Modular smartphones could be a reality as early as Q1 2015 thanks to Google’s Project Ara. Inspired at least in part by the Phonebloks concept, the ide of modularity is now spreading to other mobile devices. The latest is the Blocks modular smartwatch. The concept is very much the same as it is for modular smartphones. A range of modules would allow […]
Concept Sunday
Concept Sunday: Apple iPhone 6 with wireless charging base
With Apple now widely expected to launch its iPhone 6 in late summer or early fall (with an announcement in early September perhaps?), our latest Concept Sunday edition returns to that much anticipated smartphone. Vishal Bhanushali is the latest to come up with a concept based on the latest Apple iPhone 6 rumours and leaks. Called the iPhone 6 Pro, it […]
Concept Sunday: The Qwerkywriter vintage keyboard for your tablet
Most of the devices featured on Concept Sunday will never see the light of day for any number of reasons. It’s a different matter for the Qwerkywriter, a mechanical keyboard for your tablet that was inspired by the typewriters of yore. The Kickstarter project is nearly funded and could soon be a unique (cyberpunk?) accessory on your desk. The Qwerkywriter […]
Concept Sunday: Artefact Token puts your wallet on your wrist
Our wallets are slowly making their way onto our smartphones. A number of mobile wallet and payment apps are now available, making it easier to purchase every thing from our daily coffee to our latest fix of comic books through our smartphones. Artefact, a product design studio based in the U.S., believes that there is a better place for our […]
Concept Sunday: The Soviet Union’s Lenin tablet of 2019
What if the Soviet Union had not collapsed in 1991? What if the Communist state had decided to get into the business of manufacturing its own smartphones and tablets? That’s the scenario proposed by deviantART‘s George D’araanka who has come up with what a Soviet-built tablet might look like in the year 2019. The Soviet Union was not known for […]
Concept Sunday: BlackBerry Classic concept
BlackBerry will launch the BlackBerry Classic later this year. The new smartphone, formerly known as the BlackBerry Q20, will very much be a bridge device between BlackBerry’s older generation devices and its new BlackBerry 10 ones. Announced at Mobile World Congress, the QWERTY keyboard device with a 3.5-inch display will bring back the classic function keys, ‘Menu,’ ‘Back,’ ‘Send’ and […]
Concept Sunday: Apple-branded iBeats headphones
Apple this week announced plans to acquire both Beats Music and Beats Electronics for US$3 billion. While the acquisition is more than just about headphones and speakers, Apple is likely to integrate the Beats Audio brand into its own product lines. Could we see a line of iBeats accessories in the near future? That’s what CURVED/labs, the company that also […]
Concept Sunday: Google Nexus Play entertainment system
The Google Nexus may be on its deathbed but as this concept suggests, there could still life in the program in showcasing what Android could do beyond the usual smartphone and tablets. The Google Nexus Play is billed as an Android entertainment system that is part gaming console and part TV controller. Looking like many gaming controllers, it incorporates a curved […]