It was only a matter of time before someone harnessed the power of the lightning bolt and turned into a weapon (Nikola Tesla?). Ok, so they are not really using Mother Nature’s lightning bolts (cause that would be way too cool), but a U.S. Army lab is testing how lasers can create an energized plasma
Category Archives: Future
Travel Around the World in Six Hours by Tube just like in Futurama
Just like oil going through a pipeline, the future of travel may soon involve jumping into a tube in New York and getting off in Japan for some lunch time sushi. Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) is an airless, frictionless form of transport which, its designers say, is safer, cheaper and quieter than trains or aeroplanes…and
Alphabet Chairs and Punctuation Mark Lamps – Spell it Out Furniture
Fill in the blank “ …. you!” Have you ever wanted to say something to your guests, but just couldn’t find the words? The Spell It Out Collection of customizable furniture by French design company, Tobisso may be the solution. The lounge chair collection represents letters and numbers – from A to Z and 0
The Future of Airplane Cabin Design makes me want to fly again
Want to take a look at what suppliers are doing to improve your flying experience? With the cost of flying soaring and very little in the way of change to the interior of planes over the past 25 years, the Aircraft Interiors Expo is the launch pad for cabin programmes showcasing tomorrow’s designs, in-flight entertainment,
The Future of Glass – Amazing Creativity
So what does the future hold for us, according to glass and ceramic company Corning, the future is glass friendly, as seen in the “A Day Made of Glass”. Corning released a new video looking into the future…a future of glass, in which technology is incorporated — embedded into our everyday lives. What is so
A New Way of Telling Time – Futuristic Solaris Series Watches
Taking the watch to what just may become the next evolution in design; Olivier Demangel has put an exclamation point behind each of his Solaris Series futuristic concept watches. Not only does each watch have its own unique elegant style, Demangel managed to incorporate an unusual way of telling time. There is a bit of
The Canadian Lumberjack, V8 Engine inspired Stove
Trust me, if there is anyone who knows how to warm up a home during the freezing cold winter months, its Canadian lumberjacks. Not contents with just a regular looking woodstove, these Bullerjan furnaces (free flowing) took a slice from a V8 engine, allowing the pipes underneath to draw in the cold air, heat up
This TRON Watch is straight out of the Future
If you build it they will come…this seems to be the rationale behind the monster that is TRON and the millions of merchandise that has flooded the market. YouYou have seen the TRON cycles and the TRON headphones, now you can complement the two with your very own TRON watch. Don’t get me wrong, the
FOKI Robotic Shoes that Clean the Floor while you Walk
The imagination has no boundaries, and none so more evident that a pair of robotic-esc shoes that clean/sweep the floor while you walk around. It’s called the FOKI, and they contain two rotary cleaners underneath each shoe which can not only sweep up dust, but can also kill bacteria. The rechargeable shoes have aLED display
Samsung continues to show Amazing technology at FPD 2010
Everybody seemed to be glued to Samsung’s booth at FPD 2010 in Japan , as it was the place to be with nothing much else going on except a few new styles of 3D glasses. The Korean Giant managed to show off some particularly wicked new advancements in technology including: Transparent AMOLED Display- A transparent
