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X-Shaped LCD Watch Features Fresh and Youthful Design

TheFuture — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:40:06 +0000

X-Shaped Watch usually doesn’t get good responses from users, but we think this concept is pretty cool. If you are bored with circle or rectangle or hexagon watch design, you might love this concept, it features fresh and youthful design. The designer said that he had been working with different ideas for this watch and finally chose this shape, because it’s unique and unconventional. The LCD watch is able to display time in 2 different ways, the upper half informs you about the hours while the lower informs you about minutes. Which one that you like? We prefer the blue version.

Designer : Dimitri for [Tokyoflash]

X-Shaped LCD Watch Features Fresh and Youthful Design is originally posted on Tuvie

Table for Two : Transform Your Table from Workstation for Two to A Dining Table for Six in Seconds

TheFuture — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:39:04 +0000

To some of you, your favorite gathering place in your house would be your kitchen. Yes, kitchen table is usually surrounded by family and friends, getting together and catching up over a nice cup of coffee or tea. Usually a kitchen table has only 2 purposes: a place to eat and work, Table for Two project aims to transition between these 2 tasks easier by designing a series of folds. You can use the table as a space to work for 2 people (it has 2 drawers as well) and in seconds, you can change it to a basic dining table which accommodates up to 6 person.

Designer : Daniel Liss

Table for Two : Transform Your Table from Workstation for Two to A Dining Table for Six in Seconds is originally posted on Tuvie

MANUAL Coffee Maker With Slow Extraction Speed for Better Immersion

TheFuture — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:22:28 +0000

The art of coffee making is an interesting subject, some like it to prepare it manually, one cup at a time. MANUAL Coffee Maker is a simple or you can say slow coffee maker designed so that you can manually control the pour-over brewing process in a single cup. Let MANUAL sit quietly on your countertop, and enjoy watching your coffee drips … one drop at a time.

This concept coffee maker was launched at ICFF 2013 and will be tested further for a crowdfunding campaign late in Summer 2013.

Inspired by the form of pitchers and funnels, you can see this inspiration clearly in the final product. But, instead of being just conventional pour-over coffee maker, MANUAL goal is to be an appliance. It’s been designed to be left out on a counter for easy and fast access, easy to setup, and aesthetic consideration.

Designer : Craighton Berman Studio

It works the same as other pour-over stand where brewing happens directly into the drinking vessel. The clear glass allows for great visibility of the process while the “double wall” design maintains the heat for ideal extraction temperatures. The wooden base becomes the home for the glass piece and it fits over a kitchen scale as well.

You’ll find that MANUAL coffee maker has slower extraction speed compared to current pour-over coffee makers in the market. It’s meant to allow water and grinds to come in contact for a longer time, an immersion method just like you find in a French press.

MANUAL Coffee Maker With Slow Extraction Speed for Better Immersion is originally posted on Tuvie

Jakusa Diaphanum Concept by Jakus Tamás

TheFuture — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:01:27 +0000

As someone who loves sci-fi movies, apparently Jakus Tamás was inspired to design this cool Jakusa Diaphanum concept. The goal is to create his visual identity and tries to apply it in his works, but still the most important aspect would to design realistic concept, futuristic yet producible. There’s no windshield for this motorcycle, perhaps it uses virtual windscreen technology. We really wish we could see the dashboard interface on this one, hopefully the designer can update us in the future!

Designer : Jakus Tamás

Jakusa Diaphanum Concept by Jakus Tamás is originally posted on Tuvie

Modko Shake Dog Potty Anytime, Anywhere!

TheFuture — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:29:18 +0000

Shake it! This is how you clean and empty Shake Dog Potty from Modko. The name itself came from the unique method used to clean this unit, just add water, shake, and empty. Having this dog potty comes in handy when you just don’t have the time for a morning walk or stuck at work the whole afternoon, your dog won’t make any mess on your floor. The product design is stylish enough that you can leave out in the open and it folds for easy storage or traveling.

