prototype: 360

Ideology over practicality. The concept of a 360 degree camera is not new, but the execution of creating such a camera has never been done successfully. Although this is another good attempt with a main focus on the camera lens, unconventional and imaginative, the body form is not truly practical.

prototype

does prototype design only allow us to dream and fancy over how things can be?
Or does it have actual design value in promoting design values and possibilities?

Original Post

when good idea meets good design...

One of the trend in the latest product design is to combine existing technologies into one product. We see that from all the different variations of cell phones:

• phone + digital camera,
• phone + digital camera + mp3 player,
• phone + digital camera + mp3 player + pda,
  
• phone + digital camera + mp3 player + pda + internet browser + MSN messenger +
  GPS navigator...

The problem with this is, what exactly does the final product do?? Does it excel in any single function or are all of these just bells and whistle? Nevertheless, on a rare occation, a product comes across that is stylish yet functional, practical and smart.

This is the Bubble Head WebCam. It's a webcam + a clock. THAT'S IT!!! Nothing fancy!!
But its design is smart + cute + functional!!
I just adore the "superman" design....
Only wish it goes into production!!



The Designer

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你有幾鍾意食朱古力？
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Lego真係乜都可以砌？

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點解我諗唔到？ - part 1

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