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Philips Lumiblade OLED lighting concepts get demo’d [Video]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 28th 2009 No Comments

Philips have been showing off their latest efforts in OLED lighting at the “100% Design Fair” in London recently, and while they’re still concepts we’re hoping someone at the company realizes that there’s likely a paying audience out there somewhere – at the very least the Mathmos-loving crowd – and decides to, you know, release some of the darned things. The Philips Lumiblade concepts [pdf link] range from home to commercial in their application, but all promise low power consumption.

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iPhone 3GS netbook transformer (yeah, we know it’s not real) [Video]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 28th 2009 1 Comment

Now, before someone feels obligated to tell us that this isn’t real and is merely an animation, we do realise that there’s no software in the App Store that can actually transform your iPhone 3GS into a dinky netbook. Still, our love of time-consuming fan renders and Transformer-style videos leaves us honor-bound to mention Manuel Eder’s marvellous video of Apple’s smartphone doing just that.

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Microsoft Courier tablet breaks cover: dual-screen multitouch [Video]

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 23rd 2009 No Comments

Having heard the rumors earlier this week about Microsoft’s supposed tablet project, imagine our surprise to see this, the Microsoft Courier. Gizmodo grabbed the details on the dual-touchscreen tablet, which folds along its center spine and can be used with either a pen stylus for handwriting recognition or with fingertips complete with multitouch gestures. Each panel is believed to be roughly 7-inches, and the whole project is apparently in “late prototype” stage of development.

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Stacked airplane seating concept terrifying

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 9th 2009 No Comments

If you’ve travelled by plane in recent months then you’ll likely have seen the crazy rush to stuff bags into overhead compartments as people desperately avoid checked-luggage fees. It could be worse, though; it could be you trying to fit into an overhead cubby. Some sadist designer has come up with a new way to stuff more passengers into each flight, using what basically amounts to stacked or bunk-bed seating.

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KDDI iida Polaris robot concept [Video]

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 9th 2009 No Comments

Firmly convincing us that the Japanese get not only the best toys but the best concepts too, this collaboration between carrier KDDI and Flower Robotics – the iida Polaris – has just drooling with envy. Currently just a prototype – with “commercialization yet to be determined” – the iida Polaris has at its core a touchscreen cellphone which docks into a mobile robot “suit”.

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ODROID Android entertainment device borrows iPhone 3GS CPU

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 1st 2009 No Comments

Hardly a week goes by without a new Android concept design showing up, and today’s promises to bring decent gaming to the table. Based on the same 600MHz Samsung S5PC100 ARM Cortex A8 processor as the iPhone 3GS, the ODROID from Hardkernel also packs a 3.5-inch 320 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, a 720p-capable HDMI output and WiFi b/g.

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mintpass Mint Frame bundles camera and display

By Chris Davies on Friday, Aug 28th 2009 No Comments

When Korean firm mintpass aren’t working on the mintpad MID, they’re busy at the design-board sketching out concept prototypes for your minimalist home. One of their most interesting designs – especially since they’ve talked about next-generation mintpads with larger displays – is the Mint Frame, a 7-inch touchscreen digital photo frame that not only displays pictures but, thanks to a 2-megapixel camera built into the back, takes them too.

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Qualcomm FLO TV Personal TV hoping to push digital broadcasts?

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Aug 26th 2009 No Comments

Details of a Qualcomm mobile digital TV device have leaked, courtesy of gdgt, complete with a conceptual render of what the iPhone-sized handheld may look like. The Qualcomm FLO TV PTV (Personal Television) uses the company’s terrestrial digital TV service, a broadcast system rather than streaming over 3G.

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Cloud Telecomputer Glass slaps Android onto an awesome touchscreen desk phone

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Aug 20th 2009 No Comments

We’ve seen Android on MIDs, Android on PMPs and of course Android on smartphones, so it should come as no surprise that the humble landline phone is next. Thing is, Cloud Telecomputer don’t seem to have received the memo about your desk phone being humble, as their Glass design rocks an 8-inch full-color touchscreen, HD audio, Bluetooth connectivity and desktop computer integration.

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Art Lebedev Navigarius GPS concept revealed

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Aug 14th 2009 1 Comment

If you’ve been waiting for the GPS device of the future, you’ll be pleased to see the latest concept from designer Art Lebedev. Called the Navigarius, this GPS offers up a round screen and an interesting form factor to set it apart from standard fare.

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