future technology

City Aquatic Transport (C.A.T) Public Transport System Helps You Avoid Traffic Jams

2011-07-09T05:24:00.000-07:00

The main objective of City Aquatic Transport (C.A.T) is to help reducing urban city congestion. Waterways running through cities are usually passing by strategic public areas, with only little infrastructure needed, C.A.T system can fulfill its primary task. The system has been designed really simple to use. The users can pre-book or directly order a craft online using their personal account. Payment system options could be monthly payment or pay as you go, whichever is more convenient for users.

Designer : Cal Craven

The craft has been designed from the inside out with personnel mobility in mind, some public transport key words sieved out of the research phase of the design process were flexibility, freedom and fun. The craft holds four people in a diamond formation in 360-degree rotating seats. In the center of the arrangement is a pull out table, which can be used for a number of functions. Once on board, the user has the choice to manually or auto-drive the electric vehicle. Auto drive presents the user with a chance to utilize the travel time to socialize, work, eat, rest etc. Manual drive provides the user with a pleasurable driving experience. The craft has other onboard amenities such as Wi-Fi and power sockets.

The system brings a new dimension for waterway transport, as well as minimizing congestion it opens doors for tourism and extends business opportunities. More and more businesses are operating from home, the C.A.T, in one scenario, could be used for business meetings amongst colleagues at a fraction of the cost of renting an office or meeting space in the city, plus they have the added bonus over a private space with an ever changing beautiful view. Tourists could use it to view the city, without being restricted buy times, stops, congestion and crowded interiors that other services suffer from. The scenarios are limitless, from having lunch with your friends to using it to commute into work each day, it’s a completely flexible transport system.

Solis Solar Powered Vehicle That Contributes Electricity To The City

2011-07-09T05:23:00.000-07:00

The challenge of this project was to create a vehicle that we could park easily in a highly populated area. Solis is a solar powered commuter vehicle features semi-transparent solar panels on doors and roofing to generate electric power which is stored in the battery. Due to its compact size, 2 Solis can be parked in one regular parking space. This will solve the issue of limited parking space without the need to change the parking lot layout. It’s been designed with a retractable power cord where the driver can plug it into the parking meter to provide the city with electricity through its solar panels, thus paying for its parking space. If there’s not enough sunlight, the parking meter acts as a changing station in exchange for payment.

Solis design combines the freedom of motorcycle with the safety and comfort of a car, it offers new and better way of commuting and parking in highly populated areas. Solis utilizes the same wheelbase as a smart car but with a visually lower center of gravity. This way, both passengers are placed in the center of the car, protected by the wheels which will give great protection during a crash. We think this is an innovative vehicle design. Not only Solis is combustion free and takes less space, it is also stylish, eco friendly, and contributes to the city with electricity.

Designer : Mika Becktor

Nelja Analogical Watch Design by Löytö Esineiden

2011-07-09T05:22:00.001-07:00

Löytö Esineiden has done it again. Nelja is a unique analog watch design where the face of the watch is divided into two halves. The watch works by utilizing the left side to indicate the hours while the right side to indicate the minutes without having to change the mechanical movement of a conventional analog watch. Each of these areas is marked with 12 points and its own hands as markers. Each hand still spins 360 degrees as usual.

Each of these hand markers is engraved with word to enable the color of those 12 points “fill” the empty areas. The outer hands of this watch are engraved with the word “MIN” while the inside hands are engraved with words “am” and “pm” to indicate the time of the day. It is indeed a very cool watch.

