Like many cube-dwellers, my morning begins by hunkering down to breakfast at the office. Armed with a spoon in one hand and a bowl of plain yogurt and granola in the other, I fire up my workstation. By the third spoonful, I'm usually online and scanning the headline news using an rss feed. Then, I fire up my browser and e-mail client. If time permits, I look at the day's dilbert and load up digg.com/technology to do another scan. Afterwards, I take my first caffeine hit of the day: a large cup of medium roast Columbian - black, no cream, no sugar.

Designer Jason Farsai decided that a sufficient number of people have rituals like mine that the world would benefit by making some efficiencies. He came up with the Yuno PC concept: an insulated mug that incorporates a flexible screen, a computer, and high speed wireless Internet access. This way, you can take your morning alerts (headlines, weather, traffic reports, and stocks) from the same receptacle that you drink your coffee. With the increasing miniaturization of processors and storage and companies like Sony exploiting Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technology, Farsai's concept could soon become manifest. As one comment on yankodesign.com states, "my phone already does all of this."

Originally found on therawfeed.com.
Image from yankodesign.com.

Hail to the multi-function gadget! Cheers to Jason Farsai!



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