Concepts

.. ediate future.But what if the whole slab was a screen? That's a question answered by the "P-Per," a concept from the Chocolate Design Agency showing a phone that is wrapped in an e-Paper display, allowing it ..

Now I imagine the phone itself is made of plastic, but why? Since the Post a Phone concept implicitly acknowledges the disposable nature of an occasional necessity, could it be possible to put the electronics in a more recyclable housing?I'm just thinking out loud here. It very well may be more expensive from cradle-to-grave* to make cardboard a reasonable substitute for a single piece of plastic.

The concept is simple: a layer of insulated glass reflects heat. The whole window is mounted so that it can be flipped around—towards the outside in the hot summer, towards the inside in the winter

I like the concept quite a bit, though, at least for people who spend hours at a desk like myself. I hate using a space heater to warm up my frigid apartment (cheap landlord!) and don't like running my A/C if I don't have to.

As Core77 points out, the way this concept dashboard from Johnson Controls presents the speedometer is sort of hurdurrringly obvious:While the bulk of the dashboard is ho-hum, at least one new detail is worth looking at, the speedometer gauge. While the gauge to the left of it has the conventional center-mounted needle, the large gauge has a "ring pointer," where the pointer is a graphic on a clear, rotating ring.

Fisker Automative has shown off their concept for this four-door plug-in hybrid sports sedan, to be officially unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January. The first vehicles will be delivered at the end of 2009 with a starting price of \$80,000.

NET.com has this picture of the Yamaha "Bobby" concept folding electric scooter, shown at this year's Tokyo Auto Show.

The "Take Out" is a concept that replaces the drawers in a traditional chest-of-drawers with cases, the better to lug their contents around. While at first this may seem impractical for anyone other than globe-hopping super spies, the designer Klaus Aalto has pointed out how many things like tools and toys often need to be utilized one set at a time.

.. EA buys BioWare, Pandemic game developers. [Game|Life]• Dramatic Future – A Pacific Bell concept video from 1991 of the year 2003. It's actually not too far off: Flat screens, video conferencing, ..

While I share NOTCOT's worry about the lack of wireless security—and will add my own quibble about someone's inability to reach down and flip a physical switch—the Belkin Conserve surge protector with its wireless switch is a cute concept. Six of the ports on the power strip are turned off when you flick the remote switch, while two stay on for things like alarm clocks or routers.

The latest: This Fuso Canter "Eco-D" concept dump truck from Mitsubishi. The Fuso is one of the great truck brands of the world, used for a variety of purposes

In many ways, too, the Eee PC is a new-and-improved version of the Internet appliance concept, as its easy-to-tote, easy-to-use design makes it simple for anyone to get online.Exclusive First Review: Asus Eee PC 701 [LaptopMag

I can't quite tell if this is a concept only or will be sold, but I suspect the former.Illuminated fungus on your living room floor [Core77

Howard is attempting to come up with three hundred discrete game design ideas, each of which he writes up in a small dossier with a concept screenshot. He's only into the 60s so far, but has already shown amazing tenacity.

Advertisers’ being drawn to a show that sells well on iTunes wasn’t even a concept until a couple of years ago. All the new ways of delivering shows to viewers are starting to pan out for the studios and the networks that own them.

I like the concept of a remote-controlled candle, but whether it's made of vanilla-scented wax or not, this version misses a crucial element: a flame. I can understand why companies wouldn't want to sell remotely-controlled igniters, but they could be made somewhat safe (putting the candles in glass holders, for example) and LED candles tend to be both sterile and dim

And since it's a Japanese concept, it's probably modestly sized, which makes it all the better.From the machine-translated release:"X-HEAD" is " the cross utility vehicle " of the new genre which brings the various values which until recently are not.

While just a concept, the "Splat" disk rack by Jill Davis looks like a winner to me. Two pieces of plastic clip together to create a place to dry your pots and pans, then pack flat for easy storage when finished

I was browsing Roger Arquer's design portfolio looking for his updated mousetrap designs (as suggest by MAKE) when this concept, proposed in 2004, distracted me. A credit card that doubles as a money clip? I want that immediately.

I want to pooh-pooh the whole concept, but it's not super expensive—\$250—and in the hands of a talented suitor could be part of a fun experience, showing pictures from your courtship while playing the song to which you first danced.Okay, no, that sounds horrible.