Enough tech thoughts and what new app can change lives. Apps don't help the environment in any way and its the environment that changes lives. Here are some random thoughts on improving things around-
1. Filthy railway tracks- don't know if it has bothered you, but the sight of filthy railway tracks at stations made so by people using latrines in trains has made me wonder why no one thought about simple ideas around it. Here's an idea. We can't make people stop using the loo right? You got to go, you got to go. So the track can have a groove running right through the center that drains the waste. Of course the groove and the toilet pipe have to align.
2. The sleeve that hides the pen- ever lost expensive pens and cursed why people can't buy their own? Well, hide the pen in your pocket and have it firmly held in as well. An extra fold inside the pocket holds the pen, and still makes it easy to pull out from outside.
3. Plastic bags too many. The best thing about plastic is its strength. So the plastic can be used as the handle only that runs all the way under the bag in a 'U'. Rest is paper or biodegradable.
4. Bicycle with shade and fan- that's a random one. Shade from the sun in hot asian areas and a mounted fan that runs on peddling can encourage cycling and give relief at the same time. So the fan gears are much smaller than the bicycle gears so it spins more than the rotation of the pedals
5. Very Short Distance wireless earphones- Badly needed for the masses. These don't need to be very expensive like Bluetooth earphones. Take a look at this mess on top of bus stands in Barcelona-
Guess what that cluster of blue is. These are used earphones tossed by tourists from Tour buses after they are done with the audio guides on board!
6. Formal-running hybrid shoes- Ever been in situations when you had to do some running or intense walking, but had to wear formal black shoes for the day? This is when you wished your formal shoes had the soles that could manage the running or walking outdoors a lot.
7. Instant printer-ink remover- Saving paper, we all talk of. In reality, we keep taking prints then realize we could not use for sundry reasons like typos, alignment issues, incorrect font size etc. What if there was a machine that could instantly remove of ink on paper so you could reuse the other side at least? It could be a function of the printer itself!
8. Ever blogged or tweeted something you regretted later? What if you could see it from a perspective outside of yourself? So lets say you tweeted something stupid, the question it asks you, is- is this a spontaneous thought? Have you thought this through? Even if you say yes, it shows you what you have tweeted in an incubated mode. If you still approve, only then does the tweet go live. The javascript on the twitter page could time the duration in which the tweet was made. So if you were taking too long to tweet, using profanity, it could alert you with a prompt or two.
9. Back-packs with inbuilt massagers- It's been a hard day's night, and you wished your back could use a push or pinch on some pressure points. The inside lining of the laptop bag could be lined with soft-conical points that you could push against, while you wear the bag pack, when travelling in the tube, providing some comfort. These pressure points could be set as per acupressure experts.
10. Traffic at busy intersections could be used to run dynamos that generate heat for homeless people. Uh.. I don't know how that works. It just came from this cold wave in Delhi that's hovering around 0 degrees, a first for Delhi.
Don't be hesitant to talk about ideas that sound daft or far-fetched. That's the quality of an idea- that it wasn't done or heard of before.
Random one here- photography done for a Delhi-based band called Mob Marley Inc. The photo credit is in the name of the jpg on this page-
http://www.hardrockindiablog.com/2012/05/band-night-mob-marley-tribute-to-bob.html
Here's the original-
Have a nice day!
1. Filthy railway tracks- don't know if it has bothered you, but the sight of filthy railway tracks at stations made so by people using latrines in trains has made me wonder why no one thought about simple ideas around it. Here's an idea. We can't make people stop using the loo right? You got to go, you got to go. So the track can have a groove running right through the center that drains the waste. Of course the groove and the toilet pipe have to align.
2. The sleeve that hides the pen- ever lost expensive pens and cursed why people can't buy their own? Well, hide the pen in your pocket and have it firmly held in as well. An extra fold inside the pocket holds the pen, and still makes it easy to pull out from outside.
3. Plastic bags too many. The best thing about plastic is its strength. So the plastic can be used as the handle only that runs all the way under the bag in a 'U'. Rest is paper or biodegradable.
4. Bicycle with shade and fan- that's a random one. Shade from the sun in hot asian areas and a mounted fan that runs on peddling can encourage cycling and give relief at the same time. So the fan gears are much smaller than the bicycle gears so it spins more than the rotation of the pedals
5. Very Short Distance wireless earphones- Badly needed for the masses. These don't need to be very expensive like Bluetooth earphones. Take a look at this mess on top of bus stands in Barcelona-
Guess what that cluster of blue is. These are used earphones tossed by tourists from Tour buses after they are done with the audio guides on board!
6. Formal-running hybrid shoes- Ever been in situations when you had to do some running or intense walking, but had to wear formal black shoes for the day? This is when you wished your formal shoes had the soles that could manage the running or walking outdoors a lot.
7. Instant printer-ink remover- Saving paper, we all talk of. In reality, we keep taking prints then realize we could not use for sundry reasons like typos, alignment issues, incorrect font size etc. What if there was a machine that could instantly remove of ink on paper so you could reuse the other side at least? It could be a function of the printer itself!
8. Ever blogged or tweeted something you regretted later? What if you could see it from a perspective outside of yourself? So lets say you tweeted something stupid, the question it asks you, is- is this a spontaneous thought? Have you thought this through? Even if you say yes, it shows you what you have tweeted in an incubated mode. If you still approve, only then does the tweet go live. The javascript on the twitter page could time the duration in which the tweet was made. So if you were taking too long to tweet, using profanity, it could alert you with a prompt or two.
9. Back-packs with inbuilt massagers- It's been a hard day's night, and you wished your back could use a push or pinch on some pressure points. The inside lining of the laptop bag could be lined with soft-conical points that you could push against, while you wear the bag pack, when travelling in the tube, providing some comfort. These pressure points could be set as per acupressure experts.
10. Traffic at busy intersections could be used to run dynamos that generate heat for homeless people. Uh.. I don't know how that works. It just came from this cold wave in Delhi that's hovering around 0 degrees, a first for Delhi.
Don't be hesitant to talk about ideas that sound daft or far-fetched. That's the quality of an idea- that it wasn't done or heard of before.
Random one here- photography done for a Delhi-based band called Mob Marley Inc. The photo credit is in the name of the jpg on this page-
http://www.hardrockindiablog.com/2012/05/band-night-mob-marley-tribute-to-bob.html
Here's the original-
Have a nice day!
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