There is a
new concept phone from Miyazawa Tetsu and Ichimura Shigenori called Typoxy Phone. Typoxy Phone is combine the look of a smooth pebble for the ultimate web browsing experience, an intuitive touchscreen, and a hand-hold that actually extends from the back of the device.
ATMs were first introduced over 40 years ago and since then many features have been incrementally added to the machines, in order to fulfill the dream of a truly “automated teller”. Modern ATMs offer a wide range of banking transactions, nevertheless the actual interaction has remained largely untouched.
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Bloom” reflects the eco thinking of the society. To break the gruff merge between eco tech and super yacht
design I create the
concept yacht “Bloom” try to mix the Eco Tech Yacht’s Function and Appearance with Nature in a harmonious way. As same as the Netherlands traditional windmill “Bloom” is not just a super yacht for the owner but also one floating landmark in harmony with the society and nature world. Designer: Xiang Yu
Today, due to climate changes, political issues, social evolution and the emerging markets, we are fighting against the clock with our waste.
Design becomes responsible for a green and environment-friendly future more than ever.
Can you imagine the tomorrow’s world full of «
green» waste under the pretext that Mother Nature will do the work?
That’s why today’s designer can be more like an “ecological father” of new ideas, for the next coming generations. Envi, is a foresight urban dustbin, promoting composting from biodegradable waste. The project is based on a social approach. It shows the benefits that we can take from urban recycling. It makes waste into nutritious compost for the plant which it carries and lives in harmony with. The big part of the produced compost can be separated from Envi for usage in other occasions.
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A new concept project by korean design and development studio psychic factory,
‘droplet traffic light’ imagines a future where time spent waiting at red lights is not wasted away. The device is modeled on the standing style of traffic light. After turning red, the light swivels its LED displays to project news headlines and useful information such as the weather or time. Shortly before turning green, the display switches again, and the device returns to functioning as a normal traffic light. The device retains an appearance similar to conventional traffic lights.
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Designer Marco Vanella has come up with an
innovative handset named the “Motoworkr,” which apart from performing basic communication needs also incorporates different tools required for regular health checkup to provide first aid during emergencies. Intended towards doctors or medical professionals, the new
cellphone integrates a Bluetooth thermometer and tensiometro port for reading digital and medical card to update or transfer health records of the patients.
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Future Mobile Music Concept By Mac Funamizu
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The product: Solar Clothes Drying Rack :
Cloudy, clothes hard work will bring you inconvenience, liang hanger long-term put in sunny place, so the liang hanger internal match on exhaust device, takes solar energy as the energy source, thus cloudy clothes were soon dry.
The designer: Weicai Lee
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It is a portable computer visionary established to serve the medical profession.This computer would be a help to the doctor who can make use of him in his business as an auxiliary, a computer was developed lightweight, small and practical, and something easily portable and very versatile and easy storage. With a thickness of 1.2 cm and weighing just 400g the dbrain has an elegant profile, thin and lightweight.The possibility of using only the screen or the screen with the keyboard makes a computer dbrain versatile and adaptable to different daily situations.
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A window-fitting air purifier that constantly measures quality of indoor and outdoor air then lets outdoor air inside or filters the indoor air. The idea is that when the outside air quality is poor, the purifier can kick on and begin cleaning the indoor air. This allows the expensive HEPA filters to last longer.
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MotoLINK was created for a Product Design course, in which students were asked to design the next generation camera phone for Motorola. Over the course of six weeks, I worked closely with Motorola representatives to gain an understanding of manufacturing/engineering processes, UI design, materials, and color and finish. The assignment afforded skills in prototyping, sketching, and the use of 3D modeling to convey my final concept.
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Roll-Up – a foldable portable induction cooktop. Standard cooktops have heating components in close proximity to electronic components, which requires a good insulation layer between them. The result is a compact but thick product. Roll-up, on the other, hand separates the two components rendering the heating component very thin and elegant. In addition, when induction coils are made smaller, as is the case with the Roll-Up, the heating component can be folded. Electronic component is placed in a fancy looking hard-drive like case. These features of the Roll-Up enable portability of this cooktop.
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The Windows Weather Phone is a refresh from bad weather predictions and inconvenient phone interfaces. The Windows Weather Phone is not only able to predict weather accurately, but also make its completely transparent body mimic the weather. If it’s snowing outside, it would appear as if it’s realistically snowing inside the phone itself- creating an astounding illusion.
