Design Concepts Category - Page 4

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’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 [...]

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?

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.

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?

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!

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.