Dispatch from gadget fantasy land

25.09.2009

The best Web site I'm aware of that covers beautifully illustrated concept gadgets is called .

The site blogs about perfectly realistic ideas that don't require vague hocus pocus to work and that also solve real problems. One example is shaped to hold a wine glass and spoon so you can grasp the lot with one hand. Another is with compartments to hide your laptop, lamp and other things you need for work, so you can use the desk as a table.

But most of the stuff on Yanko is pretty, computer-generated pictures that show products with no explanation as to how they might work. For example:

* A . Sure. Why not? It'll go great with my .