The last time we featured the Qwerkywriter mechanical keyboard for your tablet, it was still a few days away from reaching its Kickstarter goal. Thanks to 469 backers, it not only met its US$90,000 goal but went on to raise US$129,164. Jump forward a few months and it reached the Production prototype stage in late May after a number of […]
Concept Sunday
Concept Sunday: The convertible S:Watch
At first glance, the S:Watch concept appears to be yet another smartwatch with a circular display and a new interface, in this case based on the classic iPod control wheel. Developed as a group project at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Filip Ridderström, the watch is designed to not only be a fashion statement but also offer significant flash […]
Concept Sunday: Flexible HTC Bracelet Phone
While wearables are quickly becoming valuable companion devices to our smartphones. But they are unlikely to displace them any time soon as smartphones provide a superior experience in many ways thanks to the larger display, typing surfaces and more. Flexible materials hold the promise of taking the smartphone beyond the traditional slab form factor. Valeria Romanova, currently attending the British […]
Concept Sunday: What the Samsung Gear A smartwatch might look like
We featured some early concept work of what the Samsung Gear A (also known as the Samsung Orbis) might look like last month. South Korea’s xplash has since finished a number of new renders giving us a much better sense of what Samsung’s next smartwatch might look like. The new images suggest that Samsung could offer a wide range of colour and material options. […]
Concept Sunday: Lenovo Magic View smartwatch features two screens
Lenovo this week showed off a new smartwatch concept at its own Lenovo Tech World conference in Beijing, China. Called the Magic View smartwatch, it incorporates a second display called the Virtual Interactive Display (VID) that juts out below the case and over the wrist band. It is designed to solve both display and privacy issues. How effective can this tiny display be? Lenovo […]
Concept Sunday: Smartwatch A for premium electronic vehicle company
While many wearables today connect to our smartphones, as the Internet of Things (IoT) takes off, they will be able to communicate with a greater range of devices and platforms. Google is already exploring this integration in the automotive industry with Android Auto introduced last year at Google I/O 2014. It is not alone in doing so – Microsoft offers its Sync platform […]
Concept Sunday: Wearable collision warning device for the visually impaired
The promise behind wearables extends far behind the convenience of bringing our latest notifications to our attention quickly or keeping track of our physical activities. They could also transform how people deal with a range of challenges brought on by various impairments. A recently featured Braille Smart Gear concept has already given a glimpse into how visually impaired could use […]
Concept Sunday: Glycount diabetic management wearable
There were almost 390 million people with diabetes across the world in 2014. There are 67 million in India alone. This prompted Indrajeet Bakhale to come up with Glycount, a wearable diabetic management device. It does away with the traditional skin pricking in favour of a future technology that will “enable us to measure blood sugar level instantaneously and continuously.” […]