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Blue Bee Mobile Phone By Kingyo

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:25:58 +0000

Amid all the new releases and the most compelling phone dramas, a concept phone like the Blue Bee phone is such a relief to look at. While it’s pretty obvious that we won’t be getting our hands on this for a few years, it still is a respite from guessing if iPhone 4 will resolve its choking reception strength. So, for all those gadget-happy consumers, who are ever eager to know how the phone of the future will look like, here’s the glimpse.

Created by Kingyo, Blue Bee concept phone integrates a new visual design language and unique interface interaction, to create a new trend in social entertainment brand by removing all the hard buttons off the phone and placing its functions on the touchpad in the back of the body. This interesting handset interface that extends to almost the entire body of this slim smartphone will enable mobile phones to have more display space, while reducing the visually impaired of human-computer interaction when operating basic functions.

Designer: Kingyo
Source: Cellphonebeat.com

Samsung Nerve – Wearable Communication Device By Jim Odessky

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:16:54 +0000

Designed to compliment vivacious lifestyle Samsung Nerve is a wearable communication gadget that keeps you connected on land and in water. For designer Jim Odessky the best use scenario arises when you find yourself lost while riding on waves during that sea surge. Without letting you lose your nerve in that moment of panic, Samsung Nerve helps you locate and reunite with your friends.

The smart device has a wearable flexible body made from waterproof silicon with a large OLED screen. Kinetically powered Samsung Nerve can be used in various modes which include the calling and texting forms. The appliance has a versatile strap that can be worm on wrist and the upper arm.

Designer: Jim Odessky
Source: Thedesignblog.org

Electrolux External Refrigerator By Nicolas Hubert

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:55:07 +0000

One of the major challenges of this year’s Electrolux Design Lab was to find efficient ways of maximizing space at home, and Nicolas Hubert’s External Refrigerator is one neat solution. The External Refrigerator can be hung directly on the outside wall of residential buildings, thereby saving a lot of space. The low external temperatures provide the right climate for items in the fridge during the winters and at night. In case of summers and the sunny days, the solar panels transform light into energy. The process helps homeowners save both energy and money.

Available in a range of colors, the French designer’s External Refrigerator comes with ambient lighting. Nicolas Huber says that his concept permits to combine both refrigerator and air-conditioning system at home. Nicolas Hubert’s External Refrigerator is perfect for use in urban apartment settings where space is at a premium.

Designer: Nicolas Hubert
Source: Bornrich.org

Gravity Series Concept Mobile Phone

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:12:58 +0000

Despite the growing pace at which the cell phone technology is moving, we are always wondering, how the phone of the future will look like. However, four creative designers (Lukas Doenz, Joachim Kornauth, Toni Weichselbraun, and Max Salesse), probably from the future, has unveiled the “Gravity Series” concept phone to give us the glimpse of the future. Featuring the hardware designed to be modular, the concept phone offers a huge HD display and HD output. So, if you thought a software update to resolve your phone’s reception issues should get a court’s approval beforehand, you are definitely looking at the bolt from the blue with Gravity Series allowing users to upgrade even the components of the phone. So, you never liked your 8MP camera phone? No problem, take it out and drop the new 12MP in!

Designers: Lukas Doenz, Joachim Kornauth, Toni Weichselbraun, and Max Salesse
Source: Cellphonebeat.com

LG Debuts Flexible 9.7-Inch Color E-Paper

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:59:40 +0000

You may soon get to see a new generation of color and flexible e-paper coming from LG Display. According to a recent SEC filing, the company is expecting to begin mass production of 9.7-inch color and 19-inch flexible e-paper by the end of the year. The 9.7-inch color e-paper could go into future generations of e-readers like the Kindle or even multimedia devices like tablets.

Apparently, the 19-inch display is same one that was unveiled in January this year. We can hope to see it being used for a newspaper-sized device. The new display technology is sure to make a mark in the e-paper world.

