Alfa Romeo have never exactly made ugly cars - quite the contrary - but they seem intent to outdo themselves. In collaboration with Carrozzeria Touring, they’re set to unveil the Disco Voltante 2012 at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Needless to say, it looks absolutely stunning.
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Alfa Romeo showcases Disco Volante 2012 concept
Playboy shows off orbiting space club concept
Playboy has unveiled a concept for an orbiting Playboy Club that looks cool, but is very unlikely to happen in this lifetime. I can only imagine how expensive it would be to build an orbiting dance club like this concept. Playboy dreamed up the concept with participation from Virgin Galactic, and the full details and photos of the space station concept will be in the March issue of Playboy magazine.
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Quad the green tech Tamagotchi toy for kids
Here's a new toy concept that can help instill green values in your kids when it comes to using renewable energy. A toy designed by Endrit Hanjo, called the Quad, works like the Tamagotchi toys of yesteryears but it comes with a catch. For the toy to be kept alive, your kids will need to keep it well fed on renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy.
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Ericsson envisions connected “Thinking Cities”
Just yesterday we talked about Evrythng pushing for "The Internet of Things" involving the digital interconnectedness of all physical objects around us, well Ericsson has long had an even grander vision applied to growing urban areas in what the company calls its Networked Society Project. Recently, they've delved deeper into this initiative with a new video called "Thinking Cities" to show the potential beauty of information and communication technology when deeply woven into cities backed by positive motives.
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Evrythng to connect physical objects to the internet
Can you imagine a world where every physical object around you is somehow connected to the internet? A world where your toaster warns you about inclement weather, your digital camera suggests when it's best to go out for a shoot, and your musical instrument connects you with other same-level musicians in your area. This initiative is so called "The Internet of Things" and a new company called Evrythng has plans to really start pushing the envelope in this arena.
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New ATM machine dispenses jobs instead of cash
An entrepreneur and former HP and Honeywell software professional, Nandan Rajan, has taken it upon himself to create a new kind of ATM-like vending machine that helps the disadvantaged find jobs. This Automated Job Machine or AJM makes it easier to connect illiterate youths in developing areas with available jobs.
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Google HUD Smart Glasses described as Oakley clone, Google X tie-in
A Heads Up Display equipped set of Smart Glasses Google may or may not be developing behind the scenes for the past few months have been tipped as real once again, this time compared directly to a pair of Oakley Thumps. This pair of glasses is known for its great eye protection and ability to play music, while Google’s pair will be aimed more at the mobile market, having fully integrated Android and a front-facing camera for information collection. These glasses have been tipped to also have a flash, perhaps for photos or perhaps for night-vision.
Apple engineers put on false products until trust is gained
When you're running a company so gigantic and so very profitable that even the smallest leak of information on your upcoming product line could cost you masses of cash, you've got to take Apple-level precautions. That's what its come to- when you speak about security of product names, details, and the whole lot, you compare a company to Apple, the mack-daddy of all secured product releasers. This week its become apparent that their level of secrecy runs so deep that engineers new to the company are put on projects that will not amount to anything for their first nine or so months of employment.
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Mercedes-Benz DICE interior concept hands-on
Attendees exploring CES 2012 earlier this month traveling through the automotive section of the convention would have had a difficult time not at least glimpsing the Mercedez-Benz DICE Interior Concept. In a giant mirrored box sat a completely cushiony set of seats with car dashboard and driving wheel as well as a front windshield, both the windshield and the dashboard proving themselves instantly to be more than meets the eye. This was the DICE, or Dynamic and Intuitive Control Experience, and it was with gestures that one controlled this futuristic dream technology.
Fujitsu LIFEBOOK2013 concept docks tablet, phone & camera in laptop
A concept Fujitsu notebook could pull together your notebook, tablet, smartphone and digital camera, according to one designer's convergence ambitions, with the Fujitsu LIFEBOOK2013 docking each mobile gadget into a core laptop chassis. Created by Prashant Kumar Chandra for Fujitsu's "A Life With Future Computing" competition, the concept consists of a roughly 17-inch notebook that uses a detachable touchscreen tablet as its keyboard; a smartphone docks into a slot at the front, lending its WWAN connection, while a digital camera slots into a cutaway on the lid.
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GM interactive windows concept bring fun to road trips
The car technology world is growing rapidly with all sorts of cool new features inside cars to keep passengers entertained and drivers less distracted. We have a number of automakers today that are able to tie your smartphone to the car entertainment system for surfing the web and using apps. GM has something more ambitious in the works and is showing off a concept called the Windows of Opportunity project.
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Facebook bed pokes you by your pillow
If you are the sort who can't stand being away from Facebook out of fear of missing a post or a poke from a pal, we found the bed for you. Sure, you could do what most people do and just charge your smartphone at the bedside, but this concept is better for the true Facebook fan. It's called the Facebook bed. I imagine Zuckerberg has something similar.
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