future...

Was this our future of high-speed locomotion?

2008-09-08T01:17:00.000-07:00

Jet powered & other futuristic looking trains. Was this how train travel was meant to be? The above image depicts the usage of two GE J-47-19 jet engines created for the B-36 intercontinental bomber.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I think I would have passed on the if someone offered tickets to take a ride on such a train. If anything, shouldn’t the engines be positioned closer to the ground in order keep the train down on the ground?

Future styles...

2008-09-08T00:16:00.000-07:00

WD Future Styles & Colors

Mobile Home

2008-09-07T23:40:00.000-07:00

Mobile Home

"BOB is a hybrid home of the future, a mobile living tool for tomorrows generation of nomadic wanderers. Somewhere between a tent, a house and a Winnebago, BOB explores the relationship between the basic human requirements of travel and shelter."

"Unlike most motor homes BOB's dimensions aren't dictated by a fixed width based on car lanes. Unlike other mobile homes, BOB internal elements don't need to be lined up one after the other with a tiny circulation path running through the middle. At the end of a hard day driving BOB lays out and relaxes to create over triple his original foot print. Who said that you couldn't have open plan living in a mobile home.

How much does BOB cost? Well it depends how many metres you want, as BOB's price tag is based on the lineal metre. Sort of like a stick of timber. "

Like so many wonderful ideas from Australia, climate never seems to be an issue. However, like the MiniHome,concepts that separate shelter from real estate will provide a new way of living...

Future Houses.....

2008-09-07T23:36:00.000-07:00

Living Tomorrow Pavilion

The layout of the building functions as a basis for the different innovative technologies exhibited.

Living Tomorrow is a combination of a laboratory, a gallery and an auditorium. It is a temporary accommodation where a variety of businesses can demonstrate their innovative techniques and researches for our future homes or workplaces.
Visitors can get acquainted with the products and services, which can enhance the quality of living or working in the near future.
In addition to the latest technologies the building features alternative heating and cooling methods.

The metal clad, curved futuristic shape derives from the concept that the vertical and horizontal parts of the building form one continuing inside-out-turned shape. These integrated volumes form the basis for the spatial structure of the interior. All materials used are recyclable or have a low environmental impact.

The layout of the building functions as a basis for the different innovative technologies exhibited. The entrance, reception, and vertical infrastructure, stairs and elevators, form the inner volumes.

The restaurant and other public and secondary facilities, the auditorium, event hall, exposition room, administration and kitchen, are located in between.

Photo: arcspace

Living Tomorrow Amsterdam has an exhibition period of 5 years, after which the project will be closed. During this period the displayed concepts will be constantly evolving and adapted to the latest developments.

2008-09-07T06:35:00.000-07:00

BELLY DANCE, HYPNOTHERAPY, REIKI, METAPHYSICS, QIGONG, WEDDING CEREMONIES

********Energy In Motion********

All things are made up of Energy. As we move live and breath, we create energy. Reiki is a form of energy, channeled in to promote healing. Dance also promotes healing energy and rejuvenation. It refreshes us because as we move freely, we open up any blocked energy we may have in our bodies.

I created Sacred Dance Movement because so many people were telling me that they didn’t feel comfortable dancing. It isn’t because people cannot dance, all of our bodies can move in the same way. Even if we have a disability we can do a form of dancing, lying down just using our arms or swaying. I wanted to find a way to help people become less inhibited. You know, the people who dance at home when no one is watching and then they go out to a party and watch others dance, wishing they could get up the nerve to get out there too. I wanted to help the people like that plus have fun with the people who love to dance. I have done isolation exercises for so many years in my Belly Dancing and I realized by observing others through Metaphysics and teaching, that the body parts they had trouble moving were the same body parts that had blocked Energy and Chakras. By working on this with visualization and isolation exercises, they began to become more free moving with those body parts. Also some people have more trouble with moving the left or right side, I believe from observation that this has something to do with the male and female energy each of us have (and yes guys, we have both) This is just a few reasons I feel movement and energy are so important to our health and overall well being, including our attitude and mood swings. Like I always say, music is my life. When I do not listen to music or feel like dancing I know I am depressed or something is not right with me. When I hear a great song, it can change my blah mood to one of excitement. You all know what I mean. Right? So lets get our Energy In Motion, and see below where to find the incense recipe that will help you do that too. I Love You all.

