Lazy Thumb - Voice Activated Cell Phone by Koo Ho Shin

Lazy Thumb – Voice Activated Cell Phone by Koo Ho Shin

It is primarily voice-activated, has only three buttons, and minimal function: send/receive calls and text messages. To send text, Speech to Text Transcription system is used. The three sliding buttons are made of Polycarbonate plates with OLED screens, and an LCD screen under the buttons shows detailed messages and directions. Users slide the plate with a shown indicator upward. The outer screen communicates between users, while the inner screen communicates between user and phone system.

0 Designer: Koo Ho Shin

Rim Timepiece by Jansen Lye

Rim Timepiece by Jansen Lye

The design of the Rim timepiece is truly unique. The hour and minute hands have been positioned on the outer edge of the clock face rather than the centre, making it a distinctive looking product that imbues style on any space. Rim’s minimalist design sits well in all environments, from office spaces to living rooms or kitchen walls.

0 Designer: Jansen Lye

Music Sofa - Built In CD Player/Speaker by Giongkun Wuqiongkun

Music Sofa – Built In CD Player/Speaker by Giongkun Wuqiongkun

When furniture is fused with high tech kit the results are often about as comfortable and stylish as sandpaper g-string. But the new Music Sofa by designer Giongkun Wuqiongkun defies the norm with its charmingly curvaceous lines and comfy interior cushion, which sent us from nought to napping in only a few seconds… until we were suddenly awoken by some beefy rock riffs. See, this sofa contains a stonking wireless speaker set-up.

0 Designer: Giongkun Wuqiongkun

Personal Water Meter by Adam Kereliuk

Personal Water Meter by Adam Kereliuk

With the growing cost and often shortage of water these days, it comes down to an individual effort to use less. With personal water meter(PWM), people would be able to track their usage on high traffic fixtures in the home such as showers and sinks.

0 Designer: Adam Kereliuk

Virtual Park by Pierre Haulot

Virtual Park by Pierre Haulot

At night-time it’s difficult to practice sports because of the diminished visual references. The idea is to consider this parameter not as a handicap but as a way to value the other senses, the imaginary and the imagination. Virtual Park is a light spray which ables you to play in the dark and to create your own playground and environment and so your own game. Two hours later there will be no trace. The game is over. Have no limit, play anywhere!

0 Designer: Pierre Haulot

Samsung Headset Designed by Bang & Olufsen

Samsung Headset Designed by Bang & Olufsen

Samsung today showcased the high-class Bluetooth Headset (WEP 420), designed by Bang & Olufsen, for the first time at CeBIT 2007 in Hanover, Germany. The latest Bluetooth headsets are elegantly designed and have superb sound quality. To offer simplistic design and usability, the WEP 420′s buttons are hidden behind a sliding cover.

0 Design: Bang & Olufsen [ Via: gizmodo ]

Dark Label Retroxis Phone by Lim Sze Tat

Dark Label Retroxis Phone by Lim Sze Tat

Darklabel | Retroxis – As far as mobile phones are concerned, there are certain inevitable desires such as dimensions, weight and style. Retroxis reflects a retro approach towards design with clean aesthetics, optimum controls and functions. It is encased in high polished polycarbonate renowned for its lightweght and toughness and the invisible OLED display silently hides away when inactive to make your phone look clean and stylish.

0 Designer: Lim Sze Tat

Cling Bling Creates Beat Music by Tao Lin

Cling Bling Creates Beat Music by Tao Lin

“Cling Bling” is a concept glass which stores your beats by holding and tapping it and then loops the beat by double-tapping it again. You can create music by combining several “Cling Bling” by filling them with different level of water and different beats. It also responds to music beats by giving off luminance.

0 Designer: Tao Lin

2.5 mm Radius Series by Plus Minus Zero

2.5 mm Radius Series by Plus Minus Zero

A 2.5mm R (radius) is a roundness, a roundness that echoes that born of the touch of people’s hands or the weathering over time of a piece of square timber whose edges have been planed so as not to cause discomfort to those who handle it. It is a roundness that people are accustomed to feeling. The small rectangular objects are also of a size and shape that feels comfortable to the touch.

0 Designer: Plus Minus Zero [ Product Page ]

Electronic Sensors Improves Alignment Problems by Sylvian Bryan

Electronic Sensors Improves Alignment Problems by Sylvian Bryan

These are Electronic Sensors that are a part of the tire and provide information to the Vehicle Information System in order to improve alignment problems. This works by the CPU, which is located within the rim. These sensor’s feeds detected information to the CPU, and then to the Vehicle Information System. This enables the Tweel ribs to flex through Wireless Technology. When flex occurs, the tire stays at a level pressure through down force on the inside wall of the tire by the ribs.

0 Designer: Sylvian Bryan

Aurora - Second Skin by Lighting by Kyeok Kim

Aurora – Second Skin by Lighting by Kyeok Kim

Aurora creates patterns of light on the body as ornamentation, extending the ornamented space around the body and restyling its decorative silhouette by motion. Aurora highlights the relationship between different pieces of jewellery, by its nature the pieces interact with the another. To operate the decorative light, one must gently move the ring (containing a magnet) towards the main jewellery piece.

0 Designer: Kyeok Kim

Self Scanner at Airports by Ceren Bagatar

Self Scanner at Airports by Ceren Bagatar

A self scanner which let’s the passengers to scan theirselves in a private place. It warns the passenger about the detected items on their body and in their check bug so that they could take out and replace their belongings before dropping their check-in baggage and going through the security gate. The scanner works by guiding the passenger and giving feedback with its lights and screen.

0 Designer: Ceren Bagatar

Low Cost Disposable Video Camera by Jennifer Murphy

Low Cost Disposable Video Camera by Jennifer Murphy

Issues with CVS Pharmacy’s first disposable video camera include its high price; both its inital purchase and the cost for the clips’ development, as well as its poor interface, and mediocre appearance. Effectively eliminating the cost of a whole new camera, this design requires the customer to replace only one piece. When the customer returns to the store, he pays for the development of the DVD footage and new piece at the price of about $15; one-third of the current camera & development costs.

0 Designer: Jennifer Murphy