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more about #concept more comments → Nathan Obbards: Alright sir, I'm going to have to ask you some questions before you can give blood. Have you had unprotected sex within the last 6 months? No? Good.... more » ReconToaster misses garnett :(: wow. This is fantastic. I would definitely get one. I already use my arm as a planner for school anyway... it would be very convenient to not have to... more » surfer88: What about the effects of alcohol in the blood? I know the more drunk one gets the more water is sapped, but does alcohol also affect glucose and oxyg... more » Kaiser-Machead: Put it somewhere else on the body, and you can have it display achievement points, or odometer. #digitaltattoointerface more » Benguin: It's the mark of the beast. #digitaltattoointerface more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I'd write: SUCK IT KINDLE! But seriously now... if it's blood fueled that means those two tubes are connected directly to veins or arteries? Yeah...... more » met2art: Well, this isn't Fleshbot, so many of my ideas are off limits. But a blood-sugar level indicator on my wrist (like a watch face) would be a nice idea.... more » The Lab: Powering a gadget using the components of blood as the fuel is an amazingly innovative idea. Love it. Has no one done that before? Pacemakers? Som... more » Scratic: Will the beast accept this mark? Or will I have to get a separate one to appease my dark master? Also will it come in a twitter version? #digitaltatt... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: On cold days, you can have steamy underwear too! #producttank more » -
#thiscyborglife
Digital Tattoo Interface Turns Your Skin Into A Display
There are implants which are purely aesthetic, and then there's the Digital Tattoo Interface concept. It's a blood-powered electronic interface which is embedded under skin to mimic a tattoo, display videos, or act as a phone or computer. More » -
#toasters
Product Tank Is Like a Booby Trap For Your Toast
This Product Tank concept employs an innovative solution to the problem of toastables that are oversized in either length or width. There are no slots, and the walls close in like your bread stumbled into a booby trap. More » -
#concept
This Clothespin-Looking USB Pendant Will Save Your Long-Distance Relationship
OK, so they won't really save any relationships, but the idea behind the Presence in Absence USB pendants is almost sweet. You keep digital scrapbooks on your pendants and then swap those instead of bodily fluids when you finally reunite. More » -
#concept
The V2G Automobile Brings Out The Cautious Speed Demon In Me
Aside from looking like a giant crustacean, this concept Vehicle-to-Grid (aka V2G) automobile seems like it would perfectly satisfy those who crave the maneuverability of a motorcycle, yet can't abandon the protective frame of a car. Plus it looks super-duper-speedy. More » -
#concept
Roca's Latest Concept Brings 3D Video Into The Shower
I love funky bathroom concept designs, so naturally I adore the Roca Waterdrop Shower Room. Granted, who wouldn't want to be surrounded by a 3D touchscreen while showering? Be it news or naughty shower flick, you'll truly soak it in. More » -
#architecture
Air Conditioning Bill Too High? Should've Moved Into A Building Like This
Apparently the oddly arranged 600 mm diameter circular windows on this building are not a hidden message from aliens, but instead a clever way to create ambiance indoors while saving up to 25% on air conditioning costs. More » -
#design
This Bathroom Concept Is Probably A Transformer In Disguise
The Roca Active & Relax has floor-to-ceiling "mirror-screen LCD plates" that act as either windows, monitors, or mirrors, a floor that moves at the command of your voice to convert the bath into a fitness facility, and hidden features galore. More » -
#concept
ScribbleBot Makes You Feel Like You Know How To Draw
So you can't draw. No problem—ScribbleBot can help. I mean, you still won't have any talent, but you can at least feel like you do for a short period of time. More » -
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#furniture
A Chair Made From 10,000 Drinking Straws
Finally, a piece of furniture that goes with your drinking straw lamp. Perhaps next time designer Scott Jarve could create a bendy straw couch so that I could mold the seat to my ass better. [Jarvie via Make] -
