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Angel Car Concept with Futuristic Look and A Bit of Retro Charm

TheFuture — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:45:32 +0000

Angel is a concept car inspired by the fairy angels at a minimal and very pure design manner. Peugeot Angel is specially designed for city use that will give the users an unbelievable driving experience. This concept car has a futuristic look with a little bit of retro charm. All the front wheels have a standard car like look but the rear wheels are functioning on idea of circulation of opposite magnetic fields and this movement actually develops magnetic field that aloes this superb car to be levitated in its back. With this process the Angel car is lighter than traditional cars and requires less power to perform smooth drive.

Designer : Apostol Tnokovski

Link Urban Modular Scooter System for Better Environment

TheFuture — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:45:02 +0000

Link urban scooter system is a modular transportation solution that you can retrofit with the present Streetscape Smart Poles. Anton Grimes has designed this superb concept electronic scooter and will be available for hire from a hub to ride to the preferred destination. After reaching there, users have to return it to another hub for recharging. Grimes have used the existing light poles to reduce the expenses of the unit and offers strong anchors that are able to carry both power and telecommunications to the hub. The main goal of the design is to reduce cars in the CBD as per Sydney 2030 plan and make a more pedestrian city.

Anton says :
“With increasing demand on an already over-stretched transport infrastructure it makes sense to shift the way that we move, by taking up less space per individual while in transit. The energy required to move the individual is also greatly reduced by reducing the size and weight of the vehicle.

The device also removes direct emissions away from the city and with the addition of environmentally sustainable power generation off-site, the device has the potential to have no net emissions.”

Designer : Anton Grimes

KINDERLITE : Disposable Campfire Design

TheFuture — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:10:29 +0000

The new camp fire design created by British designer Philip John Luscombe is an interesting concept for all those who love to travel. The concept was a part of the design exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Britain’s. The exhibition titled ‘2050 retrospective exhibition on the years 2008 – 2038′, the campfire made out of disposable items. The overall idea of having this innovation is to let the present generation understand the key to survival or for the ones with a wild side to go out and have a time of heir life while camping with friends.

Designer : Philip John Luscombe via IGreenSpot

Retrofit Folding Handlebars

TheFuture — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:54:36 +0000

Two of the major problems with urban cycling are storage and security. The new retrofit folding handlebar design claims to solve both the issues. The folded handlebars thus form a steering lock, which when the bike is lent against a wall or post it eliminates the infuriating turning of the front wheel and provides security when parked outside. Thus one can make the cycles to be slimmer by replacing the handlebars of the existing full size bike that too at a fraction of the cost and also keep the efficiency of large wheels.

This reduced width and increased stability makes hallway storage hassle free and the advantage of being both increased security and convenience. Thus it allows speedy departure, thereby significantly increasing the frequency of bike usage. This slimmer version allows more bike storage in a given space.

Designer : Joe Wentworth

Redwitz Fireplace offers Rustic and Antique Appearance

TheFuture — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:51:00 +0000

When other vendor offers stainless steel fireplace, Redwitz choose to offer different style of their own. Mazzetto and Rondo fireplaces from Redwitz is not like anything you have seen before, these fireplaces have unique appeal, Rondo is a round fireplace with rustic appearance, classic and elegant. While Mazzetto is more elegant in detail, very artistic, your guests will definitely can’t take their eyes off of your fireplace.

Designer : Redwitz

Opus 8 Mechanical-Digital Display Watch by Harry Winston

TheFuture — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:57:05 +0000

Limited edition of Opus 8 is using a futuristic technology yet with a cool looking retro style. The complicated system of mechanical pixels will rise up from the display to show you the time when you activate a mechanism on the side of the case. Look at the back of this watch, you’ll find a design resembling a printed circuit that functions as a second time display. AM and PM status are featured on the left, hours an minutes in the center, and a power reserve indicator is located on the right.

Press Release :
An exceptional and advanced timepiece, Opus 8 utilizes hand-wound mechanical movements to create a modern, digital time display. Inspired by pin art games, which create 3D impressions of objects pressed against them, the numbers in the display will only appear “upon request,” activated by a bolt on the right hand side of the case. Nothing appears until the mechanism is wound.

