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Origami and Phones, Together At Last

Kevin Fubar, Apr 15th 2011 Discuss [2]

My first thought upon gazing on this concept design was a resounding "wtf", in a good way. Chengyuan Wei put together this little gadget that takes the ancient art of Origami and telephones and puts them into the same thing. How can this be? It's all because of the magic of technology. Read The Full Story

Coffee Joulies will keep your tongue from burning

Shane McGlaun, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [1]

I am not a coffee drinker, my wake up and get going drink is a nice can of Dr. Pepper. I know some people that simply can't function if they don't have their coffee in the morning. If you are one of these sorts that must have coffee to get going and you are too impatient to wait for your brew to cool Dave & Dave over on Kickstarter have a project that you need to help fund. Read The Full Story

Concept Phone: HTC Eerie HD3 by Wallec

Samia Perkins, Feb 22nd 2011 Discuss [11]

The HTC Eerie HD3 is a new concept phone which, with its 4.7 inch AMOLED display, is closer to a tablet than a smartphone. The phone was created by Wallec (wwalczyszyn from Deviantart), and has some pretty amazing specs. To start with, a 2GHz Snapdragon processor, supports 1080p HD video...continue past the break to see more. Read The Full Story

Android “Flip Phone” Concept with Three Flexible AMOLED Touchscreens

Chris Burns, Jan 19th 2011 Discuss [14]

Well would you look at that, the perfect phone. All it took was a couple extra panels and there it was, all conceptualized and turned into a short ad for the world to see. This is a vision of a smartphone that takes the idea of flipping out an extra section (for a keyboard, for a speaker, etc.,) and took it a couple steps further. Designer Kristian Ulrich Larsen presents one lovely triangle. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 51 2010

Shane McGlaun, Dec 26th 2010 Discuss [2]

Welcome to the first post Christmas Week in Review! I hope you had a great Christmas, let's get right to it. We heard Monday that wireless carriers were openly looking at ways that they can charge users a fee per service. It seems like a scheme to get user to take advantage of the sponsored services that the carrier offers rather than using third party services. Carrier services are expected to be offered free while things like YouTube would cost 50 cents monthly. Read The Full Story

Conceptual Hybrid Display Phone Works with Both AMOLED and EInk

Chris Burns, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [2]

Oh conceptual design, how awesome thou art. This is the "Second Life Mobile Phone Concept" by Cho Sinhyung & Jeon Jungjae, a phone that employs both a lovely AMOLED screen in glorious full color when it's active, and an E-Ink display when it sits in standby mode. Juice saver deluxe! Furthermore, the degree of transparency in the screen shows the percentage of battery remaining. Fade away like you're Marty McFly. Futuristic. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 41 2010

Shane McGlaun, Oct 17th 2010 Discuss [2]

This was a big week for mobile phone fans with the unveiling and leaks of hoards of Windows Phone 7 handsets. Among those handsets was the HTC HD7 also known as the Schubert. The specs of the handset leaked Monday. T-Mobile's pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the US also leaked early in the week. The device will be $399 with a new contract after a $50 MIR or $649 sans contract. Read The Full Story

Dream Machine is like Build-a-Bear for adults

Shane McGlaun, Aug 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Any parent who lives near a mall with a Build-a-Bear Workshop will recognize the Dream Machine as looking almost just like the rig that stuffs bears, dogs, and all manner of animals for kids. Those overprices stuffed animals are crammed with fluff that spins around in a big red machine very similar to the Dream Machine. Read The Full Story

Sweet dual screen concept phone flips and flops for different needs

Shane McGlaun, Aug 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

This sweet concept phone designed by Du Jun carries the Sony Ericsson brand. I am sure it officially has nothing to do with Sony Ericsson, if for no other reason that it's too cool for the brand. The concept phone looks normal enough when closed. Read The Full Story

Moshi Kitchenette Brings All Your Appliances Together

Evan Selleck, Jul 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you've got an apartment that has more than one bedroom, or it's anything bigger than a studio, then you probably won't need this (unless it just interests you that much). But, if you've got a cramped place you call home, then perhaps putting all of your appliances into one is exactly what you need to save on some space. That's where Moshi's kitchenette comes in. Designed for the smaller apartments out there, it's specifically created to bring together all of your most-used appliances. Read The Full Story

Umbrella dryer concept does just what you think

Shane McGlaun, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [4]

We all get caught out in the rain on occasion and have to break out the umbrella. I know at my house when the umbrella is all wet we leave them on the front porch. The downside is that with the thunderstorms here in Texas often packing high winds I frequently have to trek through the field next door searching for the umbrella when it blows away. Read The Full Story

Miniguru Keyboard Axed, Not Coming to Retail

Evan Selleck, Jul 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

At the beginning of the year, we showed you a concept for a new keyboard, called the Miniguru. With plenty of features to make typing purists out there happy, we were pretty excited about the possibilities it brought to the table. But, alas, today we are reminded all too well that a concept is just a concept, and they can come to an end all too quickly. Just months after its debut, it looks like the Miniguru keyboard isn't coming. Read The Full Story