Introducing…. Flatmate Platform

THE BASICS So this is my undeveloped idea for an app and website that I currently just unimaginatively named the Flatmate Platform.  It is made of two halves: one for people when they're currently sharing their living spaces with those wonderful special people known as housemates or flatmates; one for people when they're looking for … Continue reading Introducing…. Flatmate Platform

‘The Genius Of The Place’

The Genius Of The Place is the name of the project that I have long been thinking about but I know I will never get the time or money to develop. The idea would be collecting and tagging every piece of artwork that directly portrays that particular place, preferably cataloging time and date as well, … Continue reading ‘The Genius Of The Place’

Sense And Sensor-history (An Idea)

Having written several times now about the place of engineering in culture, how I feel it is currently perceived in the UK or internationally and how I feel it should/could be perceived, it is no surprise to anyone that I've come around to engineering documentaries. This post is not going to be a rant however … Continue reading Sense And Sensor-history (An Idea)

Introducing…. The Pen Lid Range

Back not that long ago I uploaded a couple of lame posts about my initial ideas for a product with built-in pen lids for all those pens that people accumulate with missing lids that dry out quicker or cause ink stains. I originally planned to push the ideas on Quirky or something similar but have … Continue reading Introducing…. The Pen Lid Range

Athena’s Mechanical Owl

As a child I absolutely loved Clash of the Titans (the original 1981 film, not the awful recent remake obviously) and more than anything I wanted to ride the wild Pegasus and look after the goddess Athena's mechanical owl Bubo that she sends to Perseus to help him on his quest. Unfortunately as I got … Continue reading Athena’s Mechanical Owl