Jakob Hirzel, a student of transportation design at the Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences in Germany, has designed a concept gravity car called Silbervogel. Hirzel designed the car for the Xtreme Gravity Series Competition, which will take place in Irvine, ...

Google has recently released its Google Voice service, which the company says was designed to simplify and improve mobile communication. Google Voice is a free web based VoIP application that can link several phone numbers (cell phone, home phone, office ...

In an attempt to bring one of the most famous inventions of the 20th century into the digital age, scientists of the “Ambient Intelligence Group” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed the “intelligent stickies”. These are essentially Post-its ...

Samsung recently unveiled a dual-monitor, which consists of two LCD displays. The larger, 22-inch screen serves as a main display, while the smaller 7-inch screen displays secondary applications that are usually used in the background, such as instant-messaging services or ...

Microsoft’s new LucidTouch device is a mobile electronic unit that allows the user to control onscreen applications by touching the back of the see-through device. Unlike other touch-based devices, LucidTouch enables the user to use his hands behind the device, ...

Immersive Media Corporation (IMC) recently unveiled a new technology for a 360-degrees rotating camera, called GeoImmersive. The technology enables the camera to fully rotate, providing users with complete visual information of the surrounding environment. The company expects that the GeoImmersive ...

Industrial designer Jonathan Lucas has developed a concept PC specially designed for blind people. Named after a blind ant found in West Africa and Congo, the Siafu PC utilizes a conceptual material called Magneclay to provide a digitally tactile interface. ...

Several innovative displays were launched at CeBIT 2008, proving the industry is clearly moving towards adapting multi-touch interfaces. However, as these products of the future are still far from entering our daily lives, many companies presented a number of new ...

NR21 Design has introduced a new concept bicycle, which illuminates itself, ensuring the biker is visible also at night. The bike, designed by Rudi Moosmeier, is called “Tong City Bike” and it just might be the next big thing in ...

The Spanish Company Fagor recently introduced a new portable induction cooker. Induction cookers are considered to be one of the most eco-friendly products, as they utilize 90% of the energy used by other cooking devices, and reduce cooking time by ...