweight, folding, electric motor scooter designed to provide convenient, inexpensive mobility in urban areas while radically reducing the negative effects of extensive vehicle use, which includes road congestion, parking problem, traffic noise, air pollution, and carbon emissions. It’s clean, green, silent, and compact. MIT’s scooter comes with just 150 parts and it gets electricity from a battery that gets recharged each time the vehicle is replaced to its rack. There is no conventional drive train, thanks to the specially designed wheels, each with their own motor and suspension system. The final show-quality prototype was presented at the Milan Motor show on November 6-9th, 2007.

.: via BornRich

Ettore Sottsass who helped found the influential Memphis Group died Monday at his home in Milan. He was 90. Ciao Ettore, thank you for everything!

	Bob Dylan – Stuck Inside Of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again
	Found at skreemr.com

“Stuck inside a mobile with the memphis blues again” was the Dylan song that helped to name the post-modern movement.