Ideas are Free
Back in 2006 I discussed an idea I had for a floating chair using magnets. Well, it seems like a company called Hoverit actually made one of these this year. It looks a little fancier than my DIY model:
To stay competitive, however, I have since upgraded my idea. Granted it's much easier to upgrade ideas than physical products.
Here's the new plan. You'll probably see someone implement in 2010 :-) Instead of static magnets, use electromagnets to modify the strength of the field dynamically.
Then hook-up a simple digital signal processor circuit that modulates the intensity of the magnets, within a certain adjustable range, based on amplitude from your music (or other variables.) You can get prefab circuits that do this with only minor tweakage required.
What do you get with this?
Say you had a music track with beach sounds . . . you'd get the sensation of your chair being a raft floating out on the ocean waves. If it was hip-hop, well, you wouldn't have to stir your drinks before you sat down, and congo drums? Instant massage chair. It may even have other uses?
To stay competitive, however, I have since upgraded my idea. Granted it's much easier to upgrade ideas than physical products.
Here's the new plan. You'll probably see someone implement in 2010 :-) Instead of static magnets, use electromagnets to modify the strength of the field dynamically.
Then hook-up a simple digital signal processor circuit that modulates the intensity of the magnets, within a certain adjustable range, based on amplitude from your music (or other variables.) You can get prefab circuits that do this with only minor tweakage required.
What do you get with this?
Say you had a music track with beach sounds . . . you'd get the sensation of your chair being a raft floating out on the ocean waves. If it was hip-hop, well, you wouldn't have to stir your drinks before you sat down, and congo drums? Instant massage chair. It may even have other uses?
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