Apps have been a core part of modern smartphone ecosystems, which you can see through the success of Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. The usage and function of both platforms has grown in leaps and bounds thanks to the apps community. Since Microsoft is preparing to join in the fight for smartphone domination, surely they have to get it right for the apps community with their SDK. That’s where this concept golf scoring app from Redmond comes in, to demonstrate how it’s done, the Microsoft way.
Designed using Microsoft’s favoured Metro aesthetic, it really streamlines the user experience by employing “multiple touch targets [that] are spread out from one another” and distilling content down to large, easily readable data. Check out the videos below to get more of the idea. Pretty cool stuff. Read more…
Designer Shyam Balasubramanian has developed a multifunctional computer that allows great flexibility to enhance the experience of the user. Known as the Chip Tablet PC, this multi-use computer is designed to be used as a desktop, a laptop and tablet computer, though I can’t see how that is possible. The aim is to provide an optimum user experience by giving flexibility and compact design that will suite the user’s purpose and needs. The Chip Tablet PC concept has a removable screen that separates from PC to become a tablet for personal use. The keyboard layout is designed identically to those like a notebook, with a touchpad and no numerical pad. The display seemed to be too thick to even be called portable. The display seemed to be identical to a desktop’s design, but I doubt that with such size, you can’t actually fit ‘desktop-spec’ hardware into it. It doesn’t seem practical by my standard.
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Man, what mad imaginations petrol heads worldwide will have when they hear of this news. Surely this is one of the biggest hints for the resurrection of the legendary Toyota Supra. Last month Toyota has filed, or should I say re-filed, the US Patent and Trademark Office for the ‘Supra’ name on the 16th of July 2010. The trademark previously expired in 2006, and yeah the company hasn’t done a fart about it till now. Unbelievable, right? Read more…
MeeGo is a Linux-based open source mobile operating system project which was announced at Mobile World Congress in February 2010 by Intel and Nokia in a joint press conference. Its aim is to merge the efforts of Intel on Moblin and of Nokia on Maemo into one project. It is hosted by the Linux Foundation. According to Intel, MeeGo was developed because Microsoft did not offer comprehensive Windows 7 support for the Atom processor. Read more…
Mr. Jeremy Hopkins sure has a creative idea on developing phones, and integrating funky design cues along the way. The Nokia Kinetic Concept sure is a looker, but when you look at its back, the bulky ass just killed the design. Perhaps taking a cue from those inflatable clown punching bags that would always right themselves thanks to a special weight, Mr. Hopkins has designed the Nokia Kinetic to do pretty much the exact same thing when you wanna reject a call. Just push them like a doll, and the call will get rejected, and the phone is ready to get your next caller again when it swings back to the idle position. Lame design right? The concept might look sleek, but with a bottom so huge, it sure won’t fit inside my snug pocket.
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This is Britain’s train expert, Paul the Octopus Priestman’s design, the double-decker Mercury train.
In his opinion, Britain’s long-distance high-speed railway transport has been long overdue, and very much outdated. He planned to introduce the Mercury as a key to achieving sustainable, low-carbon transportation and invigorating British industry. The best example of badass engineering and total luxury?
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Pedro Gomes has designed the Sleepy Alarm clock concept that allows you to sleep a little bit longer every morning. Using this alarm clock, you can activate the snooze mode by simply moving the ball back and forth. A cute way to snooze your alarm clock early in the morning, though I think this product should be banned for lazy people like me. This alarm clock also features a cute design that will fit perfectly in the children’s room. Not very sharp, but then I still think it looks like a harmless weapon.
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Don’t you think this chair is so beautiful in its own aspect? This is the design concept by Italian Designer Fabio Novembre, named the Nemo Chair (*luckily not the Emo Chair), which is a leisure chair. If you really like it, you can actually buy it, cause its up for sale at a store named Driade Store, over at Milan Design Week. Read more…
This new Swatch Concept is designed by Allan George targeting on the youth who like to wear trendy fashion. It comes with scratch-proof glass materials like those in used in Omega, Rolex etc and easy look with plastic-rubber finish. Its colored hands peep out behind scratch-proof glass materials. More pictures after the break. Read more…
Wires and noodles come in similar form so fork goes well with wire also. Tangled wires makes you crazy sometime that’s why Lufdesign came out with an idea of forking the cable – Fork and Cream Sauce. Fork the cables! More pictures after the break. Read more…
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