Saturday, February 23, 2013

I wish 5. Satellite set-top-boxes and dish antenna

I wish all the TV Satellite STB (Set-Top-Boxes) would lose their dish antenna. Its a pain (and a cost) to drill holes through walls, get mounting permissions, point and mount the dishes outside with thick co-ax cables sneaking (especially while shifting residence). Increase the surface area of the STB itself and build in the antenna on its surface or maybe come up with some new array based antenna design.

The 'I wish' series will be short posts highlighting simple, interesting, innovative and useful twists to daily random routines and objects. 

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

I wish 4. Throttle controlled ignition and engine shutdown

I wish there would be a retrofit gadget which would automatically turn off (not just 'idle') my vehicle engine when I take my foot off the pedal (and the vehicle is stationary) and give a silky smooth ignition as soon as I put my foot back on the pedal (and the car key is still in the on position ;). Will save us all a LOT of fuel (and money) especially on urban roads with stop-and-go traffic.

The 'I wish' series will be short posts highlighting simple, interesting, innovative and useful twists to daily random routines and objects.