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Replace Your Sunglasses with Optimal Vision Contact Lenses

TheFuture — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:26:12 +0000

Nowadays, wearing sunglasses is not just a fashionable step; it has become one kind of necessity for the projection of eyes from various harmful factors. But it can be quite difficult to wear sunglasses when you are playing rough sports like football and soccer. If you do so, glasses can be broken easily if you fall off or if another player crashes onto you. Optimal Vision is a set of concept contact lenses that efficiently offer the functionality of sunglasses. These lenses are available in four different shades; they are yellow, red, green and gray – each with different features and activities.

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Designer : Jin-young Yoon, Jun-kyo Lee and Young-ho Lee

Kyocera EOS Folding Concept Phone by Susan McKinney

TheFuture — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:36:01 +0000

The flexible OLED screen of EOS folding phone concept from Kyocera is able to change its shape from a clamshell to close like a clutch-purse or a wallet. Appealing to our humanistic senses, a semi-rigid and soft polymer skin is used surrounding the flexible OLED display. This flexible screen allows greater adaptability of shape and interaction by maintaining a compact shape for simple use and unfolds to access a large widescreen display. The most incredible thing is the EOS charges through a collection of nano-scale piezoelectric generators that can create energy when a user interacts with this device.

The Kyocera EOS can be used in its folded-up shape for simple phone calls, unfolds to reveal a wide screen, and we were excited to hear that the it derives its energy from human interaction. The more you use the phone, the more kinetic energy is turned into an electric charge through an array of tiny piezoelectric generators. In other words, you’ll never have to worry about leaving the house with a semi-charged cell phone again.

Designer : Susan McKinney via inhabitat

Photo by : Jeffrey Sass

Lunar Baby Thermometer by Duck Young Kong

TheFuture — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:33:01 +0000

Taking temperature of a baby with the currently available thermometers on the market is a challenging job for parents since they need to keep their babies still and put the thermometer under the arm or tongue to get a valid temperature reading. Lunar Baby Thermometer is a very useful apparatus that fits with the parents hand and can take temperature readings by simply placing it on the baby’s forehead. Its ergonomic and organic shape allows the user to hold and use it intuitively, while providing a safe grip in the hand of the user. A beeping sound and a flashing LED indication will let you know that the temperature has been recorded.

Designer : Duck Young Kong

Toyota Winglet Personal Transport Asistant

TheFuture — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:35:40 +0000

Toyota Winglet is a prototype of future personal transportation, Toyota motors has come up with their version of walking assistant. Named as Winglet, it’s a personal transport assistant and is ridden in standing position. It has an electric motor, two wheels and an internal sensor for monitoring the user position. The unique parallel link mechanism allows the users to go forward, backward, and it turns by a simple shift of body weight, thus it comes handy even in crowded places. It ensures stability by making power adjustments and sure is one good walking assistant and suits the purpose for moving around safely and freely. Innovation in personal transportation is good, but this kind of transport will make our generation less walk and fatter.

Press Release :

Toyota Develops Personal Transport Assistance Robot ‘Winglet’
Aug 1, 2008 Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today development of the “Winglet”, a personal transport assistance robot ridden in a standing position.

The Winglet—still being refined—is one of TMC’s people-assisting Toyota Partner Robots. Designed to contribute to society by helping people enjoy a safe and fully mobile life, the Winglet is a compact next-generation everyday transport tool that offers advanced ease of use and expands the user’s range of mobility.

The Winglet consists of a body (with a projected area the size of an A3 sheet of paper) that houses an electric motor, two wheels and internal sensors that constantly monitor the user’s position and make adjustments in power to ensure stability. Meanwhile, a unique parallel link mechanism allows the rider to go forward, backward and turn simply by shifting body weight, making the vehicle safe and useful even in tight spaces or crowded environments.

TMC has created three models, the “L”, “M” and “S”, each having different handling features that allow consumers to select a model appropriate to their needs—from “practical” to “hands-free sporty”.

TMC plans various technical and consumer trials to gain feedback during the Winglet’s lead-up to practical use. Practical tests of its utility as a mobility tool are planned to begin in Autumn 2008 at Central Japan International Airport (Centrair) near Nagoya, and Laguna Gamagori, a seaside marine resort complex in Aichi Prefecture. Testing of its usefulness in crowded and other conditions, and how non-users react to the device, is to be carried out in 2009 at the Tressa Yokohama shopping complex in Yokohama City.

TMC is pursuing sustainability in research and development, manufacturing and social contribution as part of its concept to realize “sustainability in three areas” and to help contribute to the health and comfort of future society. Toyota Partner Robot development is being carried out with this in mind and applies TMC’s approach to monozukuri (”making things”), which includes its mobility, production and other technologies. In a related development, TMC unveiled the “MOBIRO” mobility robot, designed for use in a sitting position, in 2007.

TMC aims to realize the practical use of Toyota Partner Robots in the early 2010s by furthering its robotic development and strengthening collaboration between industry, government and academia.

