The ever-impressive Swedish interface gurus The Astonishing Tribe just posted a new video envisioning what kinds of screens we'll be using in the year 2014. They stretch fluidly and share seamlessly, and I want to use them right now. More »
This is artist Jamie Martin's Cybernetic Autonomous Remote Barricade police robot, equipped with armor, impulse cannons, and smoke screens. If that sounds like a bad idea, Martin's one step ahead of you; he made this video of it going rogue: More »
...electromagnetic radiation from the? Discuss electromagnetic radiation. Concepts to include: fusion on the Sun; electromagnetic radiation from the sun; solar wind/auroras; electromagnetic spectrum; spectrograph/spectral analysis
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When I think of post-shipwreck situations, I imagine myself clinging to some shard of wood, encircled by sharks, delirious from the sun and saltwater. But the SeaKettle, which can desalinate fresh drinking water, sounds more like a floating hotel room. More »
UK cell carrier Orange always puts out a publicity-garnering concept device before the Glastonbury Festival to drum up chatter about its sponsorship. This year's? Cellphone-charging Wellies. More »
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The Mercedes-Benz Hexawheel concept is perfect if you need to do some serious off-roading and want to stay classy while doing so. Also, two Benzes are better than one and six wheels are better than four. That's just math. More »
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Has saving energy ever sounded so exciting? No! And it's never looked as cool, either, as it does with Bugplug, a little monster of a device that uses sensors to switch your electronics off when you leave the room. More »
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It's always nerve-wracking when the person beside you on a plane is coughing, but I'd imagine that them wearing this mask would only heighten the effect. More »
As far as practical renewable energy concepts go, these wind-powered highway lights are pretty elegant. And from my layman's perspective, they seem to be practical and realistic. I like 'em! [Turbine Light via Inhabitat]
The phone-botherers over at Recombu have cottoned onto the fact that there's not a single perfect phone built for gaming on. Not even the iPhone, regardless of what the advertising tells us. So they've created a Nokia concept, the Orion.
Like N-Gage 3.0—but actually looking halfway decent—the...
When designer Mac Funamizu tired of his cellphone being just another lump on his desk, he didn't get mad. He got concepty.
Mobile Phone Concepts "Floater" from Mac Funamizu on Vimeo.
Floater B is a sleek handset that has a supporter built into the back, letting it stand at attention on any...
When designer Mac Funamizu tired of his cellphone being just another lump on his desk, he didn't get mad. He got concepty.
Mobile Phone Concepts "Floater" from Mac Funamizu on Vimeo.
Floater B is a sleek handset that has a supporter built into the back, letting it stand at attention on any...
Finally, a PMP for your inner Fatboy Slim.
Designed by Thomas Mascall, the Touchtable features a large controller wheel that lets you mix records on the fly or scratch samples over what you're listening to. I especially love that you can link up two of these bad boys wirelessly for the full...
It's like someone actually thought the adult-sized vehicles in Wall-E were a good idea. Thankfully, like with most things on Yanko Design, this individual baby confinement torture-device is just a concept, but it's also a scary insight into someone's mind.
That someone being designer Pouyan...
Over at the Taiwan Broadband show, Ericsson's vision for the portable computer of 2020 uses a pico-projected screen and laser-projected keyboard. And though they've got a rough prototype (pictured), they imagine it ultimately squeezing into this bizarre spider-leg tripod design:
It'd have...
And the poor hand model from this shoot will never work again.
(That's no cool-burning LED bulb; there aren't any heat sinks.) [Yanko Design via OhGizmo!]
I'm writing a little story and need to see what others find creepy, since I'm so desensitized to that kind of thing. I have a few ideas, but they don't seem all that... extreme to me.
Movies or books that you found creepy/disturbing are also welcomed, though I'd rather find out about sole...