Festo - SmartBird - biomechatronic bird flies and lands autonomously

SmartBird is an ultralight but powerful flight model with excellent aerodynamic qualities and extreme agility. With SmartBird, Festo has succeeded in deciphering the flight of birds - one of the oldest dreams of humankind.

This bionic technology-bearer, which is inspired by the herring gull, can start, fly and land autonomously -- with no additional drive mechanism. Its wings not only beat up and down, but also twist at specific angles. This is made possible by an active articulated torsional drive unit, which in combination with a complex control system attains an unprecedented level of efficiency in flight operation. Festo has thus succeeded for the first time in creating an energy-efficient technical adaptation of this model from nature.

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Postcards To The Future

There’s plenty of footage out there showing what people thought the year 2000 would bring from the 1950s and 60s but what about the view from 1900?

A series of postcards from German chocolate company Hildebrands gives us a glimpse into their thoughts on life at the turn of the millennium, a far more whimsical (and corseted) vision of what was to be.

A Quick Stroll on the Water


The Moving Pavement


House-Moving by Train


Televised Outside Broadcasting


Personal Flying Machines


Combined Ship and Railway Locomotive


Weather Control Machine


Undersea Tourist Boats


Roofed Cities


Personal Airships


Police X-Ray Surveillance Machine


Summer Holidays at the North Pole

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Future Computer bento by Rene Lee

Rene Lee has come up with an exciting device called Bento. It is a single modular device that integrates a tablet, notebook,smartphone, hard drive and battery. The device can be used independently or as a processing network. It not only extends the life cycle of the product but also expands the possibilities of networked use. And thus, it provides easy portability of each component. Bento is short-listed for FUJITSU design award 2011 from over 1000 designs. It has got remarkable appreciation in a Designboom competition A Life with Future Computing.. (via)

The basic laptop structure touts a 15" OLED screen which serves as its structural base. It has solar powered lithium-ion battery. The tablet is of 11". The Phone is fixed in shallow depression and is of 4". The drive is 1TB SSD. One of the unique features of this device is that the tablet and phone can be used independently. Both can be removed while charging and can be used wirelessly. Each screen in it can be used for different purposes and content, when connected through networked system or physically.


The tablet can display a keyboard and the screen of the notebook can do visualization. Both tablet and phone can be functional in photo editing; picture can be loaded on phone while the tablet can run photoshop, and then image can be displayed in the screen of laptop. Multiple hard devices can be used in Bento because of its modular nature. All the components are fully functional as independent devices. This feature makes it exclusive and unique.

Total Recall – device future

This is a creative and an excellent device which records the person’s experiences in a form of media, sound as well as the sense of touch and smell, to be communicated to others. The icons that appear in a form of holograms on the transparent touch bio screen can be operated by fingers.
Bio particles stick out from the screen surface in the form of protrusion, transferring the recorded sense of touch and the smell from the memory is splashed from the top part..
You can contain the situations and experiences at your travelling spot in a bottle and send your memories like the letter in a bottle to many people. (via)

Peugeot Coaster, a Futuristic Car that Puts Safety First

The Peugeot Coaster futuristic concept car has been created by designer Kim Minchul. This vehicle offers an alternative for every day driving in the city, where everything is restricted, offering an entertaining ride for the driver.

The driver’s cabin has been projected to be separate from the passenger cabin, giving the driver the sensation of safety and allowing him to be completely focused during driving. With every move and turn, the Peugeot Coaster offers thrilling sensations thanks to its active rotating system, much like a ride from an amusement park.

This concept vehicle offers great mobility and a different way of freedom, which separates it from other means of transportation, giving a new value to driving, and making it fun and exciting, through its innovating system.[via]

Flex Is Our Future Revolutionary Collapsible Tablet Computer

Designer René Lee's Flex is a revolutionary collapsible tablet computer, with flexible screen while still maintaining rigidity. Flex incorporates a 14” 3:4 touch screen in slate mode, with the screen measuring 18.5” wide while completely expanded. You can use Flex according to your own preference, by bending it into a notebook, for content creation or bending it outwards forscreen share session. It encapsulates a flexible spine plus a bendy screen within the frame, which allows the user to translate flex from a slate to several form factors. A loop stand integrated into flex paves way for best content viewing experience. Flex’s flexible spine facilitates efficiency as well as collaboration on a tablet.

SAIC-GM YeZ, Eco-Friendly Concept Car of the Year 2030

The YeZ concept car is an all electric, eco-friendly vehicle that was designed by the joint venture of SAIC and GM. The design of the car is environment-oriented and gets its power from natural resources.

The concept vehicle features solar panels, which are located on the rooftop and small wind turbines, placed on its wheels. Besides the solar panels, the roof of the YeZ will benefit from an innovative system that will capture carbon dioxide from the surrounding air and then release oxygen in the atmosphere. The electric energy generated by the solar panels and the wind turbines it’s going to be stored in onboard batteries that will power the vehicle. No technical specifications are available, since the YeZ concept is only a dream of eco-friendly cars that will be used in 2030. [via]

Peugeot XB1, Electric Vehicle of 2025

The Peugeot XB1 is a concept vehicle of the future, meant to reach the market in 2025 or perhaps even later. It’s the creation of Thierry Fischer, Kevin Biolluz, Karim Bennani, Frederic La Sciellour and it looks more like one-person automobile, than a car for your family.


This is a human size concept car with an exoskeleton and some traits that look more like a motorcycle than a car. Peugeot XB1 is a fully electric vehicle, meant for premium services and it comes with GPS, smartphone apps and a top speed of 35 kmh. Although the speed is not impressive, you might consider this an alternative to walking on foot or Segways[via]

Futuristic Volkswagen Concept Car – Aqua

Futuristic vehicle Volkswagen Aqua hovercraft concept designed by 21-year-old Yuhan Zhang from China is powered by Hydrogen and propelled by impellers. This Volkswagen concept was designed to cope with the variety of terrain covering China, from the lakes, rivers and coastal waters to the roads, wetlands and snow. The concept was shortlisted in the CDN Car Design Awards China in the "Chinese off-road Vehicle" category. The Volkswagen Aqua features 2 motors: the main motor obtains power from a hydrogen fuel cell and it is used to drive the main fan; the other fans, located at the rear, are powered by individual electric motors. And it’s not an individual vehicle – the Volkswagen Aqua can accommodate two passengers.. Future is near! [via]