Swiss Automobile maker company Rinspeed is famous for its iconoclastic designs. Recently, this famed company have exceeded themselves and come up with a unique automobile concept design which has taken the entire automobile world by storm. The Rinspeed ‘iChange’ is a unique automobile designed concept which is actually a power house of various path breaking concepts.

The Rinspeed ‘iChange’ is a car which can be virtually controlled by the instructions given through an iPod. So now, in order to drive Rinspeed ‘iChange’ car you need not carry a hackneyed set of car keys. All you need to do is to carry your Apple iPhone with you and Voila!! You can plug your Apple iPhone into the dashboard start this car in a jiffy. This apparent miracle is possible because in this amazing car the Apple iPhone controls the key vehicle functions.

The amazing Rinspeed ‘iChange’ can work both as a sports car and a family car. If you want to just go on a long drive on your own you can use this car as a single-seater sports car. However, if you want to carry some friends and family along with you then you need not worry. The rear end of the car is installed with a tear shaped panel and two extra seats are hidden under that panel. If you so desire, you can just press a button and pop up the panel and the two rear seats would unfold themselves to accommodate more passengers in the car.

The Rinspeed ‘iChange’ is an extremely lightweight car weighing only 2,314 pounds and hence its fuel consumption needs are also quite economical. This sleek looking car is powered by an electric motor. Not only that, this amazing car can also boast of solar paneling which would be able to provide electricity for the air conditioning system of the car.

Often people feel that wearing a chunky watch with delicate jewelry and fine dresses seem quite incongruous. You might also be one of those sharing this feeling. It is true that chunky watches are often an eyesore on the delicate wrists of women. What if you could have got a charming piece of jewelry which would serve as a watch too? Wouldn’t it be just the icing on the cake?  If you are a jewelry buff then also we have some news for you to rejoice. Charles Windlin has come of amazing concept of a fascinating ring which can display time. This uber-cool ring is called the Digitus Ring. This charming ring has 1710 micro-spheres consisting of part magnetic and part decorative material.

The Digitus ring is a smart piece of jewelry which would even woo seasoned fashionistas. The main attraction of this ring which doubles up as a watch is that it can be turned in any direction and it will still display time correctly. The fine qualities of this amazing ring watch doesn’t end here. If you want to personalize this ring, you can also add some additional date on the time display area of the ring. This ring would then display any personal motif or any personal calendar information along with the time.

In these modern times, each and everything has some utilitarian benefit. Multifunction and intelligence seems to be the key mantra of the day. The Digitus ring is the quintessential example of this. This delicate ring is not merely a fine jewelry by acts as a personal calendar as well as a watch. This intelligent ring is far superior than any other hackneyed piece of watch that you might chose to wear. In fact, this is an innovate concept which the jewelry makers of the world would soon catch up. In the near future, we might even find pendants or earrings displaying time.

Imagine yourself in a movie theater where the main characters of the movie are digging into a lavish spread. Then, suddenly you realize that the delicious smell of the scrumptious roasted chicken is gradually wafting towards you. Wouldn’t that just startle you? The smell-o-vision which was the subject of many jokes till now has just been conceptualized by an entrepreneurial designer. This Utopian concept of any movie clip evoking a sense of smell in us is not so Utopian or imaginary right now.

Portuguese designer has designed his unique concept of blending visual clips with a set of preset aromas or smells. He has named his design SMELLIT. This concept uses 118 aroma cartridges to bring contextual aromas to a viewer’s nose. For example, if you are watching a scene in a movie where the main characters are enjoying pizza then the ‘smell information’ embedded in the DVD playing that particular scene would activate one of the aroma cartridges in SMELLIT. The delicious mouth-watering smell of piping hot cheesy pizza would then waft into your nose with the help of a small on-board fan. Approximately 20 second before a character in a movie starts eating, say, a hot dog, SMELLIT uses digital smell technology also know as DST to start triggering out the smell of hot dogs into the noses of the viewers.

SMELLIT is an amazing concept which has created wide spread interest among gadget lovers round the world. If the olfactory effect is added to the audio visual effects of a film or advertisement, the effect of that movie or advertisement would be much more enticing. However, there is a distinct down side of this concept.

Different Smells trigger out by SMELLIT need not always be appetising or sweet. The 118 cartridges of SMELLIT contain some quite gut wrenching odours too. However, it remains to be seen that how many people volunteer to expose themselves to those not so pleasant or rancid smells that SMELLIT might bellow out in the particularly squeamish scenes of any movie.

Almost very gizmo junkie is waiting with baited breath for the iPhone 4G to be launched. Even if this much awaited phone is still in the design phase and is not available in the market, some great design insights into the features of this cool phone is already available.

The iPhone 4G is rumored to be a great cross between MacBook Air and iPod Touch. Not only will this phone have great aesthetic appeal but it will revolutionize the entire concept of staying connected with its video conferencing facility. Ideally, this iPhone would contain video conferencing software like Skype or Google. This will allow you to i-chat to your hearts content. This phone would enable you to share your happy and sad moments with your near and dear ones even if you are miles apart.

