Hakiri

5 years ago, the concept of working from any location seemed alien to most employers, but in todays rapidly connected world, it’s more common to find cutting edge researchers working without the constraints of 9-5 and the office life. Part of this process is defining a separate location in which to work from, and not just some random table at the end of the bed. The masters of space optimisation, the Japanese, have developed a Trunk Station that could be useful for those of us who are constantly fighting for a healthy balance of work and play.

The W 906mm x D 615mm H x 1190mm sized melamine resin trunk opens to reveal an very efficient work space, complete with pre-drilled holes for electrical and component wires/cables, a fold out desk, and plenty of shelving for a whole lot of extras.

Whilst many might be put off with shipping the unit from Japan, it shows that companies are embracing the need of remote workers. Who knows, maybe we might see this in Ikea soon?

Let’s face it, we are all professionals here, so presenting ourselves is key when meeting clients and conducting business. If you have coded up some amazing projects, what’s the best way to present them to potential clients or buyers?, or even as a way to say hey, I know what I’m doing, hire me!. Abhinav Dapke has designed a concept business card which seems to be heading in the right direction.

The card works by having a flap on the rear of the card and can be used to attach different memory sizes, and a pair of slits can be used for the USB adapter. Now before you all post a comment and say this isn’t usable Daniel… it’s a glimpse of what the future might be. From a hacking perspective, you could include a whole series of tools, papers and code on the business card and have a OS in the pocket. Forget portable apps, have a portable platform.

We all spend a considerable amount of time in front of a computer screen, some more than others, which makes me wonder how everyone organises their workspace.

For me, minimalism is key; I cannot work in a cluttered environment. With this factor in mind, Lacie seemed to have read my mind and developed a ultra-minimalist disk drive, design by Neil Poulton. Adding to this, Milk in Denmark have designed a computer table which would aide the cluttered mess we often seem to adopt with computers.

How does your workspace look?

It’s no great secret that most of the worlds brilliant idea’s and concepts have been given life on some form of paper napkin, loose scrap of paper of something else that was close during the initial brainstorm.

With this in mind, advertising agency Euro RSCG has created the perfect gift for anyone trying to think of the next big thing.

Carrying on with the eco-friendly theme, comes this neat solar powered audio bag by Tony Light.

Imagine rocking next years CCC or Burning Man with your eco-friendly portable club.

Computer bags are generally void from any style, design or street credibility. In most cases they don’t even do the job of keeping all your tech in place, and making the experience comfortable. Being green and ensuring the environment is still around in 50 years is important, enter Noon Solar.

Noon Solar have created a range of bags that allow you to harness the power of the sun, unless you live in the UK, to charge your every-growing collection of gadgets. The Logan allows you to charge your mobile phone or iPod, or any other electronic that you might have. Interestingly, they have also taken into account that women too are often gadget lovers, and released handbags with the same functionality.

Firstly, hello all, I’m Daniel and pdp has gratiously asked me to join this damn cool project and I’m honored to do so. I’ve been around in the security scene for a long time now, but actually came from a fashion background, having studied at the London College of Fashion.

Starting off with my first post, I thought i’d cover the need of having a well-designed, hacker friendly, USB drive. Domo-kun inspired ones are pretty damn tight in my opinion and look good when using your Portable Apps.