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Here’s a wild idea that takes creating music to another level! Imagine having a DAP that instinctively registers the beats of your finger-drumming, or translates your air-guitar antics to pleasurable music? Frostie,
a concept by none other than Mac Funamizu, could be a revolutionary tool in making melodies from your hands. Listen to music or fashion your own remixes from your favorite artists and bands. Björk, Kanye, where y’all at!
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Having just celebrated my second wedding anniversary, my single days are (touch wood) behind me. As such, the Electrolux Personal Mini Kitchen isn’t the most practical gadget for me, but it sure is damn cool–in a high-tech lunchbox sorta way.
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This phone works in tangent with the charger, its cradle,
the phone and magnets creates a space in which the phone back on while charging, creating a unique aesthetic experience.First, the phone itself has a sleek candybar design you should all be relatively familiar with. The iPhone and a slew of Android-based phones look right along these lines, and this looks fabulous. Hollow parts at the top and bottom of
the phone “ensure that it is being charged wirelessly” though how that’s accomplished appears to be a trade secret. The phone is thin, streamlined, and made to fit naturally in the palm of your hand.
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For most people from many different disciplines a desk is the main workspace. A typical desk is composed of at least one or more vertical displays that show digital content and a larger horizontal area, containing input devices, such as mouse and keyboard, paper-based documents, and everyday objects. These two areas are clearly separated which makes it hard to move documents from one surface to the other. Furthermore, each area employs a different interaction technique. For example, we use the mouse for drawing on vertical displays but physical pens to annotate paper-based documents. BendDesk is our vision of a future workspace that allows continuous interaction between both areas.
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Keeping your music with you wherever you go is easier now than ever before, but in case you forget your MP3 player on a trip or at the gym, this design could save you from boredom. The Skinny Player, designed by Chih-Wei Wang and Shou-His Fu, sticks to the skin just like an adhesive bandage and eliminates the need for holsters, cases and carriers.
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Communication technologies may allow interaction on an entirely new level; still users feel cramped to communicate their true feelings on certain occasions. Intended to integrate the
concept of social networking with human emotions, the new cellphone employs biometric technology to sense and share the true feelings to ensure a better communication among users.In recent past, social networking has emerged as a popular medium, especially among gen-next, to interact with friends and associates and discuss their day-to-day or business activities..
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The Wax-on is a solid ink printer that simplifies the process of printing. It removes the need of producing plastic waste and annoyance of using ink jet cartridges. The minimal design ensures less use of desk-space and it’s vertical orientation works perfect with the printing disposition.
The concept challenges
the future of printing and takes advantage of new advancements in wax ink printing and sustainability.
Concept phone powered by solar energy.
Industrial designer Cyrene Quiamco took inspiration from a Swiss Army knife to design a
concept phone
that eases music, contact information and other data transfer that till date is mostly transferred via Bluetooth. The concept phone, known as Kard, utilizes electronic cards to exchange information between two similar devices
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HP Motivation
Eco-Friendly Computer concept
Creating an eco-friendly computer by using recyclable materials and reusable/convertable packaging
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Foldable phones are a niche that wasn’t exploited by designers lately, but we got the trend back thanks to Chris Wang, who created the Nokia E10 concept. This device looks really nice and comes with a foldable display, that’s made out of flexible material.
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Conceived by Dutch designer Valentin Neda, the “Pico P” is a
projector concept that fits in your pocket for easy transportation, allowing to user to conduct an instant presentation anywhere, anytime. The portable projector is based on laser
technology, which does not require any adjustment or focusing, as it positions itself with the integrated stand. All the user need to do is place the projector in front of any flat surface, and it project graphs or images with just a single push of a button. Featuring integrated memory, the pocket-sized
projector generates power from a built-in battery capable of running it nonstop for about two hours on a single charge, which is just enough for a presentation or a movie.
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The RIMA lamp is an awesome beauty that has what it takes to be artistic and fun. Four controller rings manage the whole show…sliding them left to right or vice versa illuminates the LEDs or switches them off. The heat, intensity, angle of the beam and color are controlled via these rings, however a processor, which detects the position of each single ring, regulates the actions.
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Google Magnify is the latest
concept to be created by Anh Nguyen. This
concept began with a funny email that he had been going around the office at his work. He went up to their intern, who just happened to be from France, before realizing that he would have a tough time reading it. After a little bit of confusion, the intern just copy and pasted the entire email into Google Translate and was cracking up just like everyone else after reading it.
