Tablet Phone or Phone Tablet – You Decide

Mobikoma is a concept phone based on modules that fasten on to each other via micro locks. Each module has its own power supply and computing processor making it a powerful individual. By Yanko Design

Shopping Assistant for the Blind

The See assistive technology concept aims to alleviate some of the difficulties in the process of product consumption that affect so many people with visual impairments. By Yanko Design

Wheelchair for Air Travel

For those confined to a wheelchair, getting around on board an aircraft can be quite challenging & usually requires assistance from one of the flight crew. By Yanko Design

Connections are Everything

The conceptual Opportune smartphone app tracks a user’s interests based on keywords from their Facebook updates, web searches, and frequented sites and gives them real-time geolocated “connections” that might be able to help them with something they’ve been searching for. By Yanko Design

Moto-inspired Beemer

Simone Madella’s BMW Tandem is the latest in a trend of concept autos that take inspiration from motorcycles, mixing some of the advantages of both to create a futuristic, adrenaline pumping, and unique vehicle. By Yanko Design

Riot Slower Downer

With widespread protesting and rioting on the rise, it’s no wonder that concepts like this have become a more popular design subject. By Yanko Design

Equestrian Inspired EV

The Fayton, inspired by the natural (horse) and human (carriage) components of the phaeton horse-drawn buggy of the 19th century, is a project aimed at providing comfortable transportation with a minimal carbon footprint. By Yanko Design

Sublime Form of Ovum

The boxy classic form of washing machines has rarely seen any refreshing innovations. Yes, the tech aspects have seen performance shoot up; we get cleaner whites, brighter colors and drier washes. By Yanko Design

Steve Jobs and PowerPoint

 

One thing we need to constantly remind ourselves is that slides and other forms of projected visualization—no matter how "cool" they may be—are not appropriate for every context. By Presentation Zen

Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups

If you want to ship great products, writes the Designer Fund's Enrique Allen, consider having a designer in your founding group. By Co.Design

An HR Lesson From Steve Jobs: If You Want Change Agents, Hire Pirates

Why? Because pirates can operate when rules and safety nets break down. By Co.Design

Twist, A Flat And Balloon Whisk In One

Joseph Joseph creates a dual-purpose kitchen tool that also solves an age-old storage problem. By Co.Design

Safety Maps Help You Plan For Catastrophe

Paper can still save your life, in a networked world. By Co.Design

Could Twitter Help Us Create Smarter Transit Routes?

Eric Fischer used geotagged tweets to create maps of the most highly trafficked thoroughfares in major cities. By Co.Design

Ideo Offers 4 Strategies For Reinventing The Retail Experience

Retail environments are often the most stable part of the businesses they support. Shouldn't they instead be proving grounds for reinvention? By Co.Design

Pharmacy’s New Branding Cures The Design Blahs

Stockholm Design Lab gives the brand ID of a pharmacy chain in Sweden a big old happy pill. By Co.Design

5 Ways That Android Is Trying To Break The Mobile UI Paradigm

Android's design chief asks why we're still designing smartphone applications as if they were desktop software. By Co.Design

The Revolution Will Be Mobile

By 2012, 61 percent of the world's population—roughly 4.3 billion people—will rely on some kind of mobile device as an access point for exchanging information and communication. By Frog

A World of Tweets

Frog created A World of Tweets, a web-based visualization using HTML5 that shows a real-time global map of Twitter hot spots. Toggle between map and satellite views or watch in 3D! By Frog

CES: Intel Interactive Lifeform Generator

 

On interesting interactive installations at CES, Intel had an interactive lifeform generator called the Connect to Life Experience, which was a 168-foot-wide interactive 3D virtual life simulation designed by Stimulant and Foghorn Creative. By NOTCOT