Concepts

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

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.

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

.. 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 ..

He got the tech giant to fork over \$1 for every player sold, plus royalties. Total Music would take that concept even further.

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.

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

t's also not real, or at least not available for purchase. It's just a concept by Byung-seok You, but something similar should be easy enough to cook up for yourself should you live in an old building that still has radiators.

We also have an article titled "Scientific Hoaxes that Have Fooled the World" as well as a machine that makes ice cream instantly. Lastly we have very odd, unbalanced looking concept car that looks like it was made by welding together the fronts of two other cars.

The new Sleeptracker Pro takes the original "sleep watch" concept and adds a new software component, allowing you to download your "sleep history" to a PC and track how well you've snoozed over time. The new Sleeptracker Pro watch has an updated look, too, although it's still a bit too goofy to be worn all day

.. is at the Tokyo Auto Show and snapped a few pictures of this fantastic Suzuki "Biplane" motorcycle concept. I'm not entirely sure why it's called "Biplane." Perhaps it will all-too-easily send its rider air ..

Hungarian designer Levente Szabó has won the 2007 Electrolux Design Lab competition with his concept for the "E-wash," a washing machine that forgoes chemical detergent for "soap nuts," which are completely organic.In India and Nepal, people have used the soap nut (sapindus mucorossi) for centuries to get their clothes clean.

.. phone, which may or may not exist. [GigaOm]• Throw It Back – Futuristic "Lobster" watch concept uses modular watch band additions to add functionality, price. [Oh Gizmo]• iDrive 2.0 – ..

If there were any justice in the world, this concept Daihatsu transporter—dubbed, kitted out as it is for off-roading, the Mudmaster-C—would be something I could go out any buy today.Let's just soak that in: Mudmaster-C

Before illustrator Syd Mead became famous for his movie designs—including Blade Runner, 2010, and TRON, among many others (including the recent imaginative but flawed Michael Bay flick, The Island)—he made a name for himself as a lifestyle concept designer. Although Mead has been obsessed with vehicle designs since he was a student, his work dreaming up other aspects of "future" living are just as striking

he Nyko Air Flo Mouse is such a mouse that I have always dreamt of. It is based on the Air Flo concept which consists of an air cooling system inside the optical mouse.

he iPOD seemingly is the second device in the world, which has so many accessories made for it, based on its concept or having similar design and functions. The next fashion gadget is designed for the more shopping half of the humanity – for girls; and the idea is quite unconventional.

he concept is quite simple: it is a clock that makes a lot of noise. But the point is that there is no OFF button.

his concept made in the form of a small cube is named MCube. It performs a lot of functions and can be used as a wireless charger, Bluetooth speaker, and information display.