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This is one concept design that would probably baffle your guests if they happened to see it while the light was off. When the light isn’t on it just looks like a big hunk of wood with a mysterious cord coming out of the back. The true colors of the light aren’t revealed until you happen to flip it on.

The dimensions of the lamp are completely unknown, so for all I know it’s 3 feet tall or 3 inches tall. It appears that it’s actually a pretty decent size though. On the inside of the Cub Lamp is an etched on leaf design. This was designed by Julian Robin and there’s no word if it’ll be headed towards mass production or ever be created into something purchasable at all.

Source: Yanko

This is the Swing Beginner concept car. As you can see, even the artistic model is impressed.

The Swing Beginner car concept is like nothing that I’ve seen in a car as it relies not on a wheel to steer, but the driver’s leaning.

Yes, the driver must lean to go in a certain direction. You might just wonder what the heck this is good for, but as you can see from the diagrams on the photo, it can do some interesting turning.

Take that U turn, for example, most cars would require a serious ring around the steering wheel just to go in the other direction. Apparently, only a specific lean is required. I also like the leaning for easy sideways parallel parking.

You might wonder why wonder why the word “Beginner” is in the title of this car. That is a good question. I mean, is this meant to be a car for beginners?

I would have to admit, I would have to relearn how to drive in order to use this device. Something tells me that a pre-schooler might get in on this action. I think they would be the first to adapt to this new style of steering, provided they have never operated a steering wheel before.

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The first time I learned Beethoven had a bit of a hearing problem, I was baffled as to how he managed to go on with his music career. It’s been said that he listened through vibrations in the floor to discover different things like to find out if the audience really liked his work. Using vibrations to “hear” isn’t an entirely uncommon concept for anyone who is deaf, which does still make this concept a little odd. Then again, it’s not exactly far fetched either. This collar is meant to give music to the deaf by using those vibrations to trigger the right area of the brain, allowing them to listen.

This collar was done by a German designer who wanted the deaf to be able to at least feel the music. It converts auditory input into vibrations that trigger the same sound-processing area of the brain as someone with functioning hearing. Whether or not it will really catch on is debatable, but it’s an interesting concept at the very least.

Source: Ubergizmo

I remember I was at some fair, and they had this metal ball thing that people put me in with straps, and then my friends, including my daughter, rolled me.

This looks like nearly the same concept as the Rolling Superman Simulator. There is no rolling upside down on this, but the user’s own weight keeps them level as they roll across the ground.

Okay, does anyone else think that this looks dangerous? This looks like something that Wile E. Coyote would use to catch a roadrunner, only to have his poor self dragged through the canyon. Read the rest of this entry »