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JEFF WEBER   |  Comment

Aeron Chair Apprentice Invents a New Crutch

BY Kaomi GoetzWed Jun 2, 2010

Jeff Weber spotted a design rarity: The market opportunity is massive, and the products out there are terrible.READ»

FREEDOM LEG   |  Comment

Freedom Leg Makes Crutches a Thing of the Past

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Nov 10, 2009

After the pain, the worst part of breaking a leg or ankle is the helplessness of having to hobble around on crutches. But what if you could trade in crutches for your very own prosthetic leg--without cutting off a real one? That's ...READ»

EMILY PILLOTON   |  Comment

16 Inventions That Boost Habitats, Humanity, Health and Happiness

BY Fast Company StaffWed Sep 30, 2009

While working to develop products like the Hippo Roller, a water transportation device, Emily Pilloton, founder of the non-profit Project H Design, began collecting examples of similar products that solved social problems. Her recently released book, Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People features those findings. Featured here are sixteen examples from the book.READ»

MIND MACHINE INTERFACE   |  Comment

Toyota Unveils Wheelchair Propelled by Thoughts Alone

BY Clay DillowMon Jun 29, 2009

We'll still have to wait a few years to mind-meld with our Camrys, but researchers at Toyota have unveiled an advanced brain sensing system that controls the movement of a wheelchair by reading a user's thoughts alone. By processing ...READ»

ART CENTER   |  Comment

Art Center Students Design the School Bus of the Future

BY Alissa WalkerMon Apr 20, 2009

Public transit vehicle design has grown in leaps and bounds; consider the accordion-like articulations and sleek streamline curves of one city's rapid bus. But what about the millions of kids getting shuttled to and from school in ...READ»

MOBILITY   |  Comment

scanR....My phone was never so cool...

BY Stephen L RoseMon Jun 16, 2008

Before I start this weeks post, I wanted to thank all of your for you amazing response and questions regarding the Bill Gates lunch (Post Title: WWBGD- What Would Bill Gates Do?). I am in the process of interviewing three of the ...READ»

COURTNEY WALKER   |  Comment

Nothing of real substance

BY Courtney WalkerThu May 8, 2008

Just very intrigued with the FC article, Brand Obama and how this can be adapted to my work and life.  The development of a person as a brand is obviously nothing new (Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton), but the way in which ...READ»