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Keen to tap into the market for personal transportation devices, Toyota has unveiled a range of 'robots' called the Winglet. The vehicles are the Japanese automaker's answer to the Segway and will be used predominantly to whizz around congested urban milieus. Akin to the Segway in their operation, the user grips the smaller Winglets between the knees rather than through a handle. The body of t

2008 Honda OSM (Open Study Model) Honda's low-emission sportscar study model has been revealed at the British International Motor Show, at ExCel, London.. The lightweight roadster design study is a concept showing Honda's core engineering principals, designing stylish and exciting cars that are also environmentally responsible. Named the OSM (for Open Study Model), the two-seater joins the

Procurando um carro com Design moderno? O Land Rover LRX Concept é uma opção ideal, por fora um design moderno e dentro cores e acabamento interessante. Para quem gosta de um veiculo para passeio não pode deixa de conhecer.

We've recently spotted a Sony Ericsson concept that can surely be categorized as one of the most extravagant potential mobile phones ever designed. This new virtual handset is named Sony Ericsson French Luxury, or Sony Ericsson FL, and is made to celebrate the July 14 French National Day, also known as Bastille Day.

Datsun XLink concept car was the final thesis project of a German designer who graduate of Pforzheim University - Benjamin Nawka. The Datsun XLink concept car was developed at the Yulon Nissan Design Center in Taiwan.

Mazda Kazamai concept car which is an SUV concept designed using the same “nature inspired” styling cues as other recent Mazda concepts. Mazda Kazami taken from Japanese word, ‘Kazami’ means “swirling crosswinds”. However, in design language this translates into t

image courtesy of autoblog.com Looks like Honda is conducting a design study on their next roadster. About time I say! The S2000 has become rather outdated compared to the rest of the Honda lineup. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

You’ve seen the pictures of Land Rover’s LRX Concept, a car designed with the iPhone at its very heart, now feast your eyes on the video!As you can see, Land Rover’s futuristic 4X4 is a hulking beast, packing in oodles of new technology, from a futuristic dash and light-up door handles to the iPhone itself, which acts as an ignition switch, as well as serving up in-car audio.Take a squiz at

A brilliant idea for an iPod controlling glove liner based on magnetic contacts has been posted by YouTube member jdub765. Each finger has assigned on of the five function needed for the basic navigation of an iPod. The ’switch’ is realized with small magnets in the gloves finger tip. When a finger touches the receiver for [...]

Saturn Y roadster is a GM sponsored project which asked for new and creative uses of their E-Flex hybrid platform. Saturn Y roadster is a creation of Filip Bosevski, a Macedonian design student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. The E-Flex system is a drivetrain which comprises of an electric

Audi (Auto Union 2008) Type-D concept car is a creation of Lukas Vanek, a young designer from the Czech Republic. In 2008 Vanek graduated from the Europeo di Design (IED) in Torino, Italy after completing a three year postdiploma transportation design course. Prior to these studies Vanek had fin

You know how they say that God lies in the details? Well, David Turpin certainly seems to have found a sleek yet simple way to demonstrate that saying. His concept design featuring a touchscreen cellphone with Windows Mobile creds is simply more than brilliant. With a petite body that reminds one very strongly of the iPod touch, the elegant handset’s best virtue may well be its handy touchscreen

Taking visual function and efficiency of a cellphone up another notch, the WAVE Interaction mobile phone keeps you in the know always by displaying key information like battery condition, weather information, timers, etc. on the exterior of the clamshell design. By replacing the small LCD with a full-cover display, the design also makes it easy for users to use and respond to information much

Honda ha presentato la sua versione Roadster a basse emissioni ma decisamente molto, molto attraente. Ancora circolano poche informazioni in quanto è stata appena presentata al Salone di Londra, il suo nome in codice è Honda OSM (che sta per Open Study Model) e a giudicare dalle prime immagini (che potete vedere dopo il break) [...]

We’ve all been there haven’t we (well, maybe not all, but most)…you get on a subway or a bus and there are no seats available. Its a hot sunny balmy humid day and people are making their homeward bound journey. You stand there trying not to look anyone in the eye and all of a [...]

