aaron c beals

stumbled across these two cool product designs the other day.

the keyport is practical and solves a problem that has been bugging me for a while — how to keep my keys in a simple, non-leg-jabbing container. there are some downsides, such as the loss of the ability to remotely open your vehicle (though they’re supposedly working on that) and the lack of jingly-ness (useful for entertaining pets and very small children), but i think that in general this would lighten load of the keychain and make it much easier to find the key you’re looking for. apparently this is going into production soon — i look forward to it.

   

the book-style remote control is just a concept, but it’s a cool one, taking the idea of the universal remote to a new, tab-indexed level. i think this would be cooler if it had rings along the edge, like a binder, so you could add custom remotes for any gadget in your arsenal (assuming the existing remotes didn’t do the job).