Design Concepts Category - Page 4
All New Cars Will Have Back-Up Cameras By 2014 [2007 Law Mandates That All Newly Produced Cars Will Include Rear Cameras Within Five Years]
At the moment the backup camera mounted on the rear of the automobile are a luxury some of the higher end cars sport. Sooner than most think they will be mandated as necessary for all new cars being produced.
Apple MagSafe Dock Revealed in Patent [Apple Patent for Upgraded MagSafe Hints at Docking Station With Optical Connectors for Power, Optical Drive, USB, DVI & Networking]
Apple’s MagSafe adaptors are cool, and we wonder why other computer manufacturers have not caught on with such technology. But apparently, the power cable is not the only thing that can cause a computer to crash to the floor when you trip on it. This is why Apple is planning [...]
Tron Light Cycle for $55,000: Only 4 Units Left! [Get Your Own Street Legal Tron: Legacy Light Cycle for $55,000]
What’s better than watching Tron: Legacy on its first day this December 17th? Getting there on an actual, street-legal Light Cycle. Well, it’s actually just a look-alike, but a functional one. In the real world! That’s still cool, isn’t it?
Honda BRIO Concept Car for Production Starting March 2011 [Honda's Super Mini Compact BRIO Will be in Production Lines by March 2011]
Not all green vehicles are electrics or hybrids. Sometimes, gas-fed super-small cars will help save on fuel and reduce carbon emissions, as well. This is one of the benefits of the Honda BRIO New Small Concept car, which will hit production lines this coming March.
Microsoft Patent Suggests At Shape-Shifting Touch Screen Keyboards [Microsoft Polymer Technology Changes Touchscreen Shape to Mimic Real Keyboards or Keypads]
A recent Microsoft patent filing involves technology that transforms a touchscreen’s surface into a real, tactile keyboard (among other things). If this technology flies, will this render real keyboards obsolete?
Intel Demonstrates Single Chip Cloud Computer CPU Design That Can Support More than 1,000 Cores [Intel Presents CPU Architecture for Supercomputers That Can Scale to Thousands of Cores]
At the Supercomputing Conference 2010 in New Orleans, Intel gave a few sneak peeks into what the future can hold for computing. Imagine playing World of Warcraft on a computer with 1,000 CPU cores. That would be wicked!
iCapsule iPad Wireless Keyboard With Clamshell Case & Handle [iCapsule Bluetooth Keyboard Accessory Makes Your iPad Look like An iBook From Ancient Times]
Remember the first ever iBook? It had candy-like colors on its clamshell cover, and a handle so you can carry it around without a case. I had a fondness for that iBook G3. The keyboard + case + handle combo concept of the iCapsule is reminiscent of that design.
Coda Automotive Sees Another Delay With Its Electric Car [Coda's Latest Setback Means Their All-Electric Car Not Ready Until Fall Of 2011]
Startup Electric Vehicle company, Coda just can’t seem to get started. The company announced yet another delay with its all-electric car that means they will not be hitting the market until at least the third quarter of 2011.
Renault-Nissan Expected To Produce 500,000 Electric Vehicles Per Year By 2013 [EVs Seen As Way Back Into The Black For Renault-Nissan]
While the auto industry is not anywhere near the peril it was just a year ago it is not quite back to where it was a decade ago either. No longer is the biggest, baddest and gas guzzlingest car the hot item. With gas prices still climbing more and more [...]
Solar-Powered Refrigerator Keeps Food Fresh Using Water & Sunlight [Simple Evaporative Refrigerator Technology Keeps Food Fresh for Days; Already Being Used in Developing Countries]
You might take your fridge and freezer for granted, but not everyone enjoys the comforts of electricity at home, especially if you live in rural areas in developing countries. Yet, a simple invention based on evaporation can keep things cool with water and a bit of sunlight.