Designer : Löytö Esineiden

M O O D : Free Standing Lamp Made From Translucent Corian

2011-07-09T05:21:00.003-07:00

This free standing light was created for the exhibition of “The Fresh Light of Corian” during Milan design Week 2011. M o o d is a free standing lighting object made from translucent Corian. The objective of this project is to present Corian features such as translucency and malleability. This design wants to present the connection between innovate materials and technologies. The light bulb drawing is meant to create a link between the old and new light sources.
Designers : Alex ADAM, Roger POP, and Monika Koryczan

Magic Emotion Concept Eyewear Helps You Expressing Your Emotions For Better Communication

2011-07-09T05:20:00.001-07:00

In real life, there are many people having difficulty in expressing their emotions which cause a lot misunderstanding in their life. Magic Emotion glasses are a unique and fun eyewear that detects your expressions, blood pressure, heartbeat, etc. These glasses display its wearer expressions through animation display, thus improving the communication and relationship with other people. “Magic Emotion” concept uses a new LED material called lightform for the glasses. The micro detector detects your expression while the CPU processes and transmits the result to the lightform LED.
Designer : Tan Yunfan

Step by Step Photographic Scale Motivates You To Stick With Your Diet

2011-07-09T05:19:00.001-07:00

How many times we say we’ll stick to our diet this time, yet fail miserably (especially on weekends)? There are a lot of reasons why we fail; one of them is the lack of motivation. Read this story here: Bill decided to lose weight by going to the gym every morning. After 2 weeks, he looked in the mirror and didn’t see any changes. He felt disappointed and didn’t feel like going to the gym anymore. Sounds familiar?
Actually Bill had lost some weight and gained muscular mass, however, the change was so minimal that he didn’t notice it. The main reason people stop doing any physical activity or following a diet is because the changes in short period of time are so minimal. It’s hard to stay motivated and keep the routine long enough to see the real changes.
Step by Step, a photographic scale has been designed to motivate you to stick with your exercise goals. It’s not your conventional scale; it registers, evaluates, and displays daily changes in your body. You would be able to take a single picture every day and measurement of the weight. These daily images inform its user about patterns of improvement, motivating you to keep on going with your exercises.
Designer : Luis Berumen

This device tracks your evolution during a specific physical transformation along with encouraging phrases in order to motivate you even more. It’s a combination of a scale, a photographic camera, a diary and a zink printer. User can also use this device to keep track of a woman’s pregnancy, a kid development, or post surgical therapy.

Futuristic Octuri Flying Yacht by Yelken Octuri

2011-07-09T05:18:00.000-07:00

As the name suggests the flying yacht by designer Yelken Octuri is an innovative yacht that can fly. The yacht can transform hassle-free into a plane through 4 mobile masts, which lowers to become the wings. The sails pull in inward into every mast as the masts are brought down for plane mode. The yacht features two main decks, where the yacht’s lower deck boasts a main room, a restroom, a kitchen plus a storage room. In boat mode, the sails of the 4 masts offer the propulsion. Each mast can be oriented separately via a double-jack system, which assures optimal positioning despite the wind direction. The flying yacht has been designed especially for the princes namely Aziz, Dawood and Hashim, corporate administrators of Masqat Airways. Perhaps, the yacht offers an exceptional sailing alongside the Omani coastline in the plane version.
Designer : Yelken Octuri

Living Roof : A Self-Sustaining Capsule For Urban Rooftop by NAU

2011-07-09T05:16:00.000-07:00

Living Roof is a futuristic compact and self-sustaining capsule for urban rooftops. It’s been designed to cover essential elements such as a refuge to recover, plan excursions into the city, or just simply stare into the stars. The minimalist interior design allows its user to focus and concentrate along with the highly efficient enclosure provide the answer to one of the impossibility in modern lifestyle: the contemporary citizen seeks mobility but also wants to tread softly on the environment. “Living Roof” by NAU offers short-term housing unit which produces more energy than it consumes.

Living Roof is intended as an alternative to hotel rooms or temporary residence for multi-city travelers. Today’s traveler wants to experience urban lifestyle as the locals do. This project counters the trend of concentrating hotel guests in tourist ghettos by spreading individual suites throughout the city. Their location changes every 2 years to provide unexpected adventures for repeat visitors. Inside the suite, guest can find interactive guide which is completed with video preview and menu listing. This information can be transferred into a PDA or other gadgets. Checking in is a simple as inserting guest ID on an external terminal. A hatch slides open, stairway extends, and a pleasant voice welcomes guest inside.