Source: Ecofriend.org

Flex Display Phone By Hank Chen

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:53:00 +0000

In our quest to reflect up on the next generation’s expectations, the Taiwanese designer Hank Chen has developed a mobile handset with flexible display technology. Dubbed the “Flex Display Phone”, the handset features a 5’ sliding screen along with a keyword on its touch-sensitive screen for easy typing. The Flex Display Phone alters the size of the screen, and thus the cellphone, to work in three different modes, i.e. mobile phone, notebook and tablet.

Designer: Hank Chen
Source: Cellphonebeat.com

Infinite Sustainable Cellphone Satisfies Our Visions Of The Future

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:53:27 +0000

In the efforts to satisfy our visions of the future, the relationship between technology and sustainability is a pressing issue of concern at all the levels. This is the reason why designers are increasingly moving towards sustainability to bridge that gap. In yet another example of blending technology and sustainability, a designer has created a sustainable mobile communication device dubbed as Infinite. The device clearly looks like a Windows phone 7 device from the interface along with a touch screen feature. According to a brief by the designer, this sustainable mobile phone has a life expectancy of 5 years along with super quick charge time, 8.1MP camera, WiFi, 360 OLED screen and 32GB memory with an upgradeable feature. Featuring the casing in Kenaf bio plastic, this device is fully recyclable and biodegradable. Whilst deeply deploying the pursuit of sustainability, the designer has maintained the essential and luxury user requirements to conform with today’s fashion.

Source: Cellphonebeat.com

Bricell Jewelry Phone By Chuck Lee

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:10:03 +0000

Inspired one of the most trendy fashion accessories, the bracelet, Kiwi designer Chuck Lee has come up with a sleek phone dubbed the “Bricell” that looks more like a piece of jewelry than a gadget. Intended towards female users, the jewelry phone features a simple yet stylish design, allowing easy controls for relatively not-so-geeky-users. Integrating just two touch pads, one for scrolling up and down and the other for clicking OK, to work like normal buttons, the wearable phone also features a hearing piece that works wirelessly with Bluetooth technology. The cellphone works both with and without the earphones. Featuring the body finished in silicon and other parts by injection molding, the concept phone moves the interface up and down on the screen, when the user scrolls up and down on the pad, to enter the menu by pressing the OK button. The Bricell also includes a docking station to place and charge it safely.

Designer: Chuck Lee

Source: Thedesignblog.org

LG Dual Touch Screen Concept Phone By Eugene Kim

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:50:22 +0000

It may have been denied a position amongst the finalists for LG Electronic Design Competition but the inventive design of this concept cell phone does captivate your attention for once. Conceived by designer Eugene Kim the sleek design form seeks inspiration from a flying eagle to wear a style with an ultimate look. The phone features a dual touch screen which becomes evident once its’ flipped. The multi touch screen opens to provide an unparalleled gaming experience. The outer surface of the phone has control features which can be used to operate the phone without opening it.

Designer: Eugene Kim
Source: Cellphonebeat.com

Hand Sync Hi-Tech Physiotherapy System By James Dyson Award

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:46:44 +0000

People suffering from strokes lose control over one portion of their body and they have to rely on others for movement. To aggravating the problem, they need to visit clinic for physiotherapy on a regular basic. Designed for after strokes therapy, the “Hand Sync” is a hi-tech system, which allowing free hand movement without any external support, making life easy and self-reliant for the paralyzed. User need to wear the mechanical equipment on both the hands that lets him/her transfer the power or movement of the healthy hand to the paralyzed one. As the patient moves one finger of the healthy hand, it generates adequate power to move the same finger of the paralyzed hand. To sum up, the healthy hand becomes the motor of the diseased hand. The Hand Sync not only features an easy mechanism but also presents an ergonomic design to let the patient regain normal body movement with minimum fuss.

Designer: James Dyson Award
Source: Thedesignblog.org