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56 Apple iTablet concept designs
Could any be real? 21 August 2009 17:23 GMT
While Apple has yet to announce anything official about the possibility of a tablet computer that will be a cross between an iPhone, iPod touch and MacBook, that hasn't stopped the internet creating numerous concepts of what it will look like.

Whether it's...
Chris Boardman unveils "Bike of the Future"
Concept product cobbles together existing tech 12 August 2009 12:14 GMT
Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman has shown off what he reckons we'll all be riding in twenty years time. The concept bicycle combines a number of existing technologies into a bike that counts calories, plays music, and has an "unbreakable" locking device.

Computers...
VIDEO: Pressure-sensitive keyboard revealed
Microsoft-backed tech registers key press pressure 7 August 2009 11:40 GMT
Microsoft will demo a clever pressure-sensitive keyboard at October's User Interface Software and Technology event. This video preview shows the keyboard in action, with a brief overview of how it works, and suggests some cool applications for the tech which range from PC...
VIDEO: "The Contortionist" folding bike concept unveiled
Collapses down to 26-inches 4 August 2009 10:05 GMT
Student Dominic Hargreaves is up for the this year's James Dyson Award for innovation with his design for "The Contortionist" folding bike.

The bike's ability to fold up completely into the space of the wheel's 26-inch circumference is impressive.
Concept TV displays 4:3 and widescreen
The choice is yours 30 July 2009 10:40 GMT
If your life is plagued by black bars either side of your content, because you consume in both 4:3 (standard) and 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratios, then Studio FRST have a promising concept.

It's a television that can flick between 4:3 and 16:9 without any reduction...
Apple patents nanophone concept
Touch-based back cover 30 July 2009 9:34 GMT
Apple has filed a US patent for what appears to be some sort of iPhone nano. The design is complex, and has a display taking up one full side of the device, with a force-sensitive touch-based surface covering the other.

In the filing, phone calls, text messages,...
AugmentedID concept demonstrated
Surround yourself with social networks 24 July 2009 14:57 GMT
Combining facial recognition, social networking and mobile devices, a company called TAT (which stands for The Astonishing Tribe, apparently) has developed a mobile application called AugmentedID.

The idea is that you choose which services surround you at any...
Amur Leopard electric bike concept revealed
With laptop storage compartment 21 July 2009 12:12 GMT
The Amur Leopard electric bike is possibly a gadget lover's ideal eco ride.

A concept design at this stage from Ryan McGinley, it offers storage for a laptop under the seat as well as a built-in navigational slash communication device.

Described...
Talk Talk and Goldsmiths reveal routers of the future
Clever concepts 17 July 2009 17:55 GMT
The ubiquitous chunk of plastic and wires that is today's router may be functional but it certainly isn’t sexy.

Talk Talk and Goldsmiths Uni have teamed up on a design problem to try and address that issue, offering a glimpse into what the router of the future...
OLED digital clock concept shown
Monochronological 15 July 2009 15:31 GMT
Designer Vadim Kibardin has invented a rather impressive digital clock design, comprised of just four OLED digits. Stick it on your wall, and it'll tell the time in bold black digits.

But what happens when the winter draws in, night falls and you still want...
LG GC990 Louvre revealed
12-megapixel camera phone 9 July 2009 9:47 GMT
LG has been showing off a concept 12-megapixel camera phone called the GC990 Louvre at the Korea Products Exhibition in Warsaw.

It's got Schneider-Kreuznach optics, a xenon flash, autofocus and touch-focus and the ability to record 720p HD video at 30fps. ISO...
PHOTOS: Gorgeous g0 Android concept revealed
Desirable design 8 July 2009 11:36 GMT
We hope the phone manufacturers are taking note of Tryi Yeh’s Android concept phone, 'cos it sure is a looker.

The sleek "g0", a reference to the actual G1 launched by HTC, offers a slide-out section with four user definable touch buttons as well as a camera....
Aston Martin announces £20k Cygnet
"New luxury commuter concept" based on the Toyota iQ 30 June 2009 9:44 GMT
Have you always wanted to own an Aston Martin? Well, that dream might be closer to reality than you'd think.

