The TX54 is a concept design which featured in the global design competition organized by Timex in collaboration with Core77. The design competition was held to commemorate 150 years of watch crafting and time keeping. The device is transparent and needs to be kept at the thumbnail or stays clear till the time it is activated. To activate or check time, one can just glance at the time when needed. It is small, chic and minimalist. Of course one can simply glance at their cell phone than going for another gadget but with its looks and various modes it a nice way to keep time.
Designer : Napoleon Merana, Steffen Schubert, and David Takacs via Core77
Stay connected even on the move like rowing, jogging, biking, and more active things you love do. We all know that being connected while moving is hard to do. Well, not anymore, because a Motorola Bluetooth Headsets are now attached to stylish Oakley sunglasses for us to get connected even when on the go at a very comfortable manner. The product designed in collaboration with Motorola and Oakley, is called the Motorola RAZRWIRE Oakley Bluetooth Sunglasses. While doing your physical activities, enjoy having a fun chat with your loved ones, or enjoy listening to your favorite music while doing your active sports as well.
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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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For all the people who find it a hassle to do rinsing, and disposing garbage, designer Anne Kitzmiller has come up with Crevasse Prep Sink. The sink has been developed in collaboration with Kohler kitchen design and engineering group, it controls rinsing functions and garbage disposal synchronization. It uses a unique technique to develop a safe interface which can be activated by human touch, thus eliminating any chance of activation by accident by a pot or a pan. A constant blue glow indicates the rinse cycle, and the synchronized garbage disposal cycle is indicated by a flashing blue glow.
Designer : Anne Kitzmiller
Future has always fascinated human mind. How every one wishes to see what life will be like in the future. May be people in the early 20th century might have imagined many things for the 21st century. How far or how close have come to their school of thought is a question that is ponder able. Having said that, we still think how it would be in the future. What kind of gadgets shall be in use and also how the necessary gadgets of today will look in the future? Keeping time is something we all like to do. So one & co in collaboration with Timex have designed of what the watches will be like in the year 2154. A good 150 years ahead!
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