kibok's product design blog: January 2006

Rubbermaid Paint Buddy

Rubbermaid Paint Buddy
Credit: Beyond Design, Inc.; Shur-Line, A Newell Rubbermaid Company
The Rubbermaid Paint Buddy is a touch-up paint roller with onboard paint storage. After painting a room, the user stores excess paint from the project in a Rubbermaid Paint Buddy and labels the cap with room and color information. Later, when a wall needs a minor touch-up, the user simply removes the clear cap, opens the valve and applies the paint to the area with the built-in roller. When finished, the valve is closed to seal the bottle and the roller is either cleaned or replaced. Multiple bottles can be purchased to store different colors of paint. By combining paint storage with an applicator in a convenient, re-sealable package, Paint Buddy represents a paradigm shift for this type of paint application, not just an incremental improvement. Recently introduced, it has been well received by a wide range of major retailers. Paint Buddy is made by Shur-Line, a Newell Rubbermaid company and is forecast to be one of their top selling items for 2005.

Business Week:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_27/b3941401.htm

Zebra S4M Barcode Printer

Zebra S4M Barcode Printer

Memory: 4MB Flash, 8MB DRAM
Resolution: 203 dpi (8 dots/mm), 300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
Print width: 4.09"/104 mm
Print length: 203 dpi: 157"/3,988 mm and 300dpi: 73"/1854 mm (optional)
Print speed: 6" (152 mm)/sec
Media sensors: Reflective, Transmissive
Interface: RS-232 serial port, USB 1.1, Parallel
Programming Languages: EPL-Page Mode, ZPL I/ZPL II
Bar Codes: Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 with subsets A/B/C and UCC case codes, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A with 2 or 5 digit extensions, Plessey, Postnet, Standard 2-of-5, Industrial 2-of-5, Interleaved 2-of-5, Logmars, MSI, Codabar, Planet Code, RSS, odablock, Code 49, Data Matrix, MaxiCode, QR Code, MicroPDF417, TLC 39

http://msn.aving.co.kr/newproduct/default.asp?mode=read&c_code=01_01_25&c_num=9862&BTE_num=

Shure E500 & PTH Control

Shure's E500-PTH earbuds "a new paradigm"
Posted Jan 9th 2006 10:28AM by Paul MillerFiled under: CES, Peripherals, Portable Audio
You know how we roll, we're all about the new paradigms, and Shure is tooting their own "new paradigm" horn with their new E500 Sound Isolating Earphones we saw at CES. They rock a "Push-to-Hear" function that switches from noise cancelling to a microphone of what is going on around you, and pack a triple-driver punch (one tweeter and two woofers) into the in-ear canalphones. Of course all this paradigm shifting don't come cheap; the E500-PTH goes for $500, while the PTH accessory can be purchased alone for $60. Should be available in May.

http://portableaudio.engadget.com/2006/01/09/shures-e500-pth-earbuds-a-new-paradigm/