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Ever wanted to combine the touchscreen experience with the feeling of pressing a genuine physical button? Valentin Neda has the next best thing, through
a phone design called Flex Click, a cellphone that provides tactile feedback while pressing touch buttons on the screen.
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Developed as a
concept for Samsung, the “Jot” by designer Raymond Bessemer is a mobile communication device that uses a capacitive OLED
display, removable stylus and physical rotary dial to allow mobile communication in a fun and intuitive way. Developed for the year 2015, the new communication device replaces the keypad with a rotary dial for making calls.
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Designer Fabrice Bardon almost had us thinking that was an unusual
iPhone, but then we spotted the Sony Ericsson branding on the device’s pictures. Dubbed the Flex iPhone, this handset has nothing in common with Apple’s cellphone, but a lot in common with the future and modern devices.
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Innovation only makes sense if it’s in sync with your needs. That’s why our new sensor trash can has multi-sense™. It reacts and adapts to your behavior, so it won’t open unexpectedly or close before you’ve finished your task. It’s a cleaner, easier way to manage your trash — very sensible.
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Maleville Sébastien recently detailed the BA Smartphone concept, a pretty innovative idea that can be seen in the images below. This is a rotating phone with a physical keyboard and touch display. The BA name comes from the number eight in Chinese, that is the symbol of full versatility , both horizontally and vertically.
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London designer Patrick Hyland has come up with a rather zany conceptual handset, borrowing the Nokia name for his
design. What makes the Nokia E-Cu (E is for environment, while Cu stands for Copper) so special, you ask? Well, it can be juiced thanks to available heat in your pocket. This is made possible since an integrated thermogenerator will convert heat from any source into electrical energy in order to juice up the handset, regardless of whether it resides in your pocket or is placed on top of a radiator. Does this mean we can now toast our phones over the fireplace while sipping on hot chocolate and munching on marshmallows?
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Nissan has unveiled a new solar tree concept at CEATEC 2010, which is a part of the 2030 Zero-emission City proposal that Nissan and some other companies are participating in.
The Solar Tree concept is a tree-like structure with three translucent solar panels onboard. The solar panels track the position of the sun for optimal
energy generation.
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A concept desk lamp combining
future technologies with the future evolution of plant life. Lux gets it’s power wirelessly via inductive charging, which also powers an electromagnet to stand it up straight. The petals react to ambient light, opening during the day, and closing when in use or at night. A secondary mode allows for light to be redirected through the translucent petals, creating an ambient mood light. A 3D touch dimmer affords tactile feedback with infinite adjustability.
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There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it.Nothing is impossible nowadays, specially after seeing the cool
Mozilla Seabird concept phone, so here’s another handset with futuristic specs. Created by Nicholas Moffat, Notcia X35-HOLO is a phone that comes with holographic imagery support, holographic maps and a 22 megapixel camera.
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Here you are the last bit of our tour at Hitachi exhibition, with the company vision of a “Minority Report” like interface. Perhaps closer to Microsoft Kinect UI, Hitachi system will let you control any kind of information display on a TV or by a Video projector, by simply waving your hands in any directions.
Nothing much to say here since this was just a working prototype, but, Hitachi is working not only on including this
technology in digital signage, but also in the medical aera, where doctors can access data, photo or like on the video below to IRM without touching anything, ideal during surgery for example, as well as planning to add such
technology in both Desktop PCs as well as TV.
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Growing vegetables in the backyard or in front of the house is always a common and enthusiastic hobby among a range of people. Many people find this hobby an appreciable one, and others consider this as a total waste of time and
energy. But now, its time to rethink.
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Here’s a new iPhone 5 concept, this time not too detailed and relying very much on the video at the end of the article. Created by WaterWorks/ Christopher East, this iPhone design relies on futuristic hologram projections.
Such mechanisms will be used to turn the iPhone 5 into the perfect presentation tool, specially for architects, car, boat designers and whatnot. Combine that holographic ability with the power of Office PowerPoint and you’ve got productivity nirvana… or do you?
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Concept Yeongwoo Kim
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Sandwich Phone is Mobile Concept phone that layer in many folds like sandwich.
Can use as one product with phone, mp3, Camera circumvolving each floor 360˚. It is UX product that solve depression problem of complex multi device by hardware. Central axis part sandwich phone has amounted to battery that can attach earphone and was designed so that sandwich phone may can play. because there is small projection on part that ground between rotating axis and phone.