Designer : NAU Design

Guests will first take note of the interior’s reduced palette, harmonious curves and panoramic wrap-around window bands. The real innovation however resides in the Living Roof’s accommodation of the occupant’s
functional needs. Rather than dispersing different activities — increasing the unit’s size and demands for heating and cooling — a rotating ring vertically combines sleep, lounge and work areas. Guests can choose to lie in bed while gazing through a skylight, watch a film while looking out across the skyline, or do a bit of work simply by rotating the ring to the desired module. Bathing and cooking functions are sequestered at one end, assuring a bit more privacy and a firm connection to the waste water filtration system. The feel is closer to a first class cabin than a hotel room, with flush-fit panels, built-in information systems and plenty of clever storage to stash belongings out of sight. A large information screen provides the latest dining tips or a wide screen cinematic entertainment experience. Comfortable upholstery softens the experience while the window bands provide views overlooking the city from all directions.

On the edge between hotel and residence, individuals booking a weekend getaway or frequent business travelers, will find the Living Roof an attractive option. Guests can sleep with a clean conscience; as you rest and recharge, so does the Living Roof. Even when visitors exit the unit, and set it in dormant mode, its photovoltaic array continues feeding electricity into the electrical grid or on board battery packs. Depending on guest use, over the year the suite can be a net electricity generator. This, along with a rainwater capture and gray water filtration system, make the Living Roof one of the world’s greenest structures.

Luxury, style and ecology are effortlessly provided in the Living Roof, a new urban retreat.

TokyoFlash Kisai Rogue SR2 LCD Watch

2011-07-09T05:15:00.001-07:00

Get noticed from people near you with the new Kisai Rogue SR2 LCD watch from TokyoFlash. Unlike other TokyoFlash’s watches where you need to touch a button to illuminate the LED in order to read the time, wearing this watch, the time can be read at a glance. Available in four colors (blue, orange, green, and red), this watch features slim, curved case design, with solid adjustable stainless steel strap. Reading the time on this watch is easy, yet it creates a sense of mystique to the uninformed. User can choose to illuminate the watch with bright LEDs at the touch of a button to read the time easily during night time.

The inner ring represents the hours, as you can see the gap in the ring shows the current hour as on a clock face. The ring of large blocks informs you about the minutes the same way as the hours, using the gap in the ring. The outer ring of small dots represents exact minutes, every fifth dot being slightly smaller to distinguish five minute groups. Just look where the gaps are. [Buy TokyoFlash Kisai Rogue SR2 $179]

From : TokyoFlash

Vacbin : Vacuum Cleaner Within The Trash Bin

2011-07-09T05:12:00.001-07:00

Vacbin is a vacuum cleaner within the trash bin. This design is based on the idea of invisible essentialobjects. Vacuum cleaner is one of many household objects that we’d rather hide in places like storeroom. However there are times when we need to use it and hope it would be easier to get it out. Vacbin hides thevacuum cleaner within the trash bin, an object that is out in the open. It makes the vacuum cleaner invisible when not in use, yet easily released when needed. Clever design, isn’t it? Place the vacuum back in its place when you’re done, it will automatically empty itself into the bin.

Designer : Joce Sieys

Saab Nespresso Car Concept For Your Multiple Lifestyle

2011-07-09T05:11:00.001-07:00

Saab Nespresso was born when Eric Leong, the designer, trying to develop a vehicle based on non automotive brand and use their success as inspiration. Through careful research and product placement, Eric chose Nespresso as his inspiration. Nespresso is a brilliant lifestyle product that brings coffee shop lifestyle into our home; we can enjoy a cup of fantastic espresso without having to go to a coffee shop. This car concept features the original Saab body style and blends with the style of a coupe and pick-up. It’s been designed with 2 small rear doors and a loading area.

