Tag: Medical
A Wildly Wonderful Wheelchair
Unimpressed by the sterile vibe of existing wheelchair models, designers Hoyoung Youn, Sungyub Lee, and Jiyoon Han looked to Barcelona’s Dosnovento bicycle brand as...
Everyone Hates Wrinkles, Even the Blind!
As simple a task as it is, ironing poses a great risk to those with visual impairments. Because they must guide the clothes iron...
Cards that can unlock your freedom
I quite like MasterCard’s slogan. It goes “There are some things money can’t buy, for everything else, there’s MasterCard”. It’s really nice, but allow...
Suturing for Dummies
When it comes to stitches and staples, you want quick and painless! However, not every doctor or nurse is an expert at suturing and...
Smashing Assistive Tech Stigma
This thoughtful design by Julia Marina Cunha forces us to examine our attitudes about hearing disabilities. For years, hearing aid designs have gotten “better”...
A fitbit for the visually impaired
The title couldn’t be more well-suited to describe the Sunu’s noble cause. Designed for the 250 million around the world people who are visually...
The Tiny Thumb-sized Thermometer!
Thermometers have taken a giant leap in design with the popularity of Withings Thermo last year. Ever since then, thermometers have come leaps and...
A walking (joy)stick for the blind!
Design for so many people is such a visual medium, one must ask oneself… If you remove sight from the design experience, does it...
Made by robots, made for humans
Designed entirely by humans and manufactured entirely by robots, the ADAPTIV shoe is literally the future. With absolutely no human intervention in the manufacturing...
Can your smartphone repel mosquitoes??
I’m standing on a fine line between highly amused and highly impressed with the LG K7i. Coming from India, and a scenario where necessity...