![]() It also looks like it has two full USB ports on its side. It shows a small laptop that's just a tad bigger than the average smartphone, but with a much bigger physical keyboard than most mobile phones have. Lenovo's Facebook page has posted up an image of what the PC maker called the "Pocket Yoga". However, the company has now admitted that Lenovo came up with a much smaller version of the Yoga that never made it to stores. Sunho Son and Scott Shim created a conceptual Bookshelf PC that shelves your multimedia entertainment center it’s modular, compact, and pure eye candy.Lenovo jumped into the notebook-tablet hybrid market feet first with the launch of the Yoga 13 for Windows 8 a few weeks ago (look for our own review very soon) as well as the upcoming Yoga 11 Windows RT device. It has an RFID reader, ambient displays on the keyboard, and a revised keyboard layout. CuppaĬuppa has one purpose: to keep you connected to social networks while on the move. HP Tablet and Docking ConceptĪ realistic product design, the HP Tablet and Docking Concept shows off a convenient way of docking your tablet PC for when you’re in your workspace. Nuno Teixeira’s MAINGEAR desktop concept is for a professional/gaming high-end performance desktop that has a bridge-like body for improved cooling. The Zafiro concept is a transparent glass screen computer concept that uses hand and body gestures for its user interface very Minority Report’que. The Lenovo Pocket Yoga is a small PC that-as the name suggests-fits comfortably in your back pocket (or front pockets if you have big pants on). The MacBook Touch is a computer concept that combines the iPhone/iPod Touch touchscreen interface with Apple’s popular MacBook laptops. The Horizon desktop computer concept by Japanese designer Mac Funamizu has an OLED monitor so that it can expand and contract. While most computer concept designs look towards the future, Dave Schultze goes the opposite direction with a vintage-inspired computer concept called the Philco PC. It has built-in input devices for digital art creation. The Canvas concept by Kyle Cherry is targeted towards the modern designers and artists. The B-membrane, which without context looks like a UFO, is a single-body computer concept that has a built-in projection screen as its monitor. Engelhardt will feature a single-body form factor and a transparent monitor screen (for “badass” points). The ARM tablet by Sébastien Maleville is a tablet PC that has a desktop mode that allows you to separate the body into a monitor and keyboard. ![]() With discarded computer parts being an environmental concern because they fill up landfills, Je Sung Park’s Paper Laptops are crafted from recyclable paper. Korean Industrial/Product Designer Jinwoo Han created a concept for a Portable PC Theater with a built-in projection screen for mobile entertainment environments. Kyle Cherry’s Prime Gaming Laptop concept solves the issue of monitor and body size constraints of laptops and the portability inconveniences of desktop gaming rigs. John Leung’s MADE in China is a Next-Gen PC Design Competition winner with looks inspired by traditional Asian objects. The Asus Bookshelf PC modularizes computers by breaking them down into interchangeable parts, making upgrading (and downgrading) a walk in the park. It can’t hurt to look at them though so that at least we can put money in the bank to save up for them when/if they go in production. They’re wonderful because they give us a glimpse of the future and push the industry towards innovation and outside-of-the-box thinking, but agitating because we know we can’t have them right now. Concept designs are great and frustrating at the same time.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |