Drawing inspiration from the design of voltmeter or speedometer, Polish designer Maciej Mandrysz has come up with an unusual yet innovative watch that illuminates the dial to display the time. Dubbed the “VOLTure,” the wristwatch features two dials, one at the center to display hours 3, 5, 7 and 9 and the other in left bottom corner to show +1 and +2 exact hours, while the minutes are depicted in digits in the right bottom corner of the dial. To illuminate the display, you need to push the button on the front of the case, so you could scan the time in the dark with minimum fuss.
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!
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.
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.
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.
