Design fiction is a fact

Some nice concepts: the sceptical futuryst: Design fiction is a fact

Future Concept Designs

Example: "Using the wearable Dew camera, users can constantly record daily experiences. The camera has emotional recognition through vocal rhythms and gesture recognition through hand motionsThe camera achieves emotional recognition by analyzing vocal rhythms and gesture recognition by analyzing hand movements. A server saves your viewed scenes in real time through the network. And the Dew viewer reproduces your memories, which can be saved through emotional and gesture recognition. You can also enjoy looking at the images of yourself that have been taken by a Dew camera worn by someone else. The images of yourself are automatically searched through other people’s visual data shared on the network. Designer: NEC and SGI Japan Ltd."

Future Concept Designs - Dew Life-Recording Interface - Slideshow from PC Magazine

Palm Pre Phone - Features

More: http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/palm-pre-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/

Official Webpage: Palm Pre Phone - Features, Details, Reviews : Palm USA

Apple plots course for middle of mobile

It's become quite clear over the last several months that Apple is ready to bridge the mobile computing gap, with plans to develop a device that fits somewhere in between the iPhone and the MacBook. A recent Wall Street Journal article proclaimed that during his medical leave, CEO Steve Jobs has been working on that midsized mobile device, bigger than an iPhone but smaller than a MacBook.

Read the full arcticle at: CNET News

"Sixth Sense" MIT Wearable Device

1. Minibeamer
2. Camera
3. Gestures

Objectified: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit

Objectified: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit: "Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability."

Featuring
Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich)
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris)
Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis)
Tim Brown (IDEO)
Anthony Dunne (London)
Dan Formosa (Smart Design)
Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo)
Jonathan Ive (Apple, California)
Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam)
David Kelley (IDEO)
Bill Moggridge (IDEO)
Marc Newson (London/Paris)
Fiona Raby (London)
Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany)
Karim Rashid (New York)
Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune)
Davin Stowell (Smart Design)
Jane Fulton Suri (IDEO)
Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine)

Emerging iPhone contenders charted

AppleInsider | Emerging iPhone contenders charted, compared by RBC: "With Apple's influence hanging over the Mobile World Congress event this week, the Royal Bank of Canada has released a comprehensive comparison chart of eight contenders that threaten to steal some of the iPhone's customers."

Alcatel: Piece Suit for Lego Phone

Alcatel Ditches Three-Piece Suit for Lego Phone: "I don't think I've ever used the Lego and Alcatel names in the same sentence before, but there is always a first time for everything. When most people think of Alcatel phones, they usually are reminded of the corporate market with support for all kinds of business applications. That can make for quite the stuffy image, so Alcatel decided to have a little fun for once."

BlackBerry Storm Touchscreen by Vodafone

BlackBerry Storm 9500 -

BlackBerry Smartphone - Vodafone
Some Features:
- BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone in detail
- Multiple keyboard options
- Camera and video recorder
- Built-in GPS and BlackBerry Maps
- Mobile internet
- Multimedia formats
- Business use
- Connectivity

DeviceAtlas | DeviceAtlas

DeviceAtlas | DeviceAtlas: "DeviceAtlas is the world's most comprehensive database of mobile device information. Everything you ever wanted to know about every handset on the planet. Search and view the data for free, and then download into your applications so that you can thrill your users - whatever handset they own."