Saturday, 18 June 2011

Twig Pod: to hell with the tripods!

The tripod is impractical and cumbersome, the Photojojo group introduced on its website a very interesting alternative: Twig Pod. This is an accessory for digital cameras.

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

A high-tech solar powered bus shelters

Bus shelters that will fill our cities in a more or less near future will be different from those of today to the extent that the technology will leave its mark. Indeed, Pritpal Sahota achieved a concept of high-tech bus shelters in rural areas. The concept is simply called Rural Bus Shelter; understand "rural bus shelters".

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Wappy Dog

Wappy Dog is a robot puppy stamped Nintendo planned for children who cannot raise a real dog. Although a robot is not as endearing an animal, Wappy Dog is clever enough to be "as fun and as interactive as a real dog". Wappy Dog is tamed with a Nintendo 3DS.

Monday, 13 June 2011

The watch that connects to Android Smartphone


Watch phone concepts is not new, of course, but very few can claim to run on Android. In fact, I'm Watch was presented a few days ago and is currently available. I'm Watch is a high-tech watch that runs on Android, which has the particularity to connect with the owner's Smartphone via Bluetooth. Its tactile display is a miniature version of Android Smartphone today.

Sunday, 12 June 2011

Audio tape or an MP3 player?


Stefano Pertegato and a team of Italian designers have recently developed an audio tape that can read digital files to MP3 format. The cassette is rightly called NVDRS Tape. This is nothing less than an MP3 player disguised as a cassette tape. What distinguishes NVDRS Tape the other is the fact that he was inspired by audio tapes of 80 years. Its shape and size exactly resume tapes from this period, with a rather simple design because it has an opaque plastic shell.