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Sometimes, a concept device really makes you sit back and think to yourself, “is this possible?” Surely I’m not the only one that is thinking the same thing about the Seabird
concept device from Mozilla Labs, which would truly push the boundaries of a mobile device if a physical unit ever sees the light of day.
The most interesting thing about this
concept, and ultimately the least plausible, is the dual Pico projectors, which can simulate a physical QWERTY
keyboard that can be interacted with by the user, as well as project the phone’s display in a much larger format.
Kind of like a swiss army knife, this concept device also houses a wireless pointer, as well as a pop-out Bluetooth headset. While both of these sound cool, in reality they just don’t seem very practical.
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Cleaning the bathroom is most irksome and time consuming job that I actually try to evade if possible but many times I don’t succeed and finally, I am seen cleaning the bathroom. Snail by Korean designer, Dong Hun Seo is a cleaner that lets you clean up your bathroom in hassle-free manner. The ’snail cleaner’ crawls all around your bathroom tiles to do the cleaning. It’s easy for the user to attach the snail on the tiles of your bathroom. The best part is you don’t need to get the batteries or charge it. Snail cleaner is gathers juice directly from the sun to clean the bathroom tiles in efficient way.
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Designed by industrial designer Tony Leung, the Beach Ball is a
concept solar energy generating system for Abu Dhabi. The system features photovoltaic panels contained within an inflatable clear latex material. Once inflated, the latex material forms a ball which is stabilized by the counterweight bottom cap and a base station.
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Concept system designed to harvest solar and tidal energy.
The WSG or Wave and
Solar Energy Generator is the brainchild of Korean designers Seung Woo Jung, Jung Seung Woo, Kim Hyun Jun and Kim Min Jung, who believe that the answer to green energy lies in ocean tides and sunshine. The concept system has been devised to
generate renewable electrical energy from ocean tides, waves and sunshine during the day.
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A wrist watch that has a see-through LCD screen made possible by a transparent polycarbonate material. The time is read out by digital digits, the digits appears to float in air when it is actually embedded in a clear polycarbionate material.
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The multimedia needs of modern consumers are increasing by the day, and we need some highly advanced
devices to withstand the latest technological advancements, while fulfilling new requirements. Developed by the creator of the Mercator, Kingyo xie, the “iHolo” is a
futuristic cellphone that makes use of holographic imaging
technology to achieve the separation of the contents of the screen, allowing a completely new experience to the user. Featuring advanced
technologies, including touchscreen, infrared, Bluetooth and so on, the multimedia cellphone projects the content on any flat surface, so the users could have a life-size screen to realize different applications with ease.
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Relevo PC by David Alabau Raga
Have you ever imagined that
future computer might look like a tablecloth? Relevo computer by David Alabau Raga is a tablecloth PC that can connect to each other. The screen magnetizes the edge when Relevo connects with the other one. You’ll be able to carry your 15″ computer in your pocket as a tube.
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The Hydrogen Kettle by industrial designer Matthew Smith is what camping enthusiasts might be looking for. This domestic kettle has been designed for use in the year 2100 and is
powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The hydrogen cartridges are slotted into the center and the base of the kettle, where hydrogen is converted into electricity by fuel cells.
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Industrial designer Matthew Smith is working to reduce our dependence on non-renewable forms of energy to power our electronic gear. Since these gadgets are a part of mostly everybody’s life, the total electricity required to keep them ticking is substantial. Matthew is providing solutions by designing gadgets that can be powered by renewable forms of energy, such as
kinetic energy.
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LG/be – Phone Concept Concept for the “Design the Future” contest put on by LG. LG asked people to design something that could be done in the next 2 or 3 years with today’s or near
future technology.
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Concept future phone: The PCOD (Personal Communications and Organization Device).
This device combines – smart phone (with video calling), camera, GPS, mp3 player,
storage (for photos, files etc.), time/date/calendar, games, app’s and much more.
The PCOD would also come with changeable holder/straps in various colors and designs -
and the screen wallpaper can be changed to match the chosen holder.
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With modern
gadgets getting smaller and better to replace the jewelry or fashion accessories, the contemporary jewelry designers may have to face a tough time in the days to come. Yesterday we covered the Bricell Jewelry Phone in the blog, and now it’s time for another stylish
gadget to tickle the trendy users. Conceived by Brazilian designer Dinard da Mata, the “Fluid” is a
smartphone concept that as suggested by its name features a flexible OLED display to allow better mobility and ease of use. Designed for Philips, the mobile phone wraps around the wrist to become a bracelet for the fashionable, while gives an easy access on the go.