Several other features that this latest iPhone is expected to flaunt are LCD screen and messaging light. You can store all your favorite music videos in the phone which will boast of a 32 GB storage space. You will also be able to store and share some great photos with the help of 3.2 mega-pixel camera which will be attached with this cool gizmo. The titanium body of the 4G iPhone would surely give it a flashy and cool look.

So, what do you think of this great new concept of the next 4G iphone? This amazing phone is still in the design phase and by the time it hits the stores there might be some more great features added to it. So keep watching!!

Italdesign Giguaro is a premier automobile company which has carved a niche for itself in the world of automobile manufacturers. The cars designed by Italdesign Giguaro are often iconoclastic and its new concept car Quaranta is no exception. Images of this amazing concept car which would be unveiled in the Geneva automobile show are being slowly released by Italdesign Giguaro. This is to build up a huge expectation and publicity blitz round this amazing car. The design of Quaranta was inspired by 1968 Bizzarrini Manta concept. The unique design of Quaranta has already taken the automobile world by storm

The most fascinating feature of this new concept car from Italdesign Giguaro is its extreme wedge shape. Not only does Quaranta have great looks but it can boast of powerful features too. Quaranta with its 3.3 L V6 engine combined with Toyotas Hybrid Synergy drive is capable of giving a 268 horsepower output. Quaranta is a lightweight car and its major USP happens to be its potential to accelerate up to 100km/h in just 4.5 seconds. Riding this car would be a dream ride for those who adore fast cars. This dynamic car would also give you 212 pound feet of torque.

This amazing new car from the stable of Italdesign Giguaro has two fuel tanks attached to its frame. This dual fuel tank integrated in Quaranta ensures that it can hold up to 16 gallons of petrol or diesel and can take up a 621 mile drive at one go. These amazing features of Quaranata don’t end here. The roof of the car is lined with solar panels which create enough solar energy to charge its batteries and run the interior electronic equipments of the car.

The seat placement in Quaranta also sets it apart from other run-of-the-mill sports cars. It has the driver’s seat placed in the middle while the two rear passenger seats are placed near the sides. With such great combination of fine features and great looks this new car by Italdesign Giguaro will most surely a center of attention in the impending Geneva Automobile fair. Be sure to stay connected for more updates on this great car.

Mobile phones have become the latest style statements. Almost everyone likes to flash the latest phones and be the center of attention everywhere. Sharp SH001 8 megapixel camera and gossip feature is another great mobile phone which would simply steal your heart. This fantastic phone has sleek looks and great features and is mainly targeted for ladies in their twenties and thirties.

This dream phone comes in a clamshell design. The 8 megapixel camera fitted in this amazing phone has most of the features which one would expect from a top end digital camera.  The 8 megapixel camera installed in the Sharp SH001 phone boasts of add-on features like auto-focus and face-recognition qualities. The icing in the cake is its Proprox picture conversion engine which allows you to digitally enhance pictures. Now you can immortalize all your sweet memories anywhere and anytime with the help of this great 8 megapixel camera mobile phone from Sharp.

If all these features are not enough to carve a niche in your heart then the gossip feature of this phone would surely woo you. If you are one of those who simply can’t spend even a single day without talking with your friends and sharing the latest titbits of gossip, this phone would be an ideal choice for you. The gossip feature of this phone ensures that you will be audible even when you speak in a hushed tone in a noisy public place. If you are traveling down a busy street with constant din and bustle round you, the noise cancellation feature of Sharp SH001 phone would block the background noise. This will make your voice audible to the person on the other end of the line.

This charming new phone also has some other great features like easy music download service. This is also a GSP enabled phone with Easy Nabi Walk feature. The e- wallet feature of this phone is an added attraction. All these amazing features surely make the Sharp SH001 8 megapixel phone with gossip features a great buy.

With distributed pressure areas that beat with the music that you listen to, Jorge Furuya has developed (with Vanessa Sattele) an MP3 player design that not only is wearable, but actually envelops you in the form of a jacket.  The controls on the arm provide display of your playlist, clock, alarm, chronometer and music rhythm. The design won honorable mention in a short contest sponsored by Core77 and Popular Science Magazine.

If you prefer your MP3player to operate at high speed (120-150km/hr) and be audible without headphones, then this Motor Bike Audio Jacket SW-HP802 is for you.

Made of real leather, the jacket has it’s own amplification system and pair of speakers and will work with your MP3 player of choice.

Samsonite OBAG is a roll-on bag that looks a little bit like the Trochotote cooler. This roller bag is rounded except the two compartments stay level while moving. Whats great about a design like this is that it’s easy to maneuver, and it can get dragged up and down stairs easier.

designer: Rooz Mousavi

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Microsoft has yet to come out with anything that competes with the iPhone. Here’s a simple concept designed by Adam Huffman, it’s got a thin sleek look that stays to it’s Zune roots. It features a 5 MP camera, and that long rectangular button at the bottom is a cushion for the thumb. This is no where from being confirmed by Microsoft, but definitally an interesting concept.

Some different concepts…

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Designer Jake Loniak’s “Wearable Motorcycle” concept is something totally unique, I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s a motorcycle that you actually fit into. I can’t see anything like this remotely close to hitting the mainstream, but is definitally a fun concept that would be a thrill to drive.  

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