At the back of this vehicle, you can find dual storage compartment to support your lifestyle, while the top deck panels can be used as lounging area. The roof of this car is covered with solar panels that can be used to power your house when the car is parked.

Designer : Eric Leong

From Concept to Reality : TokyoFlash Kisai Kaidoku LCD Watch Design

2011-07-09T05:10:00.001-07:00

Submitted by a 15-year-old Tynan Mayhew, avid fan of TokyoFlash, this watch was voted as one of the popular designs by the fans. This is the second concept design submitted by a fan which brought into reality. Kaidoku in Japanese means to decode or decipher, but in this case, you don’t need any translation or trick to read the time. Instead of numbers, TokyoFlash Kisai Kaidoku LCD watch displays the time with words. Just read the words that are flashing to read the time, user can also read the date exactly the same way by pressing the lower button.

This watch has been designed to fit small or large wrists, its genuine leather strap wraps your wrist comfortably, both for women or men. During night time, you can activate EL backlight function, just press the top button to illuminate the display. Kisai Kaidoku is available in black with a blue LCD display and blackleather strap or silver with a purple, green or blue LCD display and white leather strap. This limited edition LCD watch design is available exclusively at TokyoFlash Japan.

Designer : Tynan Mayhew for [Tokyoflash]

PlanetMangrove Speakers by Balint Tamasi

2011-07-09T05:09:00.000-07:00

PlanetMangrove speakers feature unique soft curved design that represents its 3-way nature which also plays important role for its acoustics. These speakers only have 2 potentiometers, one for volume adjustment and power, the other one for bass level adjustment. It has a built-in amplifier to make it easier to use with other devices such as computers, TVs, music players, etc. The tweeter is located at the top while the mid-frequency speaker is located at the middle. The bottom speaker is responsible for nice deep sound. User can control the angle of the sound sine this speaker sits on a rotatable 3-way rubber stand.
Designer : Balint Tamasi

Lotus Ephemer Concept Car by Maël Oberkampf

2011-07-09T05:08:00.001-07:00

After BMW M-Zero design, this automotive designer wanted to design a car that could remind everyone of beautiful sea creatures such as sharks or manta-rays. That’s when Lotus Ephemer concept car born. Ephemer is an aggressive yet beautiful roadster that features 500 horsepower and claimed top speed of300km/h. This car design is also inspired by TVR, Aston Martin, and Peugeot.

Designer : Maël Oberkampf

Helix Wind Generating Roadster by Minchul Kim

2011-07-09T05:07:00.001-07:00

Helix is a new proposal of electric Roadster that breaks old stigmas of inefficiency and wasted mobility. This vehicle explores a new way to generate energy to power an electric vehicle by using energy re-generatively under braking. Helix is a concept roadster that pursues the efficient driving by realizing more active aerodynamics to manipulate the wind when this vehicle is on the move and regenerate its power through the Helix turbine.

Designer : Minchul Kim

OPTI Driverless Taxi For London in 2025 by Paul Piliste

2011-07-09T05:06:00.000-07:00

The rising cost of fuel has become a big matter of concern these days. Adding up to this is the increasing amount of pollution in the city, all of which contributes to depleting the quality of air. Based on Department of Transport (England) 55 percent of UK emissions results from cars and taxis, while the remaining from coal burning as well as lorry exhaust. To deal with such situations, OPTI driverless taxi intends to create another mode of transport that not only reduces emissions but transports people within city environments. This project has been proposed for people commuting to London. The concept is pretty simple. This vehicle, acting as a taxi or bus, would have hire points at central bus as well as train stations. Lithium ion batteries located within the chassis floor is the main source of power for the vehicle. The shape of the vehicle is small as to accommodate for short voyages. The seating position has been designed to be upright instead of laid back to design a smaller vehicle.

