Editor’s note: This article was first published in November 2011; the products’ status at that time, including a camera still pending a patent, a sleeping bag priced at about €76 and a creator seeking investors and manufacturers, reflects that year.
Last month we presented 10 original and innovative products that could find a market outside the United States. It seems that one of the products that caught our Spanish entrepreneurs’ attention most was the “mobile kitchen” idea, since we received quite a few emails asking for the creator’s details. Here are 5 new “inventions” or original products.
1. A ball for panoramic photos
This ball, which you can see in the video, has 36 built-in 2-megapixel digital cameras. When we throw the ball, they all fire at once at its highest point, creating an amazing panoramic image that can be downloaded via USB. The invention was developed by computer engineer Jonas Pfeil as his final-year degree project. It is still pending a patent.
Watch: the panoramic ball camera on YouTube
Seen on Mangas Verdes. Creator’s website: http://jonaspfeil.de/contact
2. A sleeping bag for sleeping like a “pizza”
An original sleeping bag design in the shape of a pizza, with pillows shaped like vegetables. The design is original, and it sells for about €76 on the website. Its creator is open to requests for new designs.
Seen on: Laughing Squid. On sale at: Etsy.com
3. Vertical chess
What used to be a board game becomes a wall game with this idea. We don’t know whether chess players will want this invention, although it’s already being sold as part of the decoration of the hallways and living rooms of hundreds of homes.
Seen on: the creator’s website
4. Decorative tables made from a “crashed Ferrari”
What an original idea, having your own crashed car as the decoration on your living-room table. Some people would rather forget the accident, while others, as we can see, will prefer to remember it.
Designer: http://molinellidesign.com/
5. “Tuned” kitchens: the Formula 1 kitchen
This idea is “Made in Spain”. Its creator is José Rojas Díaz-Crespo. The idea is already patented, and its creator is looking for investors and manufacturers to bring it to market. The design is very well executed.
Creator’s website: http://cocinaautomovilmotor.blogspot.com/
Featured image: Chessboart, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
