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E-Ink Display Technology Implementation by Continuum

TheFuture — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:05:32 +0000

E-Ink is a concept display technology with very thin, durable, flexible and low power attributes, which is also referred to as an electronic paper sometimes. This project is a continuum challenge for the designers to create innovative applications for this unique technology. Among many, we think that one compelling solution was to evolve the E-Ink film into the top exterior of a snowboard, since the riders of snowboards often require information about the mountain they are surfing and don’t want to take the hassle of pulling a compass, maps or other supplies. The E-Ink technology, with the stability and low power attributes, has made it an ideal fit for this application.

Text from Continuum :

Snowboard graphics powered by Piezo generator

The top surface of a snowboard is a perfect place for a changing graphic display. This concept suggests several graphic functions for a snowboard, including a compass, a reminder, directions display, altimeter, and a graphic proximity alarm that can be set by the owner of the board that activates a large “STOLEN” sign that flashes when the board is too far from its owner. The graphics are powered by a Piezo generator embedded inside the board that is activated when the board is flexed.

Pill bottle labels that can display changing information about contents

The Pill Bottle concept seamlessly integrates E-Ink display technology into a common package design. Using E-Ink technology in a prescription bottle label allows the bottle to be reused by recoding the label, thus reducing waste. The clear text also improves prescription legibility and is therefore safer.

The bottle cap serves as the “brains” of the bottle. It contains a tiny battery as well as the microchip where the label information is stored The label in the bottle contains a contact that engages with the bottle cap to activate the graphic. A smaller E-Ink display on the top of the cap is magnified by a clear lens, and helps to quickly identify the contents from above.

Flipping the bottle upside down activates the scale function of the bottle and tells the user how many pills are inside. The ability to weigh the contents helps eliminate mistakes (or theft) by pharmacists. When flipped around the display can also inform the user when they took their last dose as well as how far they are from needing another refill.

Designer : Continuum

IN Electronic Newspaper Concept with Embedded Alarm Will Wake You Up to An Updated Feed of News

TheFuture — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:47:36 +0000

IN is an innovative newspaper concept that is based on a flexible display and comprises Wi-Fi technology for its operational efficiency. The screen is attached with a frame that shows current time and other related information into a LED display. The frame can be fitted in front of your bed with embedded, and the device will wake you up alarm at your desired time with an updated feed of news on its large, crystal clear LCD display. This IN Newspaper design has won Bronze award from IDEA

Designer : Seonkeun Park and Byungmin Woo

eRdr : Next Generation Media Reader by StudioQ

TheFuture — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:46:21 +0000

eRdr is a next generation concept media that will allow to read books, magazines, and newspapers without the use of papers. This handy gadget is able to connect to the internet and will provide the latest news to the readers; even you can save a copy of these magazines or books in the device itself. Aside from that, you will be able to make favorites of your preferred pages, books or even a single column from a magazine. The main objective of this project is to raise the awareness of the global warming that is increasing day by day and take necessary action against its effects.

Designer : Studioq

E-Book Reader Design by Massimo Marrazzo

TheFuture — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:20:25 +0000

The widespread of e-books or electronic books have forced the gadget designers to produce some handy devices that may overcome the hassles and inconveniences associated with reading in a monotonous computer screen. Therefore, e-book readers, one of the most useful creations of recent world, have been introduced by several manufacturers with many different functional features, so that the reader can feel like reading a paper book. Most of the e-book readers feature portability of handhelds along with a higher resolution screen to ensure readers convenience. The average size of a good quality e-book reader is almost as an average size paper book and weighted only a few hundred grams.

E-book readers always keep one thing common that is a very high definition display and the entire surface area is almost occupied. Few e-book readers are available in only black and white colors but there are many supported with full color display capability. The main advantage of e-books is you don’t have to worry about your encyclopedias, technical documentations, catalogues, brochures, magazines and comics to get aged. Moreover, e-books are updating continuously and since most of e-books don’t kill your storage device with a gigantic volume, you can store a previous version documents easily.

This e-book reader also has a remote control for page flipping. You can flip pages using thumb on the remote control or touchpad on the frame of the e-book reader.

Designer : Massimo Marrazzo

Classy Black Tima Watch Design Concept

TheFuture — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:05:43 +0000

The new watch design by French designer Julien Bergignant is a nice concept which sure is second name of convenience. The watch made from electronic paper, is called Tima watch and can simultaneously display both digital as well as analog time. The good part is that the watch can show two different time zones together though the display is simultaneous. Looks wise too, the watch comes quite chic as the color chosen being black which of course by all means has a very rich and classy look. Thus, one can say that the designer has hit the right chord by creating this design.

