This umbrella is not an ordinary umbrella, its a musical umbrella. The concept is to take that feeling you get when you hear the watrer drops hitting the umbrella and make it better. Too bad that the keyword here is concept, and will probably remain a concept.
Each segment of the musical umbrella is covered with a taut waxed cloth; the different tension levels and sizes of each mean that a distinct sound is produced by every part of the umbrella. According to designer Dong Min Park, the segments all correspond to a specific part of a standard drum kit. The umbrella doesn’t look like it would do much to actually protect its owner from getting rained on, but it would definitely be a conversation starter. If the shades all resonate with harmonious tones the umbrella could be a truly lovely little accessory for rainy days. On the other hand, it could turn out to be the most annoying umbrella ever invented. We’ll all just have to wait and see since the Drumbrella isn’t yet in production.
Green bridge
This bridge beats by far all other bridges in the world, too bad it’s just a concept. However i’m pretty sure we will see designs like this in the future. When i think about it, why the heck don’t you have anything under the bridge’s, what a waste of space..
This Solar Wind concept is the brainchild of designers Francesco Colarossi, Giovanna Saracino and Luisa Saracino, who came second in a competition to dream up a bridge spanning the Italian areas of Bagnara and Scilla.
If chosen, the solar highway would stretch 12.4 miles, with the bridge’s wind turbines generating enough electricity to power 15,000 houses a year. Naturally the solar panels would also generate electricity, and the greenhouses would allow passing drivers to buy roadside fruit and vegetables from indie growers.
This lamp uses a strip of 65 LEDs in a pipe, the cool thing is you can select how many are on or off by sliding two rings. It’s pretty cool, quite useless unless you have a strong desire to only light up part of your desk. anyway it’s a cool thing, which happens to have won the Red dot design award. although right now it is probably just a concept.
i first felt like this was a really stupid idea, who would want a 3 dispay phone that’s, well thick. But after watching the video i changed my mind it is awesome, hope it goes for sale soon. It’s only a concept so far though, but in the near future we might see phone’s like this, cause if you ask me, smartphones haven’t changed much since the iphone.
What is being creative? from Kristian Larsen on Vimeo.
It features a Super AMOLED behind gorilla glass an a full qwerty keyboard(onscreen?) also the hinges are from steel mesh if anyone wanted to know.
The company’s self-named device has finally been listed for sale in America this week, with just 50 limited edition builds able to head out prior to Christmas. If your memory has faded somewhat over the past 14 months, this twin-stick solution is meant to pass files between two USB-enabled devices, but unlike Infinitec’s IUM, it’s not making any bold promises related to media streaming. The concept is simple enough; just plug one of the twins into your computer, and the other into your pal’s computer. It relies on 256-bit AES encryption to keep things secure. These first-run kits are selling for $99 (plus $10 shipping), with a choice of gunmetal gray and lime green , and if you miss your shot now, general availability will hit early next month.
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