Concepts
Ladder Climbing Robot Takes Robot Engineering To New Heights (video)
A new style of robot has been unveiled, which has been designed to climb ladders by itself, as is equipped with 5 motors that help it pull its 1.4m high frame, weighing 30 kg up specially created ladders. The new robot named Dream Robo has been created by Osaka-based industrial equipment maker Muscle Corporation, together [...]
Bose iQ Multi Device Docking Station Concept
Designer Jason Farsai, has imagined a fantastic Bose IQ multi device docking station concept, that would be perfect for parties. Allowing you to dock multiple iOS devices into one dock and then use them as a massive jukebox. Queuing songs from all the different devices and creating huge playlists, to keep the party alive.
Affectiva Q Sensor Is Capable Of Transmitting Your Mood To Games And Applications
Affectiva have unveiled a new version of their mood sensing technology Q Sensor 2.0. Affectiva’s sensor is worn on the wrist and the latest version is now equipped with wireless Bluetooth, enabling the device to broadcast your mood across the Internet, and could then be incorporated into games and applications, says its creators. While wearing the Q Sensor 2.0 [...]
Airless Tyres, Using Resin Spokes Unveiled By Bridgestone (video)
Tyre makers Bridgestone have unveiled a new tyre they have created that requires no air inside to make it functional. The new airless tyres are instead equipped with resin spokes inside the tyre that provide support for the load of the vehicle. The new resin spoke technology does not run from the inner circumference (rim) [...]
Worlds First Elasticated USB Data Cables Unveiled (video)
Asahi Kasei corporation has unveiled a new cable called the Roboden, which is the worlds first elasticated cable, that can be used for USB devices, data transfer or power. The company has developed the new Roboden cables working with Spandex, and based their designs on the way the human skin is able to stretch and [...]
WiFi Equipped Glass Speaker Provides Rooms With Less Of An Eyesore
A new type of speaker is currently under development that is constructed from 4 sheets of glass to provide your rooms with a much more aesthetically pleasing speaker, when compared to traditional non-transparent creations. The glass speaker is also fitted with a WiFi transmitter, which can be plugged into any device with a headphone jack. [...]
Little Printer, Creates Your Own Mini Newspaper (video)
Berg design studio has unveiled a neat little printer they have created that has been designed to bring you news, puzzles and gossip from your friends. It will even uses your subscriptions which it will then use to create a mini-newspaper. You can use the Remote app on either your Android or iPhone to manage [...]
iCam Concept Case, Adds Interchangeable Lenses To Your iPhone
ADR Studio design has had a little fun and imagined a fantastic concept case for Apple’s iPhone, called the iCam. That would transform the already great pocket smartphone camera into a fully smart camera with interchangeable lenses. The iCam case would be created from aluminium and feature interchangeable Apple-Lens lenses, using an iMount mounting system. [...]
Flote Tablet Stand (video)
Even though the new iPad 2 is lighter than Apple’s first generation iPad. It can sometimes become a little uncomfortable to hold the device for extended periods of time. If you find holding you tablet or reader becomes a little uncomfortable after extend periods. Then a new tablet stand called the Flote designed by Dave [...]
DisplAir Projects Interactive Images Into Thin Air (video)
Fogscreen technology which allows systems to project images into whats seem to be thin air has been around for sometime. But a new system deigned by Russian company DisplAir has now been created which allows you to make those images interactive. DisplAir uses an infrared camera to capture finger gestures, which are used to control [...]
YAL Concept Watch Inspired By Tron
Watch makers TokyoFlash are currently taking votes on whether or not to create the YAL Concept Watch, which has been designed by Yoann from France. The YAL watch as you can probably guess from its design has been inspired by Tron, and uses a number of blue LEDs to tell the time. For example 5 [...]
Monitor Polarizing Film Privacy Mod, Keeps Your Screen Contents Secret (video)
If you wear glasses or would simply like to keep your monitor contents private. A new modification has been demonstrated by Instructables modder Dimovi, that shows you how to remove the polarising film on your monitor. Then transform a pair of glasses using the monitor film to allow you to see it again when you [...]
