You may have heard that Google is clearly doing something wrong with the project Google Glass, which is why it has lost its popularity. As a result, the search giant is going to do a complete redesign and rethinking of the device. Against this background, we came across a selection of concepts Google Glass from different designers from all over the world.

Concept studio Sourcebits

Team design bureau Sourcebits has built a classic eyeglass frame elements of Google Glass – for example, the battery is located in the left arc accessory, memory – on the right, and the display is integrated directly into the lens.

Concept Nickolay Lamm

Designer glasses designed by Nicholas Lamm Google as an integrated aluminum arc.

Concept Jonas Denera

German designer Jonas Dener arranged elements Google Glass in aluminum-framed glasses. The concept implies the possibility of easy replacement of individual parts.

Concept Federico Chikaresa

The publication Business Insider has asked designer Federico Chikaresa prepare a concept redesign Google Glass. Chikares arranged all the elements of the “smart” glasses on the same arc, and the display is increased to the size of the entire lens. Also, the designer made a standard for Android-smartphone controls the arc points.

Edition T3.com provided, however were Google Glass, if the IT giant signed a partnership agreement with popular producer of glasses Ray Ban.

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On the day of the presentation of the smartphone iPhone 4s Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank, met with Tim Cook, the successor to Steve Jobs. Suddenly, their conversation is interrupted by a call. Cook apologized: “I’m sorry, I have to interrupt our meeting, my boss calls me, Steve said he wanted to discuss one of the following products.” Then there were discussions in the media – about what exactly the product on the eve of his death, said Steve Jobs, there were differing assumptions.

Perhaps the answer to this question is contained in the official biography “Steve Jobs.” The book tells the story of the founder of Apple that was working on a new product, capable of blowing up the industry like the iPhone. And the product of this – the TV. So maybe it was then, on the eve of his death, Steve Jobs and discuss iTV tete with his successor?

On the Internet from time to time there are concepts whose developers, inspired by the current products Apple, try to anticipate what will be the TV is a hypothetical company. Revolutionary ideas for television under the “apple” brand invited famous designer Martin Hajek. He calls his concept of iTV or Apple TV. The device with the advanced interface is tightly integrated into the ecosystem “apple” products, and provides the ability to use the iPad or iPhone as a remote control.

But the main “chip” TV is a big color display and a curved aluminum shell. Hayek proposed a two color design for iTV – classic black and gold. The second option in combination with the white frame looks advantageous. C back of the iTV resembles a large iMac.

Commenting on his design concept, Hakek noted that any model it builds on existing products Apple. Was based on company branded candy bars, set top box and materials iPhone 5s. No reports about the cost of a such a device, but it is assumed that this is what will look like a TV Apple.

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Independent designers love to design concepts instead of Apple iPhone. And took up the artist Ran Avni. The new phone Apple, in his opinion, will be named Air, ultra-thin and will receive a touchpad.

In October, Apple introduced the fifth generation of the iPad, has been called iPad Air. According to the designers, in 2014, the company will continue to develop this trend. Avni believes that the iPhone Air will be thinner and receive several teardrop-shaped profile, which will go from a small portion of the bottom to the top of the thickening (similar can be seen in laptops MacBook Air). The thickness of the thinnest smartphone in place will be 5.5 mm at its widest – 7.5 mm.

The smartphone will receive “the best display on the market” with a diagonal of 4.6 inches and a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels (450 ppi). Home button will replace the touchpad with integrated fingerprint sensor, which will improve the control of the phone.

Mute key will move from the side to the top and will combine the feature turned off. iPhone Air will work on the process of production of the new generation Apple offered in several color options.

In the past, designers showed a lot of imagination on the new iPhone. However, experience has shown that the “apple” products are rarely resembles concepts.

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The company did not announce the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear within the IFA in 2013 by organizing a separate event. But at the Consumer Electronics Show, it showed a lot. For example, a number of unusual concepts printers, some of which have won the prestigious 2013 IDEA (International Design Excellent Awards). No angular forms and traditional designs. Each of the illustrated device stands out from the standard products of this kind.

For example, the conceptual Indie printer combines the capabilities of printing and entertainment. Designed in the style of radio 60s accessory contains both, in fact, printer and speakers, plus a docking port for smartphones. 

Wave has positioned the company as a printer with a unique shape, inspired by oriental motifs. It is also able to interact with the smartphone and print documents directly from his memory. Printed sheets are stacked on the tray itself.

Samsung Smarty allows you to easily find out about the amount of remaining toner, and its design makes it possible to quickly change the consumables.

One & One stands out among traditional laser printers having an extra cartridge, which provides two-color printing. The choice of options toner cyan, magenta and yellow in addition to the standard black.

In models of Origami, Mate and Clip Korean electronics giant has emphasized environmental devices. In the production of the body of the first printer uses recycled cardboard.

Mate due to the original design and removable panels allowing you to personalize the device to your taste and the interior. Clip contains no screws in the design. It is the last three product and won the award in 2013 IDEA.

As long as the price and release date of these printers no information. Although not the fact that they all get to the stage of commercial production.

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The concept of Mab, presented at the annual design competition Electrolux Design Lab 2013, as if descended from the pages of science fiction novels. But despite the aggressive design – this is an absolutely peaceful apparatus to take a fresh look at the process of cleaning the apartment.

This year, Electrolux Design Lab participants were tasked to develop a theme “Inspiration of urban life” in three categories: cooking, cleaning the air and a casual cleaning. It chose the third category of industrial design student at the university in the city of Medellin, Colombia, Adrian Perez Zapata (Adrian Perez Zapata). His concept is called Mab, and provides for the creation of intelligent system consisting of thousands of tiny robots. Judging by the images, the system Mab looks like a huge beehive, in which the role of bees perform a mini-robots.

