IPhone 4

iPhone 4th generation will be out somewhere this summer. Before that happens, Antonio De Rosa has already come up with a pretty sleek and beautiful concept for the iPhone. Touted as “iPhone Pro”, this smartphone runs on the iPhone OS 3.2 and uses a sophisticated mechanism that hides two paddles with LED backlight and touch surface. The front camera on the handset is hidden inside the top paddle, making the iPhone more comfortable for a great gaming experience. It comes complete with a 64GB internal memory, slide-out touch sensitive controls and a MacBook-friendly MagSafe connector.

Color Rings Communication Device is Cool, Different

The BCK design team, including Vera Kade, Javier Bertani and Ezequiel Castro created a very original communication device, a phone accessory concept that includes a microphone and a headset. They are shaped like rings and placed on the fingers of the user.

You can wear the rings on the thumb and little finger, so they’ll connect wirelessly to your handset. In order to make a call you need to make the classic call sign with your fingers (point the thumb and little finger towards the ear and mouth, respectively) and it’ll work thanks to incorporated distance sensors.

Tribons Future Computer is All About Mobility

Tribons is a computer of the future, a portable system concept created by FrogDesign and aiming to connect people worldwide, while also serving a purpose in education and self-awareness. This lightweight portable computer can connect families and loved ones, people who are apart because of their remote jobs.

The concept PC features an earpiece, a 3D interface that projects an image in front of the users and there’s even a safety system for parents to control the info their children can view. Also, the gadget comes with medical module that monitors the health parameters of the users, finding injuries and illnesses.
Tribons seems more directed towards children and it’s great to see holographic/ projection technology put to good use, thanks to awareness and education-oriented systems.

Copylight Cellphone Leaks… Literally, When You Get a Call

Want a handset that really pulls out all possible stunts to let you know that you’re getting a call? Forget the acoustic signals, vibrations or any other tactile notification, because now Sang-Hoon Lee created a more original way of informing you about a call.
The handset below, called the Copylight concept phone is the one to sport the new technology.

This device allows a flow of light to leak out like water, either inside the pocket of the user or on surfaces, in order to let him know that he’s got an incoming call. It’ll be quite funny to see people with their clothes “leaked on”, by various colours of light, thanks to the Copylight phone.
An interesting idea, with a huge potential for pranksters and a great tool to use at parties or in night clubs.

Trendy phone

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Mimeo Pen Phone Would be Trendy in Highschools

I keep seeing Hannah Montana commercials and they’re really making me sick, so now I stumble upon a concept that would fit her universe perfectly: a pen phone. This concept was created by designer Sam James Chu and it’s a pretty original cellphone, that comes with a new way of writing text messages and dialing numbers.

The pen phone is called Mimeo and allows the users to write texts without even looking at the handset’s screen. You’ll simply use the phone like a pen and write down the name of the person you want to call or write the text message by pressing the pen button placed at the lower part of the device.
Mimeo also incorporates an OLED touchscreen display, that eases the scrolling process. Quite an interesting device, I’ll give you that and I really dig the blue version of the handset.

Cobalto

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Mac Funamizu Designs the Minority Report “Cobalto” Phone

Friday, November 27th, 2009 

 (11 votes, average: 4.91 out of 5)Futuristic phones are back… from the future! Courtesy of Mac Funamizu, the Cobalto concept phone from Minority Report is now rendered in the following images. You’ve got to love that transparent glass display and the deformable metal parts, that allow you to use either usual numeric keys, or an iPod-like dial.

Mac Funamizu goes even further and envisions his concept featuring 3D holography and being able to created 3D objects in thin air. The designer also created a PC with the same Minority Report concept, but more on that in another article.
For now, we’re stunned by the Cobalto phone, looking so slick and glossy that it could slip one’s hands for good. What features would you add to it?

Google Tablet

Google Tablet Runs Chrome OS, Only a Prototype for Now

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 

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If you’re the kind of person who waits for the Chrome OS as some sort of new wave of technology, we’ve got goodies for you: Google has just introduced a tablet or two, but these are only mockups. They’re meant to show the potential of the Chrome OS, mainly its cool interface.

Coincidence with the announcement of the Apple iPad? Certainly not, so it seems that Google doesn’t want to be left behind in this duel. The images were made available by Glen Murphy, Google’s Chrome UI lead designer and the interface will apparently be available on tablets with displays ranging from 5 to 10 inches in diagonal.
The Google Tablet seems bigger than the iPad, but certainly not huge like a portable Microsoft Surface, or something. Advantages? Multitasking, for starters… and probably better specs, plus a cheaper price. Don’t forget to have a look at the video below, showing the Google tablet in action.

The Eye Concept

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The Eye Concept Phone Packs a See-Through LCD Screen

Monday, February 15th, 2010 

 (20 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)Cyrene Quiamco is a name we’ve heard related to concept phones before and now we’ve just found out that the designer created a pretty interesting device, dubbed the Eye Phone. Originally, Cyrene wanted the product to be a pair of glasses, but eventually it turned out to be a see-through handset.

The Eye concept phone packs a see-through LCD touchscreen display, allowing you to look right through it, thus providing pretty neat navigational features. You’ll follow the on-screen arrows to get around in GPS pedestrian mode and you should also know that there’s a camera at the back of the handset.

This camera and the transparent display will help the user scan buildings and monuments, searching and displaying info from the web afterwards. Scanning people will immediately point you to their profile pages (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter).
Taking photos is also much easier, thanks to the transparent glass, while ultimate 3D gaming experience is also enabled by the same hardware feature. Great idea and great design, Cyrene!

HOLO Mobile Computer

HOLO Mobile Computer Concept is a Holographic Device

Monday, March 29th, 2010 

 (11 votes, average: 4.55 out of 5)We’ve seen bracelet phones before, but stuffing all the insides of a PC inside a tiny accessory to wear around your wrist is the stuff of dreams, honestly. This was done by Elodie Delassus, who created the beautiful HOLO mobile computer concept, that’s also a fancy bracelet to wear.

The French designer’s gadget bears the name “HOLO2.0″ and it provides Internet access, plus it’s made out of a flexible non-conductive, non-allergic and heat resistant material. Believe it or not, the interface of the concept is based on holograms, that are probably projected from the bracelet into the air, for the user to see and interact with.
HOLO also uses sound vibrations for instant alerts and the material it’s based on can change shape, according to the will of the user. Quite a piece of work, but this is the technology of the year 2020 or so, if you ask me…