Currently mobile phones only enable you to call people but what if you could call objects too? What if you could call a place and fill every device in that place with your messages?
Designer: Krishna Prasad
Since it’s obvious the world is moving towards touchscreens and virtual controls, it’s nice to see something that pays tribute to old school tactile experiences. The Play On concept takes that ethos and exaggerates it.
Designer: Shu-fen Liao
I’m envious of a video recording device I saw in an episode of Star Trek. The user fits it over their eye so what they see is recorded. When will we ever get to that point? Although it’s just a concept, Johan Frossen’s handsfree video camera is as close as it gets.
Designer: Johan Frossen
It’s not often that we see concept designs for cordless phones but this little gem by Erik Arlen almost makes me want to hook up an old fashion land line again. The Sagem Totch Phone takes some inspiration from its mobile cousins but throws in a cool docking stand for good measure.
Designer: Erik Arlen
Connext is an all-in-one, flexible smart device that can morph its form to fit the application that it assumes. Combining OLED touch-screen technology with E-paper flexibility, this device can switch to become a mobile phone, computer, multimedia player, watch, physical avatar etc. – virtually and physically.
Designer: James Zhang
Ring is a vibrating alarm designed for people who hate the loud blaring sounds of a typical alarm. The charging cradle is where you set what time you want each ring to go off. The ring fits over the tip of your finger and when that opportune time arrives, it vibrates. Putting the ring back on the dock shuts off the alarm.
Designer: Meng Fandi
No one can deny the power of 2. Two heads are supposed to be better than one. The number 2 is the smallest prime number and the only even one. It’s also the most divisible number. If that weren’t enough evidence, 2 is the number of DNA strands that make up the double helix structure.
Designer: Daewoo Kim
Two way radio for surfers. The idea is that surfers are separated from currents and riding waves. This radio allows the surfers to keep in touch with each other. It also gives the surfer up to the minute information about the tide using GPS. The radio is also to be used to locate injured surfers.
Designer: Lenart Studios
That ticket you get when you enter an amusement park or event venue could one day be some of the most advanced pieces of tech you get for free, minus the entrance fee of course. The MulTicket is a bankcard sized electronic device thats sort of an all-in-one wonder device.
Designer: Bence Bogar [ Product Page ]
The Energy Saving Adapters by Gilles Belley not only look good but have some smarts behind them too. Each module corresponds to a device and monitors the power consumption independently. Most electrical devices have a standby mode to save energy but even then, about 10% of today’s electrical costs come from appliances wasting energy in that mode.
Designer: Gilles Belley
Here at Yanko Design, it’s not often we get to paw our grubby little hands on real products. Much of what we feature here are concepts – envisages of the future. These products exemplify cutting edge industrial design so when one of those makes it to production you can be sure we’re first in line. The new Apple iPhone is one of those exemplary products.
Review: Electro^Plankton
The Muscicapa is an insect catcher designed by Tomoko Azumi. Purposely designed to look like an ordinary lamp, what it hides is quite sinister. Flying insects are attracted to it by a green light that for the most part is invisible to humans. Out of uncontrollable curiousity, insects will enter into its glowy casm only find a sticky trap.
Designer: Tomoko Azumi [ Product Page ]
This concept called the Electro Belt has a chance at some real success if released in the market place. It’s a belt with an MP3 player built into the buckle. You keep it charged and synced via USB. The buckle can be customized with different face plates that illuminate while you’re jamming.
Designer: Kristian Paljasma
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