Infinite Banking is a process that allows you to recapture the purchase price of any purchase you make and pay yourself the interest that normally would be paid to another financial institution. Many Americans are searching for safe ways to create wealth. At the same time these individuals search for products and investments with higher rates of return, they need money for things like cars, homes,

How green can a car really get well really green if you ask me? What about one which features a lot of recycled materials as part of the design? That's the idea behind the Th!nk Ox concept car, unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva International Motor Show.What makes the Th!nk Ox interesting as a concept is that 95% of the interior is made of recyclable materials. Those materials aren't specifi

2006 Dacia Logan Steppe Concept 2006 : Dacia has chosen the 2006 Geneva Motor Show to unveil its first-ever show car produced by Renault Design. Developed on the theme of snow sports, it provides a vision of what a leisure vehicle on a Logan base might be. True to the brand’s reputation for robustness, Logan Steppe concept features sturdy body parts. Its colour scheme gives it a convivial feel,

2006 Concept Climax 2006 : Inspired by the legendary Cooper Climax F1 car of the late 50's, The Climax is a modern take on a British sports car, designed with the motoring enthusiast in mind. The car is a two seater with ample weekend away space. Powered by ethanol, The Climax offers competitive performance figures comparable to the Lotus Elise. The driver can programme the car via their lap top

Concept cars are the fruits of innovative imaginations. When you let your imaginations run wild, you can come up with outlandish results. Concept cars also follow the same rule of letting your imaginations run wild. This gives a good opportunity to car designers to show their exclusive, strange and innovative car designs. These cars are notorious and are rarely seen on roads. The hidden concept co

Soya Concept, founded in 2002 by Thomas Viller, Torben Brodersen and Viggo Jensen, sells fashionable, value-priced women’s clothing to more than 1,000 independent clothing retailers across Scandinavia, Benelux and Germany.Read more...

Lotus Engineering released Friday specs and photos for its APX crossover concept, ahead of its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week.In case you were wondering, APX stands for "Aluminium Performance Crossover." The concept car is a demonstration vehicle for Lotus' Versatile Vehicle Architecture, which will be the foundation for the upcoming Lotus mid-engine "super sportscar", slated fo

The Handcase developed a concept for Palm very interesting. In fact two major advantage in one package. They call HandWidgets, a manager, more 70 widgets (applications and games). With them you can save memory (run all of the memory card), and save money (70 utilities and games). It looks very good.More Here

We've recently spotted a Sony Ericsson concept that can surely be categorized as one of the most extravagant potential mobile phones ever designed. This new virtual handset is named Sony Ericsson French Luxury, or Sony Ericsson FL, and is made to celebrate the July 14 French National Day, also known as Bastille Day. Since the best known symbol of France is the Eiffel Tower, you might think that

While Googling around I came across one website displaying Sony Ericsson Concept phone named as Sony Ericsson French Luxury, or Sony Ericsson FL which is made to celebrate the July 14 French National Day, also known as Bastille Day. Since the best known symbol of France is the Eiffel Tower,Hence concept Phone is based on Eiffel [...]

Imagine yourself in a calm, relaxed haven, a room devoid of fuss and clutter, soothing, tranquil and restful, a place you can unwind at the end of a long hard day. The space in your mind is probably cool and simple, with modern furniture as shown below. Simple elegance in interior design has been a [...]

Here’s an interesting concept design for a cell phone that has been designed by March Schomann. This Cryptex phone concept features only a rotatable dial and the entire functionality of this phone works on it. This phone uses haptic technology to provide physical feedback whenever you make a call. If you want to turn the phone [...]

Positive Energy and Immunity: Ayurvedic Concept of Mind-Body Relationship By: Dev Sri Strong positive mental energy can act towards physical immunity. This is a well known fact proved by many experiences where people have returned from serious physical conditions solely because of their strong willpower. Ayurveda considers strong positive energy an essential requirement of building immunity. Nega

It's been a while, longer than I thought it would be, since I last posted. I've been working on a few projects and really thought that some of them would come to completion sooner; that's how it goes sometimes. First, we have the Alien model I've been working on. Not much is known about this species, aside from two observed facts: they like theme parties and ... destruction ! Next up, some conce

MobiFrance celebrated the French Independence Day on July 14th by showing the world a neat concept phone shaped like the Eiffel Tower. The concept bears the name of FL (French Luxury) and it’s a touchscreen handset with a 7.2 megapixel camera. If you hold the phone vertically it looks just like the famous French monument, the Eiffel Tower and you’ll also notice that it features speakers on i

As we reported in June, Mazda has now confirmed it will unveil a compact crossover vehicle concept at the Moscow International Automobile Salon on 26 August. Called the Kazamai, which means "swirling crosswinds" in Japanese, the new vehicle is the sixth concept to employ Mazda's evolving 'Nagare' design language. The car's lines, inspired by crosswinds in nature, are claimed to evoke visual lightn

The Terminator saga continues, but this time around John Connor will be played by none other then Christian Bale. The storyline continues right after the last Terminator, and Skynet has apparently obliterated the majority of mankind in a nuclear holocaust, a group of resistors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines from finishing [...]

