Concept Design: Bibliofile E-Reader

Concept Design: Bibliofile E-Reader

The e-reader marketplace is becoming overly saturated as manufacturers rush to produce a gadget that not everyone’s got yet. Some potential purchasers are said to be put off from making the leap from hardback to e-reader due to the electronic version not offering such a tactile experience. This new concept design, designed by Nadeem...
Sun Dec 20 2009
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Concept Design: E-Paper Coaching Playboard

Concept Design: E-Paper Coaching Playboard

Designer Gordon Yeh has come up with a concept electronic paper clipboard for coaching on the sidelines. Called the Electronic Paper Coaching Playboard, this clipboard can be used for drawing plays, sketching out strategies, even examining images and criticizing them with electronic writing straight on top. If you’ve ever seen sports...
Tue Jul 7 2009
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Concept Design: The Troika Identity Card

Concept Design: The Troika Identity Card

Here is another interesting e-paper concept design. Frog Design has come up with a multi use identity card that can display your driver’s license, social security card, and passport. Made of lightweight aluminum and using an e-paper display, it’s durable and flexible, and can last a long time thanks to its bi-stable image....
Wed Apr 22 2009 | 1 Response
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Concept Design: txtr E-reader

Concept Design: txtr E-reader

Berlin-based txtr plans to liberate your documents library. But will anyone be reading? It sounds like a cool concept. Whoever thought of pairing an e-paper reader with a social network knew they could still catch some leftover Web 2.0 buzz. Package that buzz with a veiled potential to unleash thousands of publicly-owned documents in...
Thu Jan 29 2009 | 1 Response
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Concept Design: Newsboy Color E-reader

Concept Design: Newsboy Color E-reader

The newsboy e-reader by Swedish design studio Propeller (see bottom of post for full credit info) is the best color e-reader concept design I have seen thus far. Three videos have been released that demonstrate what the e-reader of the future might look like. Its e-paper touch screen displays in full color and it is flexible. While...
Sat Jan 3 2009 | 4 Responses
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Concept Design: The Tima Watch

Concept Design: The Tima Watch

The Tima Watch is a concept design by French designer Julien Bergignat. It utilizes an e-paper display for the digital and analog visual elements and the characters can be displayed on the curved surface of the watch. I love that the screen is high in contrast and displays less instead of more. Watches like this will soon become a reality...
Mon Dec 22 2008 | 1 Response
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Concept Design: E-paper Music Score

Concept Design: E-paper Music Score

Musician or not, it’s quite impressive to see a design that eliminates page flipping of a music score. Designer Serina Sung has come up with the EMS (E-paper Music Score), a flexible e-paper display that can syndicate music scores via Bluetooth. The design also implements a foot pedal to assist the musician with “page turning.” Since...
Mon Dec 1 2008 | 2 Responses
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Concept Design: E-paper Origami DVD Player

Concept Design: E-paper Origami DVD Player

The Origami DVD Player is a concept design by Inventibles. It uses a full color e-paper display which can fold down to fit in your palm. I was surprised that the inventors were able to come up with something this cool, yet limit its potential function to only DVD playing.  It is pretty clear that the trend in the market is towards...
Mon Dec 1 2008
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Concept Design: E-paper Scale

Concept Design: E-paper Scale

Duck Image Studio has come up with a brilliant concept design, an e-paper scale. While the shape resembles a traditional scale, it is much more functional and aesthetically pleasing. In addition to the e-paper scale being as thin as a bath mat, it is waterproof and can also be rolled up for storage. This concept design exemplifies why...
Mon Dec 1 2008 | 2 Responses
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Concept Design: E-paper Slap Bracelet

Concept Design: E-paper Slap Bracelet

Ahhh….. 80’s Nostalgia. Similar to those slap bracelets from the past, this high-tech version from Chocolate Agency features a bendable E-paper display with multimedia controls. The length of the strap can be adjusted by adding magnetic snaps to each end. As an added bonus, the bracelet requires no charging – it is powered by...
Sat Nov 22 2008 | 3 Responses
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Concept Design: E-ink Tattoo

Concept Design: E-ink Tattoo

As controversial as this sounds, the future of technology will be biological, and body modification will play a huge part in how we use our computers, cell phones and even PDA’s in the next ten to twenty years.  Organic technology is considered the brave new world for the next generation, drastically changing our relationship...
Wed Nov 5 2008 | 1 Response
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