A concept computer is definitely a first for me. How far can a designer push the envelope, combining art and technology to extend beyond ordinary for a simple laptop? Designed by Kyle Cherry, Prime Gaming Laptop has envisaged a new type of laptop with creative in mind- a concept laptop with innovative collapsible OLED screens to offering a variety of aspect ratios for utmost gaming experience.
The Moto is a Multi Navigation System designed by Jeongmin Ok. This sleek looking navigation system is based of the design of a compass. As odd as that sounds, this device concept just looks so beautiful. Depending on what car you have this device just may make your ride look bad.
The mysterious T-swivelling MID that was mistakenly identified by some as the Palm Roteo has been correctly traced back to Compal, in the shape of their Tabasco MID concept. On show at Computex 2008 back in June, the non-working handheld was meant to demonstrate a 4.5-inch (or 5-inch) touchscreen device with a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with 2x optical zoom and flash plus a front-facing webcam.
The entrants to Intel’s MID design contest, held in the Czech Republic, have gone on show, and there are some interesting form-factors to be seen. Concepts varied between basic handhelds, through modular designs and then to folding, sliding devices such as Peter Kubík’s entry, seen below. If anything, it’s Kubík that perhaps best grasps what most people would like to see from a MID: a way of accessing the internet, when mobile, in a number of different ways from the same device.
If you’re big into Motorola handsets, then you might just be interested in this new concept phone from the maker. It’s called the Cute Phone and though it does possess a striking similarity to a cat, it lacks that soft cuddliness normally associated with “cute.”
Now this is pretty cool. Even though it’s only a concept at this point, the Silicon Touch iPhone case is an accessory for your iPhone that’s meant for those who are visually impaired. And the real plus side here is that it doesn’t take away any of the iPhone’s functionality.
Concept phones just make my day. They really do. And even though most of the ones we come across will never be brought to production, it’s fun to think about what could be. I’m definitely thinking about what could be now that I’ve seen the latest Samsung concept phone, which features a folding OLED screen.
Saudi Telecom have been showing off their concept wireless router, in an attempt to demonstrate that networking hardware doesn’t have to be ugly and antenna-festooned. Seemingly the best way to do that is to make the router serve double-duty as a vase.
Mercedes Benz have announced their latest myCOMAND “Internet-Based Infortainment System” at the LA Motor Show, and while the name might be a bit tacky the system itself is anything but. Controlled by a multifunction dial and joystick, the system makes the most of a large, high-resolution LCD display to offer VoIP, a web browser, GPS with satellite imagery and a hard-drive based media server.
Video demonstration of myCOMAND after the cut
A lot of green technology stuff has been coming across our radar today, but that’s okay. After all, it is through these new green technologies that we can expect to move forward in society. The Febot is really just a concept, but it offers a unique idea for harnessing wind energy.
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