I am not going to draw this out, but i have been thinking on this for some time today and I know a lot of people have been making a lot of ado about people commenting or not commenting. So, with that said, I thought about something today and I want to try it out. I am a subsriber to a lot of people here and I read and comment as much as I can. Lately I have been tied up working on a few projects,

The Library will be located in the former Courthouse and the headquarters of the Judiciary Police on Avenida da Praia Grande and Rua Central which comprise a total floor space of 22,000 sq meters.Construction will proceed in two phases. The first phase plan to center on redeveloping the former Courthouse site where the second phase will be base on redevelop the former headquarters site of the Judi

It is an interesting moment when some models of modern cameras are able to define when to release the shutter based on external factors, as a smile or a blink of the eye.  The major part of the control is delivered to the gadget more and more often. That’s why, German designer Akbiyik Volkan has developed [...]

Mazda will unveil a sporty, compact crossover concept vehicle, Mazda Kazamai, at the Moscow International Automobile Salon (MIAS) on August 26. Kazamai, which means “swirling crosswinds” in Japanese, expresses the powerful yet nimble image of a stylish and compact crossover. The concept is based on Mazda’s long-term vision for technology development, Sustainable Zoom-Zoom, which aims to prov

Now in its twelfth year, Promosedia International Design Competition – Caiazza Memorial Challenge remains a point of reference on a worldwide level for under-40 designers, including architects, designers and students from Architecture Faculties and Institutes of Design from every continent. Three hundred designs were entered for the 2008 event, which rewarded six seats with one First Prize, two

  Mazda will unveil a sporty, compact crossover concept vehicle, Mazda Kazamai, at the Moscow International Automobile Salon (MIAS) on August 26. Kazamai, which means “swirling crosswinds” in Japanese, expresses the powerful yet nimble image of a stylish and compact crossover. The concept is based on Mazda’s long-term vision for technology development, Sustainable Zoom-Zoom, which aims [...

Rio De La Plata escorted after the 2007 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Grand Criterium (Vanessa Ng)It is no secret that we have been big fans of the Ready to Run/Breeze-up sale concept for some years now. For over a decade we have been promoting the benefits of this sale and the concept is taking off here, as it is around the world. Rio De La Plata’s exploits seem to have inspired a massively increased

This interesting design won the annual D&AD Student Awards and the concept handset belongs to Chi Shing Lo, one of the talented students at the De Montfort University. The “Hole” phone features (predictably enough) a hole, that can be used for charging purposes (inductive), as a data transfer port and last but not least as a camera view finder. The above-mentioned hole is surrounded by a

Dress For Dinner Napkins - Interesting Concept.So can these be an acceptable alternative to a real tie if you need to have one to dine in an upscale establishment? A package of 20 of these napkins featuring five of each design is available from The Spoon Sisters for $5.95. Other Posts:Interesting Room.Square Tree Trunk.Some Cool Looking Offices.Comfy Pillow For Laptop Users.Spectacular Display Of

The Orochi was originally built in 2001 as a concept on a Honda NSX chassis for the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show. Mitsuoka then kept revising the car, showing a new version in 2005 and displayed, at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show, the Orochi Nude-Top Roadster.

Getting beauty care for hair and body is a need for everyone. Good care of hair and body will add a plus point for one’s appearance. Besides it will certainly arise a comfort sensation for the owner. Beauty and cleanliness is a good habit and everyone will like it by nature. To get professional care [...]

Mercedes F700 Concept Car Mercedes has released information on a new concept car they are working on, the Mercedes F700. The idea is to create a car with limousine power, refinement, and luxury with super low fuel consumption. Basically it’s a new toy to make the rich feel better about using Mexicans to mow their enormous yards. But hey, that’s just me and it does look awfully pretty and

Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept Car Kizashi 3 Concept Car is powered by a 3.6-liter V-6 engine that produces 300 hp. The six-speed automatic transmission offers drivers the option of using paddle shifters or letting the computer control the shifts. Given the current push for increased fuel economy, it would make sense to offer a production version of the Kizashi in front-wheel drive form as well as