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In the years to come,
technology will take us to a level that become difficult to predict or think about at present. Nevertheless, there are designers who every now and then come up with a vehicle that seems fit enough in the
future scenario. Here is a vision from Brazilian designer, Thiago Vieira, who has envisioned a vehicle for 2050.
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Eco-friendly concept device harnesses kinetic energy.
The Touchpot is an eco-friendly artificial plant pot that harnesses kinetic energy whenever its artificial leaves are moved by hand or by the wind. Designed by Aydan Design, the
concept features leaves that can be rotated and moved in any direction. The leaves respond to human touch by harnessing the tiny amount of energy that will be generated during the process.
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Here’s another new concept watch from those guys over at TokyoFlash. They call it Night Vision and it actually looks pretty good, thanks to the bright green lights on the face of the watch.
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Chinese designer Tao Ma has created a very interesting cellphone
concept, called Rollphone. This device runs on AA batteries and we have to mention that this is quite a compact
phone we’re dealing with. As shown by its name, the handset is “rollable” with the aid of a flexible display
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Public transport may allow sustainable commutation but passengers have to compromise with comfort and privacy while traveling by a bus or a train. Developed by Russian designer Vitaly Kamyshev, the “Bombardier” is a personal coach compartment that not only allows privacy but also adds luxury to the public transport. Accommodating one person in utmost comfort, the individual compartment includes an armchair, computer panel with TV and multimedia center, place for your bag and wardrobe with drying function. The touch sensitive panel on the table lets you watch TV, listen to the music or surf internet with the touch of a finger. You can use USB-card if you want to open your file or save any information while working on the touchscreen computer. Though the cabin just measures one meter in length, but you can regulate the slope of the chair back to work or stretch your body in comfort.
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Washing Machine’s go wallmount now! Electrolux has designed a wall-mount, portable washing machine. It will definitely save space, it uses steam instead of water and is extremely energy efficient. The equivalent of one load will use only 1/5 of how much your regular washing machine at
home would use.
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Concept Plane: Supersonic Green Machine
What will passenger airplanes be like in the future? To help brain storm desirable and workable attributes, NASA sponsors design competitions. Shown here is an artist’s depiction of a
concept plane that has been recently suggested.
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TokyoFlash came up with a
new interesting watch concept. I think it’s a little bit difficult to read the hours, you need some time to get used to it. The hours are displayed in digits as empty spaces at the center of the display. The minutes are shown by those blocks surrounding the digits, there are small markings to help you read it easier. There are 2 buttons on the watch, top and bottom. The light up function is activated when you press one of them and the other one is to setup the time. Pretty simple, yet pretty hard to read. Would you buy this product?
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Eco Factor: Solar-powered streetlight concept.
Fusing nature and technology, designers over at Vinaccia Integral Design have conceptualized the Solar Tree – an innovative street l
ighting system that gets powered by renewable solar energy. The Solar Trees are a tribute to the energy and beauty of Mother Nature.
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Renault is breaking away from the angular styling favored by its former design chief, Patrick Le Quement. The French company will show a concept car that highlight’s the brand’s more emotional design at the Paris auto show in October.
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Here’s a
kitchen countertop that could be smarter than the cleverest cook. For example,put a piece of meat on the counter, and the Oasis system’s 3D depth-perceiving camera senses exactly what it is,and then displays helpful hints, nutritional information, and recipes using its pico
projector
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It only takes a stinky fish to dirty the entire pond, and this year FIFA has 2 fishes tainting their image. To rub salt over our wounds Sepp Blatter apologizes but still says FIFA has reservations over incorporating technology into the sport. I have only two words for him: England and Mexico! Even a money-spinning sport like cricket has adopted the third umpire into the game, because we are only HUMANS! FIFA too needs a “Referee Third Eye”.
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There are many ways to attain information but people are still lost. There are different problems from language barriers to culteral patterns. There is a lack of information available to locals, and especially to tourists. What if all the necessary information one required could be obtained from a single
digital source, where common questions such as “Where is the closest taxi stand?”, “Where is the nearest public restroom?” or “Where should I go to eat?” could easily be answered, quickly and efficiently.
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Full-service product development consultancy Carbon and design consultancy Artefact unveiled Impact – a suite of four
concepts designed to motivate
energy-efficient behavior in the home.