#architecture
Dubai's Technosphere Concept Would Fit Right Into a Disney Park
I think they ran out of weird building designs, because the centerpiece of Dubai's Technopark looks like it was copied from Epcot's Spaceship Earth. Whatever happened to architecture proposals for Dubai being completely nuts? More » -
#design
Lila-Lou's Ankida Yacht Will Make You Long For A Journey
I don't even want to imagine what the price tag for Lila-Lou's finely-tuned Ankida yacht will be. I just want to lay on the deck and watch the wind hit those optimally-positioned sails as I drift around the world. More » -
#speakers
I Like The Asspeaker Concept And I Cannot Lie
Someone's fetish definitely comes through with this speaker concept design. You turn the system on by giving the cheeks a gentle tap while the volume is controlled with tender caresses. If it were squeezable, I'd call the Asspeaker perfect. More » -
#concept
The Table of Sound Will Make Everything Shake, Rattle, and Roll Off Your Desk
Dock your iPod in a corner of the Table of Sound concept model and turn it up for the built-in speakers. Now try to get anything done while your table is shaking from the old-school rock blasting out its sides. More » -
#concept
San Diego Floating Airport Would Be A City Of Its Own
San Diego is in desperate need of an new airport, but no one wants it near their land. The so-obvious-that-you'll-slap-your-forehead solution? Don't build it on land, the ocean's right there. There's even a plan, but it's more than an airport. More » -
#design
Driving This Toyota Will Feel Like Flying a Spaceship
I know the Toyota FT-EV is just an electric car prototype, but that doesn't make me want it any less. It makes my previously favorite car cockpit look like a Ford Pinto. Zoom in. More » -
#espresso
Caffe Inn: The Espresso Machine That's Right at Home On Tony Stark's Chest
Who knew that the real power source driving Iron Man onward and upward into the stratosphere was really just a strong, trendy espresso machine? More » -
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What Would Happen To Wallet Bulge If This All-In-One Credit Card Were Real?
Sure, some of that wallet bulge comes from old-fashioned cash, but let's face it, credit cards and receipts are the big contributors. With the One Card concept though, you'd have everything accessible by turning a knob on a single card. More » -
#solarpower
Kitschy-Yet-Eco-Friendly reNEW Solar Battery Charger
It looks like a battery-eating iPhone case, but the reNEW Solar Battery Charger concept is actually a clever little device that spits out fully-charged batteries while attaching to your windows with suction cups. Your back-of-the-house, no-one-will-actually-see-it-here window. Updated. More » -
#design
Turn On the Quackie CD Player By Stroking Its Beak
I thought it was a sleek CD launcher, maybe a DIY weapon, but the reality of the Quackie CD Player concept isn't too horrible either. You open up the "beak" to turn up the volume, close it to power down. More » -
#design
Electrolux Brings Us One Step Closer To a Fireplace In a Can
We like to put everything else in a can, so why not fire? That must be what designer Camillo Vanacore was thinking when he dreamed up this portable, capsule fireplace. More » -
#germs
Pureray UV Baby Bottle Could Be a Baby Killer
I get it—a baby bottle with a built-in UV lamp for killing any germs that might be lurking in the formula. Parents would eat this up. But would it do more harm than good? More » -
#decor
Burning Cities Firescreens Make Horrible Tragedies Downright Cozy
It's been a long time since fire ravaged London and Rome in 1666 and 64 AD respectively—which must be why we can feel okay about making cool firescreens based on these tragic incidents today. More » -
#lighting
Desk Lamp Rotates To Become a Light Box For Artists
If you dabble in art and design, you will immediately see the benefit of a lamp that can rotate and adjust positions to become a light box. More » -
#concept
BMW Simple Handles Itself Like a Real-Life Tron Lightcycle
The BMW Simple is similar to the Nissan Land Glider, except that the BMW has a tricycle configuration, and its angled surfaces make it look like an stealth fighter. The coolest thing about it, however, is how it rolls. More » -
#lighting
Turn On Lamp Is Brought To You By The Letter "Q"
