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Function，自工業革命起始，以至於芝加哥學派建築師Sullivan(1856-1924)提出「form follow function」，function代表著科學技術不斷地演進、發展、滿足便利生活的需求，在科技達到高峰時期，function的創新，帶來生活的愉悅，function不再冷冷冰冰，進入回歸人性、滿足感性需求的時代，FUN成為重要的機能，Design, Creative for FUNction。

 

"I know you see through my eye.

 I know you are always in my mind.

Toshiba is on the verge of making fuel cell-powered digital media players a reality. The company announced Friday the arrival of two methanol fuel cell prototypes being tested with both a flash memory audio player and an HDD-based player. The prototypes are expected to deliver both 35 hours of play on one 3.5 ml fueling and 60 hours on a 10 ml fueling. This one’s probably a way off, so don’t get too excited just yet. [via productdose]

 

It’s always good to see technology employed to benefit us power users, usually in the form of some sick converged device, but it’s even better when advances in tech are used to make life easier for the disabled or less-fortunate. One designer, Warren Goodland (a British masters candidate in Design Research for Disability), has noticed the difficulty that seniors often have in operating a telephone, mostly due to a diminished capacity for abstract thinking. His solution: a system where photographs of the user’s regular contacts are placed in a special peripheral attached to the phone; touching either the photo or the holder dials the desired number. This invention sounds truly promising, although we know more than a few people who are trying to make it harder, not easier, for their elderly relatives to ring them up.
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The first urine-powered paper battery has been created in Singapore, reports New Scientist . The credit-card sized unit could be a useful power source for cheap healthcare test kits for diseases like diabetes, and could even be used in emergency situations to power a cell phone.

To activate the battery, a drop of urine is added and soaks through the sandwiched filter paper . The chemicals dissolve and react to produce electricity. The magnesium layer acts as the anode, losing its electrons. And the copper chloride acts as the cathode, mopping up the electrons.[via Textually, Read Full Article Here]