Original Survey: Transportation Survey

Ice Cream Survey

My Invention

An easy and portable lock for a door
"Portab-lock"

 



(Original Problem & Idea / Solution)
　　Have you used a room which doesn't have a lock on the door, or have you been lazy to get up and go lock the door?

　　My invention which I've named "Portab-lock" is a small machine you can carry everywhere and put next to a door, and then a small bar equipped with it bends and locks the door. Also, connecting a switch with the machine, you can open or lock it by remote control.

(Specifics)
・Put this lock next to a door, and power it although it needs a battery or an outlet to work out.
・Connect a switch with it so that you can open and lock it in remote.
・Equip a long code to control it if you want to lock it without reaching a door.
・Once you connect everything and power it, you can control the lock wherever you are in a room.

(Target market)
People
・who need help to move, such as those who have difficuly in walking.
・whose room doesn't have a lock.
・who are just lazy.
・who are planning to go to a hotel and don't know if its room has a lock.
etc.

(Summary)
 　　Most of each room in a house have a lock in general. However, some don't, and if they don't have a lock, you would be bothered because someone may open the door without knocking and come in. In that case, you can avoid that by equipping and using this machine. Moreover, if you injure your legs or have some difficulty to move and can't move to reach a door and lock or open it, "Portab-lock" will help you.

Product Review

Tone Lab ST VOX's effects unit

(Overview)

Tone Lab ST is effects unit for the guitar. Once you plug this box into the guitar, it changes the guitar's sounds or adds various types of sounds and effects to its original sound.

(Features)

・Has 33 amp models, 11 cabinet modes which are like speakers having effect on the guitar's sounds hugely, and 25 effect models. 

・Equipped with a vacuum tube on the left corner, which makes the sounds clearer and greater.

・Has noise reduction.

(Pros and Cons)

(+) Creates a wide range of sounds.

(+) Equipped with a vacuum tube, its sounds are clearer than other effects units.

(+) You can play various genres of music with only this effects unit.

(+) Cheaper than any other effects unit.

(+) Easy to control.

(+) You can make new sounds by mixing some effects it already has.

(-) Doesn't work without an AC adapter.

(-) You have to be really careful not to break the vacuum tube when carrying.

(-) Requires many cords to use this.

(-) Not all sounds and effects are perfect.

(Rating)

I give this effects unit a score of 7/10.

I think this one is suitable for beginners or those who don't want an expensive one. However, those who are looking for more professional sounds close to real ones may not want this. You can choose and create various types of sounds, but some ones sound very artificial and so unnatural, and even makes shrieking sounds.

Here's a video about this effects unit.

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A World Trip Plan

England

I'll write some information about a country I want to go to; England.
England is part of the U.K., and it has a long history.

(Links for some good information of England)

England
Wikipedia of England

(fun things to do in England)

1- York Minster. This is considered to be one of the oldest cathedrals.

2- Buckingham palace. This has many facilities such as a museum, a library, and a concert hall in it.

3- British museum which is London. Not only British arts, but Japanese arts such as Hokusai's are also exhibited.

4- Lake district national park. This is famous for its beautiful lake, mountain, and forest.

5- Westminster Abbey. It is a Gothic church located in London. In this church, many successive queens, kings, and politicians are buried.

6- Stonehenge. This is one of the most famous sites in the world. Its mysteriousness and the view through the stones should fascinate you.

7- Shakespeare's hometown. The place has been preserved well, and it shows remnants of English poets.

8- Royal Opera House. You can enjoy not only shows, theaters, and other shows, but also its magnificent architecture.

9- Oxford's Bodleian Library. This library is one of the oldest public libraries in the world. This library was founded in 1602 by Thomas Bodely.

10- Cambridge University, which is an old university founded in 1209, and is comprised of 31 colleges. In fact, Cambridge University was first established when a group of some scholars left the University of Oxford.

Here's an interesting video of England.



This is a map of England.



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