The Braille Polaroid Camera is a concept design that was bestowed the red dot award of “design concept 2008″. The design is that of Son Seunghee, Lee Sukyung and Kim Hyunsoo. The objective of the design is to offer those with a visual impairment an opportunity to feel more connected with their environment.
The LED Hourglass Lantern is a modern day twist on a concept that dates back to ancient times. Take an hourglass, remove the sand and replace it with modern LED lighting and you have an unusual gadget. That is the concept design developed by Young Bok Kim.
The Yogen Max laptop charger ranks up there with the hand crank notebook charger in terms of it’s simplicity. Still in the prototype stage, this foldable laptop charger is man-powered and requires no external power supply. Instead, this charger makes use of foot power to charge a laptop. With solar technology so prominent these days, you’d have to wonder why it wasn’t incorporated into the design, but if this design gets past the prototype stage and cost of production remains low, this would provide a nice alternative charger for the cheap laptops that are being distributed to some impoverished countries. In addition, as Guy Ofir, Chief Executive Officer of Easy Energy states, “This unique product will allow for the complete charging of a laptop anywhere in the world, inside or outside, wired or not.”
The Glo Chess set by Adam Craft is a great design that earned him the distinction of winning the Student Design Contest held by Velco. This miniature chess set uses Conductive V30 VELCRO that causes each piece to light up as it comes in contact with the board. The travel board itself is battery powered and activates as soon as the board is opened, causing the contacts on each side to come in touch with one another.
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Here’s a fun concept alarm clock design that will appeal to the geek heart. Ever wished you could just escape into an extra hour of sleep?
The Escape Clock is the design of Santiago Cantera, a designer from Cordoba, Argentina. The design of this geeky clock consists of an ever familiar escape key traditionally seen on any keyboard, while the display face boldly presents to you the current time.
Source: TechFresh
Most people are creatures of habit, get up at a certain time, go to work, come home, spend time with the family, watch tv, go to bed. Designer Andy Kurovets recognizes this routine and makes it even more prominent with his geeky watch design called Cycle Life.
As part of Design Tokyo, Joonhuyn Kim revealed his “bright idea” - A concept for a flat light bulb.
Why change the bulb shape to flat? Joonhuyn Kim believes that the flat shape of his light bulb design will reduce the volume by 1/3, thereby reducing both packaging material and costs. The flat shape also prevents the bulb from rolling and allows for easier storage as it can now be stacked one on top of another.
Source: Designboom
swiTCh is a modern design concept on the traditional table and chair. This design makes use of geometric shapes and what makes this design so interesting is the many ways in which it can be adopted to meet your specific needs.
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