The new hotel, conference, and exhibition complex is coming up in the emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates can be nominated for the designer masterpiece. Designed by Nowergian architects Snøhetta, this 150km construction is expected to begin later this year. Right in the middle of the complex is the proposed 200 m tower which is a setting for a 5 star hotel which will offer panoramic view of the emirates. The space shall be utilized for various purposes as it can be developed for conference center, hotel and other commercial activities. One thing is for sure that this will be one of the most advanced centers in Dubai.
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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.
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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.
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The new camera designed by Hakan Bogazpinar, is one gadget that surely seems to be taken straight out of the bond flicks. It makes use of all latest technologies and provides the best solution for the task at hand. Named as “Flee”, it’s a design solution or a set of a digital camera and a Bluetooth receiver for the mobile phones. The device is supposed to be thrown in the air, and then it starts taking photos of surrounding area and sends the same to the mobile phone via Bluetooth. And the best part is that the time interval between two photos can be customized, so it is completely user friendly. So just throw and click!
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If you like golf, you deserve the “world’s largest Indoor Golf Center”. The concept of Golf Center is all set to take off in 2010 and it will be one of the best destinations to spend your golf vacations. Golf Center will be in Netherlands with 34 bays and 15000 square feet of golf practice facilities with bunkers and water hazards. Not only this, you will get the facility for kid’s training and wellness center with sauna and spa. The location of the center has not yet been finalized but few architects have undertaken the project. It is expected that the golf center will drive more than 150,000 visitors per year due to its amazing look and facilities.
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