Designer : Julien Bergignat

E-Note, Flexible Electronic Paper Concept by Sequoia Studio

TheFuture — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:06:16 +0000

Issued from QUO, the laboratory and concept brand of the industrial agency Sequoia-Studio, E-note is a conceptual project which is exploring what could be the future of the reminder. E-note is using the tactile and flexible electronic paper technology, and is powered by a solar captor. E-note can be stuck, and unstuck, easily and durably, with special “Gecko” glue, inspired by nature and the lizard of the same name. E-note is coming with a visual alarm function, 8 possible colors of message display and can be used many many times.

Designer : Sequoia Studio

B&D Messenger for Users with Visual and Hearing Impairment

TheFuture — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:42:29 +0000

The new B&D messenger is a revolutionary device designed for users with visual and hearing impairment, enabling them to communicate easily with the regular cell phone user. The basic working of the device is that it is connected to computer and the internet which translates Braille to text and vice versa thus sensing and receiving SMS to the normal user. While for a visually impaired person, the device comes with two options such as the messages can be delivered in Braille format or the same can be read out aloud depending upon the mode one chooses while for the hearing impaired it can be used as a normal cellphone for reading and sending text messages. So happy messaging!

From the website :

There are several already made Braille products existing in the market. However, other than heavy and large in size, most of them are also highly priced. B&D messenger was designed to solve these problems. We intended to design following aspects: Cost effectiveness and Functionality. General Braille display or TTY system that are available right now are too expensive in price. To reduce its cost, B&D Messenger is built with an open source platform, Arduino and Processing. Currently, in order to keep the price low and affordable, a basic B&D messenger still runs by a connection to a computer, however if the user seeks portability a wireless connection can be made by ordering an optional Bluetooth module that can be easily attached on to the micro controller. In addition, by running under the Internet, no cost will be needed for sending and receiving messages. Small and Light. To accomplish this objective, all of the adopting materials we choose are lightweight. The triangle shape is chosen to be consistent with the other existing devices and the design was limited in accordance with the LCD size. Do-It-Yourself. B&D Messenger is designed to have a less complex construct. The case should be easy to make and ensemble with a recycled hard paper attached inside the kit. All basic electronic parts come with customized and presoldered state.

Designer : Jaeyoon, Kang and Noriaki Okada

Canvas PC Concept by Kyle Cherry

TheFuture — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:23:45 +0000

Canvas PC concept combines both modern and traditional design techniques into a computer which will increase the quality and productivity of the designers work. You will get more fun PC experience as an artist or designer by using this digital canvas PC concept, even for non designer or non artist, they only need little training before they can use this canvas PC.

The design of canvas aims to enhance the life and productivity of those in creative professions. By making the PC experience seem natural and familiar, a non-digital designer or artist can use Canvas and have the experience of traditional design with speed and productivity of a PC.

Designers and artists like the feel of pencil to paper, they don’t like to be limited to what the can do, and most importantly they like to use their creative talents to do what they do best.

Overview of Design:
Canvas emulates traditional design techniques to allow digital and non-digital designers and artist to have an increased level of quality and productivity in their work.

Aesthetics:
Canvas is designed to be sleek and stylish to match the designer it was meant for.

Technical Aspects:
The screen will be OLED based and backlit by ultra-thin LEDs to keep the thickness of the screen down. The toolbars on the sidebars will be displayed by electronic ink to conserve battery life. The screen will be covered in glass and the remainder will be made of aluminum. This will allow the PC to be recycled when the time comes.

Scenarios of Use:
Canvas is designed to be used like “paper”, or an advanced tablet, and then be transformed for traditional PC uses.

User Interface:
The toolbars and auxiliary information are displayed separately on the sidebars allowing the workspace to be completely blank. This keeps the main screen dedicated as a workspace with nothing to inhibit the users productivity.

Designer : Kyle Cherry

TicketTime : Futuristic Ticketing System

TheFuture — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:07:37 +0000

Composed of electronic paper, tickettime concept features boarding card and a wristwatch which can be torn off and worn as a wristwatch during your travel. Before you depart for your journey, the airline company presets the watch to the time zone of your destination. You are no longer required to reset your watch to suit different time zones each time you fly. The watch is returned to the airline counter during your check-in upon your return flight, whilst still serving the purpose of a flight ticket.

Designer : Chen Wei-Ping, Liu Yao Sheng, Wu Tung Chih

GPS Navigation in E-Paper

TheFuture — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:28:04 +0000

E-paper makes a flexible display that consumes power only when updated. The design is inspired by a regular tourist map where you get good overview, good level of detail, and quick access combined with the advantages of GPS navigation. Store your images from your digital camera on the internal drive and sync them to the GPS log. Now you can see exactly where your photos were taken. Share this information directly by using WiFi or piggyback your phone with Bluetooth.

Designer : Nikita Golovlev