The system uses a spherical nucleus, in which users need to download the water and chemicals. The resulting cleaning fluid is distributed among 908 mini-robots, equipped with rotors. After each of them will receive their portion of the special funds, the whole team goes to scan a room or a house for dust and dirt, cleaning different surfaces in its path. According to the authors of the concept, each of the robots pick up dirt and dust particles and carries them back to the core. In the nucleus contains special filters which purify the water and allow to reuse it. Robots are powered by solar panels located on the wings. 

Design Director of Electrolux and chairman of the jury, Thomas Johansson (Thomas Johansson) called the system “quite a brave decision, which simulates the operation of the bees.”

Under the concept, users will have the option to schedule cleaning cycles premises, use of robots Mab only for certain areas, as well as to manage the system from their mobile devices.

Already in September Finalists Electrolux Design Lab 2013, we hope to be among them, and the project Colombian student. The prize for first place in the competition – 5,000 euros and 6 months paid internship at the Center for Design Electrolux.

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Many science fiction books, the authors describe some food generators that create any dish on the user of a special material – just select the desired and press the button. Concept Electrolux Atomium approached very close to this idea, though not the fact that he gets to the stage of commercial product.

The device is a kind of 3D-printer that uses as a raw material for printing not plastic, and food products. Its feature is the ability to replicate almost any small 3D-object in the form of an edible copy.

To do this, the device is integrated 3D-scanner and software that allows you to create three-dimensional images of the flat model. That is, the child can draw and get the desired result in the cupcake in the shape of a toy truck, for example. The company wants to make the most simple user interface to experience with the device does not differ from that on heating food in a microwave.

It is assumed that the food ingredients are placed in containers legs and the finished product falls into the center of the container main structure. It is hardly necessary to wait for the emergence of such a harvester in the coming years, but who knows what heights reach science in 5-10 years?

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Carmaker Volvo is actively developing a concept car dashboard Concept You, when you use a minimum of physical buttons and everything is built on the basis of user-friendly touch interface, easy to be used even on the move. His new version is used in the car Concept Coupe, which in itself is an interesting concept.

This two-door car with a 2-liter hybrid engine, but its power in this case is an impressive 400 hp On the technical magic that was used to reach such a result, Volvo specialists do not apply, but only vaguely hinted at the use of a supercharger and a turbo.

However, the main focus of the prototype, the company still makes the interface and on the instrument panel, which is present only five physical buttons. A live demonstration of the prototype is scheduled for 2014, but in selling something similar can be seen not earlier than 3-5 years.

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16 Samsung has already confirmed that it is ready to show at the exhibition IFA 2013 smartphone Galaxy Note 3 and smart watches Galaxy Gear . Currently, the network has some interesting concepts printers, which, according to the South Korean giant, could become a “best-sellers in the segment of mobile printing.”

A device called Indie (picture above) is different retro design and combines the capabilities not only to the printer, but also the mobile docking station with stereo speakers. That is, it can not only play music in the process of printing from a mobile device, but also to charge the battery.

25 In the above image is a device called the Wave. According to the South Korean giant, the novelty is “minimalist design” and feature fast print documents from mobile devices.

46 Last concept called One & One is a monochrome laser printer that is equipped with an additional compartment under the color cartridge. Thus, users will be able to print to black and white documents, but also in color. As planned, accessible cyan, magenta and yellow ink cartridges.

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Desktop computers are rapidly becoming obsolete, and trends in the mobile market are changing like the weather. According to Mugi Yamamoto (Mugi Yamamoto), there is at least one segment of the market, showing stability – Printers.

Printers are an essential part of any office, will always be in demand. That is why designers should spend more time on improving the appearance of these devices.

As part of his graduation project at the University of Art and Design (Ecole cantonale d’art de) Yamamoto presented a pretty interesting concept printer called Stack.

New remarkable lack of paper feeding tray and a completely new mode of operation. To start printing – you need to put an inkjet printer Stack on top of a stack of paper. You can then proceed to print. The printer will use paper from above, gradually clearing his way down. This approach can significantly increase the capacity of an imaginary tray and save space and time spent filling out the paper tray.

Overall dimensions of the printer are 29.7х42х5 cm At the moment the device is in the prototype stage, and Mugi Yamamoto is actively searching for companies that will help him as soon as possible to improve and start mass production of Stack.

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In May this year an unexpected insider walls of Cupertino shared Korean Internet portal ETNews. It has been argued that Apple has planned for the first half 2014 release a brand new tablet model called «iPad Maxi». The device receives a huge display with a diagonal of 12.9 inches.

Last month, the authoritative business publication Wall Street Journal confirmed these rumors, saying that Apple did discuss the possibility of producing such a device. Currently, the company reportedly is negotiating with suppliers in Asia to prepare for production of the large iPad. It is assumed that the tablet with a larger screen will compete with ultrabooks, offering a more compact size and weight, longer battery life and a comparable screen to complete the work.

On one hand, this device has the right to life. For example, a large iPad can be a substitute for textbooks. Apple, known to be very strong in the education sector, and may be relevant in today’s schools. It is possible that new educational apps are already in development.

On the other hand, are still some doubts about the plausibility of hearing. First, the name «iPad Maxi» could hardly give a California corporation creative department. In addition, the compact model of iPad mini shows sales higher than the 9.7-inch device modification. Studies show that mainstream consumers do not want tablets with large diagonals.

Designers of CiccareseDesign decided to create a concept for assessing the size of the future “aypada.” On the renderers can be seen 12.9-inch tablet iPad Maxi on the platform iOS 7 in comparison with the iPad 4, iPad mini and ultrabook MacBook Air.

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