The Toshiba Biblio Leaf Solar eReader.
Posted by Roy Jones in Computer, Design, Hi-Tech, High Tech's Future on 23. Dec, 2010 | 0 Comments
What is it After LG launched its first solar-powered E-book reader over a year ago, we were pretty confident that other companies will soon follow the trend. Justifying our hopes, Toshiba and KDDI have unveiled a uniquely designed e-book reader called the Biblio Leaf. Featuring a 6-inch e-ink display, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, the Biblio [...]
Light Gap!
Posted by Roy Jones in Design, High Tech's Future on 08. Dec, 2010 | 1 Comment
Light Gap is an eco-friendly and energy-efficient clock that uses light and a single gap on its surface to communicate the time. This simple and pared back clock has nothing but a gap on its surface. The gap indicates the hour hand. The clock is adhered to the glass pane of a window in order [...]
One Component Wind Power.
Posted by Roy Jones in Design, High Tech's Future, Science on 03. Dec, 2010 | 6 Comments
How would you like your very own take-it-home apply-it-yourself wind power generator? How about a whole array of them? This is a design that’s just that, take it home, unpack it, screw it into the wall, connect it to whatever battery you’ve got that can hold generated power, and let it rip! This design is [...]
Features A Flip-Out Blood Pressure Monitor. MDMouse.
Posted by Roy Jones in Computer, High Tech's Future on 23. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
I’m no doctor, but I don’t think the best time to measure one’s blood pressure is while using a PC. But that’s exactly what a company called CalHealth wants you to do with their MDMouse which features a miniature flip-out finger cuff that auto-inflates to accurately measure a user’s blood pressure.
Hearty interactive tumbler.
Posted by Roy Jones in Design, High Tech's Future on 15. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
At first sight, you might think that this tumbler has a nipple. Well, actually it’s an indicator of the beverage temperature in it. Heartea (from the words heart + tea or hearty) is an interactive tumbler that shows you the temperature of your drink from the bulging part of its body. When you touch this [...]
Turning power charger is inspired by a drop of water LiteOn.
Posted by Roy Jones in High Tech's Future, Science on 12. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
Concept charger converts kinetic energy into renewable electricity. With a large number of portable electronic devices being purchased all over the world, industrial designers have started working on eco-friendly products that can help charge these devices with renewable energy. The LiteOn by industrial designer Cindy Karimun is one such device which uses kinetic energy to [...]
