Is there anything that ASUS can’t do or won’t try to do? Who knows, though the origami fold / unfold laptop concept featured below may just be another out of the blue, pure imagination, it certainly isn’t one we would want to miss. I wonder what else goes on in their creative minds…
Remember our previous post about the concept of dream iPhone Pro? Now here is another version of the iPhone Pro from Mat, as Apple is unlikely to release an iPhone with a physical sliding Keyboard. Mat has created a potential physical keyboard accessory for those people who hate touch screens. The keyboard looks simple but blending nicely with the iPhone itself. It is a much smaller and portable keyboard compare to the one which is available on the market (produced by BTKeyMini). Just in case you didn’t know about it, click here to our previous post about that keyboard.
The concept of this dream iPhone Pro is not from Apple MacWorld 2009, in fact, it originates from Giz reader Mat Brady. It is hopefully something that we do expect to see coming from Apple in the future.
For those who have used iPhone will know it offers excellent features, however, it’s not perfect. It doesn’t have a good enough camera, it lacks a proper physical keyboard and the storage is not enough for some users – this is exactly where iPhone Pro comes in!
Gizmodo thought the concept from Mat’s iPhone Elite is great but could be better by modifying the keyboard, for example, adding a direction pad and two buttons like the Nintendo DS. Therefore, this is an iPhone with a high quality camera, a front camera for iChat, video capability, 60GB storage and lastly a slide-out keyboard with a D-pad.
[via Gizmodo]
Out of all the latest Sony Ericsson concept phones (unofficial by the way) featured below, the P905 has to be my favourite, not just because it is the only one out of the lot that has Google Android but just look at it! J. Havarlant from Sony-Ericsson-CZ is the designer behind the sexy Sony Ericsson concept phones below. His slew of Sony Ericsson concept designs for this Christmas includes some exciting additions to the T, P and W series.
The T903 Rugya. This one is a sleek slider with red highlights. It sports a 8.1- megapixel camera and is inspired by the gorgeous Rugya car. The P912 boasts of a single large screen with only two buttons on the face. What makes the touchscreen P905 very interesting is that it proposes an Android platform, looks like a smooth iPhone but hosts a side-slider QWERTY keyboard.
Besides a huge touchscreen, there is nothing much to write about the SE P902 Retro. However the musically inclined will appreciate the W905, which is a Walkman phone. Sporting a large Slider screen, it also has a 5.0-megapixel camera and quick easy-access buttons on the side.
[via DesignLaunches, Techeblog]
Not very often does technology help us so much to the extent that it helps us out around the kitchen (the very thing that we’re all so lazy about). Now Panasonic thinks their latest creation might just do the trick. The KAR robot arm developed by a group of researchers from Panasonic and the University of Tokyo appears to do the sole task it was designed for relatively well. This is brilliant especially on a busy day when you come home from work, exhausted and just want to sit down on the couch for some tele. Though the KAR robot arm doesn’t exactly wash the dishes for you, it has been designed so that it is able to pick up your dishes gently without making a mess, rinse them and load them into your dishwasher – which is good enough for me!
The researchers apparently aren’t satisfied with things just yet, however, and they say they eventually hope that robot will be able to clean up after a family of four in just five minutes.
[via Engadget, JapanProbe]
At first glance, this may look like some form of gadget or a robot or even a toy, but it’s actually a phone. This unofficial Motorola concept isn’t one that has been equipped with amazing technology if that is what you’re expecting from its design. It boasts a very limited button selection as you can see, a camera, color screen and a hiding feature. I don’t think there is much else to say, apart from the fact that if you did have one of these you would probably attract quite alot of attention because no one has seen something as odd as this. By the way, if you translate it from Japanese, you’d be calling it the cute phone, which is a funny name…
[via Yanko]
Which Asian automaker is lagging behind in producing hybrid technology cars? If you guessed Hyundai, you’re absolutely correct. However, the South Korean founded company could just be about to make a big leap, ahead of many of its rivals who are already in the game. Hyundai has recently unveiled their plans for 2010 by showcasing the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Concept. As you will expect with such great buzz, this isn’t just any old electric motor. Hyundai will be incorporating into it what they are now calling lithium polymer technology, which is different to the lithium ion battery now found in the majority of hybrids.
The end result as claimed is quite impressive, considerable reduction to size (seems like from the video it will be just a tiny bit thicker than a piece of paper). Lightweight, while at the same time providing more energy and better battery efficiency over the long term.
Check out the video below…
