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No need for expensive and time-consuming boat ownership: get the same “sleeping on a yacht” experience for a fraction of the cost!

Sep 23, 2024

Design, Furniture, Transportation, UI / UX

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$No need for expensive and time-consuming boat ownership: get the same “sleeping on a yacht” experience for a fraction of the cost!$

Background: Boat aficionados occasionally claim that sleeping on a boat is particularly relaxing due to the way the boat (and bed) is gently rocked by the waves. The Issue: Unfortunately, buying and maintaining a boat is expensive and might be completely infeasible for people who don’t live near a large body of water! Proposal: The…
Keep up with an exercise routine by using this system that makes it IMPOSSIBLE to go to sleep without exercising first!

Mar 22, 2021

Fitness, Furniture, Health, UI / UX

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The issue: Frequently, people buy exercise equipment but then don’t actually use it. Instead, barbells gather dust and exercise bikes are used as a supplementary clothing racks. Proposal: One effective way of encouraging a person to use their exercise equipment is to have the equipment physically block access to the owner’s bed (Figure 1). This…
With this new “dynamically uncomfortable” mattress technology, you’ll WANT to get out of bed in the morning! Become more productive and never have trouble waking up on time!

Mar 22, 2020

Design, Household, UI / UX

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The issue: Sometimes, it’s hard to get out of a comfy bed and face the cruel and merciless world. Proposal: We can solve this problem by making a bed that becomes progressively less comfortable as the desired wakeup time arrives. Certain mattresses already have the ability to dynamically adjust their firmness (for example, the “Sleep…

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No need for expensive and time-consuming boat ownership: get the same “sleeping on a yacht” experience for a fraction of the cost!

Keep up with an exercise routine by using this system that makes it IMPOSSIBLE to go to sleep without exercising first!

With this new “dynamically uncomfortable” mattress technology, you’ll WANT to get out of bed in the morning! Become more productive and never have trouble waking up on time!