Professional Belly Dance for Special Occasions

Alight Kitchen...

2008-09-07T06:18:00.000-07:00

Alight Kitchen

ALight Kitchen is a system composed of integrated product designs to provide an entirely-sustainable kitchen concept for the limited conditions of future life.

Only ready food & beverages is consumed in sheet-metal packaging.

Food & beverages packs will be kept inside the cooling unit of the system.

The project proposes a global shortage of clean water, food, material resources and habitable areas in the future. We may consume water just for drinking; eat food just for meeting our physiological needs; produce products just with recyclable materials; live in limited volumes just for sheltering and meeting our personal needs. In such an alarming scenario, what is the role of us, as designers? It is an unavoidable fact that innovational systems and products should be designed in any sections of life for the entirely sustainable future of our planet.

Advantages of design:
It brings an innovative kitchen concept against the mass of today’s kitchens, eliminating;
- waste of time while preparing food at kitches.
- waste of water while preparing food and washing dishes at kitches.
- waste of food while individual food preperation at kitchens.
- waste of energy consumed for refrigerators dishwashers and kitchen appliances.
- waste of several non- recyclable food packaging materials.
- need of big spaces for kitchen furniture and equipment.

Future of Internet Search: Mobile version

2008-09-07T06:03:00.000-07:00

This is what I wish the internet search will be able to do with a mobile device in the NEAR future. Touch screen, built in camera, scanner, WiFi, google map (hopefully google earth), google search, image search… all in one device. Like this way, when you can see a building through it, it gives you the image search result right on the spot.

Choose a building and touch a floor and it tells you more details of the building.
Well, it doesn’t have to be a building, but it can be any object you see. You can use it when you want to know a car model, an insect name, what kind of food is served at a restaurant and how much, who built a bridge, etc. etc.

It’s got a scanner built in, so you can use it this way when you want to check the meaning of a word in the newspaper, book, magazine, etc.

It would be much easier to read a real book. You can use the dictionary, wikipedia, thesaurus and anything else available on the web. What do you think?

Future Cars.........

2008-09-07T05:31:00.000-07:00

Audi R8

Some guy who insists on remaining anonymous but whose name is Chris Donovan of Denver, Colorado (kidding) has customized an Audi R8 with a ton of ridiculous awesomeness.

The Audi R8 Blackbird is perfect for gadget lovers, sporting "four GPS units, two radar detectors, police scanner, CB radio, kill switch for all rear lights, and high-speed broadband Internet with Wi-Fi running on a tablet PC."

Is This The Car Of The Future? (Hint: No)

This is a BMW concept car designed by Transportation Design students Jai Ho Yoo and Lukas Vanek from the instituo Europeo di Design. They imagined the ZX-6 after being asked what the vehicles of 2015 would look like. Now call me crazy, but isn't 2015 just 7 years away? These guys are nuts. Besides, by 2015 we're not going to be driving cars anyways. Nope, the only thing we'll be driving is golf balls -- on Mars. ZOMG, Interplanetary Olympics!

Alfa Romeo Concept Actually Being Produced

The Alpha Romeo Bertone BAT 11 looks like someone stole it from the future. Apparently the once concept car is actually hitting production. If you call making 25-50 "hitting production". I already put my name on the list, along with this guy and this guy, which means we'll probably be seeing D&G and rubidium covered models soon. There's not too much information on the car's stats, minus it goes fast and runs on the blood of virgins instead of oil....

Half RV, Half Houseboat, All Totally Awesome

Cool Amphibious Manufacturers International retrofits RV's to make them amphibious. You just drive the massive mother into a lake, and presto, houseboat for the weekend. I want one badly but they cost anywhere between $850,000 - $1.2 million, putting them about $850,000 - $1.2 million out of my price range....

Smera Electric Car Concept Is Mad Skinny

The Lumeneo Smera is an electric car concept that's 8 feet long but only 31 inches wide (insert something about your penis here). It can reach 80 MPH and gets about 93 miles to a charge. Not too shabby.

Both of the front wheels on the Smera have their own 20hp electric motor which have a life expectancy of around 200,000 km. Those electric motors, as well as the rest of the vehicle, are all powered by a 144 volt lithium ion battery which weighs in at 180lbs.

