Projecting a music player for the year 2020, designer José Ignacio Martínez has developed a portable music player concept for Apple dubbed the “iPod Shuffle2020” that packs unlimited music and battery capacity. Sending the user’s music in his iTunes account through G3 Internet to the inner receptor of the Shuffle, the device is updated automatically every time the user turns it on, as it always remains in sync with the music the user has in his/her computer. The battery also reacts to the G3 waves automatically and remains juiced up all the time.
Designed for the Swarovski Design Competition, the “Crystal Watch” by Italian designer Tommaso Colia is essentially a wall-application watch that applies USB serial bus with a little rechargeable battery in the bottom to keep it going while sticking to the wall. Amalgamating Swarovski crystal and steel, the watch features LCD technology to display the time in a number of colors. Crystallizing time for a pure and essential object of desire, the Swarovski Crystal Watch connects to your PC/laptop to recharge the battery.
The Samsung wearable mobile device concept, by designer Erik Campbell, is a next generation smart phone that can be worn in style. The mobile features innovative technology along with futuristic imagination, aimed for athletes, adventure lovers and tech savvy consumers. This device includes a touch screen OLED display with a tactile keypad and memory alloy articulation, offering the user convenience when riding a mountain bike or surfing the sea. This compact device with stylish split pad design allows for increased airflow, preventing sweat build up. The smart mobile eliminates the need of carrying bulky communication devices, while offering an all-in-one solution for taking and making calls, capturing wildlife, and making tweets. Copyright 2010.
Rain drum is an innovative umbrella that features drums with various kinds of sound outputs, making the most interesting amusement for user during rainy days. When playing a drum, the hi-hat, crash and tom-tom needs a high frequency of drumstick play to make the range bigger, whereas, the bass and snare requires a lower frequency for a smaller range of sound. To meet these requirements, the shade of the umbrella contains five wax cloth made shades with different elasticity that makes different sounds with the fall of every raindrop.
Intended toward the trendsetting age group who not only wear fashion but are the real fashion, the “Lumidot” by designer Linda Jiang is an innovative wristwatch that looks more like a fashion accessory than a timepiece. Strapping on your wrist like a trendy band, the wristwatch integrates an illuminated LED dot display to tell the time. The sides of the watch band glow to indicate PM. The Lumidot is not only a device to calculate time, but it is a personification of free lifestyle of the bass-cranking youngsters for whom life has no limits and time is merely a suggestion.
