Posted on September 5th, 2009 by Marcela.
Categories: new, Products, Technology, useful technology, not 24 hours.
’sunny flower’ by chinese designer fandi meng is a personal solar charging device.
it works by spreading the petals onto glass to absorb sunshine. once charged you can
harvest the power for your iphone or mp3 player.
’sunny flower’ consists of a solar panel and storage battery, which can be stuck
on glass surfaces. when the storage battery is full, its indicator light will shine
to catch your attention.
in use at home
on the road
out in the wild
when its fully powered, the petals of the flower can be brought together into a compact stick which can charge
various mobile devices
’sunny flower’ by fandi meng
all images courtesy fandi meng
Posted on June 5th, 2009 by Marcela.
Categories: new, Products, Technology, useful technology, more, not 24 hours.
Scentsory, CUin5 or Radia Cell ?
1.Scentsory
Scentsory is a mobile communication device that works with the senses of smell, sight, hearing and touch, giving users the ability to experience remote communication on multi-sensory levels. With the development of Scentsory, remote interfacing will become more biologically natural. The future of mobile communication is ready to take part in rich, multi-layered, multi-sensory experiences. In addition to basic audiovisual features, Scentsory is able to detect, transmit and emit smells. It can also radiate colours, lighting, and temperature from the caller?s environment.
nokia scentsory, the future of mobile phone
Smell, the most evocative of the senses, can unconsciously trigger entire memories, complete with deep-rooted associated emotions. The average human is able to recognise approximately 10,000 different odours. Over time, odour-memory remains as other recollections fade. People recall smells with 65% accuracy after a year, while visual recollection of photographs sinks to about 50% after only three months.Nanotechnology plays a key role in the development of this new device. Using highly sophisticated sensors, the electronic ?nose? samples the odour of the caller?s environs and transmits this to the recipient electronically. Scientists have found that a distinct genetic pattern is associated with every odour, so it is simply a matter of matching electrical harmonics with gene activity. This way, the perception of a smell by electrical stimulation could be technologically induced.
the future of nokia mobile phone
When the phone is in ?flat mode? (opened flat), the LED touchpad, two screens and stereo speakers for audiovisual calls are accessible. (Wireless ?earbuds? are available.) In ?open mode?, two screens with a hidden camera and stereo speakers, interior scent detectors, emitter and exterior temperature sensors are revealed. In ?closed mode?, the phone?s slim profile befits traditional voice calls. The LED screen on the lower folding surface alerts the user to incoming calls.
Designer : Kimberly Hu
2.CUin5
CUin5 // Superpractical mobile phone // MADE IN MIND
One of many ideas explored in the book, CUin5 was inspired after working with countless big company design specs that all outlined more or less the same thing: a ‘ideally-practical’ interface with the all-too-typical feature set, driven mainly by new technological feature.
But CUin5 pushes this notion to the new level. In this example ( http://nonobjectbook.com/CUin5/ ) we look at the ‘post-display era’ in which you talk with your device and device talks to you, no need for screen anymore. How about a handset in which every face carries a keypad, microphone, and speaker? Imagine grabbing it quickly – from inside your bag, from off a shelf, from under a car seat – and freely interacting with it without needing to turn it over or align it right side up? This was the line of thinking that over several years led me to creation of CUin5. Whichever surface you touch first becomes active and aglow, while the others lock in place. Talk from a wide surface. Talk from the edge. Talk differently each time you answer the phone. See beyond its limitations and read the poetry between the lines.
Designer : Branco Lukic
3.Radia Cell
Designer Michael Laut has created this Radia Cell Phone, which seems to draw inspiration from glass coasters.
As cellular phones become a standard, the statement they make as a symbol and a fashion accessory has become increasingly important, says the designer. “The Radia phone concept expresses simplicity in form and sophistication in function and user interface. The outer rim, which is made of brushed aluminum makes both a refined professional statement.” Apparently, the touch-display is large enough to read and display many types of information, yet small enough to maintain a pocket-sized device. The power button is diagonal from the earpiece speaker and balanced by the microphone which is 180 degrees around the perimeter.
I can’t decide if we should add this to the array of concept designs we’ll never see, or if its sleekness and tiny size would be enough draw for it to actually get made. One thing’s for sure, purse makers would have to adjust cell phone pockets to accommodate its shape.
Posted on March 28th, 2007 by Marcela.
Categories: new, useful technology, not 24 hours.
Watching TV or digital videos wherever we are is now possible with the array of portable media players on the market, but somehow the viewing experience on such a small screen is still not that satisfying. Those who opt for video glasses will be able to enjoy a big screen experience, but they will have to stay put where they are since they’ll be essentially blind to the outside world. The Lumus PD-20 changes that as it displays video by reflecting images directly in the eye’s line of sight from the box which is attached to the frame as seen on the right. This means you’ll be able to enjoy your favorite movies anytime, anywhere while retaining the ability to see where you’re going thanks to the transparent display panel.
Posted on March 20th, 2007 by Marcela.
Categories: useful technology, not 24 hours.
The first release of the Numenta Platform for Intelligent Computing (NuPIC) is a research release targeted at sophisticated developers for the purpose of education and experimentation. NuPIC implements a hierarchical temporal memory system (HTM) patterned after the human neocortex. We expect NuPIC to be used on problems that, generally speaking, involve identifying patterns in complex data. The ultimate applications likely will include vision systems, robotics, data mining and analysis, and failure analysis and prediction.
Numenta is committed to creating and supporting an open, collaborative community of companies and individuals interested in working on HTM systems. Concurrent with the Numenta Platform release, Numenta also has launched developer community tools and training materials.
Posted on March 19th, 2007 by Marcela.
Categories: l c d, not 24 hours.
Sharp has confirmed that it will produce a massive 108-inch LCD set, according to the company’s European CEO Hans Kleis. The chief said that the TV, which has been shown at trade shows as a prototype in recent months, wasn’t meant to be relegated to the sidelines and would be sold as a real product “in the future.”
Prices were not mentioned, but will likely vary as the electronics maker intends to let buyers customize the set with diamonds and other exotic materials. The unnamed 108-inch set is one of the sharpest ever produced and quadruples the resolution of today’s sets at 2160p (4096×2160).
Sharp has also announced two new mainstream sets for the European market. Joining the AQUOS line will be 46- and 52-inch models with built-in hard drives: either model packs in a 160GB disk for recording TV shows directly without resorting to an external DVR box. Each TV will also have dual sets of analog and digital tuners, allowing them to capture one show while viewing another, regardless of the format.
The new AQUOS sets are both 1080p-native and have improved image quality versus the AQUOS D62U models revealed for the US at January’s CES expo. Panel response time has been improved to 4ms and is bolstered by an enhanced, 15,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio (3,000:1 static); the sets also use the double-speed LCD panels to display Europe’s PAL format at 100Hz, versus the 50Hz of normal signals.
Release dates and prices for the HD1 line weren’t given, though both screens should appear within the next few months.
