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Dell Splinter By Chris Corrigan

admin — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:01:07 +0000

The encouragement and sponsorship of Dell into a semester-long studio project in the Fall 2010, at the Virginia Tech, is about to reach fruition this year. The Chris Corrigan and Groups’ brainchild is taking shape to set the students free from carrying a laptop, a cell phone or a camera separately for seeking optimum result out of the devices. All their needs in the desired service quality have been put together into a ‘simple looking, complex working’ small tablet device. But this is surely not another iPad of that kind.

The Dell Splinter is a device that is designed as two detachable units, the smaller one of which can be taken apart from the other any time and can be configured into a device of a user’s special choice like a calculator, an MP3 player or a Skype phone and surely many more, while the bigger unit serves as a laptop with quick-boot functionality all the time. Even it is compatible with third-party software and hardware development which makes it more appealing to its users.

The two-unit device with one customizable subunit makes it a computer which can be turned into whatever communicable, amusement or working devices one wants. One can do it simply by detaching the small subunit and customizing it that way. Designed with two-touch sensitive thumb surfaces at the top of the device satisfies the ergonomic aspect of the device too.

Designer: Chris Corrigan
Source: DesignBuzz.com

Yuxa – Wearable Mobile Phone Made From Eco-Friendly Materials

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:51:40 +0000

Conceived by Mexican designer Veronica Eugenia Rodriguez Ortiz, the “Yuxa” is a cellphone concept that you can wear around your wrist like a watch or a bracelet. Removing the sound with vibration, the wearable cellphone works with Bluetooth technology, which the user need to remove from the wrist to make a call. Made from ecological materials such as plant fibers and biodegradable plastic, the green gadget features an OLED display and rechargeable battery that flattens its shape with the wrist movement of the user. You can set vibrations at different frequencies for different users. In short, the Yuxa allows an altogether new way of communication.

Source: Thedesignblog.org

Leaf – Minimalistic Solar Charging Phone by Seungkyun Woo & Junyi Heo

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:00:15 +0000

Technology may once have been called the greatest enemy to ecology but that is no longer how it is viewed as today. Now we have hi tech gadgets that only reinforce our belief that technology and nature go hand in hand. The abundant presence of green gadgets is proof of this new view.

The Leaf is a cool phone that is simplistic and would garner the interest of those who adhere to a lifestyle of minimalism. The flexible cell phone can be worn as a bracelet around your wrist, which makes it part-jewellery, but what makes this simple gadget so interesting is its green feature. The phone has a panel of solar cells on its back which create enough energy to keep the phone running. Just wear the breacelet phone and walk out into the sun to charge your phone.

Apart from being powered by solar energy, the phone can also be recharged in the traditional manner with electricity. Designed by Seungkyun Woo and Junyi Heo, the fact that the phone can only be used for calls and messaging underlines it statement of minimalism.

Source: Elitechoice.org

Leaf Phone with Eco-Charging Ability

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:28:14 +0000

Leaf is a concept mobile phone specially designed by getting inspired from photosynthesis with eco-charging ability. This bendable cell phone is wearable by the user and is charged through solar cells placed on its front. Aside from the solar charging facility, this device can be charged via electricity if charging is required in a cloudy day or during nighttime. The key objective of this project is to make people realize about their contribution to energy efficiency while using an innovative and highly functional gadget with a smart look.

Source: Tuvie.com

Window Phone Futuristic Concept by Seunghan Song

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:21:28 +0000

The Window Phone is a concept mobile phone that is able to transform its appearance like a window as per the weather. The phone is designed as a thin, clear and transparent plastic sheet, which remains clear during a sunny day, becomes humid during a rainy day and takes a dump outlook during a snowy day. The user can write text messages or draw pictures on the phone in different weather conditions which will later transform and show as SMS characters. The screen features sensitive interaction with the user and comprises the state of a window in differentweather conditions.

Source: Tuvie.com

Speak To Me (STM) Futuristic Bracelet Phone by Nicolas Nicolaou

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:42 +0000

This new device is an electronic wrist watch and a mobile phone at the same time. It works on the both touch screen and voice recognition technology and the phone may be activated or deactivated via the green or red line given in the device. It also has a built in scrolling function that allows the user to move between various functions that is available on the device. It also has a built in camera which enables the users to click pictures and be able to send the same in real time. Well must say that it’s quite a chic product!

Source: Tuvie.com

Futuristic Green Phone Cell Wrap

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:15:55 +0000

If only mankind could restrict their urge to have more than what is necessary, our earth would have been a much greener planet than it is today. But in our quest to possess everything, we have pushed the green limits to a threatening extent. One of the contributing components to this threat is the cell phone. With tons of them being launched each day, an equivalent number of them are being discarded too…..generously adding on to the ever-growing piles of e-waste. To combat such grievous issue, take a look at Fernando Robert’s concept devised for Green Gadget Design Competition 2008. Dubbed as the Cell Wrap, it’s the most basic design for a communicating device without any frills. Focusing on the idea of using a gadget simply for the purpose that it is intended to, the designer makes the best use of the recycled Polyethylene to literally wrap a lead-free LCD screen, a PCB Board and a keypad.

The LCD screen is side mounted on the PCB Board leaving only the keypad on the front face of the phone. This helps to downsize the form. The wraps side finish is done in ultra clear for reading this screen. Doomed pucks layered below PE sleeve provide tactile feedback while interface graphics are printed with soy based inks. While the LED perimeter below the transparent sleeve indicates the incoming calls.

Dunno if this kinda conceptual green cell phone will make it big but the overall design definitely allows for a small carbon footprint, while still offering protection of internals with various design possibilities in the form of graphics and surface textures on.

Source: Ecofriend.org