A lot of concept gadgets are coming up primarily to utilize the human senses. Of course the sense of touch is what is being utilized the maximum with many touch screen devices being developed. When almost every latest phone is touch screen can laptops be left behind? An Italian company V12 design has devised ‘Canova’ which is a dual LCD laptop, which is yes touch screen. Though the design is more than four years old, the company wants to take this a step further by introducing the second generation laptops of the same series. It is working on the device to support multi touch and also fit in the microphone to enable voice commands. They claim that the model should be in the market by 2010!
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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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The Nintendo Wii have revolutionized the way we know gaming but now it seems they are taking the same to the next level. After story about xbox 360 phone, now how about a mind-controlled game that Nintendo is proposing? T3 gives a little clue that all you have is a headset accessory that uses brainwaves to control characters and features immersing in-ear headphones. So just imagine a streamlined Wii emote with just one button, which you point and press and rest your brain takes over. Though brain-wave technology has already become a reality with Emotive pioneering in-game systems, but soon it seems Nintendo will come out with the first mind-controlled console on the market.
A 25,000 sq m housing complex is being built in the new Aarhus Docklands in Denmark’s second largest city. The project being developed by by the Tækker Group and Brabrand Boligforening alongwith Julien De Smedt Architects and CEBRA. Names as the Iceberg Project, it is expected to be completed by 2010.
The project provides huge opportunity for Denmark’s second largest city to renovate its old and out-of-use container terminal. The area can develop into a living city quarter, which comprises of a multitude of cultural and social activities, with generous amount of workplaces, along with a highly mixed and diverse array of housing types. About one third of the apartments will be kept aside for affordable rental housing aiming to integrate diverse social profile into this new neighborhood development.
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Hi-tech building from James Law Cybertecture International brings you excitement and great imagination of what will futuristic building will look like. Cybertecture Egg is the latest design of this firm, the egg-shaped high-tech building will be the iconic architecture, environmental design, intelligent systems, and an awe-inspiring landmark in the city.
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