Infosys Technologies Limited has been granted two patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office in the areas of holography and mobile communications. The first patent, entitled “Displaying Holographic Three Dimensional (3-D) Images”, contains the development plans behind an actual ...
Lilypad – Floating City of the Future
Vincent Callebaut Architectures, a Belgian firm lead by architect Vincent Callebaut, designed an ecologically friendly floating city able to house 50,000 people completely self-sufficiently. Inspired by the lilypad of the Amazonia Victoria Regia but enlarged over 250 times, the city ...
Bright Future for Home 3-D Display Technology
The Illinois based Company TDVision is proposing Hollywood studios a way to make current Blu-ray Disc movies appear in three dimensions (3-D). Watching a car chase on a conventional TV has a world of difference when compared to watching movies ...
Optimus Tactus keyboard
Art director and designer Artemy Lebedev has created an innovative new keyboard concept called Optimus Tactus. The new keyboard doesn’t have physical keys; instead, any part of the keyboard surface can be programmed to perform any function or to display ...
Flexible Computers Conform to Any Shape
Researchers at the Human Media Laboratory, Queen’s University in Canada are developing prototypes of new “non-planar” devices, which are virtually computers that have a flexible shape. Computers are nifty, but too bulky to be carried around. Even a laptop is ...
uWink Bar
A new concept restaurant-bar, called uWink, offers an interactive, digital dining experience. Situated at the famous Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California, the uWink serves ‘classic American food with a modern twist’. The real novelty is in the touch ...
Sharp’s 108-Inch LCD
Sharp Corporation recently introduced the world’s largest LCD display, measuring 108 inches. The new display will be available for business and commercial applications, but currently, only a limited number of monitors will be provided. One of the first buyers of ...
Seascape – A Cruising Island
Seascape is an innovative concept of a cruising environment that can be best described as an island sailing through the Mediterranean Sea. It will utilize all the green technology available while offering an abundance of attractions. Seascape is designed to ...
360 – A New Way to Ride
Italian designer Francesco Sommacal has developed an innovative sports item that combines the different characteristics of snowboarding, surfing, and skateboarding. Named 360, this concept recreational vehicle was proclaimed winner at the 2007 Volvo Sportsdesign Competition, and may lead to the ...
Keeping Your Car Clean Forever
Chamelic, a spin off company from the University of Leeds in the UK, developed a new dirt repelling coating. The new invention could help avoid those frustrating situations in which it rains only a few moments after you finished washing ...