Sunday, September 13, 2009

Cellphone design


Now here is a poor design. This phone has both the 'delete' button and the 'off ' button on the same pad ( the LH crescent shaped one) So, when composing a text message, it is very easy to go to delete and instead switch the whole phone off and lose what you have written so far. Start again!!!
Some TV remotes have the 'off' button and the 'mute' button close together; this also can lead to unintentional results.

Gas lighter


When we moved back to our home in NZ we found the tenants had melted the piezoelectric gas lighter ( a lighter that needs no batteries or gas). We went to buy another but found they are no longer available in NZ so we imported one for £4.98 + £3.75 shipping (= $22NZ) which is a similar price to the refillable gas lighters .
Kitchen Craft Dual Stone Piezoelectric Gas Lighter sold by The CookBookShop (Google it). We very satisfied with it after a year of use and find it excellent ergonomically. However you will need someone in the UK to forward to you as the shop does not post overseas.