The company is hoping to garner enough interest in the project to have models available for sale by the Paris Motor Show in October. Unfortunately, they'll be going for $30,000 - $46,000 and disintegrate if you get sideswiped, leaving you Smera'd (!) all over the road. HAHA! Okay, one nut punch...

BMW Makes Morphable, Fabric-Covered Car

Yesterday BMW unveiled their GINA Visionary Model, a fabric-covered vehicle that can change shapes with the push of a button.

Chris Bangle (head of design at BMW) and his team actually built GINA -- which stands for "Geometry and functions In 'N' Adaptions" -- six years ago, but BMW kept it under, er, wraps until Tuesday. It's built on the Z8 chassis and has a 4.4-liter V8 and six-speed automatic transmission. BMW says the fabric skin - polyurethane-coated Lycra - is resilient, durable and water resistant. It's stretched over an aluminum frame controlled by electric and hydraulic actuators that allow the owner to change the body shape. Want a big spoiler on the back? Wider fenders? No problem. "The drastic reinterpretation of familiar functionality and structure means that drivers have a completely new experience when they handle their car," BMW says.

MonoTracer Covered Motorcycle

The MonoTracer looks like a covered motorcycle. And that's pretty much what it is. It features an aerodynamic cockpit that reduces the bike's drag, and seats two (one behind the other). It looks alright. Its 130 horsepower engine gets it going to 60 in 5.7 seconds and maxes out at 155 MPH. Now I know what you're thinking -- the Geekologie writer is a total wanker. And you're right, I am. The MonoTracer will set you back a staggering $82,350 and are available now.

Surprise!: Aircar Can Both Fly And Drive

Here at Geekologie we've seen flying cars in the past, and here comes another. The Milner Aircar can be both flown and driven. The $450,000 vehicle is capable of going up to 200 mph at 25,000 ft and 85 mph at 0 ft. This is great.........

Popular Mechanics Digs Aptera Electric Car

We reported the Aptera and its 300mpg claims back in September, and now Popular Mechanics magazine has had the chance to drive one and they say the thing is legit. The all electric version is slated for release in 2008 and will cost around $30,000. The hybrid 300mpg model will be out by 2009. If all goes well the company plans on a four-wheeled model capable of sitting up to five people hitting the streets in the not-so-distant future. And you know what else is going to be hitting the streets soon?

Impress Your Date With A Car Of The Future

Want to impress your friends and possibly score a girlfriend? How about purchasing this sweet-ass "Fastlane" car of the future? You can "Buy It Now" on eBay for a cool $15,000. But before you push the button: It's not really a car. It's a shell designed to fit on top of a Pontiac Fiero. Which is not included in the auction. So, yeah. It was designed for Universal Pictures by concept car maker Trans FX for use in a movie or something...

Ukranian Man Builds Two-Faced Wooden Car

I don't know what it is with Ukrainians and building unusual wooden things, but Vasily Lazarenko has gone and built himself a car. Under the wood it's a 1981 Opel, but on top of the wood it's a confusing looking sedan/convertible hybrid. Like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I mean damn that wood looks good, but I would have stuck with one design for the whole thing. Vasily quit his job and sold two other cars in order to afford the 1.5 years and parts needed to complete this, uh, thing. He refuses to admit what it cost to build, which means it was way too much and he regrets ever doing it. You have talent Vasily, but lets stick to rocking chairs and toy wagons in the future, okay?

Stackable Cars May Solve 'Last Mile' Problem

MIT believes they have come up with an eco-friendly solution to the 'last mile' problem. The 'last mile' refers to the distance you have to walk between your subway stop and your actual destination (i.e. home, work). The idea is to have a network of these small, electric cars stacked outside mass transit systems so commuters can grab them as needed. Instead of an engine they'll have four in-wheel electric motors run by lithium-ion batteries, saving a reasonable amount of space so the cars can be made extra small. They'll have 360 degrees of steering, so you can park the little bastards sideways in spots and maneuver into other small spaces. I'm not sure if something similar with bicycles or electric scooters has ever been attempted, but that may be a consideration as well. Good job MIT, except I invented stackable cars a year ago. And by 'invented stackable cars' I mean 'started a twelve car pile up during rush hour.'

