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Nissan announces new two-seater Concept EV in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [2/11/2010 - 12:27] - 1 - Car Electric Vehicle Environment

The Leaf is yet available to the market that Nissan is already showing off its future EV concept with today’s new “Zero-Emission” Mobility concept. Being a two-seater, the new concept will ideally fit the needs of modern urban citizen [...]

Nissan announces new two-seater Concept EV in Japan

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Mozilla’s Awesome Concept Phone

By Akihabara News Team - [24/9/2010 - 02:40] - 0 - Phones

Mozilla Lab’s Concept Series idea-sharing forum has produced a concept smartphone by electronics product designer Billy May, called the Mozilla Seabird. Centered around the concept of physical interactions with and around the pho[...]

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[Video] Hitachi “Minority Report” like interface.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/7/2010 - 03:33] - 2 - Displays

Here you are the last bit of our tour at Hitachi exhibition, with the company vision of a “Minority Report” like interface. Perhaps closer to Microsoft Kinect UI, Hitachi system will let you control any kind of information display on a[...]

[Video] Hitachi “Minority Report” like interface.

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Hitachi Life Microscope Concept

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/7/2010 - 02:03] - 3 - Science

Today for the 100th birthday of Hitachi creation, the company held some kind of little exhibition in Tokyo. Among many interesting product, we stumble upon the “Life Microscope” project, the next generation of pedometer. Well calling H[...]

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[Wireless Japan 2010] ZTE brings 5 New Smartphones and 4 Concept at WJ.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [14/7/2010 - 03:45] - 1 - Phones

In an interesting twist of faith, ZTE the Chinese manufacturer, came to Wireless Japan with some pretty interesting phones and actually better than what other Japanese manufacturer were displaying today, with for example the : ZTE X950[...]

[Wireless Japan 2010] ZTE brings 5 New Smartphones and 4 Concept at WJ.

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[Wireless Japan 2010] Kyocera Booth & Concept

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [14/7/2010 - 02:14] - 0 - Phones

This 2010 Wireless Japan was definitively a bit sad, and Kyocera’s booth was no exception, however, we had the chance to discover a few nice concept from Kyocera that comes in a wide range of shapes including the usual Slide-out keyboa[...]

[Wireless Japan 2010] Kyocera Booth & Concept

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PixCell via Prismoid and Botanica: Au KDDI’s crazy Concept Phones

By Akihabara News Team - [13/7/2010 - 03:58] - 0 - Press Conference Phones

During their press conference, KDDI were also introducing some pure mobile phone concept with the Botanica phone and the PixCell via PRISMOID Concept. The PixCell via PRISMOID Concept has been design by Kohei Nawa, a Japanese Sculpto /[...]

PixCell via Prismoid and Botanica: Au KDDI’s crazy Concept Phones

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Nikon planning “a new concept” SLR camera

By Akihabara News Team - [9/7/2010 - 03:50] - 0 - Cameras

According to the Bloomberg’s report based on an interview with the Nikon Corp. President Makoto Kimura yesterday in Tokyo, Nikon are planning a “new concept” SLR camera which may have “enhanced function for vide[...]

Nikon planning “a new concept” SLR camera

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Solar Strap Concept for DSLR cameras

By Akihabara News Team - [28/6/2010 - 05:07] - 0 - Cameras

The concept sounds brilliant! Equipped with thin solar panels and a DC plug, this strap has been designed by Weng Jie and allows you to charge your DSLR’s battery while on-the-move relieving you off the burden of carrying batteri[...]

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LG Electronics North American Mobile Phone Company unveils Design the Future winners.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/6/2010 - 02:30] - 1 - Phones

LGEMU or LG Electronics North American Mobile phone company, organized for the first time a design completion asking people like you and me, or at least people with some basic design skills to draw their vision of the mobile phone of t[...]

LG Electronics North American Mobile Phone Company unveils Design the Future winners.

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[MWC] 2 Concept Phones from the Chinese manufacturer ZTE

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/2/2010 - 02:03] - 0 - Phones

Not much of information here since we are just talking about a pure concept phone, but the Chinese manufacturer ZTE at MWC displayed 2 new possible design concepts of some possible future handsets. But I personally like the G+ 2 model [...]

[MWC] 2 Concept Phones from the Chinese manufacturer ZTE

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Some nice Concepts for the latest Ricoh GXR

By Akihabara News Team - [10/11/2009 - 06:55] - 0 - Cameras

During the official press Conference where was introduced the all-new Ricoh GXR, the Japanese manufacturer was also exhibiting some nice concepts for its compact digital camera. As you may know, the GXR comes with detachable unit (Lens[...]

