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

Tooshlights, for no more door-peeking...

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Finding an open stall in a large public restroom can be an awkward process, involving tentative presses on the door (hoping the locks are ...

The Epic Share-Icon Battle Royale!

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No matter what device or service you're using these days, you're probably being offered a button to "share" it. But this...

"XBox On" - Problems with voice commands...

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Microsoft understandably wants to show off the new tricks its XBox One is capable of, including voice control. But a smooth demo for poten...

Airline Food Trays: A little design saves a lot...

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Airlines are a design area where a little change can have a big impact, because every product gets multiplied by millions of passengers an...

Toilet-Paper Sensor Block: Adapting to adaptations...

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I've written about the frustrating false-flush tendency of automatic toilets before, but here's a new salvo in the arms race betw...

Seat-back tablet holders for budget entertainment...

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Good design can happen in airplane seat-back entertainment systems, but usually doesn't - and regardless, those systems add cost to ...

HeadFoams: Personal audio, Nerf-style...

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Parents are always looking for products that are both (1) indestructible and (2) unable to cause injury when flung at high speed - and ...
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