The Solar Bug Solar Car Becomes Reality

The Solar Bug is an electric car that has solar panels on top capable of recharging its batteries (lead acid based) to increase the car’s range by 1/3. The company hopes to be able to make the car run 100% on solar energy in the future. It's got a top speed of 35 mph, a range of 60 miles, and takes 4-6 hours to recharge via plug (for a cost of 30-60¢). It weighs 900 pounds and will go for around $9,500 when it hits the road next year.

Honda's Puyo Is Soft, Does 360s In Place

Not to be outdone by Nissan and their cute little Pivo 2 Honda showed off the Puyo (which I thought was Spanish for a woman's genitals) concept van/box thing in Tokyo this week. It has a gel-like outer shell instead of sheet metal that's supposed to be a lot more resilient and safe in collisions. The wheels are from a go-cart (okay, maybe not) and are pushed all the way out to the corners, so the car can do 360s in place. To jack up its coolness factor from 0 to 1, it has scissor-wing doors. Nice try Honda...

Aptera Hybrid Now Accepting Pre-Orders

The Aptera hybrid is actually being produced. You can put down your $500 deposit now, and see your car in about a year. It hits 60 mph in ten seconds, and is governed at 95 mph. It comes in two versions. The all electric version ($26,900) has 120 mile range, and is plugged in at night. The Hybird version ($29,900) has an efficient gasoline powered generator that achieves over 300 mpg....

Dreamwatches

2008-08-22T08:28:00.000-07:00

Bell & Ross Type Aéronavale Limited Edition

At the request of the French Naval Air Force, Bell & Ross is producing two Limited Series of 150 watches specially designed for aerial navigation. These Pilot chonos come in either acrylic glass or sapphire glass. The Bell & Ross Type Aéronavale has the colors of the French Naval Air Force. Do the French still have an army?

TAG Heuer Bluetooth Watches

I found this picture of TAG Heuer bluetooth enabled wristwatches on the web. I have been hearing rumors that TAG Heuer will be entering the cell phone market in the near future. What is even cooler is the wristwatches they appear to be planning to introduce. Even if I did not buy a TAG Heuer cell phone I would love to buy a bluetooth enabled wristwatch that is compatible with any bluetooth phone.

Officine Panerai Luminor Base

Here is an awesome photo of one of my favorite Panerai watches. I found this Panerai Luminor Base photo over at Paneraiblog. It has such classic good looks. How can you not want one?

Nike Speed+ Info & Pics Leaked

All over the internet today I have been finding this image which accidently went live on the Nike site long enough for a reader to copy the image before Nike deleted it. My guess is Nike did it as a publicity stunt or as a test before it goes live permanently. Either way it is a black digital Nike watch that reads data wirelessly from compatible Nike+ shoes.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph

This Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph has a nice 18k rose gold case with a dark brown dial. It has a brown leather strap to finish off a nice chocolate look. The crown and pushers are not screw down, but they are equipped with an external butterfly collar that turns a 1/2 turn clock-wise and counter clockwise. Each crown has red and white enamel indicating arrows. The white arrows indicate when the crown is secure and water resistant and the red arrows indicate the crown is non-secure/non-water resistant. When the crown is secure it compresses a gasket that ensures water resistance. The watch undergoes a rigorous 1000 hours of testing before it ships.

IWC Top Gun Watch Announced

Here is a photo of the Limited Edition IWC Pilot's Double Chronograph. They have just announced another Limited version of this watch that looks almost identical to this watch except it will have red accented hands and a TOP GUN logo on the back. The watch is based on the Navy's elite pilot school called Top Gun.

Kobold SMG Tactical

Harry Winston Opus 6 Watch

Luxist

A new watch from Harry Winston which is the result of a collaboration with Felix Baumgartner, the Opus 6, a collaboration with Greubel Forsey just doesn't leave me as swoony. It's impressive, a huge white gold case features a double tourbillon that has a one minute cage rotating inside a four minute one inclined at 30° from the horizontal. The time is determined by reading the three small discs at the top of the watch.

Breguet Twin Spin

Breguet VIA iWMagazine

Here is a cool new watch from Breguet called the Twin Spin. A nice complicated tourbillion wristwatch, which is where the name came from. Check out the International Watch Magazine website for a lot of cool watch articles.

TAG Heuer Microtimer

TAGheuer

The TAG Heuer Microtimer is the first Swiss made movement to 1/1000th of a second.

