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Portable Egg Shaped Speaker

What is a better way to start your day than having couple soft-boiled eggs? Egg being my favorite of all I always prefer any thing that is egg shaped no matter what that item is. But what hurts me the most is that we are not doing justice to the egg shaped devices. To name a few devices we have egg phone, wobbly egg speakers and even the egg mouse.

Now the latest to add to the egg mania we have the egg speaker charger concept which when hatched opened functions as a pair of satellite speakers and what else its base has a sub-woofer. Not only this, the base will double as a dock for a compatible MP3 player, charging your device through induction.

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MARK is Not Just Ordinary Book Mark

Reading a book at night can really bother your sleeping partner, I bet they keep complaining about the light. MARK is trying to give you the solution of this dilemma, you can place it on the book’s page and MARK will provide you the light. You can also place it between pages as ordinary book mark. Mark is a thin and flexible sheet made out of embedded FOLEDs (flexible organic LEDs) which can glow to help you read each pages in the book in the dark. The light intensity can be controlled according to the user requirement. Pretty handy isn’t it ? No wonder this MARK concept has won the Red Dot award 2007, In illumination category.

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Ubicycle - Public Bicycle Service System

With increasing vehicular traffic on the road and resulting pollution each passing day, more and more emphasis is being given in finding alternate means of transportation. Obviously green fuel and the vehicles running on the same is quite a craze, but the same is in conceptual stage it would be a while before the same will be in mass production. But what about the good old bicycle? With the advent of cars and other motor vehicles it somehow went into oblivion. But not anymore. With Ubicycle-Public Service, an initiative which seems to bring the bicycle back in fashion.

There are many advantages that can be said about the usage of bicycles. It is environment friendly, no pollution, and the best part is that it is health friendly as well. The main goal of Ubicycle-public bicycle service is encouraging people to use bicycles as an alternative means to commute, thus providing easy-to-access public bicycles to and from transit or nearby home, school, and workplace.

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1963 Corvette Speed Boat

Improvising and improving existing means of transport has always been the priority for humans. This has been the driving force for coming out with new ideas, be it concept cars or hybrid fuels, the motto is keep improving! On the same lines comes the 1963 Corvette inspired speed boat concept. Designed by Swedish designer Bo Zolland, the concept uses many of the design features of the 1963 Corvette including even the split rear window, rounded windscreen, tapering rear roofline, and side windows, and the louvered deck hood.

Entry to the 1963 Corvette speed boat concept is via the Gullwing doors. As Inside is the seating for five people. The Proposed power for the concept comes from a variety of engines with the maximum horsepower output of 550 hp with the estimated top speed being 70 knots.

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Strata Luxury Tower in 2011 by Asymptote

Dubai is coming out to be the next destination as far as architectural designs are concerned. An example of the same is the Strata tower, a forty story, luxury residential building designed by architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture of Asymptote. The work has started on the Al Raha Beach and is slated to be completed by early 2011.

The tower would be 160 meters high and will be tallest building in the Al Dana precinct, which is the centerpiece of Aldar Properties PJSC’s prestigious Al Raha Beach development. The project and its development shall be showcased at Cityscape Abu Dhabi from May 13–15, 2008. the Strata Tower is designed to signify an important and dignified future for the Abu Dhabi and the surrounding region.

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Fisker Karma Hybrid Sports Car

Fisker Karma is a hybrid sports car with sleek and luxury design. This environmentally friendly car is powered by Q-Drive, a system developed by Quantum Technologies that combines a four-cylinder engine sending power to a generator to propel the four-door sedan. Fisker claims that Karma can perform at 0-60 mph in 6 seconds, top speed of 125 mph, pretty cool for a hybrid car.

Fisker Karma has two different modes, “Stealth Drive” which is a pure electric mode and “Sports Mode” which integrates the four-banger for peak performance, and according to Fisker, this will make the Karma sound like a combination of a jet fighter and an F1 car.

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United Airlines First Class Suite

With customer satisfaction the driving factor, companies are trying to give that extra comfort to the customers. The companies want a satisfied customer and are hence extended to the customers. Given on the same lines, comes the United Airlines International First Class Suite.

In the first look it looks somewhat futuristic. The best thing is that it gives the exclusive privacy for the First Class traveler with everything their own in. Yes luxury has a new address! These S shaped cabins consist of seats which recline to give that extra comfort, the seat reclines into a fully flat bed, so passengers can sleep. There is iPod connectivity so passengers can plug in there iPod and view content on the FC suites large video monitor. Also TV for audio visual entertainment and a working table complete with drawers and storage spaces so that you can catch up with office if needed. And of course the space to keep that drink while catching up on the latest movie.

Mark Peurifoy, the designer also mentioned that United FC suite is currently flying on some international routes and will be introduced on selected Boeing 777, 747, 767 international routes during 2008/2009.

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Futuristic Car Solid is a Safety Compact Vehicle

Nowadays the emphasis is being given to private vehicles for maneuvering in and around the city. Also with this increase in vehicles, the parking spaces are getting cramped up by the day. It is but obvious to have an amicable solution for the same. In comes Solid – the vehicle. Designed by Nikita Gutsalenko, currently pursuing fifth year in Product Design and Transport Design at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Russia

The Solid vehicle does have the standard protection means, like safety-belts and airbags. It also has two special elements installed in front and in the back of the car. These elements provide additional maneuverability by turning around. They also are very strong in if a crash occurs as they take the damage on itself and thus saving the booth.

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Fractal 23 by Takeshi Miyakawa

Looking for storage space for all those files you want to stock? Are you thinking the amount of space it will take up in your office? Isn’t this the normal scenario when you want to store all those important documents? Even if you might be running that paper less office, still there are a few items that need to be stocked in the paper form no matter what. However that is not the solution but the beginning of a problem. What with area needed for al those file racks and the space that shall be occupied. Takeshi Miyakawa’s design Fractal 23 is an interesting one.

Firstly since the commercial spaces are getting more and more expensive and the office location smaller and smaller, the emphasis in today’s space constrained offices is of utilizing the space provided to the best way possible. The advantage that the Fractal 23 bureau has is that firstly it is a cube; secondly it is scientifically proved that cube occupies the least amount of space. Hence it is a design that from the start is on a winning track.

Since the design uses every cubic inches that is possible in the design, Takeshi Miyakawa has really found the perfect solution of both storage and space

Designer : Takeshi Miyakawa

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Environmentally Friendly Solar Shades Canopies

As the primary energy sources is depleting by the day, the emphasis is to find alternative energy sources. Solar energy is turning out to be one viable solution. Many devices are being developed keeping in mind the immense capability the solar energy can provide us. While doing this the prime motto is conservation. What best to do than to teach the same to the kids in school so that as the new generation grows up, they do so with conserving energy? Keeping the same in mind, Australian designers Buro North has come up with Solar Shades which educates school children of primary level about energy collection from the sun. It also provides shades to the playground.

The canopies (which look more like giant duck feet) have solar cells on top. The large handles on the base ensures that the canopy can be rotated by teachers or pupils to get the most efficient orientation from the sun throughout the day. The LED displays, communicate the energy generated and if the device needs to be turned around.

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