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Intel Point-of-Sale by Frog Design: How shopping should be

By Paul Ridden

17:16 September 28, 2009 PDT

The Intel Point-Of-Sale kiosk designed by Frog Design

Internet shopping is a true marvel of the modern age. Not only does it open up whole new worlds of temptation but it can also save you money. And it does away with annoying or incompetent sales personnel. Despite all of its benefits, buying online is somewhat lacking in one important area - you can't try before you buy, something particularly important when shopping for your clothes. However, with the Point-Of-Sale kiosk concept from Intel, the two experiences might at last find common ground to become the much-needed savior of High Street shopping. Read More

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Become a human packhorse with the Yoke Shopper

By Darren Quick

00:33 September 24, 2009 PDT

The Yoke Shopper is essentially a portable strap

As a manly man who will eschew a shopping trolley in favor of carting a multitude of plastic shopping bags (on the rare occasion I forget my more environmentally friendly cloth bag, mind you) to the car - only to find I don’t have the third hand required to find my keys and open the boot - I would probably be the perfect candidate for the Yoke Shopper. This ingeniously simple device allows shoppers to lock together a number of plastic shopping bags and carry them on a shoulder. Read More

ROBOTICS

DUSTBOT collaborative, multifunctional robots keep your town clean

By Dario Borghino

20:14 September 23, 2009 PDT

The DustCart is a humanoid robot for door-to-door garbage pickup, while the DustClean is m...

A group of European companies and universities have collaborated to produce a series of multifunctional robots for urban hygiene tasks. With abilities ranging from door-to-door garbage pickup and transportation, to automated street cleaning, the DUSTBOTs recently demonstrated their skills at a station in the town of Atxuri, Portugal. Read More

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Motorola's pocket-sized personal shopping assistant honored

By Anne Hanrahan

16:01 April 16, 2009 PDT

Motorola's pocket-sized personal shopping assistant, the MC17, has won three important des...

Motorola's MC17 "shopping assistant" computer has impressed international design judges, picking up three prestigious product design gongs. Gizmag was also impressed by the company's pocket-sized computer, which can scan items, check pricing, locate complimentary items, access personal promotions and create gift and wish lists, when we wrote about it back in 2007. The company won the International Design Excellence award (IDEA), iF Product Design award and Good Design award. Read More

 
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