Inspired by the universal symbol for power (or the letter "Q" as it were), designer Marco Lana's rechargeable Turn On lamp can be switched on or off depending on its orientation. More » -
#iphone
Now This is How the iPhone Should Handle Multitasking
I really hope someone at Apple sees these concept interfaces from Ocean Observations. They've taken the best elements of the Pre's card system, combined them with Cover Flow, and created an awesome vision of multitasking on the iPhone. More » -
#conceptphones
Fujitsu's Seemingly Nonsensical CEATEC Concept Phone Roundup
These are Fujitsu's concept phones they showed off at CEATEC, one of which we covered already. Akihabara News covered a few of them, but these three are our favorites. More » -
#design
The Coolest Car Cockpit I Have Ever Seen Will Make You Go All Pew-Pew
If Nissan has its way, your next car's cockpit will look like an star fighter, straight out of a Macross remake. More » -
#concept
Fujitsu F-Circle Rotary Smartphone Comes from Past's Future
Fujitsu says that their F-Circle concept phone—designed by Yuji Ito and shown at CEATEC in Japan—has a "timeless appearance." Liars. I know your cellphone comes straight from the 60s, and apparently it can detect land mines. [Pink Tentacle] -
#concept
Zaojun: The Personal Assistant You Won't Flirt With
It just isn't appropriate to bring your personal assistant home with you, but Zaojun doesn't mind. The concept Wi-Fi gadget can do lots of things, including read you your email, messages and be programed to turn on appliances. More » -
#concept
Unfurl The Rolltop (The Flexible OLED Display Laptop)!
Holy crap, one day I could roll my laptop up just like my yoga mat?! I don't care if this is just a concept for now, Orkin Design's Rolltop is freaking awesome. More » -
#concept
Funktionide Substitutes Human Contact If You Are a Big Blob Lover
German designer Stefan Ulrich says his Funktionide—a white blob that changes shape thanks to artificial muscle technology—can "relieve loneliness." OK, Stefan, let's say I can get pass the creepiness of that video. Now, where are the breasts? More » -
#batteries
Crank This Battery To Charge Up
The Wind Up Battery is a rechargeable battery with a little pop-out hand-crank to power up using some good ol' fashioned elbow grease. I'd probably looks like an idiot using it, but better than suffering without a AA. More » -
#concept
Infinite Book Looks More Like An Infinite Brochure, Still My Favorite Digital Media Reader Concept
We're certainly excited about how we'll view digital media in the future, but this particular concept design is my favorite. The Infinite Book is a funky reader with a hinge for endless folding of pages to vaguely mimic newspaper reading. More » -
#watches
Ora Watch Measures Hours One Inch at a Time
Too bad the beautiful Ora—a watch that uses a pseudo-measuring tape to display time—is just a concept. Not only it satisfies my visual appetite, but my do it yourself cravings and other sizing needs. More » -
#lighting
The Dervish Ceiling Fan Lamp Could Probably Wash Your Car
If you have ever been to an automatic car wash, it should be pretty easy to figure out where designer Philippe Malouin found his inspiration for the Dervish ceiling fan concept. More » -
#concept
Kopin Golden-i Headset's Microdisplay Puts A 15-Inch Virtual Computer In Yo' Face
No doubt, this headset is going to make you look like a douchebag, but it is freaking killer. When you get past the rendering on a rendering, you notice it has a screen that will project a 15-inch virtual display. More » -
#lighting
Blood-Powered Lamp Teaches You The Hard Way
Perhaps you would be better about lowering your carbon footprint if lighting up your home required a sample of your own blood. Designer Mike Thompson thinks so. More » -
#airplanes
New Airbus A30x Planes Look Straight Out of Coruscant Skies
While Boeing is struggling to get the Dreamliner into the skies, Airbus is already planning their A30X next generation aircraft, which include really cool stuff like forward swept wings, u-tails, and lower-placement engines. Their five-decker A380 replacement is even crazier. More » -
#spacesavers
A Transportable Kitchen In a Box
For those of you who live in small spaces, imagine what it would be like to fold up your kitchen when its not in use. How about taking your kitchen with you when you move? More »
