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TickTack Music Watch by Apostol Tnokovski

TheFuture — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:43:37 +0000

For teenagers, an MP3 player can’t be more alluring other than the TicTac, a wrist watch with built-in MP3 player along with a touch sensitive and easy to manipulate display. The display of time can be customized to show both analog and digital time and can also be programmed to show the name of the song it is playing in the moment or its artist’s name. It features touch buttons for play, stop, pause, next and prv at the bottom of the display and two touch scrolls on both sides for adjusting the volume and timeline for the song. A slide button on the side of the watch’s body can lock the display. TicTac has its own memory that stores the songs through USB connectivity and has rechargeable battery. It features both cable headphones and Bluetooth headphones, but cable headphones are recommended for longer back up time of the battery.

Designer : Apostol Tnokovski

Chukka : Kinetic Music Player That Can Produce Electric Energy by Any Kind of Movement

TheFuture — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:20:06 +0000

Chukka is a patent pending concept device that intrigues the user to interact. This concept device is consists of several freely movable beads tied with cable, allowing hitting together for an enjoyable motion or enable two balanced sections to energetically swing between the fingers.

This concept device can be held in ways that is comfortable by the user and enables the utilization of the index finger and thumb. Most amazingly, this device can produce electrical energy by any kind of movement, even slight vibration persuades electricity, which is used to charge this device. More energetic interactions, such as, swinging the device repetitively between and around the index finger and thumb, gives a greater charge. The user can learn, develop and combine varieties of techniques for not only powering the device, but also increase the hand dexterity and coordination.

The track control section includes an electromagnetic inducer that generates an electric charge for the device from any kind of vibration or motion. The volume control segment includes all the major electronic modules of the device, including phono input, headphone output, memory storage unit and logic board. The volume control contains basic controls only and no screen, allows less energy requirement. The soft exterior casing of both main parts and beads provide easy grip and tactility, and is consists of thermoplastic polyurethane, which is an energy efficient material to manufacture and consequently, can be effectively recycled. The inner casing is made of stainless steel and provides protection to the electrical equipments and offers a tactile weight to the device. Aside from giving the device a unique form, the cable connects the two sections and transfer energy to all other components from the power supply.

Revealing the cable detach screws can be done by pulling out the soft outer casing. Unscrewing these will separate the entire device into different components that will let the user customize, repair and replace the components. Adjusting volume and track selection can be controlled by turning the end beads within the consequent end sections. The power and play or pause is controlled by clicking the beads into the sections.

Designer : Thomas Mascall

Shrek MP3 Player Isn’t Ugly At All

TheFuture — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:10:19 +0000

An ogre definitely isn’t a great living thing, rather the appearance of an ogre makes us hate it but, when it is about Shrek, the total hatred theme disappears immediately. This is because this peach loving weird character is very much popular with us and consequently he deserves a special gadget that makes him more extraordinary. Sang Hoon Lee, a South Korean designer, has designed a concept Shrek MP3 player with a couple of chic headphones which will surely come to the focus with its release. The ease of finding a place of the headphone on the player reflects the approach that Shrek portends.

Designer : Sang Hoon Lee

Altec Lansing Mini by Kimming Yap and Yulia Saksen

TheFuture — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:10:32 +0000

Music is the passion to people from all age groups and a handy and beautiful device that can play music for long hours due to the excellent battery back up is always adored. Altec Lansing mini is a great device introduced by the brand recently. It is small and portable to be carried into the pocket or purse. The main cylindrical body of the music tool features stark blue that makes it a favorite of the youngsters. There is a plugging option using which you can insert the tool into your MP3 player and listen to good music anywhere anytime.

Designer’s own words:

MINI is the perfect companion for your MP3 player when you want to break away from headphones or to share your tunes with friends. Simply plug and play, and share your tunes anywhere, anytime with its perfect, distortion-free sound system. With its built-in rechargeable battery, the music keeps playing long into the night. And, when you are done, slip MINI back into your pocket or purse.

Designer : Kimming Yap and Yulia Saksen via DesignBoom

Shake MP3 Player Uses Kinetic Energy to Charge The Battery

TheFuture — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:06:13 +0000

Do you know the motion of your body can actually charge an MP3 player? Yes, it is something new and exciting. Shake is a design concept that makes use of kinetic energy in order to charge the battery. A person just needs to shake his/her body for recharging the battery. Just turn on the “Hold” button and start shaking and once the battery is charged, you can turn off the “Hold” button to play and pause the MP3 player. You must have heard of the pocket watch with same concept but giving life to an electronic device with your physical actions is unbelievable.