Designer : Paul Piliste

Another interesting feature of this vehicle is that, it is equipped with satellite navigation, proximity lasers, parking sensors as well as cameras, which make the OPTI, available 24 hours a day. The payment method appears to be via credit or debit card, generally verified using 3G. This purges robbery of the vehicle. Perhaps, the 3G is used to check the vehicles location for safety purpose. Even though OPTI driverless taxi is intended for 2025, but I hope that it arrives here sooner.

Bug-E Multipurpose Electric Vehicle Features Innovative Steering Wheel Design

2011-07-09T05:05:00.000-07:00

This submission reminds me of Bobby Cobb from Cougar Town who drives around using a golf cart. I think it’s pretty cool. Bug-E is more of an eco friendly electric vehicle than a golf cart, but this vehicle has been designed as multipurpose transport solution. Bug-E offers a modular boot system allowing its user to transform the vehicle dynamics in just seconds, from golf buggy to utility vehicle. It’s been designed with an innovative steering solution where the drivers can swap driving responsibility with ease by simply pulling a lever located next to the drivers’ knee then pulling or pushing the steering wheel left to right, a hydraulic ram, a series of universal joints and some simple locking pins to make this happen. Since this is an electric vehicle, Bug-E needs a main charging system to power its 48v brushless motor.

Designer : Thomas Young

Raptor : A Sexy Skateboard Design Inspired by AlfaRomeo

2011-07-09T05:04:00.001-07:00

Raptor concept board was born as the result of collaboration between the designer and the Italian car manufacturer AlfaRomeo. The initial instruction was to design a sport accessory that reflects the strongcharacteristics of a modern lifestyle of “Alfista”. After a thorough research on various extreme sports, Andrea Mangano chose to design a board dedicated for speed-down races. Raptor has been designed with 3 layers structure to increase its strength and balance. The mechanical front and rear arms allow its user to bend without losing balance. This board is painted in red and black colors which are the typical characters ofAlfa Romeo brand.

Designer : Andrea Mangano

Survival Room Provides A Total Protection Within An Enclosed Capsule

2011-07-09T05:03:00.001-07:00

Phil Pauley has designed a survival room that offers complete protection from extraordinary natural or manmade disaster conditions. Each survival room has been designed with 70 seats, wheelchair access, and a limited amount of standing room. Once the door is sealed shut, this room will automatically switch on the light and life support system. Emergency food and water will be available for every one and last for up to 2 weeks. For basic personal hygiene, there’s a toilet and a hand basin.

The system generates breathing oxygen through the controlled release of compressed air and by electrolysis of water in extreme and prolonged conditions. Atmospheric control equipment includes a CO2 scrubber, which uses a chemical absorbent to remove the Carbon Dioxide from air and diffuse it into waste pumped through a one way exhaust mechanism.

Designer : Phil Pauley

The hi-tech atmospheric monitor system will test the air for oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and other gases, when the system detects poisonous gases, it will be removed. Oxygen is replenished by using an oxygen bank located throughout the unit perimeter.

Once the door is closed, the computer system sends out emergency signal to establish any communication with a monitoring station. There’s a manual override and a live emergency communication channel together with external cameras to monitor the surrounding environment. There’s a small opening hatch built within the entrance door.

The main protection zone is housed within a cylindrical tube running through the center of the unit to facilitate an anti-rolling gyro for user comfort to ensure the capsule will always remain upright. It also allows extra storage space for the wide range of life support systems, batteries and technical servicing equipment.

This unit can be transported around the world via existing container shipment. It can be bolted into the ground or incorporated into a building design, or simply placed within a temporary location in disaster area.

The Aid Personal Health Management Device Works As A Walking Cane

2011-07-09T05:02:00.001-07:00

The Aid personal health management device provides the possibility for users who love to be an active member in their community but have difficulty in leaving their homes due to the health issues. This cane-like unit has been designed to become useful ICT device in user’s daily lives where it features services that are integrated with social infrastructure.