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If you feel like adding technology to your
cooking
experience or you love to cook with urber-smartness check this out. Designer, Njegos Lakic has come up with a highly stylish heating plate, Electrolux Invico . Really compact to look at, it is a solution to your space problem also. What I liked about this Electrolux kitchen appliance is its interactive electronic cookbook feature. Loaded with recipes, this cool heating surface will make your cooking experience enjoyable and easy.
Heating surface of Invico is made-up of special type of silicone and it enables you to cook even at high temperatures plus it is a cooker as well as a worktop, smart, isn’t it?
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Yogesh Kumar Baghel’s MITRA PC is a cylinder-shaped portable
computer. It was designed for rural areas in India in order to spread the importance of education, health and other social issues for the development of the country.
The term “mitra” means “friend,” and the MITRA PC is also an eco-friendly
gadget that uses solar energy to store and use in case of emergency. The MITRA PC contains a built-in LED projector for convenient presentation, as well as a hand crank charging facility to generate power (rotating the crank 30 times provides 30 minutes of use).
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Designer Mac Funamizu has come up with a cellphone concept that the user can wear on his/her wrist like a watch or a bracelet. Entitled the “Dew,” the futuristic mobile device displays content in 3D hologram and features a ball in the middle that works as a controller. You can slide the ball in different directions, which changes colors to indicate different modes.
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The designer, Dan Bishop, found a solution for crowded hospitals with lack of medical staff. The Vital Monitoring System allows the medical staff to remotely view the vital signs of the patient under their care without having to be in the same location. The
device helps the doctors care for more patients than normal. This amazing
device is easy to carry around as it can be strapped on the wrist of the patient, and it is designed to check the body temperature, the pulse rate and the blood pressure. The data is transferred wirelessly to a digital chart for later review and access.
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The 3D Mobile Phone is the brainchild of industrial designer Petr Kubik, who wants to add a bit of sustainability to your endless chatters with renewable solar energy. The concept features an expandable
touchscreen display that slides out to better the experience of the user.
A layer of photovoltaic cells has been included on the back of each slide panel to juice up the device from renewable energy. The user can control application icons in 3D environment using an interactive stylus and 3D glasses that are placed at the rear of the phone.
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With the
technology evolving with better and better
gadgets surfacing every damn day, it is time to upgrade our
kitchens with some of the goodness from the world of thingamajigs. We are talking about Team Synergy’s Quism interactive cooking platform which lets you cook and dine almost anywhere. This is one intuitive and interactive system which renders the facility to cook and dine with the family using features such as tele-cooking, tele-dining and even sharing of recipes. This implies that you may be physically away from your family but you can still cook and dine with them. What is more is that this cook-top uses a dehumidifier
technology that helps generate its own water reservoir. I see great use of this product in those amazing recreation
vehicles which are so often used for permanent living and traveling.
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Projecting a
music player for the year 2020, designer José Ignacio MartÃnez has developed a portable music
player concept for
Apple dubbed the “iPod Shuffle2020” that packs unlimited music and battery capacity. Sending the user’s music in his iTunes account through G3 Internet to the inner receptor of the Shuffle, the device is updated automatically every time the user turns it on, as it always remains in sync with the music the user has in his/her computer. The battery also reacts to the G3 waves automatically and remains juiced up all the time.
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This computer concept is constructed out of a flexible OLED
touchscreen. Earmarked for the year 2020, features like a holographic
projector (for screen), pull-out extra keyboard panels and social networking compatibility, make the concept plausible.Designer: Hiromi Kiriki
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There are a lot of expectations from our
gadgets these days, and somewhere down the line we have blurred their definition. For example a phone doubles up as a video camera, still camera, voice recorder,
MP3 player, movie player, web browser, sketchpad and much more…. But this also doesn’t mean that we are done with individual devices. Tenna is a device that looks at adding the telephone function to individual
gadgets like an
MP3 player, thus doing a U-turn on how we perceive a phone.
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Florent CUCHET’s Orange Loadbox is a stylish product that with its smart functionality pleases all. It’s a house plant that illuminates and grows when you transfer and download data. It lets you know the quantity of data transmitted and downloaded. Your stream of transferred files is symbolized by a house plant graphic drew on the wireless router. If someone else is using your net to download files, you come to know by seeing the plant growth on the Orange Loadbox.
