Future Technology

House (Marketing) of The Future from Disney

What do you get when an entertainment major join hands with leaders in home appliances, software and hardware combined with a high end builder? What you get is a house full with innovations like the one recently unveiled by Disney, the Innoventions Dream Home in Anaheim, Calif. It is located in a place called Tomorrowland, and it promises to be a house of the future or you can say marketing of the future, since the construction was a collaborative effort between Disneyland, Microsoft, HP, Life|ware and home-builder Taylor Morrison. With gadgets like magic mirror that allows you to see how you look in various clothes, kitchen that recognizes ingredients and a multimedia interface to tell stories to children, all we can say is welcome to the future!

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Ammonite Washbasin Shaped as A Fossil

Say hello to Ammonite washbasin, a unique-shaped washbasin designed by HighTech. It is a concrete washbasin shaped as fossil which is inspired by the archaic beauty of ammonites. You can get this washbasin installed in your bathroom in widths between 90 cm and 30 cm with a depth of 56 cm. Not only this, there are many colors available for you with a table mounted or wall mounted tap. The mesmerizing shape of ammonite fossil resembles a rolled up corkscrew. The way water reaches to the bottom of the hole is just amazing. Wish all manufacturers can really be this creative with shape, really can’t wait to get it installed in my bathroom.

“Ammonites are an extinct species of cephalopods which lived in the sea about 400 million years ago. Their shells are found all over the world and they are very much sought-after by fossil-hunters, their collector’s value depending on size and the state of preservation. The fascinating shape of ammonite fossils – which resembles a rolled up helix – is the basic design element in the new HighTech washbasin. The association of water and fossil design is a clear allusion to the prehistoric inspiration for the Ammonite washbasin.”

Designer : HighTech via Trendir

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Future Public Bike System with Aluminum Bike

Are you ready to hit the race track with a funky aluminum bike? With the rising fuel prices, Montreal has come up with the solar powered docking system and a high tech RFID tagged aluminum bikes that are turned into complete theft disaster. There are six bikes and six docks in each station. Users can take any available bike and then return it back to any other dock. The payment can be made via Credit or Debit Cards or any other member cards. But one thing that stuck in my mind is what if there is no dock station available for a drop off?

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2 Comments | Posted in » Bike, Designs and Concepts, Transportations

Solay Running Shoe Concept from Continuum

The new Solay concept running shoe comes with a modular, removable mid-sole which easily can be changed by the runner whenever a new sole is needed. During the course of a training, many of the marathon and distance runners usually have to replace running shoes every 3 months, as the thick foamed mid sole in the shoe gets compressed and loses the resiliency, which provides critical support needed for the runner’s feet. This thus prolongs the life of the shoes by several months and allows the runners to train in the shoes with which they has become comfortable. So just run the long race.

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Piccolo Concept Phone : Female Oriented Device Research

‘Piccolo Concept 1′ is inspired by Motorola phone. The phone concept is sexy and sleek and it is known to be the female oriented device. Its stunning feminine shape adds to its style. The glossy look of Piccolo concept 1 sets it apart from the entire collection of models. But it’s yet to be seen how this mobile phone functions in reality.

Designer : Daniel Mota Veiga

3 Comments | Posted in » Cell Phone, Designs and Concepts

Napkin PC Concept by Avery Holleman Has Won Microsoft Next-Gen PC Design Competition

Avery Holleman has developed a PC design that can turn out to be a very useful tool on your conference tables. Named as Napkin PC, the design resembles a Napkin holder, which combines multiple touch screen devices within a collaborative network. The digital pens which are a part of the device allow the users to draw on the touch screens what you would do with a pen on a napkin. As per the designer, the reason for creating the concept was to enable users to interact with any number of interfaces connected in the same network. Of course this is one napkin wherein one won’t feel embarrassed keeping notes. We already discussed some of Next Gen PC Design finalists, such as : Siafu PC Design, Zen PC, Yuno, Momenta Neck PC, The Cup, CLEF and TRVL, and the winner goes to Napkin PC Concept, congratulation Avery!

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Thermostat Concept for Modern Houshold Interior

The thermostat is a wireless clock-thermostat it has a touch screen display. The Thermostat contains a detailed 7 day-program with 6 changeable temperature periods a day, and a Holiday-function. The thermostat is easy to use and adjustable for every kind of lifestyle, the design is simple so the function remains clear for everybody. The stylish design fits a modern household interior. Britta has submitted this design to honeywell design award, let’s hope for the best.

Designer : Britta Zimmerman

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miBook PDA Teaches Skill in an Instant

The new miBook promises to change the whole definition of stereotypical chores that’s been associated with the respective gender. It’s a PDA with a 7″touchscreen and teaches skill through step-by-step videos and other multimedia. So whatever is the task be it changing diapers or gardening, miBook will surely teach you. The equipment costs $130 but it is sold without on-board memory. It also works as the digital picture frame and the format supported being MPEG video, MP3 audio and SD/xD/MS/MMC cards for cheaper storage.

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Portable Classroom is Classroom of The Future

‘Classroom of the Future’ is something unbelievable for all the students. It is a flatbed truck presenting a transportable classroom that is capable of offering sufficient ICT facilities which are usually not available with most of the schools. This concept is designed for school children in Canden outside of London. This mobile school will move from one school to another in order to explore music and film making. At a time this movable truck can hold 15 students. This classroom can be opened from all sides and then packed into a box while moving.

Designer : Gollifer Langston

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Speaker Vase for Your Desktop Computer

Fashionable speaker with vase-shaped by Abhinav Dapke for your computer workstation. Usually the worktable is cluttered with different objects leaving less space for the Speakers. With the mix of the Vase/Pen stand characteristics this Bluetooth enabled Speakers stands for their uniqueness.

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