U.K.-based SplashPower is currently developing a technology for wireless recharging of devices by electromagnetic induction. SplashPower’s wireless rechargers comprise two sorts of ‘SplashPads’ – an electromagnetic induction pad that recharges a single device atop it, such as a digital camera, ...

The Uber-Graph will be produced as a limited edition glass HDTV screen by the UberCoolHome Company. Though marketed as a Holographic display, it’s actually a glass rear projection screen that hangs in the middle of a room giving the illusion ...

In 2003, following five years under construction, the Jubilee Church (Dio Padre Misericordioso) in Rome opened to the public. This magnificent looking structure, with its three concentric concrete arcs, was designed by the renowned architect Richard Meier. But the striking ...

Wanna help move things along at a party or create a gathering in a bar or a restaurant? After the Philips Entertaible, the Kloss DeLighTable, and the Sensitive Floor comes the latest in interactive social environment furnishings – the Moritz Waldemeyer ...

Portable laptop? What about a portable desk? This foldable aluminum desk is designed specifically for using laptop computers comfortably in all sorts of positions – while sitting on a chair or sofa, lying on your back in bed – or ...

In collaboration with Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen), Professor Shigeru Naito of Osaka University has created a prototype device that draws letters and simple shapes on water! The device is composed of 50 water wave generators encircling a 30 cm deep, ...

Imagine a wall, floor, or sidewalk with moving images. A new technology by the Danish company Innovation Lab that transforms concrete into a screen promises just that. Developed as a collaboration between engineering student Christoffer Dupont, architecture student Lene Langballe, ...

Invented by Hungarian architect Áron Losonczi in 2001, LiTraCon is a mixture of thousands of optical fibers and fine concrete produced as precast building blocks and panels that are light-transmitting. LiTraCon rooms will be brightened and proximal objects situated on ...

The Butler – is an Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) concept created by UML. Besides the interesting design, what is particularily appealing about this ultra mobile PC is its proposed purpose – a personal assistant around the house. Using various modules, ...

The Interactive Institute in Sweden is an interdisciplinary research institute operating at the intersection of art, design, technology, and business for the production of innovative ideas and prototypes. STATIC!, a joint project of two ‘studios’ at the institute, designed and ...