A plate joins together small segments, both mobile and fixed. Just underneath is a disc driven by the movement, which turns independently in real time. When the mechanism is wound, the pieces adjust to display the time. As the plate descends, the small segments remain visible, “blocked” by the crystal, allowing the hour to be read for 5 seconds. Technically, all functions are related, enabling everything to be displayed on demand – the minute hand turns the hour that then turns the AM/PM function.

Designer : Harry Winston via Gizmodo

Tesla Roadster, a Fully Electric Sportscar Goes Into Production

TheFuture — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:59:42 +0000

Good news ! Tesla Motor has announced that they are going to produce Tesla Roadster. It is also said that all 2008 models scheduled for production have already been ordered for just under $100,000 each. You can start your reservation for 2009 model. Tesla Roadster is the first production electric car to boast genuine sports performance coupled with 210+ mile range between battery charges. Tesla Motors CEO also announced that the company had obtained all regulatory approvals for the Tesla Roadster to be sold in the USA, as well as delivering the first of the production cars and commencing regular production of the 2008 Roadster in keeping with the projected timeline laid out last year.

The final delay for the Roadster’s production was in finding a durable 2-speed transmission that could handle the extreme performance of the high-powered electric motor over the lifespan of the vehicle – and while this struggle continues, the 2008 fleet will roll with an interim transmission and slightly reduced performance of 5.7-second acceleration times to 60mph instead of the 3.9 seconds originally promised. Tesla has promised to retrofit all 2008-model Roadsters with the new transmission when it’s available – at the company’s expense – and the full performance potential will be unlocked once these units are installed.

If you are interested with this car, better reserve your place. 900 Tesla roadsters have been sold or reserved already, sales are expected to increase with the release of Tesla’s next model.

Designer : TeslaMotors

Tracer HUD – Speed Monitoring System

TheFuture — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:04:04 +0000

As of late, young motorists have become a target in the media due to their high fatality rate as a result of speeding. Tracer HUD is an after market HUD projection and speed monitoring system designed for use by motorists under the age of 25. Utilizing the latest advances in GPS and laser projection technology, the system will notify the user of their current speed and location in the form of a Heads Up Display.

(HUD) projected on the windscreen. While at the same time, it can be retrofitted into an existing automobile without the need for hardwiring or permanent installation mounts. The secondary function of the system is to act as a surveillance device. If the driver of the vehicle exceeds a pre-determined speed limit, the device will record and notify a nominated party of the violation. Thus driver’s holding an unsupervised license will still have their driving behavior monitored.

Designer : Mitchell Brown

Beautiful Accent Light from In-Fusions

TheFuture — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:40:40 +0000

Really, you don?t have to be a tree hugger to appreciate the LED Accent Lighting from in-fusions. These innovative eco-friendly lamps are designed to consume only 3W of power with an average life of 18000 hrs. Group a bunch of them together or use them stand-alone to jazz up your living or work space.

Design is in the details
The brushed acrylic tube ensures that the accent lamp is light-weight and doesn?t break easily. The LEDs arranged in a circle at the bottom of the acrylic base cast a cool kaleidoscopic effect on the ceiling ? truly retro. A soft pad at the base ensures surfaces are spared the scratches.

One size fits many
The LED lights are available in 2 sizes and several colors. While the blue one is perfect to create a meditative environment, the Orange and Pearl colored lights are perfect for a retro look.

The LED Lighting was voted Top 4 products by Residential Lighting publication.

Designer : In-Fusions

Retro Cassette-deck Style Toaster That Fits Your Modern Kitchen

TheFuture — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:22:08 +0000

This cassette-deck style toaster designed by Arthur Wu can surely match your modern kitchen. Your toast will pop out every morning just like your mix tape in 1980s technology. I like the top switch and the front cool logo. But I see that the design only have one side heating element, which mean we have to flip to side B to heat both side, and that is impractical. Arthur, want to make comment on this ?