Source : Toyota

Suzuki Crosscage Concept Motorcycle with Hydrogen Powered

TheFuture — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:16:19 +0000

Suzuki has announced its hydrogen motorcycle concept at Tokyo Motor Show last November, and the good news is they are ready to put this unconventional motorcycle into production. The crosscage concept motorcycle is a fuel-cell motorcycle in which a simple, compact, lightweight air-cooled fuel-cell system and a high-performance secondary battery are brought together in a way that realizes optimal power control. A fuel-cell unit from British specialist company Intelligent Energy delivers quick activation with low fuel consumption, and a lithium-ion battery combines safety with a low environmental burden. The simplicity, compactness, and lightness of these technologies not only make the crosscage environment-friendly; they also helped enable sporty styling befitting the Suzuki name.

This motorcycle was developed in conjunction with British Intelligent Energy, which make this a great collaboration since British Intelligent has its own hydrogen generation plants. Energy has a portfolio that includes a range of world-class fuel cell, fuel processing, desulphurization and hydrogen generation technologies. The company�s existing home hydrogen generation system means you�ll be able to make your own hydrogen at home. So I guess this news means you will find this motorcycle in the nearest showroom somewhere near the future.

From : Suzuki

Scion Hako Coupe Concept by Tokyo Design Division

TheFuture — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:39:10 +0000

Scion, Toyota’s youth brand, has launched its concept at the New York Auto Show, Hako Coupe concept. At first sight, this car might look like a classic car for you, but the inside is fully futuristic. Designed by Tokyo Design Division, this Hako Coupe Concept was inspired by the American vintage among young Tokyo trendsetters, it is intended to reflect “youth-inspired trends”. As Jack Hollis (Scion vice president) says “Scion�s Hako Coupe Concept embodies a distinct global perspective on today�s youth”.

“This type of forward thinking complements the Scion philosophy of intently listening to our customers and being willing to take risks to help us see where our brand should be. We took the xB�s iconic boxy shape and explored something more vivacious, yet just as emotionally appealing. This concept is the sporty version of a box.”

Inside, the Hako is accented with orange and metallic detailing that exudes a modern environment with entertainment possibilities. The front and rear seats are covered with urethane and rubber-like upholstery for easy cleaning.

The entertainment system consists of two video monitor screens mounted on the dash for radio, video, and music capabilities. Users can upload their videos and music through a Bluetooth connection.

The shifter looks like a joystick and a track-ball controls the entertainment. Blending vintage style and a gamer’s groove, the Hako Coupe stands out.

Designer : Scion

See-Through Information LED

TheFuture — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:38:50 +0000

Getting disoriented by advertisements on the subway platforms can become so annoying. Through the use of LED technology those advertisements can be placed on any surfaces around the subway station. This see-through Information LED (light-emitting diode) could replace conventional train doors. The Information LED could also be installed as train windows to display information or decorative graphics, while still performing the window function. Through the LED we can put many information we like to deliver through the ads. It is more fun, exciting, and most of all informative.

Designer : Kim Hye-Jin, Lim Woo-Teik, Seo Heung-Kyo, Jung Dae-Heon, Jung Young-Wook

Rolly and Buddy PDAs

TheFuture — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:10:35 +0000

Functionality classic personal digital assistants incorporating new visual and ergonomic approaches. Personal digital assistants rolly and buddy are the concept PDAs developed for CREAT, Tokyo. After a complex and detailed research of the Japanese market aesthetic and functional attributes and aspects were decided. Two types were provided as a result of wish to push the trend forward combining its elements and putting then in a new arrangement. This PDAs look like a portable game console, perhaps Japanese are crazy about playing games.

Designer : Nikola Knezevic

GNGWC Japan Regional Final will be held on Nov. 17th

TheFuture — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:11:40 +0000

One hundred and two players who survived from online provisional selections will compete to acquire only 17 tickets at Quest Hall, Tokyo.

Starting with ?Navy Field(gamespace24.net/navyfield-neo)? from last September, GNGWC Japan regional final online provisional selections finished with ?Silk Road(www.silkroad.jp)? division. 102 players who selected from online provisional selections will compete to have Grand Final (Seoul, Korea) tickets on Nov. 17th at Quest Hall, Tokyo.
Only two Japanese players out of 17 players will be selected for Grand Final in Silk Road division. Player who hunts more monsters at the dungeon will be advanced to the next tournament match. The ?Shot Online? will select two players out of 8 players with 9-hole stroke play tournaments.

Also ?Lunia? will select winners who won 2 out of 3 matches with 1-on-1 tournament match, but final two players will have 3 out of 5 matches to be winner of Lunia division. The ?War Rock(warrock.jp)? will have 5-on-5 team death matches and only one team will be join the Grand Final and Navy Field will select two clans which consist with 15 members each for the Grand Final.

GNGWC regional finals, supported by KT, are finished with this Japan regional final. Players who selected from Europe, USA, S.E. ASIA, Japan, and Korea will compete for No.1 place on Dec. 1st at GNGWC2007 Grand Final. Each division winner will receive 5,000(USD), 2nd place for 3,000(USD) and 3rd place for 1,000(USD).

For more information: http://www.gngwc.com

via : AVING

Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco-D Concept Dump Truck From Tokyo Motor Show ‘07

TheFuture — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:50:55 +0000

The concept car that brought to you by famous manufacturer are usually reserved for sport cars, but Mitsubishi is showing you a different next generation of a car that you prefer not to see … dump truck concept. Mitsubishi fuso canter dump truck concept car is far away from our perception, it’s sleek, futuristic, and comes in glossy silver color. I like seeing this dump truck concept car on the road someday…