Frame-based Lifebook!

Lifebook design brings integrates individual capabilities of devices such as smart phones and slate terminals within a single computer. ‘Lifebook frame series’  features an integrated and detachable multifunctional unit – the ‘lifegear’ device, and a clear structured frame-based layout which provides transparency over the assignment of technical components. easy maintenance is ensured by the keyboard’s clever substructure. within the lifebook, the lifegear serves as a number pad, touch pad, graphic tablet as well as a social network interface. when one is on-the-go, it can be used as a smartphone with handy data management.

Concept Solar Panel Powered Laptop PC!

This wireless device is cable-free, powered by nature, and represent the future for a sustainable development focused on user’s real needs. After mega earthquake in Japan, the designer realized how important to develop natural self-powered devices for the future.

 

Luce in Italian means light. You can see why it was named like that. Luce is a double solar panel powered laptop-pc made from clear polycarbonate. The solar panels at the top and bottom provide the power for the laptop to work and it will continuously recharging during the day (standby or being used).
Designer : Andrea Ponti   

Measuring cup & digital scale by Ryan Eder

SmartMeasure is a combination of two household kitchen tools: a a Efficiency is maximized by combining the functions of the two into one product.

 

Concept new generation laptop Split!

‘Split’ configures, like a well-organized student’s set of supplies, allowing users to take out the things they need and use, such as a:
mouse, keyboard, open etc. by taking out the standard hinge, ’split’ looks more like a book. by unifying the product and case (pouch), not only the case protects the product, but it also helps in the user interface allowing one to adjust the angle of the screen and support it simultaneously. ’split’ allows individuals to use the devices in a variety of of scenarios. when the laptop is in a bag, the user can control it by using a remote. This Split seems more of a book than a laptop and is also protected by a case. Its futuristic design enables one to dissemble the machine to adjust it ergonomically for more ease in use and to take out only the components required. The user can adjust the screen angle and use other parts also according to his need. Split also enables you to control the laptop with a remote when it is kept in the bag. Thus, it allows use of simple functions like music or even using the hard drive like a database without taking out all the parts. It is very suitable for a number of user environments.

Funva: A kitchen powered by solar energy!

Iran’s Milad Taleghani has exactly conceptualized that, and rather notched up a green level by envisaging this system to be powered by clean solar energy. The artistic form of Funva goes along practical lines, as the collective element is conspicuous in the whole system. One end of the sole-shaped table features the main control panel (the ‘kitchen’s heart’ according to the creator). This panel is the major component that is fed by the house solar system, and it will comprise of numerous features that range from solar lighting fixtures, cooking system, dishwashers to even holographic displays and digital color pallet.

Concept ‘integral cord’ !

What if the display of your future lifebook was as flexible as possible? with ‘integral cord’ you can easily manipulate your computer screen to your desired size and shape, making it adaptable to any working or social situation. if you want to see your favorite movie on a small screen in the subway, or present your pictures to a large audience or if you need multiple screens at the same time, coil it! the technology involves beams of several LEDs overlap at a cross point and create a visible pixel.

WARP – concept urban landscape!

WARP is visualization for clean and green spaces that are self sustainable. With its ingeniousness, it will cake concrete areas with a green coating, which will comprise of both recreational and nutritional vegetation. Urbanization has depleted forest areas, which has further given birth to a lot of problems. This is a sad situation and needs to be changed now. Deforestation adds to the pollution level. The ozone layer is getting thinner and glaciers are melting, which is not a good sign at all. WARP providing shadow, humidity and an aesthetic sense will act as medium that will alter the shape of urban lands in a positive and greener manner. It will also produce micro-climes that will support the green regions on both public and private islands. 

rame-based Lifebook!

Lifebook design brings integrates individual capabilities of devices such as smart phones and slate terminals within a single computer. ‘Lifebook frame series’  features an integrated and detachable multifunctional unit – the ‘lifegear’ device, and a clear structured frame-based layout which provides transparency over the assignment of technical components. easy maintenance is ensured by the keyboard’s clever substructure. within the lifebook, the lifegear serves as a number pad, touch pad, graphic tablet as well as a social network interface. when one is on-the-go, it can be used as a smartphone with handy data management.