The Aid is actually focused to help elderly people and traumatized people who usually don’t have the confidence to step outside their house. They are isolated from the outside world and usually depressed because of the lack of social interaction with other people. This device works as a walking cane, a ‘helping hand’ to this people. It provides security and guidance from being lost or receiving the attention/help they need immediately. The integrated navigator works as a service and health device that provides information about blood pressure temperature and pulse rate. The SOS button when pressed will contact the help center and send the user’s current health status and location to provide immediate help from qualified individual.

The Aid personal health management device will help people with limited lifestyle to become more independent, confident, and sociable.

Designer : Egle Ugintaite

Rimino e-Paper Mobile Device Project by Amid Moradganjeh

2011-07-09T05:01:00.000-07:00

Trying to redefine mobile experience through human factors research and design thinking, this designer utilizes e-paper mobile device to create a user interface that resembles print posters. Rimino project is based on human experience, guided by both observational and experimental design research methods. Rimino challenges ongoing trends where devices have become more striking and remarkable. The designer creates a device that is more integrated and more sensitive to the human experience. It represents a future technology that aligns with what we need instead of dictating how we live. Watch the video to get the idea where design can be used to create more human-like behaviors and less influenced by technology.

Designer : Amid Moradganjeh

The Rimino concept is guided by six core design values. The design values are derived from the demands and the aspirations of the user and are used to define the overall user experience.

Totem Modular Cooking System Coated With EnSol Spray-On Solar Cell Technology

2011-07-09T04:59:00.000-07:00

Totem is the perfect solution for anyone who lives in a small space apartment or travelers. It is a multi functional modular food system that enables you to prepare and cook by simply stack and flip the units. Due to its simplistic design, this unit allows you to perform in any situation; in fact, it doesn’t require main power source since the exterior has been coated with EnSol, spray-on solar cell technology. Totem is capable of performing various kitchen tasks in any location by stacking flipping, and building the units for your specific requirements. It uses less energy and space. Even when you are in remote locations, you can still use this cooking device.

Each unit has the same capabilities to cook, clean, chill, and freeze. However, the orientation of each unit determines the mode. If you want to bake a cake, just combine several units together to form a hexagon. If you want to fry something, just flip it.

Designer : Nick Morris

Detraform Model 500 Phone Design by Kiwi&Pom

2011-07-09T04:58:00.000-07:00

Designed by Kiwi&Pom, Detraform phone offers unusual L shaped design. It’s a cordless DECT phone with subtle interface and a selection of classic colors. Sustainable consumption begins with products that last a lifetime. This cordless phone features a robust, polished polycarbonate and anodized aluminium shell. This phone design not only provides you with the principal telephone functions of speaking and listening, it also includes a speaker phone and a simple push-to-talk intercom system. You can support this project by pre-ordering your phone from this page: http://www.ulule.com/detraform/
Designer : Kiwi&Pom for [Detraform]

Bio-Grow : a Photobioreactor For The Cultivation of Algae

2011-07-09T04:56:00.001-07:00

Bio-Grow has been designed to answer our ongoing problems, the rising oil prices and overflowing dumps. These industrial designers are trying to solve the “green” ia photobioreactor for the cultivation of algaessues by utilizing recycled electronic materials. They have come up with a photobioreactor for the cultivation of algae, to be later manufactured into bio-diesel. The team utilizes refurbished electronic waste to construct Bio-Grow, this way, their design can at least lessen the issues of both e-waste and oilconsumption. Hopefully in the future, algae-based bio-fuels can completely replace fossil fuels.

Designers : Mark Schnitzer, Timothy Harvey, Elliot DeVries, Reza Shiftehfar, and Meg Kenney

Arch Rival Playground Equipment Design For The Park

2011-07-05T09:38:00.000-07:00

Arch Rival game design was inspired by the Olympic Games, very competitive yet safe, because this game is meant for children. The game comprises of 2 sides (red and blue), where the objective is to flick moveable discs along arched poles into your opponents score zone (at the base of each arch) while protecting your own score zone. The competitive nature of this game drives children to be active, therefore improving fitness while having fun. A perfect game for playground.

Designer : Josh Hodgkinson