Skinput is a new futuristic interface currently being developed by Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University. The system is the combination of two technologies, the ability to detect ultralow-frequency sound, and a microchip-sized projector.

This amazing interface can recognise which parts of the body has been tapped using the sounds that is created by the sin, bone and skeleton. The Skinput technology uses a band which is strapped on to the arm. The armband contains piezoelectric cantilevers, or sensors that measure pressure, acceleration and force.

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Wacom have just release a new model the Cintiq 21UX to their Cintiq range of interactive pen displays which allows you to paint and draw even more intuitively. This new model has a massive 21.3″ screen and 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity, double the sensitivity of the previous model.

To improve the artistic interaction Wacom’s latest Grip pen, has new Tip Sensor technology that requires near-zero pressure to start painting. To increase speed and improve ergonomics the Cintiq 21UX has two rear-mounted Touch Strips which allow easy access to functions such as brush size, zooming, scrolling and canvas rotation.

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Aurora Watch is a cool design concept from designer Jihun Yeom, and as you can see from the photos the watch features a transparent watch face with no dial or hour markings.

The watch hands are display by tiny laser beams, and a red laser beam displays the minutes and a blue laser beam displays the hours.

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Watch phones are a pretty new technology and the ones we have seen so far from companies like LG have pretty basic functions, maybe sometime in the not so distant future we will all be wearing watch phones that look as cool as this design concept from designer Susan Choo, the Sidewinder Watch Phone.

As you can see from the photos, the Sidewinder Watch Phone looks very stylish, and from the looks of the photos is has the same sort of functions as many of the smartphones available today.

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High end bikes end up being pretty expensive, but no where near as expensive as this model designed by a team of Formula One engineers, the Factor001 which will cost you a cool $34,000.

The Factor001 is designed to be the world’s most technically advanced training bike, the bike is made mostly from carbon fiber, although it is still strong enough to take on the road.

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Porsche has taken the wraps of their new 4×4, the 2011 Porsche Cayenne, and the new model has had a bit of a styling upgrade, with a more aggressive look than the previous versions.

Porsche are obviously trying to make their gas guzzler a little more environmentally friendly as they have announced  the introduction of the Cayenne S Hybrid, which is Porsche’s first production hybrid vehicle.

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House designs have remained pretty much the same for some time now, sure there have been a few innovative designs, but none like this one, the Stacked House.

The Stacked House was built in Germany by architects Herzog & de Meuron, and as you can see from the photos it looks like a couple of houses have been stacked on top of each other.

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Are you one of those people who never has enough chairs for your friends to sit on when they come round? Then you may want to check out the Stack Chair.

The Stack Chair is a wall decal that looks like the back of a chair, just place it on your wall, add some magazines on the floor in front of it and you have some extra seating.

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A Hungarian company called Antro is developing an electric car that can split into two separate smaller cars, and it intends to have the cars on sale by 2012.

The Antro Solo is a three passenger car, and it features a hybrid drive and solar cells located on its roof, which according to Antro will generate enough electricity for the car to cover 20km per day.

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Here is another interesting design concept for today, this one is from designer Lin Tsui-Wei and it won one of the red dot awards for the best design concept of 2009, the Sleeping Coat.

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The Grass Lamp is a design concept from designer Marko Vuckovic, and it merges modern technology with nature, obviously it is designed for stylish apartments.

The lamp is made from PVC and it features a strip of lights which will grow whatever plants you place inside the lamp, although in the concept it features grass, I suppose you could grow virtually anything in there.

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If your looking for a project to keep you busy this weekend. Why not build your own underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) submarine.

Designed and constructed by Jason Rollettes the ROV was commissioned to explore a shipwreck in Lake Michigan.

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