Jorge Chapa | posted on September 9, 2008

Who amongst us isn’t familiar with the 1960’s style utopian vision of the cars of the future?  From the Jetsons, to ‘Blade Runner’, to ‘Back to the Future’, the futuristic flying vehicle is part of our shared collective culture, and the dream of many an inventor. But maybe it turns out that the future of personal transportation is not really about the flying car. With the direction that things are moving in today with spiking energy prices and global warming, all signs point to a future of modesty and energy efficiency rather than wild dreams of hovercrafts.  For the last thirty years we’ve been thinking ‘big’ but maybe its finally time to start thinking small. …read full discussion

Luke Anderson | posted on September 5, 2008

The light bulb has been around for a very long time, and we’re all quite familiar with the standard shape. We’ve seen a lot of new light bulbs in the last few years as we focus more on bulbs that not only last longer, but are also more environmentally friendly. LED bulbs are supposed to be among some of the more eco-friendly kinds, and the designers at Frog Design think they’ve figured out a way to get LED bulbs into more homes.

It’s true that many people are scared of change, so why not make something new that looks just like the object it is replacing? These frogLight bulbs look just like the old incandescent ones we’ve known and loved for years. While I can’t argue that more people will likely buy them if they look like a normal bulb, I think you might need more than a single LED to provide the right about of lighting.

VIA [ Yanko Design ]