The sleek design allows this dog potty to lie flat on the floor, the rubber feet prevents it from sliding or creating scratches on the floor. You don’t need a garden hose or bath tub to clean Shake, the slim profile allows it to fit under standard sink faucet. You can open the cap and add water using the oversized fill hole, then shake and empty the content into the toilet.

Designer : Modko via [Pawfi]

One of the goals behind this project is to allow dog owners to carry their best furry pal anywhere they go. With Shake Dog Potty, your furry friend will always have familiar spot to go, even when you don’t have place to empty it, just fold it up and empty it when convenient. It’s suitable for small to medium sized dogs.

Modko Shake Dog Potty Anytime, Anywhere! is originally posted on Tuvie

Self Balancing Electric Unicycle Is Available for $2,700

TheFuture — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:03:48 +0000

Hammacher Schlemmer just got something new in its catalog, Self Balancing Electric Unicycle which you can actually buy. We’ve seen many concepts about unicycle but most of them are just concept or still at prototype stage, but if you are willing to spend $2,700, you can get a real one from Hammacher. It’s a cool briefcase-sized electric unicycle powered by 500-watt electric motor, perfect for 2 hours ride at 13 miles/hour after 3-hour battery charge (but it also depends on your weight). If you are not familiar with unicycle, it’s a vehicle that keeps the rider at perfect balanced at all times thanks to its gyroscopic sensors.

It’s a small vehicle, ideally for urban commuting and suburban recreation. Simply stand on the 2 feet pads and the gyroscopic sensors will detect your feet movements. It can support rider up to 250-pounds, grip the handlebar and lean forward to move or lean backward to slow down the unicycle and eventually stop, yes, just like Segway. The main motor is housed inside a sturdy ABS case, it spins the cycle’s single 16-inch diameter wheel which extends only 4-inch from the main case, so even when you wear leg pants, it won’t snag.

From : Hammacher Schlemmer

Self Balancing Electric Unicycle Is Available for $2,700 is originally posted on Tuvie

Hublot Antikythera Sunmoon Watch As Tribute to Antikythera Mechanism

TheFuture — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:25:04 +0000

Available in limited edition of 20 pieces, Hublot Antikythera SunMoon Watch features the fusion between antiquity and modernity. You can view highly precise Sun and Moon indications from this watch, what a perfect watch for an archaeologist. This watch is a tribute to Antikythere mechanism which is one of most mysterious objects in our history of civilization. Discovered back in Greek waters in 1901, the first “astronomical calculator” in human history.

This watch is the simplified and miniaturized version of the original mechanism, a masterpiece of Antiquity with its 295 components and 7 complications (compared to 495 components and 14 functions for the Hublot caliber exhibited at the Museum of Athens). It displays both a solar and a lunar calendar also an indication to show you sidereal position of the Sun and the Moon.

From : Hublot

Hublot Antikythera Sunmoon Watch As Tribute to Antikythera Mechanism is originally posted on Tuvie

Micro-Phone : A Credit Card Sized Smart Phone + Locator

TheFuture — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:10:34 +0000

Micro-Phone features a phone as small as a business card and as thin as your credit card. The goal of this project is to design and develop beautiful, highly functional object to complement our busy lifestyle, therefore, the team has come up with a new cell phone design. A combination of beauty and brains, this phone is not only smart but also really sleek, discreet, and most important of all, affordable for anyone to have. At just 5.5mm thin, this device is certainly micro sized phone and weights less than 40gram.

It’s an ideal phone for emergency call or traveling, you can even give one to you child to carry with them anywhere at all times, so small it’s really convenient. The design team has spent more than $100k in the development phase, they have successfully developed a fully working prototype. Now, they need your help to bring this concept to the market. Checkout their complete explanation about this project.

