Logitech MX Revolution mouse, c2005.
Gone but never forgotten.
Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
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Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
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I like the Aeropress, but my favourite coffee production method is the Kalita Wave. Again, it's beautifully designed - almost impossible to damage, very simple to use, comparatively quick (about a minute longer than an Aeropress for one or two large mugs of coffee), arguably even easier to clean than the Aeropress (invert over bin. Done.). The pouring jug's great, too: tough, well labeled, fits perfectly, easy to sto…
Even better than that in my opinion is the snowpeak collapsible pour over [0]. It's metal, sturdy and packable. I bring it in my carry on on all trips I go on plus backpacking. Pair with a hand grinder and you're set. 0: https://snowpeak.com/collections/gifts-under-100-dollars/pro...
And this is why I love HN. I'm a massive coffee nerd and I'd never heard of that. Thanks!
Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
#993A 1982 Toyota Landcruiser we just bought to take a road trip with.
https://clipboard-dvdv.s3.amazonaws.com/WhatsApp_Image_2017-...
Great car, easy to work on, easy to fix and simple.
Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
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I believe you mean "bistro style" mugs and I emphatically agree.
Seconded. Anyone ever tried Mazama Mugs? (made in Oregon, US). Saw one on the shelf at a local coffee shop for $42! Had to pick it up and see what the fuss was about. I'm embarrassed to confess but I've never wanted a piece of crockery so bad! http://shopmazama.com/collections/coffee I didn't give in, but wow, are they beautifully made (and heavy).
Whoa, thank you for the tip! Those do look very nice :D
Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
#995Books.
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Agreed-- the flexible interior layout is particularly incredible. It feels like the inside is bigger than the outside. It's crazy that I can fit a dining table, or a load of 2x4s, or five adults and their camping gear, in a subcompact car that I can also parallel park in even the tiniest spots. If you have a roof rack and a rear hitch you can really turn it up to 11.
On the subject of car ergo, a 2000 Miata NB. As someone who is 6'+, I'm consistently amazed at how comfortably I fit. It makes you realize how much wasted space there is in most car interiors.
Almost this. I'm 6'2", can't sit in the NB without bumping my head on the roof bars when closed. But had a 1995 NA for about 5 years and that was just incredibly comfortable. Could fit a remarkable amount in the boot too.
Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
#997Any Kindle model with e-ink. The utiluty and simplicity of design of these devices has enabled me to read almost every night before going to bed for the past 6ish years without loosing my place or holding the weight of a book (finally read War and Peace).
Until the button stops working and the only way you can switch books is by letting the battery fully die.
Or when it turns on for an update in the middle of the night, waking you up with its backlight.
Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
#998Without a doubt, the most elegantly designed products I've ever used are the sequencers and synthesizers made by Teenage Engineering (https://teenage.engineering/). I own the original three pocket operators (PO-12, PO-14, PO-16) and every aspect about them, from the packaging to the board design itself (the whole instrument is just the PCB its made on), is a work of art. Granted, they're not necessarily the most intuitive thing to use, but when you consider TE has shrunken a desk's worth of electronic music equipment into something the size of a Raspberry Pi, it's hard to not be impressed with their design methodology.
Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
#999This little game called Pokemon Yellow.
Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
#1000The Casio F-91W Digital wrist watch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W Keeps better time than a Rolex, and is a fraction of the price. Waterproof. Has an alarm, stopwatch, and timer; all things missing from traditional wind ups. Interface is easy to use and discover. The battery last almost forever. Now, if you're asking if it's aesthetically pleasing, that's a different story. But we were talking about design…
The F91W is very hard to beat but I recommend shelling out the extra ten quid for a Casio W86: http://zegarki.worldtrade24.pl/images/Zegarek%20meski%20Casi... F91W owners are always jealous of my nice bright EL backlight!
Bought one for my son, and replaced the led with a nice red one.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Watch-LED-Light-Mod/