Word: footrest
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...black leather exterior--that began slowly gliding up and down my back. A system of infrared sensors, meanwhile, was supposed to be taking my measure, scanning my body to identify pressure points, and creating a massage customized to my size and shape. At floor level, a touch-sensitive footrest adjusted itself so that my foot rub could begin...
While the world waits for Ginger, which may or may not be a hydrogen-powered scooter (see next page), two San Francisco designers have built one of their own--or at least a prototype. The elegant carbon-fiber-and-aluminum Scoot combines a wide, scooped-out footrest with rugged, over-size wheels. Scoot folds in half so that the tires and grimy underside are neatly tucked away. And with a hydrogen fuel-cell engine, you will leave the slackers in the dust...
...Every new object should replace three," he says. His packaging for an Issey Miyake perfume was a corrugated polypropylene envelope that could double as a toiletries purse; his Bozart children's chair is also a toy box; and his Q Chaise converts from a table to a chair-and-footrest and then to a daybed...