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cellphones

Yamaha Trumpet...Cellphone?


Yamaha and KDDI put together a group of concept cellphones with musical themes, including a trumpet, guitar, DJ scratch pad, and drums. [MobileMentalism and AkihabaraNews]

1:31 PM on Sat Aug 30 2008
By Brian Lam
7,212 views, 9 comments

IFA 2008

Philips 8mm-Thin 32-inch TV Is Nice But Still a Prototype

Philips is working on their own ultra-thin backlighting technology. But compared to the absolutely stunning Sony ZX1 9.9mm-thin TV, the Philips 8mm 32-inch model is a) just too small and b) just a prototype. However, it looks like it uses a similar LED-in-the-corner backlighting technology. [More IFA 2008 Coverage]

10:45 AM on Thu Aug 28 2008
By Jesus Diaz
3,716 views, 10 comments

Latest by nutbastard: that and most americans for whatever reason have a hard time picturing 9/32" - they ALSO have a hard time more »

voip

Tatung Prototype the Nicest VOIP Phone I've Seen Yet

The difference between what I would like to look at and what I would like to use makes for a a gap wider than the Grand Canyon, in this case. One button, no tactile feedback and no screen make this VOIP phone prototype little more than an electronic lollipop. But my desire to lick one increases with every glance. [e-Nova via Yanko and BBG]

9:03 PM on Wed Aug 27 2008
By Brian Lam
3,212 views, 18 comments

Latest by virtuosoa: ZENO! [www.strangenewproducts.com] one of the designers must be using the zeno product more »

kinetic energy

M2E Developing Kinetic Cellphone Charger That is Up to 700 Percent More Effective

This isn't the first time we have seen a cellphone charger that is powered by kinetic energy, but the difference is that M2E is working on a charger that can produce 300 to 700% more juice than current technologies. They hope this will translate into a full-on replacement for cellphone batteries somewhere down the line. According to earth2tech, M2E's short term goal is to develop a charger that will produce an hour of talk time for around six hours of normal movement. Currently, M2E is in talks with major accessories manufacturers about bringing a device to market as early as 2009. [earth2tech via Inhabitat]

9:00 PM on Tue Aug 19 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,702 views, 8 comments

Latest by Brock: @Digitallysick: That's easy. What's really difficult is being more than 100% less effective. more »

hot stuff

MIT Thermoelectric Device Could Revolutionize Home Heating

With gas prices approaching "damn, I'm going to have to start walking more" levels here in the States, everyone's doing their part to increase efficiency and reduce energy consumption, and that includes the genius farm MIT. The institute already produces 80% of its own energy, courtesy of its on campus "cogeneration plant," but a few students have found a way to make the system even more self-sufficient using a new thermoelectric prototype. The great thing is the device has the potential for applications beyond the walls of MIT, and already the students are examining ways to apply it to the home heating industry in general. More »

11:00 AM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jack Loftus
11,432 views, 23 comments

Latest by Con Seannery: @RowenaOrpheus: Safe handling procedures, whoever opens the container once they seal up the dangerous stuff (if it stays there, I more »

death trap

Topia One-Seat Electric HUVO Prototype Might As Well Be Shaped Like a Coffin

With the arrival of Topia's one-seater prototype, I think it's finally safe to say the SMART car has something it can take in a fight. Called the HUVO, this diminutive electric car forgoes features like "well-being" and "sanity" for "lightweight" (330 lbs.) and "Jesus Christ watch out for that MINI Cooper!" To save weight and development costs, the HUVO is made out of materials that would make any contemporary golf cart proud; mainly plastic, ceramic, more plastic, and a bit of high-tensile steel plate. Although, as the headline implies, if HUVO goes into production Topia should probably just make the thing out of a nice, sturdy wood, and save your immediate family a step at the funeral parlor. More »

5:00 PM on Sat Jun 28 2008
By Jack Loftus
4,602 views, 39 comments

Latest by adeonothas: It seems alright, but I think the design should be longer. There might be tall people who want this car.(like more »

ebooks

Dual-Screen Ebook Developed, Navigates in Real Page-Turn Style

Sure the Kindle is fab, and printed media may soon be "dead"... but ebooks really don't feel quite as good the real thing do they? A science team from Maryland and Berkeley Universities noted that we do much more sophisticated navigation when we read a real book than is offered by current ebooks, so they've designed an advanced prototype with two pages. It works like a normal book, with page turning maneuvers to get to the new page, and you can even fold it back into a single-page version, or separate the pages to share info with someone else, as the video shows. More »

7:52 AM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,501 views, 22 comments

Latest by CribbageLeft: Gaaaaayyyyyy. The gadgets seemed cool though. more »

3d

gCubik is Palm-Sized 3D Display Everyone Can See at Once

Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has created this prototype physical 3D display that works a little differently than the other 3D tech out there. Those bright spots aren't LEDs, but a complex array of lenses arranged on top of LCDs, forming the sides of a cube. By a kind of optical parallax trick, and something called "integral photography," it makes it look like there's an object in the box. Best of all, gCubik is a naked-eye tech and can be viewed simultaneously by a group of people. The team's working on making it wireless and higher-res, and even hopes to commercialize it within three years for use in design, education or games devices. You can see it in person at the SIGGRAPH show in August. [Fareastgizmos]

6:50 AM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,635 views, 4 comments

Latest by Airblade: uhm, look promising! more »

radio

Olinda Radio Lets You Hear What Your Friends Are Listening to

Ever wondered what stations your friends are listening to just at the same moment as you spin the dial on your own radio? Well, that's where Olinda comes in: a working prototype commissioned by the BBC, it's got a plug-in module that lights up when your friends are online. A simple push of the corresponding button, and via Wi-Fi and the BBC's "playing now" service you get to listen along with your pal. There're other innovations too, including a double-tuning dial that lets you switch to stations alphabetically or just choose among your favorites. And because the design is modular it allows for expansion with other widget-like plug-in units. More »

9:37 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,316 views, 3 comments

Latest by SexCpotatoes: Some of my friends have no taste in music. Now if they had a light that came on and let me more »

blockbuster stores

Blockbuster's Prototype Stores Look Like Best Buy

If you ever drunkenly stumble into one of these prototype Blockbuster stores in Dallas, you'll wonder why Best Buy has stocked up on so many movies and ditched the inkjet printers. These proto stores, or storetotypes, lay out little kiosks in the middle and test interesting concepts that have a tenuous relationship to renting movies such as: More »

4:50 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Jason Chen
13,262 views, 60 comments

Latest by budabellyx: -Not willing +Now willing Slisdexic typing. more »