Fitted with the first Swiss electronic movement offering remarkable 1/1000th of a second precision, the Microtimer is the result of technology tailored to the demands of Formula One motor-racing. A masterpiece of miniaturization and the sum of complex electronics, this sports chronograph in a wristwatch version provides various other performances such as the F1 mode with lap-time memory and best lap calculation, or dual time-zone display. The Microtimer also has a traditional chronograph with additional and split times and a stand by mode allowing to switch off the display.

TAG Heuer Monaco Python

TAGheuer

TAG Heuer has introduced a new Monaco line for women. Their new line includes very big watches which are now popular even for women's wristwatches. This particular watch features another hot trend also, it is brown. The new Monaco Python for women is both big and brown and I love it. I love very sporty watches, but the fashion statement watches are making these days have been driving high end wristwatch sales.

January 2, 2007

Seiko E Ink Wristwatch

This is the world's first wristwatch to utilize electronic paper. The Seiko E Ink wristwatch looks very futuristic and gives a nice view of what the future holds for watches and electronics in general.

Roger Dubuis EasyDiver

3DMark Vantage Teasers Arrive

2008-08-22T08:24:00.000-07:00

The time has come for Futuremark to finally show something official from the next 3DMark - 3DMark Vantage. Futuremark released the first three screen shots from 3DMark Vantage this morning and of course Legit Reviews has them for you to see. The screen shots are taken from the latest build of 3DMark Vantage and thus each one is labeled "work in progress".

Futuremark is also launching the 3DMark Vantage promotion page at 3dmark.com. On the promotion page Futuremark extreme high-def screen shots, developer diary videos (one new video each week), free online tool to check if the users system is capable of 3DMark Vantage and more as they get closer to the launch.

For now all we have are some screen shots of this DirectX 10.1 ready benchmark, which has for years been the most popular benchmark for the gaming community.

Other than these three teasers Futuremark didn't have much else to say or announce other than saying that 3DMark Vantage is coming soon. Legit Reviews will bring you more details when we get them!

Transparent Crystal phone Concept

2008-08-22T08:11:00.000-07:00

Here is something new that we haven't seen before, a concept phone which is completely transparent and see through.

This concept phone by BloodRabbit which he thought of while driving home from work. This mobile phone comes in a see-through body and a basic LCD display, sharing the same dimensions as a credit card. Although you're probably scratching your head and wondering how the electronics and other stuff like a battery and camera fits in. we have to go by the assumption that technology in the future will be able to compress electronics to such a size.

Future weapons for cops

2008-08-22T08:08:00.000-07:00

Being a cop has never been more attractive, despite the current perks of donut and coffee discounts around the precinct. Popular Science have outdone themselves by thinking up a list of essential tools that all cops should arm themselves with in order to maintain law and order throughout the country effectively. The machine gun featured above stands out from the entire bunch, boasting the ability to shoot up to 700 rounds of pepper-spray pellets in a single minute, creating eye-stinging clouds up to 200 feet away almost instantly. This is definitely more fun than a water cannon when it comes to crowd control, and you get to make people cry literally. Are any weapons and arms manufacturers reading this? Make sure you include a donut holster into the final product.

Future Weapons.

2008-08-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

Future Weapons is a TV show brought to you by the discovery channel. This show takes you through to days prototypes of future weapons. From machine guns, to rockets they show you all the new weapons that will soon be on our battlefields.

Ive watched a couple of the Future Weapons episodes, and that was just enough to get me hooked. The futuristic weapons most of the time put me in a silent "awww". Not to mention they blow a lot of things up!

Here's a few pictures of what they show you on this show, please enjoy!

future...

Was this our future of high-speed locomotion?

Future styles...

WD Future Styles & Colors

Mobile Home

Future Houses.....

Alight Kitchen...

Future of Internet Search: Mobile version

Future Cars.........

Dreamwatches

Bell & Ross Type Aéronavale Limited Edition

TAG Heuer Bluetooth Watches

Officine Panerai Luminor Base

Nike Speed+ Info & Pics Leaked

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph

IWC Top Gun Watch Announced

Kobold SMG Tactical

Harry Winston Opus 6 Watch

Breguet Twin Spin

TAG Heuer Microtimer

TAG Heuer Monaco Python

January 2, 2007

Seiko E Ink Wristwatch

Roger Dubuis EasyDiver

3DMark Vantage Teasers Arrive

Transparent Crystal phone Concept

Future weapons for cops

Future Weapons.