Designed by Danish designers Michel Riss and Jens Rosbjerg, the “Sun flower” is a high intensity, low consumption solar cell streetlight that illuminates public areas, such as parking areas, gardens and streets, in a sustainable manner. Completely autonomous from external power supplies, the sustainable streetlight integrates five photovoltaic modules on top to harness solar power and store in a battery to power five 56 W LED lamps. The LED lamps emit white light and have... [weiterlesen]

Compact single-seater vehicles are usually designed for short or inter-city commutation, but the latest vehicle concept by designer David Hull seems to change our perception about small vehicles, as it moves on highways with same ease and efficiency as any other vehicle. Dubbed the “Phoenix,” the conceptual long-range vehicle generates power from a 35 horsepower engine to achieve up to 250 miles per gallon. Integrating a centralized touchscreen computer for easy navigation, the Phoenix also... [weiterlesen]

With the most expected product release from Apple this week, the 27-inch LED Apple Cinema Display has arrived for users of MacBooks and Mac Pros who have waiting for the tech to present themselves. In addition to that, Apple has decided to retire the 24-inch Cinema Display as well as the massive 30-inch display that has been on sale for some time now. Confirmation... [weiterlesen]

Apple has released an update to Safari that enables the public release of the Extensions feature along with the corresponding Extension Gallery. The Extension feature allows users to add functions and features from third party developers that can allow them to complete a variety of tasks. This feature not only adds another dimension of versatility to the Safari web browsing, it... [weiterlesen]

Probably one of the most interesting inventions of this week’s array of new Apple developments is the introduction of the Apple Battery Charger. Even though Apple has been developing their own batteries for quite some time now, it rather new to see them step in the cylindrical power cell aspect of battery development. It extends further beyond that, however, with Apple not only providing in-house... [weiterlesen]

Followed since before the introduction of the iPad, many people across the Internet have been wondering what the “Magic Slate” and “Magic Trackpad” name filing at the United States Patent and Trademark Office was for? Many thought that one of them was going to be the name of what we now know as the iPad. However, even after the iPad’s release,... [weiterlesen]

With the new introduction of Apple products that were speculated to arrive recently, Apple has introduced the new and improved iMac. The latest rendition of the flagship and 1984 industry-setting desktop Mac lineage receives an increase in brainpower with a new line of CPU standards and the storage to go with it. Apple delivers this all in the same simple, yet gorgeous... [weiterlesen]

Adam Long a student at University of New South Wales has designed a recharging station for electric vehicle that could transform manner of human interaction and safety issues in electric vehicle fast charging. The ‘Rapid Charge’ design specifically addresses the ‘range issue’ with most of the chargers since that along with of other reasons prevents the adoption of electric vehicles as sustainable option. ... [weiterlesen]

Introducing the opulence and style of a luxury yacht brand to the automotive design, industrial designer Matthew Hockham, a recent graduate from the MDes Automotive Design course at Coventry University, has come up with a sportscar concept that seems to bring the distinctive designing philosophies of a luxury liner brand onto the road. Based on the Wally luxury yacht brand, the concept car takes its side profile from “Wally Power 118” and features sharp edges, black... [weiterlesen]

Increasing number of personal vehicles is resulting in messy traffic jams on urban roads, bringing the metropolitan cities to a standstill. And, not to talk about health concerns due to ever increasing air pollution. Providing a way-out, designer Sally Ng has come up with a stylish two-wheeler dubbed the “Koenigsegg Scooter” that other than allowing quick and comfortable commutation also lets the rider keep up with modern lifestyle. Based on an existing automotive brand, the scooter concept... [weiterlesen]