Kenneth says :
Shake is a mp3 player that can be charged by shaking when the HOLD function is on. With HOLD off, the user shakes the player for PLAY/PAUSE. The action of shaking the player to play or charge it is similar to shaking a pocket watch to wind it. The similar semantics provide an interesting yet familiar experience of giving life to an electronic device.The form of Shake was developed based on the language of a pocket watch, not only through the operation of shaking but also visually. Using the form from an established typology, Shake provides a comforting familiarity in a sea of electronics with foreign shapes and forms.

The use of kinetic energy to charge the battery not only solves an environmental issue, but also a more personal one. In situations like a long commute home, the user can enjoy personal audio without worrying about the battery dying out.

An electromagnetic coil is connected to the battery, converting kinetic energy into electrical energy that charges the battery. The player connects to the computer via a USB cable through the headphone jack, facilitating the transfer of songs as well as the conventional method of charging.

Shake would utilize kinetic energy generation technology developed by start up company M2E Power. M2E’s micro-generator technology delivers 300% to 700% more power than existing kinetic energy solutions (according to the company’s website), harvesting sufficient energy from normal daily and mechanical motion to power a wide range of mobile electronic devices.

This technology allows Shake to charge even in the user’s pocket while he/her is walking around.

Designer : Kenneth Tay

Would You Trade iPhone for Plica ?

TheFuture — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:48:49 +0000

Plica is a conceptual phone that uses 2 screens instead of one, and has the advantage of shape as it is dimensionally the same as regular phone. Plica phone concept is trying to offer a better design compared to iPhone which has many complains on its size of the interface, which is too small for some people’s hand. Splitting it into two allows you to dedicate one of the touch screens as a keyboard and the other as a touch monitor. You can also view a single web page or image across both screens. This could be the next evolution in mobile electronics.

Plica is a zoological term referring to the folding of a body part. This concept smart phone has double the screen capacity of the I-phone giving the user a more ample interface. When folded with the screens out, Plica functions as a phone and internet device. Two screens provide the user with all the functionality of a mini laptop. USB and headphone ports are located conveniently in the double hinge.

Designer : James Piatt

Nintendo Wii in 2010

TheFuture — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:05:49 +0000

The Nintendo Wii have revolutionized the way we know gaming but now it seems they are taking the same to the next level. After story about xbox 360 phone, now how about a mind-controlled game that Nintendo is proposing? T3 gives a little clue that all you have is a headset accessory that uses brainwaves to control characters and features immersing in-ear headphones. So just imagine a streamlined Wii emote with just one button, which you point and press and rest your brain takes over. Though brain-wave technology has already become a reality with Emotive pioneering in-game systems, but soon it seems Nintendo will come out with the first mind-controlled console on the market.

User Friendly Pebble MP3 Player

TheFuture — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:28:01 +0000

With innovation being the key with respect to designs, Smith Newman has come up with the Pebble MP3 player. The basic concept of the player is, being user friendly and inspired by the greenery. He has blended the dark glass aesthetics and the natural embracing form. The headphones wrapped around the surface and the inner surface is convex with a center dip which looks more like a water droplet, where the user can shuffle the songs as in an iPod. The back is sandblasted aluminum and the center carries the glossy Pebble logo.

Designer : Smith Newnam

With Pacer Suit, Hear The Music With Every Move of Your Body

TheFuture — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:15:02 +0000

Imagine this…for every move you make, you can create a unique sound, cool huh? I bet DJ will love this PACER suit concept. The Pacer suit receives electro impulses that appear when muscles are activated (movement), amplifies them and turns them into sound with the help of the sensors attached to muscles. Each impulse is goes through the sensors via amplifiers (boxes on the back) to control panel where we can control volume, type of sound, select rhythm to follow…With this suit it is possible to produce harmonious rhythm and melody by dancing. These sounds can be heard through headphones connected to the control panel (box on the front) or through the speakers connected to the control panel by infrared rays.

This system is not entirely made for fun as it has enormous stimulating power and it can be quite efficiently used in therapeutic treatments where ever is necessary to stimulate muscle workout and movement of the body as a whole.

Designer : Nikola Knezevic and Danilo Zizic

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Airtrav, Electronic Boarding Pass Concept

TheFuture — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:15:15 +0000

Airtrav is a futuristic electronic gadget concept used to collect flight information no matter when and where you are. All travelers including with hearing impaired can have access to it and be alerted on all changes regarding flight arrival and departure. It also has facilities such as “locate the airport” and “airport map” for easy and comfortable traveling, you’ll definitely enjoy your travel activities.

That’s not all, with additional features such as video player to make sure that you don’t get bored on the way. You can also play games in there and get entertained all the time, it also has an electronic boarding pass concept and the touch screen enables the traveler to access port information. It provides an easy method to know everything and anything about your flight. It also can be used my more than one user at a time as it is accompanied by duo headphones. It also has a stackable charging system and can be charged by an alternate power source.

Have a nice journey!

Designer : Mason Bonar