Archive for the 'Concepts' Tag

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Is The Halcyon Concept Car The Future?

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By David Ponce

We like to talk design here at OhGizmo!, so here’s some for you. The Halcyon car is a concept by designer Ralph Tayler-Webb whose looks and construction methods got our curiosity piqued. Inspired by the tranquility and silence of a glider flight over Dartmoor in south west England, Tayler-Webb embarked on a quest to design a car that would allow you to glide through landscapes rather than drive through them, seeing as the beauty and serenity of nature is often crudely broken by the sound and sight of traffic.

Turning to the owl for ideas, the Halcyon is ultra-lightweight, clean, efficient and eerily silent. It’s powered by an electric motor and it’s constructed from porous aluminum. This material is structurally similar to the bones of the owl and has the added advantage of being extremely light while maintaining sufficient rigidity and adequate sound absorption. In other words, it’s light, strong and creates a very quiet cabin.

Of course, this is only a concept. But could this be the way cars will look in a few years?

More pictures after the jump.

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Gratuitous Car Porn: Conceptual Rendition Of The Lamborghini Reventon

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By David Ponce

It’s not like the Lamborghini Reventon isn’t already an obscenely beautiful car. But that doesn’t stop some people from trying to improve on the design. What you have here is a concept from some guy in Iran, Emil Baddal.

Why are we posting this? Well, why not? Even gadget lovers can appreciate pretty car pictures. Hit the jump for a bunch more.

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Bomb USB Flash Drive – “Plug And Play!”

Bomb USB Memory (Image courtesy Joel Escalona Studio)
By Andrew Liszewski

I seem to be fighting some manner of cold or flu today, not sure which it is, so we’ll keep these brief this morning. As cool as this USB Bomb flash drive might look, I’m afraid it isn’t actually for sale. It was designed by Joel Escalona Studio to serve as a “metaphoric and conceptual object designed to be show on a desk or a work place not so much to carry around.” But they are looking for someone to make it a reality, so if you happen to have a novelty USB flash drive factory at your disposal, why not drop them a line?

[ Bomb USB Memory ] VIA [ Likecool ]

Flatshare Fridge Keeps Everyone’s Food Separate

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By Chris Scott Barr

Have you ever lived with a roommate that liked to steal you food and drinks out of the fridge? They’d usually claim to think it was theirs, citing the fact that there was no label on it or something. Well here’s a way to make sure that everyone knows which stuff belongs to whom.

This stackable Flatshare Fridge concept has four different compartments that stack on top of each other. If you had four people in a house, you could each have your own little fridge. You can even control the individual temperatures of each one. While it might seem like a cool idea at first, it would likely end up being more trouble than it’s worth. Most places you rent (or buy for that matter) already come with a refrigerator. So unless this thing is really inexpensive, you’ll be much better off going with a regular full sized fridge.

[ Toxel ] VIA [ Technabob ]

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Time Switch Wall Clock Is Perfect For Proctastinators With Great Imaginations

Time Switch (Image courtesy Harc Lee)
By Andrew Liszewski

Can I interest anyone in a fake light switch that only shows the time via a small red LED display? And while I say ‘fake’ because it can’t be used to control any lights, the on/off switch does actually work, but only to turn the time display on and off. But why would anyone want to do that? Well to stop time of course!

Whenever I screw up and the deadline ties me up, I always think. “I wanna stop the time.” Of course I know nobody can do that. But instead of stopping the time, at least I might forget about it. That’s the starting of the idea. This clock is for people who want to turn the time off for a while. It doesn’t show you the time if you turn the switch off. As soon as you turn it on, the projection starts to light up from the back and show the time.

[ Time Switch ] VIA [ wrooney ]

Monday, July 13, 2009

Black & White Clock

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By Chris Scott Barr

It seems like everyone and their brother has designed a clock of some sort. I can’t go more than a couple of days without seeing a new one popping up somewhere, so I usually try to limit my coverage to the cool and unusual. The Black & White Clock is definitely both.

The clock consists of four separate OLED digits, which are individually powered and controlled. You then attach them to a wall, and they will display the time. They include a light sensor, so that the normally black digits can light up when the room is dark. It really looks like a cool concept, and the designer is currently looking for a manufacturer, so hopefully we’ll see this one on the market someday.

[ Kibardindesign ] VIA [ Ubergizmo ]

Friday, July 10, 2009

Wristwatch Tattoo Lets Your Arm Tell Time

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By Chris Scott Barr

When you hear the term wristwatch, you generally think of a timepiece that you wear on your wrist. Well someone is looking to change that definition. There isn’t a whole lot of information on his design, but I am going to assume for now that it is only a concept. The idea is a subdermal implant or “electric tattoo” that can function as a watch.

It uses your natural kinetic energy for power (not unlike some watches out there) and somehow uses a wireless signal to sync up with an external clock to make sure it is correct. It only illuminates when you hold your wrist up to look at it. A very cool idea, if it could work.

[ Behance ] VIA [ TrendHunter ]

Monday, July 6, 2009

Trace Of Time Whiteboard-Esque Clock Erases Itself Over Time

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By Andrew Liszewski

Designed by Il-Gu Cha, the ‘Trace of Time’ clock is made from stainless steel with a glass face that allows you to jot down meetings and other important events when they’re supposed to happen. But the single hour/minute hand actually features an integrated eraser which cleans the clock’s face as it sweeps around over a 24 hour period. So while the clock’s useful for planning out your day, you can forget about jotting down things you’ll need to remember later in the week, since they’ll be gone by tomorrow.

[ Trace of Time ] VIA [ MAKE: Blog ]

Friday, July 3, 2009

The Anti-Paparazzi Purse

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By Chris Scott Barr

Being the big-time professional blogger that I am means that I have to deal with being famous. I mean, I can’t hardly walk down the street without getting bombarded by paparazzi. While that may be a slight exaggeration on my part, there are real celebrities out there that have to deal with that sort of thing on a regular basis. There’s really very little you can do to deter those shutter-happy photographers from blinding celebs with their flash. Thankfully technology may soon give them a helpful tool.

This new purse concept is rather simple. It houses a small LED flash that can detect bright sources of light. When it senses a camera flash, it kicks on its own bright flash to compensate. This will then cause the picture to come out with a large white area where the subject should be. It works at 1/125 shutter speed, which should be fast enough to blind cameras shooting at slower speeds for night shots.

[ AHProjects ] VIA [ CrunchGear ]


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