Archive for the ‘Cool concepts’ Category
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
(8 votes, average: 3.38 out of 5)
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How about a Floating Phone concept made from plastic polymers that include silicon and carbon? And how about a phone that relies on E-Ink tech and it’s very user-friendly, especially for blind users? This design was created by Messizon Li, Li Ke, Yang Fan, Liu Linghan, An Pengcheng and Zhu Yunlong.
Floating Phone is supposed to be a 2015 handset, that actually includes a floating surface, very useful to correct mistakes when typing. Visually impaired persons can feel the surface of the phone, that will probably use Braille for feedback. This model supports page customization however the user likes it and there’s also a rotating sensor making the unit quirky.
The bottom line is that this model’s surface can turn into anything you need, from Braille keypad, to joystick and QWERTY keyboard.
[via Designbuzz]
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Sunday, June 19th, 2011
(12 votes, average: 2.75 out of 5)
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We’ve seen a
steampunk iPhone a while ago and now this current is back, this time with the Rotary Mechanical smartphone, created by Richard Clarkson. This handset comes with two interchangeable brass dials and a true rotary dial, plus a button dial.
The way of changing these is inspired from the lens changing process on a camera. The body is made of electroplated copper that was painted afterwards and made so to improve in looks as it wears out. The Rotary Mechanical phone combines both the steampunk design and the minimalistic one, plus it brings very interesting surface finishes.
This is also a modular handset, with parts replaced one new technology comes.
[via rotarymechanical.tumblr.com]
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Monday, May 30th, 2011
(17 votes, average: 3.82 out of 5)
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The idea of a phone that incorporates both a large touchscreen and a smaller notification screen is not new, but it’s certainly welcome. The device you can see below is the AMOI N86, created by Ryan Ma. This 3G handset packs a main screen with a 3.5 inch diagonal and 320 x 480 resolution, while the smaller screen measures 132 x 32 pixels in resolution.
This device has the advantage of saving power, as it will display texts or missed calls on the smaller screen, instead of lighting up the big one. Ryan Ma’s concept looks like an “S” from the side and the inspiration for the design came from the BMW Gina concept, also shown below.
Notice the impressive chin of the ANOI N86, making us think that this would make an excellent HTC smartphone. The OS on the concept doesn’t look familiar, but it could be Android with some tweaks. Great idea!
[Thanks Ryan Ma]
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
(14 votes, average: 1.93 out of 5)
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Today we’ll show you a phone design coming straight from India and packing a
rotary dial. This old-school device was created by Mukund K P and it helps us go back in time and use the rotating mechanism as a means of dialing numbers, which is pretty vintage and cool.
There’s also a sliding QWERTY keyboard incorporated in the phone and most likely a tiny touchscreen. According to the designer, the cellphone can be charged with the aid of the dial mechanism, but I guess it takes a lot of rotations to get the battery going for hours. This fresh design from India is really pleasant to the eye and I wonder what material would be used to manufacture the rotary dial…
Metal? Plastic? Any other ideas?
[via designbuzz]
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Friday, May 20th, 2011
(18 votes, average: 3.28 out of 5)
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If you ever felt too burdened when carrying a laptop, cellphone and camera, the solution may come through a device like the Dell Splinter. This is an innovative tablet design, created by Chris Corrigan and Groups and it comes with two detachable units, with the smaller one being pictured below.
This smaller unit can be configured to be any type of device, ranging from calculator, MP3 player and even a Skype phone. The bigger unit can serve as a laptop with quick boot functionality and it’s compatible with third party software and hardware, to the delight of may types of users. You can detach the secondary tinier device any time you want and even remotely control the bigger one.
Two touch sensitive touch surfaces are placed at the top of the device, that’s very ergonomic. Is it me or does the tablet also look very rugged?
[via Designbuzz]
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
(13 votes, average: 3.38 out of 5)
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Enough with the pretty devices, let’s move on to something that’s also useful! We’re talking about the Origin Intelligent Chinese tablet, that helps you learn Chinese and comes with a pen, translation card and a translation viewfinder.
This device is a Lotus Prize Winner and it’s compatible with English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries. The product’s shape is a reminder of the ink slab and brush in the Chinese culture (Four Treasures of the Study). The translation viewfinder is particularly interesting, since it translates the images you see into words in real time, both in Chinese and the user’s native language.
[via Yanko Design]
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
(11 votes, average: 3.45 out of 5)
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Created by Niels van Hoof, the Feno folding notebook concept incorporates a hinge within the display, unlike the usual folding devices, with a hinge between the display and keyboard. There’s also a pop out mouse in the mix and this would surely look good if the project fell into Sony’s hands to make a new Vaio.
This technology has one single drawback: it’s hard to make the hinge in the middle of the screen invisible, even with the most modern tech available. Also, why choose Windows for this notebook and not Android, Chrome OS or even MeeGo? And why not go with the touchscreen keyboard, too, since we’re here?
[via Yanko Design]
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Monday, April 25th, 2011
(4 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)
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This has got to be one of the most useful ideas ever… having a phone that translates what other guy at the end of the line is saying. However, why would you speak on the phone to someone if you don’t his/her language? Back to the device, we’re dealing with the Transducer Mobile Phone concept, created by Jasper Hou.
This handset can translate incoming calls into the language of your choice and translate what you’re saying to the folks you’re calling. The Transducer comes with a GPS, transparent LCD screen and great color effects. It can be used to communicate with hearing and sight impaired users, which makes it even more useful.
It’s also got a digital scan feature, allowing the user to read translated books, posters, menus and turn text into audio feedback. Superb idea and finally a progress in the segment of devices for impaired users.
[via Yanko Design]
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
(9 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
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Designer Chengyuan Wei decided to take apart a standard telephone and check out the pieces inside. Inspired by the miniaturization tendency, he created the Origami Phone, that’s basically a flat surface, that when picked up and used turns into a tridimensional object, reminding us of an Origami.
This minimalistic handset is very much a flat piece of cardboard, that becomes a phone when pressed on both sides and picked up. It still has electrical wiring, a metal stitch, hardboard, chip, diaphragm microphone, but they’re all discretely integrated. If real, this would become the thinnest phone in the world in an instant…
[via Yanko Design]
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Sunday, April 17th, 2011
(17 votes, average: 2.76 out of 5)
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In these days of technology focused on being the slimmest and most well specced in the industry, designer Kirk Schneider proposes a new solution. We’re talking about the Morphy phone here, a durable and pliable cellphone, that can change shape inside your pocket, using your body heat.
Kirk wants to use the existing flexible circuit board technology and flexible touchscreens, but also cover them with a durable, pliable hybrid plastic. This is a “memory material” that will adapt to your pocket and the shape of your body. Supposedly, this technology will turn into something commercial in 18 months, if Kirk is right.
Morphy will adapt to your thigh shape once in your pocket and Kirk also proposes another version of the technology with micro TFT touchscreens floating independent of one another. Will this turn into a real product some day? What do you say?
[via trapezoid]
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