SNAP & SEND + MVURA (water purifier) |
Friday, 13 January 2006 |
They were great for those tacky pictures of busty
babes on the cover, but the age old postcard may soon be extinct
thanks to a revolutionary digital postcard designed by Aussie designer,
Stuart Calvery. Calvery's "Snap + Send" postcard (pictured left)
is a disposable digital camera in the shape of a postcard. The back of
the postcard hosts a flat screen, whilst the front is a flash and
lens. After snap happily shooting your holiday pics, simply
address the digi-card and pop a stamp on the front. The receiver
simply snaps off the lower half of the postcard and views the shots
from the screen on the back. Although the camera has no zoom
functions, its designer says its all about the fast end disposability
of his one off use invention. The Mvura (pictured right) is a household
water purifier targeted at rural Africa. It is intended to be
distributed through aid organizations already operating with communites
in need. It utilizers the simple technique of pasteurization using
solar heat. 15 litres of water is heated to 65c within 2 hours, whick
kills all harmful bacteria. Both of these cool designs are part of the University of New South Wales (Australia) Bachelor of Industrial design 2005 graduand exhibition. by Billy T
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