Some nice Concepts for the latest Ricoh GXR

[FPD 2009] Samsung’s Mobile Display AMOLED Wonderland – With Video

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [28/10/2009 - 03:05] - 3 - Pc

While so far Samsung had yet to impress us, we changed our minds when we stepped into Samsung’s Mobile Display booth. It was an AMOLED wonderland with some very impressive concepts, like this Hybrid Desktop Notebooks featuring a [...]

[FPD 2009] Samsung’s Mobile Display AMOLED Wonderland – With Video

[CEATEC 09- Live] NTT DoCoMo’s Touch Wood Concept

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [8/10/2009 - 11:19] - 0 - Phones

Here’s DoCoMo’s Touch Wood Concept, a phone built in cooperation with Olympus, Sharp and “More Tree”. There were two concepts shown at CEATEC a stone design (pictured above) and an actual working model based on a Sharp mobile pho[...]

[CEATEC 09- Live] NTT DoCoMo’s Touch Wood Concept

[CEATEC 09- Live] Fujitsu Concept Phone Wonders

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/10/2009 - 03:14] - 2 - Phones

Fujitsu had several interesting concept phone at their booth at CEATEC . While most of them are only concept designs, we hope one day some may come true. I particularly like the pen like phone that displays both a virtual keyboard and [...]

[CEATEC 09- Live] Fujitsu Concept Phone Wonders

AU iida Polaris Concept. When Your Phone Becomes a Robot (with Video)

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/9/2009 - 01:50] - 2 - Phones Robot

Here’s the Polaris… a concept proposed by AU that’s nothing more than bulkier Sony Rolly clone. The difference between this concept and the Rolly is the Polaris is a phone that can be attached to a cradle and turned into a [...]

AU iida Polaris Concept. When Your Phone Becomes a Robot (with Video)

Willcom Japan New Wireless Concpets, Wireless Japan 09

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/7/2009 - 03:18] - 1 - Phones

The most interesting booth of all at Wireless Japan was without a doubt Willcom Japan’s with several concepts we hope to see one day like: Image Tube from Kyocera, an always connected PDA giving you all necessary information rega[...]

Willcom Japan New Wireless Concpets, Wireless Japan 09

ZTE Concept Phones and Modems at Wireless Japan 09

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/7/2009 - 01:44] - 1 - Phones

Here are some of ZTE’s latest concepts: MID or Mobile Internet Device with a foldable keyboard hidden in a MID pouch. AGATE, a LED watch/3G USB modem… Just plug it into a PC and voila, you are now connected to the Internet… Bluet[...]

ZTE Concept Phones and Modems at Wireless Japan 09

LG Will Let You Play with Their Phone with Transparent Keyboard at CTIA 09

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [30/3/2009 - 03:32] - 0 - Phones

Introduced at the latest GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as a concept, the new LG-GD900 phone with improved UI and transparent keyboard will be LG’s latest star at CTIA 09. If we’re still waiting for more detailed specifi[...]

LG Will Let You Play with Their Phone with Transparent Keyboard at CTIA 09

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Gel Like Remote Concepts from Panasonic

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/12/2008 - 12:41] - 3 - Misc

Here’s a pretty disgusting/interesting concept from Panasonic, a gel made remote that, according to Panasonic, creates the desire to touch and hold it… Not sure if I’ll get the urge to touch and play with a jellyfish like r[...]

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CEATEC 2008 Live: Space-age Concept Phones from AU (KDDI)

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [30/9/2008 - 01:52] - 0 - Phones

AU (KDDI) introduced us to Yamaha’s music instrument phones and other cool concepts. Yamaha Mobile Orchestra: Heaven Live in Tokyo (Concept) Concept: Nice Musical Mobile Phones Born from a YAMAHA – KDDI Collaboration Concep[...]

CEATEC 2008 Live: Space-age Concept Phones from AU (KDDI)

CEATEC 2008 Live: Docomo Introduces a New Concept, the Next-gen 3G…

By Akihabara News Team - [29/9/2008 - 09:54] - 0 - Phones

Besides their super modular concept phone, Docomo introduced some unfinished concepts. Just look at the picture gallery for a look at these mobile phones, notice another video projector mobile phone. Docomo also introduced a new versio[...]