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Where is the scribble paper when you need it? Never ever around; and the same thing goes for pen and other stationery items! Not all of us are as organized as the Virgos who have prim-n-proper workspaces. Hence, a USB stick with a notepad to it is an AWESOME idea! Details like a plastic cover to keep the notes contained really impress me. I wonder if this will mean the demise of notepapers, or is this the second generation already? Designer: Soon-won Kim
I would love to have Twilight for better air circulation and showing off in my house! Take a look at this futuristic home appliance and you’ll feel the same way. The main idea of Twilight is to establish better functions and better interaction among users, environment, and appliances. You can feel a light breeze to chill, mixed up with your favorite fragrances, home sweet home. An OLED display allows you to view images or videos that can be uploaded to the Twilight via the remote control. I’m thinking of using it as a room divider, I won’t be surprised when people go “wow” the first time they see it.
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Our Second Brain or “ThingBook”
In the
future nearly every visible thing will be cataloged and indexed, ready to be instantly identified and described to us. Want to go shopping? In the
future we won’t need big retail stores with aisles of objects on display. We’ll be able to shop out in the world (see image, above). Do you like that new car you saw drive by? Or those cool shoes on the woman sitting across the room? All you’ll have to do is look at it and your mobile handset or AR-equipped eyeglasses will identify the object and look up the best price and retailer.
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With the atracBar you can transform your conventional counter, bar top or information desk into an astonishing interactive surface that will react to the objects laid on it. The
multi-touch surface offers an infinite number of tools and possibilities. For each presented item, insert multimedia content like comments, audio and video files. Let your customers – or your salespersons – access all necessary product information with natural finger movements.
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Designer Evan Jardee takes on a redesign project for one of the most well-known models of modern industrial design in the world. In the whole world! The polaroid camera. If you think about it, you can almost certainly pop up an image or two in your head about what the camera itself looks like. Everyone knows what it does. How about taking that instant-print concept though, and adding more functionality, then also changing the form almost entirely? Sounds like fun!
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The E.Capsule replaces the current gas stations with energy stations in a form of a tree that can generate and accumulate energy into a reusable capsule to empower a two person future vehicle. The smaller and more flexible stations uses rain, wind and sun power to generate energy and stores them into the e.capsule that can be easily plugged in the specially designed vehicle containing four spots for these power source, each providing 75km of smooth riding. When refueling is needed, move to the nearest energy tree and replace your used E.Capsules with fully charged one.
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Now you too can get all of your temps in dot form! Yay! This concept is a faucet and it’s name is “Tempdot.” The quick and simple reasoning for this is that there’s dots on top of the faucet, dots that both activate the water flow and control the temperature of that water at the same time. Simply drag your finger across the neck of this lovely lady, lift where you want the temperature to reach, and wait for water! To turn off again, just a little bump will do.
The alternate title of this post is Dots of Ice. That’s because these dots can deliver either. Made by a repeat designer here at Yanko, Jaeseok Han, this faucet is simple, nice to look at, and to me it seems pretty reasonable. It reduces the amount of metal that’s got to be used, and the lights on top are said to be recharged by the hot water flow through the system. How nice? How nice.
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Of all the things that are usually covered here on BornRich, it’s the kitchens that loom so large in the future. We have had a glimpse of what our kitchens will hold in the future, but there’s an important aspect that has been added to our kitchen concepts – Text Message. FTK has integrated mobile technology into various kitchen appliances to make them work remotely through your cellphones. The user can defrost refrigerator or put dishes away in the oven if alerted by SMS.
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With the massive environmental pollution, the reduced figure of stars in the sky has been observed. The Led Galaxy is a streetlamp that is designed to address this issue by bringing the stars on the ground through powerful LEDs, making an artificial galaxy that can make people comfortable and remind about the nature again. The idea features a brighter reverberator than the conventional one, making more recognizable stars as a galaxy under the streetlight. The lack of bright illumination is addressed by passing the light through the transparent bio-basin coating. The base is made of sturdy carbon fiber and provides ventilation for the concept to perform better.
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One of the major benefits of having gadgets is that it constantly connects us to the world and what’s happening in it. Though these technological devices have allowed us to interact with data from anywhere we choose, there isn’t a unique delivery system for the information they’re delivering especially when “news” is concerned. The printed versions of newspapers can offer mobility, much like a device, but access to content can be cumbersome in certain reading situations. How do we combine the affordances of print and online versions of news and translate that hybrid into a single device? A medium that conforms to human practices and the varied scenarios of accessing news.
