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Scamander RRV can cover any ground (and water)

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Jun 16th 2009 No Comments

scamander rrv 1 300x173 Now this is pretty cool. The Scamander was built to go over anything and it truly lives up to its build promise. Peter Wheeler decided to make a car that could go anywhere and before he died, he saw his dream fulfilled.

It sports 35-inch tires, paddles on the rear wheels, individual braking systems, and a 2.0 litre Ford Zetec engine. He called it an “RRV” or a “rapid response vehicle” because it could change its function immediately for whatever you needed.

The body is constructed from foam plastic pods that are situated within the aluminum frame, making it aerodynamic and lightweight–perfect for those treks through the lake. It can hold four people and is really just about one of the coolest cars ever. Good on you Mr. Wheeler!

[via Coolest Gadgets]

Freescale Smartbook concepts: ARM-based ultraportables

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jun 5th 2009 No Comments

Nothing like a new niche to get the concept artists salivating, but this time it’s Freescale Semiconductor who are working on possible Smartbook designs. The company has commissioned six prototypes, ranging from the touchscreen-slate-with-QWERTY-ears you see here to a modular mini-notebook and a leather-clad clamshell.

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Five more Freescale Smartbook concepts after the cut

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ARM Mobile Computer Concept tips future of Smartbooks

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jun 1st 2009 No Comments

Hot from the “hang on, why haven’t I seen that before?” department comes ARM’s video demo of what a Mobile Computer Concept should be. Based on ARM’s Cortex A9 processor with the ARM Mali 400 chipset providing graphics, the most obviously unfeasible part of the concept is the pull-out, flexible touchscreen.

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Video demo after the cut

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Microsoft SideShow could offer gamers secondary touchscreen

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, May 20th 2009 1 Comment

Microsoft’s SideShow system – a secondary sub-display running off of a Windows Vista system – has never been as popular as the company might have hoped, but now they’re turning to gamers to rejuvenate the concept. The idea is a roughly 6.4-inch touchscreen, switchable between portrait and landscape orientation, which would present game-specific controls and free up the main display.

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Kopin Golden-i wearable computer headed for production

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, May 19th 2009 1 Comment

Kopin have come up with a head-mounted “virtual 15-inch display” to show off their new CyberDisplay micro-panel, a 0.6-inch screen capable of 800 x 600 resolution. The Kopin Golden-i concept – which they’ve given Motorola branding – integrates the CyberDisplay into a swing-down boom arm, linked to a hefty Bluetooth headset running Windows CE 6.0 R2 and supporting voice-recognition.

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Video demo after the cut

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MID concept gets Filofax-style shortcut tabs

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Apr 30th 2009 No Comments

I’m a sucker for a pretty MID concept, and this is one of the slickest I’ve seen in a long time. The handiwork of Jan Rytir, what’s particularly appealing – aside from the slick curved-slide QWERTY keyboard – are the seven colored shortcut tabs along the edge, which are pleasingly reminiscent of a Filofax.

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Apple Media Pad concept certainly looks hot

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Apr 30th 2009 No Comments

Nothing like a new Apple device rumor to get the concept artists scurrying to their graphics tablets, and there’s something particularly alluring about the prospect of an Apple Media Pad. MacFormat’s illustrator Adam Benton came up with these concept shots, envisioning the Media Pad as an overgrown iPod touch.

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Microsoft Experience User Interface concept videos

By Chris Davies on Monday, Apr 27th 2009 No Comments

Microsoft have released a few interesting concept videos over the past years, usually tipping their vision of multitouch, mobile handsets and the interaction between intelligent devices. Their two latest videos, “Home” and “Work“, take things more into the bizarre: created to demonstrate XUI (”experience-user-interface”), it’s what Microsoft sees as the step after natural user interfaces (NUI) such as their multitouch Surface table.

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Both Microsoft videos after the cut

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Philips Luminaire Chandelier OLED concept video demo

By Chris Davies on Friday, Apr 24th 2009 No Comments

philips oled chandelier concept Philips are continuing their assault on traditional bulbs with the launch of two concept OLED lights, the first a compact table lamp and the second a more impressive chandelier. Both systems use the company’s Lumiblade OLED panels, which offer cool-to-the-touch, pure white illumination.

The Philips Luminaire Chandelier consists of five OLED ‘blades’ balanced out from a thin central pole. Light from the Lumiblades increases as movement around the chandelier is recognized.

Video demo of the OLED lighting after the cut

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Rollable “Asian Scroll” MID concept

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Apr 22nd 2009 No Comments

Rollable screens remain slightly out of our reach when it comes to commercial products, but that doesn’t stop concept artists from reaching for them for ultra-portable devices. The work of an unnamed Korean company, this MID concept uses an “Asian Scroll” theme with a pull-out “foldable glass monitor” touchscreen.

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