Toe Mouse | Apartment Therapy Unplggd
A mouse you can use with your toes. Designed for people with upper limb disability and inspired aesthetically by whales and functionally by flip flops and motor boats.
Wasabi Fire Alarm Saves Lives with Fiery Smells (via Apartment Therapy Unplggd)
the smell released by the fire alarm is supposedly so potent that it fills an area of about 50 square feet in about 2 and a half minutes
Retails for USD$560.
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Medical device design: NovoTwist wins Good Design Award - Core77
Danish medical device company Novo Nordisk has won a Good Design Award for their FlexPen insulin delivery device, which incorporates a needle with a twist—literally: The NovoTwist removeable needle twist-snaps on and off, making it easy for the elderly to swap them out.
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One-Hand Kitchen Equipment for Handicapped People by Gabriele Meldaikyte » Yanko Design (via Eat Me Daily)
This is specialized kitchen equipment includes one-handed food cutting equipment, one-handed different diameter tubes opener, one-handed fruits and vegetables cutting and peeling equipment, one-hand changeable graters, food box, equipment for peeling eggshells, elements for stabilizing foods like bread (while buttering etc.). The design includes pins for gripping the fruits and non-slip rubbers to add stability. The brown color pieces are the moving parts in the system.
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One of the Silver award winners of the International Design Excellence Awards.
Slip Grips Image - Stanton Burns, Auburn University (U.S.)
Slip Grips help those with limited hand mobility to manipulate objects that they would otherwise be unable to use. This device is used by slipping the finger holds over the thumb and forefinger, and then snapping objects into place via the clip. At a slight angle, the clip directs objects downward, giving the user a natural range of motion.
(via Core77)
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OXO tries their hand at designing syringes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have trouble with self-injections.
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