Designers : Yan Yan Li

Aside as a cell phone, Micro-Phone is also a locator. It would be really easy to locate your children, friends, or your partner, anytime, anywhere. The locator is optional but this feature is really handy, but if you have overly attached girl/boy friend you might not want this feature installed.

Micro-Phone : A Credit Card Sized Smart Phone + Locator is originally posted on Tuvie

Futuristic Grand Cancun Eco Tourism Resort to Address Our Energy Crisis and Global Warming

TheFuture — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:33:08 +0000

Grand Cancun could be the world’s first luxury eco tourism resort that responds to our energy crisis and local fossil fuel dependency of the city. A huge marine platform complex designed by Prof. Arch. Richard Moreta Castillo who has been involved in green architecture for a long time. This is a vision for the year 2020 where Cancun will celebrate its 50th founding anniversary, a landmark or a memorial sculptural which is adapted from “Kaan Kun” or Nest of Snakes, just like the magical legend of Mayan Serpent God. This awesome eco architecture contributes to the myth and raises the serpent from water to infinity, a great representation of exceptional harmony between Mayan people and their new metropolis.

This concept architecture was inspired by our fight against global warming, it addresses problems that we will be facing such as scarcity of water, pollution of coastal shores due to debris, hydrocarbons from congested marine traffic, and space. Grand Cancun would become the first marine platform that recover instead of exploiting its environment, it utilizes platform concept instead of an artificial island, thus, creating more space yet less impact in marine ecosystem.

Designer : Prof. Arch. Richard Moreta Castillo

The mega building will be totally self sufficient, there will be hotels, convention centers, malls, and cinemas, and many more entertainment complex to provide you with ultimate experience in conventions and hospitality. It has zero-carbon footprint while providing the city clean drinking water and energy from renewable resources. But the ultimate goal is to help clean the seas, the technology used will separate water from hydrocarbons and floating solids. It is very ambitious project, don’t you think?

Solar panels and vertical wind turbines help in avoiding environmental visual pollution, the building will also harvest tidal and wave energy, collect and reuse rainwater.

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Futuristic Grand Cancun Eco Tourism Resort to Address Our Energy Crisis and Global Warming is originally posted on Tuvie

Compact Gaming PC Design for AS Rock by BMW Group DesignworksUSA

TheFuture — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:39:22 +0000

A futuristic and stunning gaming PC has been designed by BMW DesignworksUSA for their client, ASRock. The brief from ASRock was to create M8, a compact PC that would captivate its users even before they switch it on. Gamers can anticipate the power of this PC through the design before they turn it on.

M8 features compact gaming tower that represents strength and ultimate performance. Most of the time, games place their gaming equipment in weird positions where those equipment are not initially designed for. This is where M8 takes into account, the design makes it possible to be placed vertically or horizontally, it would look good from any position. The main area or the central task has been designed to boast the beauty of motherboard. One thing for sure, the main element of this design lies in the muscular casing which protects the motherboard, the side of the case is transparent so that you can clearly see inside your PC. Creative gamers would be easily access to all technical gear and ventilation, thanks to easy-to-remove magnetic side panels.

Designer : BMW Group DesignworksUSA

The front knob with integrated OLED display works as multi functional control button and displays different kinds information such as status of usage, heat, date and time, volume and fans. The ventilation pattern has been designed to ensure optimal cooling for the PC so that you can enjoy optimum gaming experience.

As gaming PC, M8 is designed to be able to speak to gamers’ souls and offers iconic differentiation in a small Gaming PC. LL Shiu as Chief Operating Officer of ASRock believes that gamers don’t just play games on a boring gaming rig, they should be able to feel the adrenaline rush the moment they power on the PCs. Other specifications of M8 are WiFi, Bluetooth v4.0, and Creative SoundCore 3D quad core processor for realistic audio effects.

Compact Gaming PC Design for AS Rock by BMW Group DesignworksUSA is originally posted on Tuvie