Thursday, September 15, 2011

Aluma Wallet

Aluma Wallet
URL: www.alumawallet.tv  
Does it work? As they say in Spanish - No.


This week - short and sweet.  The Aluma Wallet, in my view, has a basic problem.  Wallets are made of flexible material, because pants and human bodies bend.  It's not comfortable having something that doesn't flex in your back pocket.


Other problems; it opens with some force causing the contents to fly out of the wallet.  It's cumbersome to open, plus it is kind of small.  (only room for 4-5 items)


Pros: It could be useful to have your debit and credit cards separate for extra security.


Possible replacement products and links
Flipside Wallet
Ogon

Friday, September 9, 2011

The Amazing Pocket Chair

The Amazing Pocket Chair
URL: www.pocketchairontv.com

Does it work?  :-| (Double Meh)

The Amazing Pocket Chair from a design perspective is interesting.  They were able to design a chair with very little fabric and metal, that can hold up an adult.  My concern is the quality and usefulness.  I had the same issue that you can tell people in promo video had (although they were doing their best to hide it) - is that you have pretty accurate 'landing' when you sit down otherwise you will tip over or even crush the chair.  Its also not very stable. While it is smaller regular bag lawn chair, it is it less comfortable and harder to use (the locking mechanism is not for everyone).


Once again, since everyone is entitled to my opinion, I would make the chair a bit larger and easier to lock in place. It may not fit in a pocket, but it would certainly be more useful. Replacement ideas: a empty 5 gallon bucket or the 3 legged folding stools.