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.
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.
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.
In this age of wearable technology where music and rhythm get imbued with fabric, phone is no exception. So, as we move ahead in this age of high-tech garments making dialogue with fashion, the high-tech-haute-couture firm CuteCircuit could not hold back to reveal its new creation – the M-dress. Equipped with a concealed embedded sim card and antenna in its fabric, the M-dress can take calls from anyone, but at the absence of keyboard or display it can only be programmed to call one number, (your mom’s number, maybe!). User can receive calls by simply lifting the hand when it rings and disconnect by lowering your hand. Undoubtedly, this transition of existing gadgetry into the future looks fascinating and we are expecting some heavy styling before it goes out to impress the tech-jaded world.
How many times have you fretted over all of this – the size of your TV being too big or too small, the inability to frequently change the images in the picture frame or even control the amount of sunlight entering the room? Industrial designer Felipe Corda envisions your future with OLED technology based TV, digital picture frame and window to ease out your troubles and make you happy. The farsighted designer’s concepts are operable by individual control panels that allow access to multiple features that function to the best.