 

Scanner and dictionary in one unit!

Those who find it a tedious task to translate words written in other languages despite having online translation solutions easily available have a reason to cheer about. Wizcom Technologies has devised a new gadget dubbed The Quicktionary TS Premium that enables user to scan the text into the device and a built-in word and phrase dictionary offers the translation on the screen. It also has a built-in speaker that pronounces the scanned word or line. The device can handle both words and a line of text with slang, idioms, phrases and inflections.

intel Technology in Digital Signage

Digital signage is a relatively new display category that encompasses in-store kiosks, large information displays suspended from a ceiling, touchscreens for navigating a building or store, ambient displays that show imagery or advertising, and more.

 

Mini Computer!

EraThink have showcased their latest mini computer , which resembles a Sony PSP in design and style but has been built to run Windows 7. The small EraPalm5 computer is fitted with a 5-inch 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, that slides upwards to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The hidden keyboard can be used in conjunction with the gaming style control D-pad and buttons on the left and right sides of the EraPalm5 to navigate onboard menus and applications.

Total Recall – device future

This is a device which records the person’s experiences in a form of media, sound as well as the sense of touch and smell, to be communicated to others. The icons that appear in a form of holograms on the transparent touch bio screen can be operated by fingers.
Bio particles stick out from the screen surface in the form of protrusion, transferring the recorded sense of touch and the smell from the memory is splashed from the top part.
You can contain the situations and experiences at your travelling spot in a bottle and send your memories like the letter in a bottle to many people.

A fusion of video camera and projector!

Discovery is a conceptual portable projector/video camera. Based off of the styling of Syd Mead’s futuristic car concepts, One aspect of the product is to allow a more simple and efficient process to film and transfer files to edit. The other is the ability to steam on-demand entertainment via internet. It is designed for that growing habit of technological growth and efficiency of receiving entertainment. You can easily stream online videos and watch your favorite movies on various websites. The camera will allow you to capture all the precious moments of life. At the same time the advanced mini-projector that comes embedded in the device will make sure you can play videos, movies, pictures, etc, without much difficulty. The projector has a range of 10 feet and a 10X14 screen.

 

Kitchen with Space!

Who can resist the whiff of a freshly baked cake? However keeping the oily drafts in control requires a good hood and efficient ventilation. The Electrolux Aeolus is a concept that promises good odor control but also looks into the problems of space crunch in a kitchen. The rim-like frame is suspended from the ceiling and has hooks and platforms to hold glasses and pans. The chic look and sophisticated touch that it adds to a kitchen.

 

Virtuo, Future Digital Art Device!

If Leonardo Da Vinci and other artist paint their great creation in a canvas, so the artist in the future will not paint on the canvas anymore. Yana Klimava comes up with this fabulous future digital art device antitled Virtuo. This futuristic digital art is a perfect collaboration between conventional art and future technology for promoting creativity of beginner artist.

 

Innovation Flight Entertainment System by Panasonic

The companies assisted with a comprehensive innovation program that focused on business goals, customer and end-user needs as well as technology trends. The result is Panasonic neXperience, an iconic in-flight experience that integrates relevant trip information with entertainment in delightful, interactive and novel ways.

neXperience delivers a three-dimensional, touch-based software experience that enables the airline passenger to ‘travel’ between information destinations. For example, view the cities and points of interest passing below in real-time. With neXperience, you can plan activities around your destination or layover, and book entertainment and services on the ground before you arrive.

Bluetooth technology and Sony Q concept!

Music players sell like hot cakes and after some time become stale as they are replaced by new ones that have better features and technology. The Sony Q player is an exceptional creation designed by Jonathon Davis. The device in actuality is a Bluetooth MP3 player concept that fully exploits the Bluetooth headset technology.

LOAD – concept by Christophe Pilate

In the era of touch and all downloadable, you can watch LOAD apprehend time differently.

