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Sony Wrist Computer is an Incredible Design of the Year 2020
07/06/2011 19:35
At this point it doesn’t seem at all incredible to wear a PC around your wrist, specially with the current technology developments. However, Hiromi Kiriki created a concept that totally blew our mind, the Sony Nextep Computer, that can be worn on the wrist, detached and turned into a brilliant PC, as you can see in the following pictures.
This concept computer is based on a fleixble OLED touchscreen and there’s also a holographic projector in the mix, to replace the screen. Extra keyboard panels will pull out from the device and social networking is also among the features.
A wearable computer sounds a bit sci-fi, but think about Microsoft Surface and how it would have sounded like back in 90s… Thumbs up, to the designer of the Sony device!
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Freescale Tablet Concept Focused on Multimedia and Audio Features
07/06/2011 19:31
Here’s a device that will have the DJs excited: a Freescale tablet concept, the one that gets pictured below. This design is all about multimedia and professional audio features and it comes with modular docking stations, useful for “specialised connectivity”.
The tablet provides HDMI, composite, VGA and component connections, plus Ethernet and USB. This is the “Home Bar” version we’re talking about, while the “Pro Custom Audio Bar” supports MIDI, XLR and S/PDIF connectivity, that allow it to interface with a synth, DJ system or turntable, as shown in the image below.
These connections are in the dock, so you can detach the tablet from it and use it like any other device of this kind, until you feel the need for some professional connectivity. Thumbs up for Freescale’s tablet design!
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iWeb 2.0 Smartphone/Laptop Concept is Lightweight, Foldable
07/06/2011 19:29
Designer Yang Yongchang had the brilliant idea of creating what we call these days a “smartbook”, a hybrid between a smartphone and a netbook. This concept smartphone features a 6.5 inch 16:9 capacitive touchscreen display, with support for multitouch and gravity sensing technology. Its physical keyboard can be folded into a bigger unit, as you can see in the following pics.
Basically, the iWeb 2.0 provides the same full QWERTY keyboard you can see on every laptop out there, by dual folding outside of the main device. You can notice that the concept includes status indicators (a row at the bottom of the keyboard) and 3 quick operation buttons: zoom, WEB attributes, HOME button and more.
The maximum angle for the screen is 115 degrees and we have to mention that the keypad includes a touchpad, shortcut keys, soft material keys and decorative pieces. The iWeb 2.0 certainly looks like a gaming machine and a powerful portable PC, but we’ll probably never see it turned into a real laptop, which is a real pity.
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Windows Phone 7 Tablet is Promising, a Mere Design for Now
07/06/2011 19:26
While Android looks like a pretty cool platform for a tablet, we’re willing to give Windows Phone 7 a chance of reaching the same devices. For now, this only happens on concepts, like the one below, created by designer Umang Dokey. This Windows Phone 7 tablet features an 8 inch touchscreen display and two web cams with 3D video calling support.
There’s also a built-in stand on board of the tablet concept, doubling as a keyboard and two analogue joysticks can be found at the back of the device, with gaming purposes. The less appealing part of this idea might even be the OS, that for now doesn’t support copy and paste, a crucial function on a portable PC.
Don’t forget to check out the video below, to see the kickstand acting like a keyboard:
Tablet Concept – running Windows Phone 7 Series from umang on Vimeo.
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Concept, Some Sort of iPad, But With More Features
07/06/2011 19:23
If you’re looking for an Apple iPad rival, it’s not hard to find one nowadays, with all those cool tablets coming this year. For now, we turn to concepts, like the Smartbook device pictured below and designed by In-oh Yoo & Sun-woong Oh for Metatrend Institute. What does this device have as a plus? A smartphone that it can use as a QWERTY keyboard!
Yes, you’ve got it! The Smartbook tablet concept is made out of two devices: the tablet per se, looking very much like an iPad and a smartphone that can turn into a QWERTY keyboard and get connected to the tablet. On board of the main units you’ll find a gravity sensor, so it’ll work in both landscape and portrait mode. You might also want to know that the tablet is compatible with a stylus, used with its 7 inch screen.
You can sync the smartphone/keyboard with the main device and charge them by uniting connecting the units through magnet. Once the QWERTY keyboard is folded, it turns into a cellphone, with a touch display and microphone. Both devices support Chrome OS or Android OS and use a touch interface.
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