Sony's next entertainment system - NGP

Electrolux Design competition 2010 winners

And the winner is...
...National Institute of Design student Peter Alwin, for his Snail portable induction heater.
Via Core77 

Interactive walls

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Four Electric Vehicles Embark on 80 Day Trip Around the World

Is it possible to travel the globe in electric vehicles powered by renewable energy offsets? We’ll find out soon — the “Zero Race”, an 80 day around-the-world excursion, just launched today. The race pits electric vehicles from Australia, Germany, South Korea and Switzerland against each other on a journey through Mexico, Europe, Russia, China, Canada, and the U.S., ending in January 2011.
There are stringent rules, of course. Teams can charge up wherever they please, but all EV charging must be offset with credits from sustainable energy producers. Even so, the trip will be cheap — Australian team TREV estimates that the whole journey will cost just $360.



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SONY flexible OLED display

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Outdoor furniture that lits up!

The so-called Bright Woods collection from Gruppo Avanzini employs stripes of various kinds of wood with resin infill between each layer. At the moment it still works on batteries until they will find a rechargeable method.

The lights, in this outdoor furniture, come in handy in the evening as no other lights are necessary. The lights also come in different colours in order to create the ambiance you prefer. 

For more info: Dornob 

Marble Edition Console

Shredded Collection by Studio Jens Praet.

Red-Dot Design Award winner 2010: Studylite

World's first 'Safe for Eyes' certified rechargeable study light for children.

No ultra-violet or infra-red radiation. No heat radiation. Perfect luminosity and ideal illumination. Soothing light eliminates eye strain. Up to 6 hour back-up with mains and solar charging port. + info

Aptera: three-wheel electric car

The aptera 2e is an ultra-efficient three-wheel battery powered electric car that will be on sale at some point this year. Future iterations of the car may include a plug-in hybrid engine, which would lower the cost and make it more practical for a wider range of drivers.

Some of their important selling points are:
- Wide Stance/Unique three wheel design
- Fluid exterior form
- Gullwing doors
- Eco-Chic Seating: recycled material that is colored with natural dyes.
- Efficiency Meter
- Smart Phone Connectivity
- Rear Vision System: Displayed on a centralized screen
- Solar assisted climate control system
- Cavernous Cargo Compartment

For more info: Aptera 

Two wheeled urban transportation: the YikeBike

The YikeBike seems to be an ideal solution for Urban Transportation. The bike is made out of carbon fibre composite, only weighs 10kg and is foldable so that you can carry it, after use, wherever you like to bring it . A full charged battery gives you the possibility to commute around 10kms and if you are scared you will run out of battery on your home, you can always charge it. The battery will charge over 80% in less than 20 mins. Its maximum speed is 25km/hr.

Cardboard record player

Audio firm, GGRP’s introduced this brilliant “cardboard record player”, designed by Geoff Dawson and part of GGRP's rebranding.

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Highlights Geneva Motor Show '10

The Geneva Motor Show showed a completely different atmosphere than last year's Motor Shows. The designs show again more confidence and fresh energy to tackle current issues. Here are some of the highlights this year's show had to offer:
Alfa Guiietta:

Lexus CT 200h:

Peugeot SR1 Concept:

Audi a1:

Mercedes F800 Style Concept:

Citroen DS Highrider:

Nissan Juke:

Porsche 918 Spider Concept:

Bertone Pandion Concept:

Yuji Fujimara's electric bike concept

Yuji Fujimara designed this battery supported electric bike concept.

It has a docking section for your laptop which will be powered by the battery.

It also has the ability to connect your laptop to a built-in screen at steering area, so the driver will have access to all the information they need at any moment.

Via : Core77 

Karim Rashid's baby botlle

Karim Rashid's IIAMO baby bottle
No harmful additives
Warm up milk to 37 degrees in only 4 minutes
No electricity
No cord
Only an organic heater

Wooden textiles

By Elisa Strozyk .

Source: Core77 

Toyota to Debut Dedicated Hybrid Concept at 2010 North American International Auto Show

Will this be a future member of the Prius family of hybrids? It appears that it could be a "little brother" for the Prius.

TORRANCE, Calif., December 14, 2009 - - Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. will stage the world debut of a new dedicated hybrid concept vehicle during the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. 

The vehicle will be revealed during a news conference held on Monday, January 11th in the Riverview Ballroom at COBO Hall.  News conference schedules are being finalized and exact timing will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Source: priuschat

Road lights powered by wind

Sungi Kim & Hozin Song deciced it was time to actually use the wind created by a passing car. Not using this energy seemed like such a waste. They have created these series of pegs 50-100 meters in front of you to lead the way.

Source: Yankodesign 

Colourless Coke Cans

A convex logo is not only good for the environment as it does not contain any paint and can help to reduce air and water pollution but at the same time it seems to create a nicer look and a more premium value. Instead of toxic paint, manufacturers process aluminum with a pressing machine that indicates brand identity on surface. This definitely will work for well-established brands such as Coca Cola. 

+ info on thedieline.com

The Future of Tires

Who isn't scared of getting a flat tire while driving? Recently some companies have been working on this issue and are hoping to come out with an airless tire very soon. The most well known design in this field is the Michelin tweel. But Resilient Technologies has also been working on an airless tire and the company recently announced that prototypes of their honeycomb-like tires which will ship in 2011 for use in the US military. This might speed up the process for passenger cars. In that case the tire will become part of the car as there will be no reason anymore to change it and all this might have an influence on the design.

+ info  on Designboom.com

Sony Ericsson reveals Xperia X10 with Android

This X10, out the 1st quarter of 2010, will be the fastest Android mobile on the market with its own new interface, called UX. UX stands for User Experience and looks very design orientated.

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