At the border of the jewelry and watch, LOAD expresses the time like a download bar.

Easy to use thanks to its touchscreen, LOAD adapts to fit any wrist (reversible left / right handed) and all the desires (choice of color from the color chart).

When traveling, LOAD automatically download information according to your interests and transfers them to your personal online space

Wireless flexible keyboard

The freeKEY combines wireless freedom and complete functionality into the essential tool for getting the most out of any iPad, iPhone, DROID or other Bluetooth supported device.

The freeKEY makes typing with your device easy and efficient. You no longer have to struggle while completing emails or getting work done away from your desktop computer.

Flexible and water resistant, the freeKEY tucks away into your purse or messenger bag pocket while taking up hardly any room. Along with your iPad, the innovative design of the freeKEY enables it to be used with your iPad 2, iPhone, tablet, laptop and more.

 

Foldable Notebook with Flexible OLED Screen!

Brilliant! The Feno is a folding notebook. Typically we expect a hinge between the display and keyboard, but the Feno has an additional hinge within the display! This not only makes the size more compact but also explores future use of flexible OLED screens. The pice de rsistance is the pop-out mouse! Just pop it out and you are good to go!

 

 

Future computers to its next level!

Rene Lee has come up with an exciting device called Bento. It is a single modular device that integrates a tablet, notebook, smartphone, hard drive and battery. The device can be used independently or as a processing network. It not only extends the life cycle of the product but also expands the possibilities of networked use. And thus, it provides easy portability of each component. Bento is short-listed for FUJITSU design award 2011 from over 1000 designs. It has got remarkable appreciation in a Designboom competition A Life with Future Computing. 

Snaplet paper computers and paperphone!

A team of researchers at the human multimedia lab at queen’s university in canada have created two fully functional paper computing devices, ‘paperphone’ and ’snaplet’ wrist computer, controlled by bending their screens. capable of use as a phone, music player, book reader, and navigator, the ‘paperphone’ prototype is composed of a 3.7-inch flexible electrophoretic display, underlain with a layer of 2-inch long bidirectional bend sensors. an arduino microcontroller obtains data from the sensors, and the information is processed by a laptop.

Flex Tablet Computer future!

Flex is a revolutionary collapsible tablet computer, with flexible screen while still maintaining rigidity.It encapsulates a flexible spine plus a bendy screen within the frame, which allows the user to translate flex from a slate to several form factors. A loop stand integrated into flex paves way for best content viewing experience. Flex’s flexible spine facilitates efficiency as well as collaboration on a tablet.

 

Re-thinking automobile ownership

It may not have all the bells and whistles of some of the world firsts listed here, but Daimler's announcement of a “car2go edition” of the SMART fortwo marks a shift in the way we think about our personal transport. The car2go system allows cars to be spontaneously rented on-the-spot, or booked up to 24 hours in advance via a mobile phone or online.

 

Car sharing isn't new, but with increasing pressure to stop choking our urban roads the announcement of the first production vehicles dedicated to this approach is a significant one (and BMW's recently announced pilot scheme which will see its vehicles available for rent on an hourly basis over the Internet is also worth noting).

Space tourism takes off

A string of world first announcements during 2010 from Virgin Galactic has marked a shift in the push towards space tourism. Among these we saw the first captive carry flight, the first free flight and the first manned flight of VSS Enterprise, plus the opening of the two mile long runway at Spaceport America.

There's no firm commitment on a launch date, but Virgin Galactic's first paying customers could be heading towards space as early as next year

Throw away your joysticks

2010 has been the year of motion control. While the Wii has been in the wild for some time, this year both Sony and Microsoft upped the ante with widely publicized entries into the space. Sony's PlayStation Move combines controller tracking with body tracking via the PlayStation Eye camera while Microsoft's Kinect does away with the controller altogether by using a CMOS camera, infrared projector and multi-array microphone to track the movements and voices of players ... and the system is already showing potential beyond the gaming world.

First commercially available Jet Pack

We've been waiting a long time for this one. Earlier this year New Zealand based Martin Aircraft announced the first commercially-available jet pack. The 250 lbs "Jetpack" (which uses twin ducted fans) is capable of 30 minutes of flight time, can reach heights of 8,000 feet and is fueled by regular premium gasoline.

 

We've been waiting a long time for this one. Earlier this year New Zealand based Martin Aircraft announced the first commercially-available jet pack. The 250 lbs "Jetpack" (which uses twin ducted fans) is capable of 30 minutes of flight time, can reach heights of 8,000 feet and is fueled by regular premium gasoline.

SuperTooth Buddy BlueTooth 2.1 Hands Free Car Kit

If you are the type of person that always accept/make incoming calls if you are driving, then this is the perfect gadget for you called SuperTooth Buddy BlueTooth 2.1 Hands Free Car Kit. This gadget works by pairing it to your Bluetooth 2.1 enabled phone, and then you can freely make and receive calls while on the road. The SuperTooth Buddy is connected to the main unit via a magnet, and then clip it onto your car’s sun visor. This gadget also features auto pairing, auto connect, multi-point and zero installation. Same with the phone just press the green button to accept and could also be press to end calls similar to the red ‘end’ button. The SuperTooth BUDDY supports most Bluetooth-enabled phones such as iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Windows Mobile phones. You can buy this gadget for only $54.52.

2. The arrival of 3D

3D television entered the marketplace this year and the technology to create your own 3D content wasn't far behind. January saw Panasonic's unveiling of the world's first integrated twin-lens Full HD 3D camcorder, followed by the first 3D consumer camcorder in July. Fujifilm also grabbed attention with the W3 – the world's first compact 3D camera capable of shooting high definition video – and British tabloid The Sun published the first 3D newspaper complete with 3D glasses on June 5

1. First truly synthetic organism created

Back in May, scientists completed a 15 year quest to create the first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell. The team led by Craig Venter of America’s J. Craig Venter Institute (JVCI) proved the principle that genomes can be designed in the computer, chemically made in the laboratory and transplanted into a recipient cell to produce a new self-replicating cell controlled only by the synthetic genome. The research could lead to engineered bacteria designed for specific purposes such as producing drugs, biofuels or other useful chemicals. Full story

Sony Ericsson launches Walkman W8 Android Phones

While the name of Sony Ericsson is going down in Smart Phone world but few months ago they had mentioned that they had a surprise which they will reveal in the coming months. And now today Sony Ericsson has launched their latest Android Phone Walkman W8.

Walkman W8 had Android 2.1 in it which I think is little bit disappointing we expected much better from them at this time. The phone has a look of a Walkman and is apparently first Android device to sport Walkman moniker which would give more music services to its users. On the other hand this phone has nothing special to offer to its users at a time which so many amazing phones are coming to the smartphone world.
Talking about the hardware this device has 3-inch touch screen display , which has a resolution of 480×320.It also contains a 3.2 mega pixel camera and it has a RAM of 128MB.If anybody like it , it also has FM Radio in it.It will launch in Asia with three colors which are blue , red and orange.

Future music player 2020

Projecting a music player for the year 2020, designer José Ignacio Martínez 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.

 

Working with HyperSoundSystem technology, the iPod Shuffle2020 employs ultrasound waves that travel straight to the inner ear, allowing the listener enjoy music without any earphones. The Shuffle also integrates a microphone that receives the exterior sound/noises and eliminates them with destructive interference. If you wanna hear everything else besides the music, you can set the microphone to partially eliminate the surrounding sound or pause the device.

To turn the device on and play, the user has to push the Power button once and to play the next song, he/she has to push and hold the Power button. The user has to slide the finger up or down on the touchpad to turn the volume and push twice to go back. Like other Apple gadgets, the iPod Shuffle2020 is very intuitive, thanks to MultiTouch technology, while on the other hand, Apple’s VoiceOver technology lets the futuristic Shuffle talk to users and tell them about the song and artist they are listening to at the moment.