Comments on: Soroban Card http://blog.tokyoflash.com/2010/02/soroban-card/ Tokyoflash Design Studio Blog Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:06:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: cebru http://blog.tokyoflash.com/2010/02/soroban-card/#comment-607 cebru Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:02:38 +0000 http://www.tokyoflash.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-607 I dreamed it, and Tokyoflash is making ! :) I dreamed it, and Tokyoflash is making ! :)

]]> By: MTGP http://blog.tokyoflash.com/2010/02/soroban-card/#comment-558 MTGP Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:58:49 +0000 http://www.tokyoflash.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-558 Wow! This is a super cool concept of having a calculator in the form of a soroban, otherwise called an abacus, with the time, powered by the idea of solar cells, all within a tiny package of a credit card! Whoever came up with this, surely deserves great 'credit' :) Even as it is impressive, i would suggest the inclusion of a date function as well as to fully utilize its touch sensitivity by adding on some simple game mode. Where dots will appear randomly and consecutively and the user will have to put his/her reflexes to the test by quickly tapping as many dots as possible before he first misses. And the highest score, as well as the score of the last game will be displayed in the same way a calculation is. Wow! This is a super cool concept of having a calculator in the form of a soroban, otherwise called an abacus, with the time, powered by the idea of solar cells, all within a tiny package of a credit card!

Whoever came up with this, surely deserves great ‘credit’ :)

Even as it is impressive, i would suggest the inclusion of a date function as well as to fully utilize its touch sensitivity by adding on some simple game mode. Where dots will appear randomly and consecutively and the user will have to put his/her reflexes to the test by quickly tapping as many dots as possible before he first misses. And the highest score, as well as the score of the last game will be displayed in the same way a calculation is.

]]> By: Dorraj Oet http://blog.tokyoflash.com/2010/02/soroban-card/#comment-507 Dorraj Oet Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:43:10 +0000 http://www.tokyoflash.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-507 This device on first view seems hard but if you observe carefully, it is read as follows. Calculator: Top Panel: +5 only if the dot is down. Bottom panel: add the dots only if it is up. Time: Same as the calculator mode only that there are these 2 dots to represent the 2 dots in a time, example 7:42. However since the design is to be like a credit card, I do hope that Tokyoflash can make sure that this card is durable if it is placed in a wallet. I mean my own credit card is a bit bend already. This device on first view seems hard but if you observe carefully, it is read as follows.

Calculator:

Top Panel: +5 only if the dot is down.
Bottom panel: add the dots only if it is up.

Time:

Same as the calculator mode only that there are these 2 dots to represent the 2 dots in a time, example 7:42.

However since the design is to be like a credit card, I do hope that Tokyoflash can make sure that this card is durable if it is placed in a wallet. I mean my own credit card is a bit bend already.

]]> By: Avatara http://blog.tokyoflash.com/2010/02/soroban-card/#comment-496 Avatara Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:08:57 +0000 http://www.tokyoflash.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-496 It's definitely fun and once you have invested the time in understanding it, i'm sure it would be easy to use. Yeah, nice idea NorthWind, a puzzle mode would be good - you know like Sudoku or something - would be handy to play on the train commute to work, hehe. It’s definitely fun and once you have invested the time in understanding it, i’m sure it would be easy to use. Yeah, nice idea NorthWind, a puzzle mode would be good – you know like Sudoku or something – would be handy to play on the train commute to work, hehe.

]]> By: Tokyo Pimp http://blog.tokyoflash.com/2010/02/soroban-card/#comment-493 Tokyo Pimp Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:49:32 +0000 http://www.tokyoflash.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-493 Nice concept. Hope it comes with an instructional video in English though. Never used a Soroban before. A nice alternative to the traditional calculator. Nice concept. Hope it comes with an instructional video in English though. Never used a Soroban before. A nice alternative to the traditional calculator.

]]> By: NorthWind http://blog.tokyoflash.com/2010/02/soroban-card/#comment-490 NorthWind Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:04:34 +0000 http://www.tokyoflash.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-490 Excellent idea. If it is possible to ad some kind of puzzlemode, I would buy it for sure. Excellent idea. If it is possible to ad some kind of puzzlemode, I would buy it for sure.

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