Wednesday, August 19, 2009

iPod Slide Design by Tryi Yeh


The iPod slide concept has been derived by combining the functionality of Apple’s iPod Touch and the latest sliding technology, which is quite rare with Apple’s innovative products. The iPod slide is designed with a slim and sleek silver colored body which will make it really an attractive piece and exceptional from other available media devices. The most amazing feature of this device is it can be controlled by thermal sensors, which would be the first time ever in an Apple product.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Bell Mug Helps Blind People Pouring Water Into A Cup Without Spilling


Pouring a mug with some drink is often quite difficult for blind peoples. Generally, blind people gets an idea of how much they have poured by the sound of water flow, but this is certainly not an efficient way. The Bell Mug helps blind people to pour themselves a drink securely without spilling. The handle of the mug contains three different levels to choose from as per the user’s requirement. After selecting the level, the user will start pouring the mug. The device contains a built-in sensor to determine the current water level and will make an indication sound from the speaker when the water reaches the desired level.

Win-Solar Energy Bike by Chen Chun Tung


Win-Solar Energy Bike concept is an intelligent electronic bicycle that is specially designed in a compact manner and can convert various natural power sources into electric power when the user rides it. This bike will enhance the efficiency of using energy sources like solar energy, wind energy, gravity electric energy and human energy, by converting them into electric power and storing the accumulated power into a rechargeable battery. At the end of the day or when riding uphill, this useful bike will automatically switch to electric riding mode in order to assist the rider.

Braille Concept Phone for Visually Challenged People


Braille phone is a universal cellular phone concept that is able to produce Braille code in a particular part of it by using Electric Active Plastic to make it usable for visually handicapped people. The phone has been designed in a simple and easy to use manner and looks like a television remote control. The Braille area provides all the information that a traditional screen of a cell phone displays so that visually impaired people can read them by touching it. It provides letter blocks in two by three dot matrixes and by using this principle on buttons, visually challenged people can easily create or read text messages. This braille phone just won Red Dot Awards 2009.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

RimLock Bike is Designed to Lock Itself


The RimLock bike acts as a lock itself and is designed to make a better life for a bike messenger, making it easier and quicker to lock and immobilize the bike. The inspiration of this bike came from the bike messenger or delivery person who tend to leave their bike unlocked because of the complexity and time required associated with this issue. The user just puts the key inside the bike’s hub and twists the rim to make it not rollable. Both the rear and front wheel have this locking ability and comprises a hole on the frame that will allow you to use chain lock to make it harder to steal the bike. This will make the bike safer in hazardous neighborhood

Veilo : The Green Bin by James Chu


Veilo is a concept trashcan that has been designed in a futuristic and simple way to provide a sense of decorative sophistication. The side fabric covers of this green bin are customizable as per the taste of individual users. The bin features a smart way to reuse the plastic grocery bags as trash bags and unlike traditional trashcans, the open loop and open body of this bin allow the user to remove trash bags easily without wrestling against gravity and friction. In the backside, the bin has a bag compartment where extra grocery bags can be stored and its spring-loaded system pushes the bags upward, allowing easy refill and retrieval just like a conventional tissue box.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Touch Color Helps Blind People to Draw




The Touch Color concept has been specially designed to make blind people able to draw and admire colorful digital pictures. This innovative device comprises a Rainbow Picker in a form of a scroll wheel, which contains Braille dots that allows blind people to select a color from 24 available. After selecting a color, this device differentiates the colors by generating varied temperatures through LED bulbs. Then the user can paint on a thermal art board by using their fingers and the thermal-color display technology keeps the track of the lines and colors the blind artist is using.