Here are several pictures of the futuristic lights that were taken from an exhibition called Artemide. The coolest entries is the Altrove by Carlotta de Bevilacqua, which is a decorative wall or ceiling light that uses transparent wires to allow the light to flow. The next one is Ross Lovegrove’s Cosmic Leaf, which falls like a hallucinated piece of furnishing and is supposedly made of textured methacrylate set in a chromed steel structure, with an inviting come-hither curve. There is also the Chilone by Ernesto Gismondi that is made in brushed steel and uses low energy LEDs. More
Cue VJ a hardware/software combo is an add-on for the laptop that turn it into a complete VJ system. The system comes with a 15.4-inch touchscreen display with a Knob-fader, used for controlling the scaling, rotation of the graphics and the movements displayed. The Cue VJ comes with a complete music mix library that will turn a beginner into a pro. Video after the jump. More
Designed by Nuno Teixeira, the Altec Lansing OMNI speakers look like tall vases. These speakers boast heavy construction to ensure lesser vibrations and superior sound quality. Each of these speakers comes with a woofer, a mid-range speaker and a tweeter. Sadly, it is only a concept. No word on when the Altec Lansing OMNI speakers will go into production. [Yanko]
If you like old-fashioned gadgets then you will fall in love with the Floppy Flash Drive. Unfortunately, the Retro Floppy Flash Drive is only a concept. More
Here is a LED lamp concept that looks like the eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings movie. Dubbed as the Eye Dot Me, the lamp was designed by Simon Schiessl and Felix Hardwood as part of the 2009 DMY Berlin Design Festival. It comes with high-powered LEDs that create the illusion of an iris inside the lamp and gives a freaky experience like somebody is watching over you. [DesignBoom]
If you are a drummer, then you might like the UFO-shaped Electronic Drums Concept that was designed by Petr Kubik. Designed for personal use, this electronic device sits neatly between your legs, which is similar to a bongo, and reproduces magical beats when your hands strike its surface. The drums’ surface produces lighted impressions of your hand to highlight the effect. More
Sinoda Plasma Japan has unveiled its 145-inch film display which consists of six 1m x 1m displays to create one giant 145-inch display screen. It has a resolution of 960 x 720 pixels and weighs only 7.2Kgs. Unfortunately, the display is still in development stage. Stay tuned for more updates. [Impress]
Systemdesignstudio has designed a new flexible reading lamp known as the iLamp Last Version. It is made of white silicon with a electro-luminescent polymer screen. Both the lamp and the screen are flexible that allows you to mash it into any shape or form according to how you like it. [LikeCool]
Ennova Direct Corporation (DBA ION Technologies) just introduced the world’s first USB flash drive that comes equipped with an OLED display. The device also comes with a retractable USB connector and an integrated biometric fingerprint scanner on the OLED display itself that can change its color upon of the success or failure of each finger swipe. The OLED screen has an interactive interface allowing user to select specific files and initiate specific functions. [Press Release]
The Skin Safe Conductive Ink is a body paint that conducts electricity. It is a non-toxic ink, which is able to transfer electricity after it is been painted on the bare skin. It was developed by Royal College of Art students Becky Pilditch, Matt Johnson, Isabel Lizardi and Bibi Nelson. [FashioningTech]
