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Product design use and usability, designs new and old, inspired and unspired. The little things that matter.

Usable Reuse: Paper tubes for extension cords...

Two things that I'll wager eeeeverybody has are (1) an excess of extension cords or other long cables, and (2) paper towel and toilet pa...

Wine Double Pourer - Exactly one use, but a lot of wow factor...

Many products are valued for their versatility of use - and this one ain't that. This double wine pourer has exactly one purpose, to p...

Crash Auto-Call - Great in real life, not in testing...

Some of the higher-end cars out there have systems which automatically call emergency services if the car crashes. This is a wonderful, lif...

Breakfast Bike Tray - Convenience in the face of danger...

With a plethora of products out there designed to allow multitasking, at some point we users may have to draw our own line between efficienc...

Post-it Pock-its - New twist on an old classic...

A concept from designers Pu Tai, Ayda Anlagan, and Paul Blease on Yanko Design , the Pock-it is a variation on the ubiquitous Post-its lege...

Netflix Mailers - Usability, good looks, or machinability?

The AP reports that Netflix's DVD-mailing envelopes design has been causing problems for the U.S. Postal Service; specifically, that ...

Mapquest's Gas Cost Calculator - The real cost of your trip...

Lifehacker reports that MaqQuest has added a gas price calculator to its mapping site. It's interesting that this feature seems to hav...

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