The luxury car marque has announced it is to launch a £20k motor for the "urban traveller", a far cry from the £100k or so usually required to get the...
Google talks visual search
New tech can recognise landmarks 23 June 2009 10:18 GMT
Google is working on visual search through "computer vision". Although at this stage the research is limited, it could hint towards the future of online search using images as input media, rather than text.

Revealed as a Google team is presenting a paper on...
VIDEO: 1cm thick UK plug designed
Clever design concept saves bag space 23 June 2009 10:06 GMT
We hate plugs. Especially when you have to put them in your bag and they don't quite fit, or they scratch up your laptop. UK plugs are some of the biggest in the world, and that irked one designer enough to totally re-imagine them.

The folding plug concept has...
Orange reveals updated solar tent concept
Now with photovoltaic fabric panels 22 June 2009 16:05 GMT
Orange is really going for it with its Glastonbury sponsorship this year. As well as the power pump mobile charger, the GlastoNav mobile app and that spot the bull comp that's ongoing, it's unveiled the "tent of the future" concept design.

Using "cutting edge...
Concept "Void" LP player makes records hover
Float On 22 June 2009 12:38 GMT
Wow. This design concept is making our jaws drop. It's a turntable that uses electromagnets to spin an LP in mid-air, with a red ball on top that contains a needle, amplifier and speaker. The ball spins around the record to play it.

We're not entirely sure...
PHOTOS: Evolution of the mobile phone
Concept handsets stack inside each other 19 June 2009 8:11 GMT
Kyle Bean has created a Russian-doll take on the history of mobile phone design.

Spanning 1983 to 2007, the first clunky handset is the Motorola Dynatac and the smallest, the iPhone.

How many can you name from the middle models?
Outlet wall concept revealed
Design idea for never going short of a socket 16 June 2009 16:25 GMT
This American concept design could be described as a home cinema buff's dream.

With this vision, there'd be no more overcrowded extension leads, and no trying to cram the entire cable mess down behind the telly.

Instead, this wall of sockets would...
Heinz unveils desktop Beanzawave
World's smallest microwave powered by USB 9 June 2009 10:34 GMT
Targeting the tech market with cunning precision, Heinz has co-developed a new portable microwave that can be powered by USB.

The "Beanzawave" measures 7.4-inches tall by 6.2-inches wide and 5.9-inches deep, ideal for office use, but is only at prototype stage.
Sony shows motion-sensing controller
Prototype demoed, due for launch spring 2010 2 June 2009 20:49 GMT
Sony has joined Microsoft in playing catch up to Nintendo by demonstrating a motion-sensing controller - albeit one that's just a prototype right now.

Sony showed its motion controller - or rather an engineering prototype of the future device - on stage at the...
Electrolux Rendez-vous concept revealed
All-in-one kitchen table, cooker and work surface not for clean freaks 26 May 2009 16:53 GMT
Electrolux has dreamt up the table "that does it all": "Acts as a kitchen, living room, recharges your phone/iPod/laptop, you can cook on it, eat off it, store your food under it, and its 'virtual chef' will even tell you how to cook".

The Electrolux "Rendez-vous"...
KEF Concept Blade Loudspeaker unveiled
The result of 3 years' experimentation 21 May 2009 13:24 GMT
British loudspeaker manufacturer KEF has announced its Blade loudspeaker - a concept product that's been three years in development.

The speaker is centred around "Single Apparent Source" technology, where the individual drivers all work together to reproduce...
Microsoft Wayve combines Post-it notes with Twitter
Digital photo frame goes interactive 6 May 2009 15:03 GMT
One Microsoft Research team is developing a new device that combines the humble Post-it note with a Twitter-esque service called Wayve.

The new device resembles a digital photo frame, however adds in touchscreen features to allow you to write messages on sticky...
New MacBook touch mock-up revealed
Feast your eyes... 1 May 2009 13:46 GMT
Designer Tommaso Gecchelin has put pen to paper, or mouse to mouse-mat more like, and dreamt up his version of what a MacBook netbook slash tablet could be like.

With a brilliant OLED display, the MacBook touch gets an iSpine that allows the device to be positioned...