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Gadgets

The Vending Machine Of Tomorrow Will Lure You In With Beautiful Animations

5:00AM December 16, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

There’s the potential for the next generation of touchscreen LCD vending machines to be an all out assault on our senses. So here’s hoping more companies More »

Geek Out

Why Won’t Ford Actually Sell This Wicked E-Bike?!

10:00AM September 22, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Ford recently unveiled the world’s first front-wheel-drive electric bicycle at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Huzzah! Then they promptly explained that this concept will never make it to the showroom floor. Oh Ford, you’re such a tease. More »

Cars

Someday We’ll Eliminate The Dreaded ‘Are We There Yet?’

12:50PM July 21, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

How cool would it be if you could draw on your window and have the drawings move along with the car? Cool enough to keep the kids quiet for a few hours, don’t you think? More »

Gadgets

Never Squint To Read The Time Again With This Watch Concept

1:36PM March 17, 2011 | Husain Sumra

Analog watches can be terribly difficult to read, and can lead to squinting and adjusting your arm position to focus your eyes on those blasted dashed lines and watch hands. The Zoomin Watch concept fixes that problem. More »

Geek Out

Dear Hasbro, Please Make This Beautiful Scrabble Set For Me

3:40PM March 2, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

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Gadgets

Concept Watch Needs Three Different Bracelets To Tell The Time

5:00AM February 13, 2011 | Casey Chan

On this “watch”, designed by podvaal, the hours, minutes and seconds are split up and displayed on each different bracelet. You could wear ‘em connected to each other through magnets or in any configuration to confuse the time. I think I love this idea. [Design Boom] More »

Entertainment

I Really Really Hope This NoteSlate Paper Tablet Is Real

4:00AM February 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

The NoteSlate is a 13-inch e-ink tablet that mimics paper. You can jot down notes with the stylus and store them digitally—so simple, yet so awesome. I’d never buy a Moleskine again. Coming out in June 2011 for $US100 More »

Gadgets

A Concept Screwdriver Case Smartly Transforms Into The Screwdriver Itself

9:00AM January 23, 2011 | Casey Chan

This concept, Soft Screwdriver by Arthur Xin, cleverly houses screwdrivers of different varieties in a sweet looking pouch. Like bullets, almost. What’s clever about the design is that when you roll the pouch together, you create the handle for your screwdriver. More »

Science

Prototype Toothpaste Changes Flavours According To The Weather

11:20AM January 5, 2011 | Casey Chan

The toothpaste industry is in need of a shakeup! Whitening strips isn’t enough. MIT’s Media Lab has developed a prototype toothpaste that spits out different flavours according to the weather and temperature outside. More »

Gadgets

’70s Home Carbonation Gadget Sodastream Gets Re-Imagined In Sleek Concepts

6:40AM December 31, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The ability to make soda out of plain old tap water still impresses me, but let’s face it: the Sodastream contraptions don’t match our sleek modern kitchens, do they? These designs, from a German competition, definitely fit the bill. More »