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Cube Browser is designed with six functional screens to provide a playful way of viewing image collections online. This innovative device combines the digital technology with the easiness of conventional analog photosets that can be shown or shared easily. Cube browser diminishes the limitation of sitting in front of a computer screen and operating through mouse or keyboard, rather it gives the convenience of turning page by turning thecube itself onto space in a more interactive way. With Cube Browser, viewing images from sites like flickr.com will become easier than ever through its intuitive digital screens and easy operating.
RoboCop and Iron Man can dodge bullets and crush villains, a new powered suit from Japan promises its elderly users more modest powers, such as pulling up radishes without getting a backache.
Unlike its heavily armed Hollywood counterparts, the Power Assist Suit aims to make life easier for Japan’s army of greying farmers.
The metal-and-plastic exoskeleton boasts eight electric motors that amplify the strength of the wearer’s arms and legs, as well as sensors that can detect movements and respond to commands through a voice-recognition system.
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Wine Interactive Cellar is an interactive device composed of a wine cellar and a shelf. The interactive multi-touch shelf allows to capture the wine, but also to share about events with a dedicated service. Give a visual dimension to all the little subtleties of a wine that you could forget to make us travel. Between dream and reality, plant a few vines in their House. The service offered by WIC is dedicated to wine, but also offers the possibility for the user to use it for other services. A desire to have a service and therefore adaptable cross around the habitat and tableware. WIC is also a mobile service that allows the user to take his wine cellar with it. Portability which bypasses the walls of our home, allowing to share and enrich it.
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You can be a dork at times and hand out the wrong currency notes, especially in a dim lit cab. Don’t expect anyone to rectify your mistakes…your loss is another man’s gain! Tough luck and be careful till the agencies get the heads up on inventions like the Luminous Paper Money. Notes that emit a soft glow, just enough to ensure you hand out the correct note; nothing more nothing less.
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The Samsung wearable mobile
device concept is a next generation mobile phone
device that can be wear in style, while features
innovative technology along with futuristic imagination, aimed for athletes, adventure lovers and tech savvy consumers. This device includes a touch screen OLED display with tactile keypad, offering the user convenient and efficient using when riding a mountain bike or surfing the sea. This compact
device with stylish slip pad design can eliminate the need of carrying bulky communication
devices, while offering an all-in-one solution for taking and making calls, capturing wildlife, and many more to the users.
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How small and portable a
computer can be? It’s almost impossible for us to avoid
computer in our everyday life. Industrial designers show us glimpses of the
future we are heading towards by their unusual
concepts. Designer Elodie Delassus’s HOLO
computer concept is hinting at the necessity of
computers and need to make them easier to carry.
With the facts that holographic and sound vibrations are the
future, he has re-invented the
computer through his design. From the images and information available, we can figure out that this futuristic gadget is as small as a bracelet, which you can wear or put in pocket. The proposed material is flexible and resistance, so that safety issues could be dealt with efficiently. Further material needs to be shape retaining and non-conductive and non-allergic and most important, heat resistant. All these aspects have been considered by designer and he suggests promising bioplastic material to ensure all these aspects. The
concept is very alluring, no doubt, but without technical specifications and functional information it’s just like a hypothesis that is waiting for proof in get materialized.
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Welcome to the future of handheld gaming. I mean it. This is one of those futures in gaming that I’m really betting on. This project is sleek, it’s nice, it becomes flat, it’s basically everything I imagine the gaming industry hitting on in a few years. This project is a concept for a future class of Nintendo hand-held gaming, really similar to the current Nintendo DS in many respects. This one’s got a fully interactive 3-D interface. Basically the same amazing stuff you see in the newest Iron Man movie, all jammed in a cute little Nintendo.
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SENSE is an innovative wireless device concept that enables users to get a close and more intuitive approach with their preferred sites, games and movies by creating a sensitive and powerful connection between the system and theusers . By featuring a tact sensitive screen, this device creates a tactile experience of thermal, physical and haptical properties of a product on the computer screen.
The users have to insert their hand in the SENSE sheath to perceive different object properties like pressure, softness, roughness, hardness and many others, which is transferred to the user’s brain by featuring quite a few numbers of nerve receptors inside the device. Moreover, it features a magnification system to allowusers to sense even a particular area of a product pointing on the screen. To taste a recipe before being cooked, the device features a flavor-ink micro-printer that generates stimulated flavors via the combination of its 5 basic wax cartridges.
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