Wearable Cellphone Concept - This wearable cellphone concept is designed by Massimo Marrazzo. You can immediately feel the vibration very closely as the phone is wearing on your wrist.Its touchscreen equipped with ‘Voice Activated’ and ‘Hands Free’ software to dialing, picking up and ending a call.More related:Sens Phone ConceptEgg Mobile Phone ConceptOkids Heart Concept PhoneP-Per Cellpho

A De Montfort University (DMU) student in the UK has snatched the top plum in the yearly D&AD Student Awards for his concept mobile phone designed for Orange. Chi Shing Lo, a sophomore lad originally from Hong Kong, added yet another feather to his cap by winning his second major competition for 2008. Early this year, Shing dominated the national RNID competition for designing up-to-the-minute

Ford officials aren’t saying anything, but there’s speculation in the automotive that Giugiaro concept might preview some aspects of the next-generation ‘Stang. Visually, the Mustang by Giugiaro appears more compact than the production car, thanks to a reduction of the rear overhang and a signature Giugiaro “trick” of tapering the angles on the car to the [...]

It comes as no surprise that Mitsubishi will be making a production version of the Concept-cX SUV first shown at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show. The design was well received and will slot right beneath the Outlander in size and price. Equipped with a new 1.8-liter, Euro 5-compliant Clean Diesel four-cylinder turbo engine, the cute 'ute will be the new flag-bearer for Mitsu's green efforts. Borr

Image Credit:Wikipedia What is Lexus LF-A? The Lexus LF line is a series of concept cars built by Lexus, the luxury vehicle division of Toyota Motor Corporation. The “LF” stands for L-finesse,[1] a new design direction by Lexus. The new design language of L-finesse was first introduced on the LF Series concepts and has now extended to [...]

Honda will be exhibiting a two-seater lightweight open top sports car concept at the 2008 British Motor Show this month called the Honda OSM Concept (Open Study Model). Styling for the OSM Concept was done at the Honda R&D center in Offenbach Germany. Like its Open Study Model namesake it is a design study and the concept that will be exhibited will be merely a clay model with no mechanical

You’ve seen the teaser poster and the concept art, and now, via Zombie’s myspace, a new concept art. Director Rob Zombie sure knows how to Not reveal anything from his next movie, TYRANNOSAURUS REX. The only it’s implied so far is that it may not be for the faint of heart. Unless you’re into flammable [...]

La leyenda del automovilismo Steve Saleen está celebrando el 25 Aniversario de su entrada en el mundo de las preparaciones con el SMS 25th Anniversary Mustang Concept. Tras retirarse de la dirección de la marca americana Saleen, que entre otros produce el impresionante S7, Steve Saleen fundó la empresa SMS, dedicada a las preparaciones sobre Ford Mustang.En palabras de Steve Saleen, “Mis coch

By James FeatherstoneIf you want to succeed with your online business, then you will have to look at article marketing in order to drive more targeted traffic to your website. Article marketing is a great way to give the people what they want while drawing them into your website in order to see what you have to offer. You can surely increase your customer base by using good article marketing strat

It comes as no surprise that Mitsubishi will be making a production version of the Concept-cX SUV first shown at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The design was well received and will slot right beneath the Outlander in size and price. Click above for a high-res gallery of the Concept-cX Equipped with a new 1.8-liter, Euro [...]

Yet another car to make its UK debut at the British International Motor Show (ExCel, London, July 22-August 3) is the Lexus LF-A sports car concept.The LF-A was first revealed back in 2005, and the development programme has been going on ever since - for example, the car competed in the recent Nürburgring 24 Hour race.It uses a high-revving V10 engine which produces around 500bhp and, as Lexus ra

SAP LOCK CONCEPT:If several users are competing to access the same resource or resources, you need to find a way of synchronizing the access in order to protect the consistency of your data.Example: In a flight booking system, you would need to check whether seats were still free before making a reservation. You also need a guarantee that critical data (the number of free seats in this case)

Twenty five years focused on performance automobiles takes a great deal of commitment and passion’ From his early automotive days spent race preparing his personal cars, to his inevitable entrance into the professional racing world, and finally into the domain of the automotive business, automotive icon Steve Saleen has done it all’ Steve set the [...]

Avions Voisin Concept Car Voisin Concept rendering Developed by Ernesto Freitas, founder of LusoMotors, the Voisin project is currently in the virtual 3D model stage. The studio aims at producing a full-scale model in the next future that would virtually compete in the same exclusive segment as that of the Bugatti Veyron. The Voisin Concept is a high performance sportscar inspired by the Avions

AUDI Type-D Concept Cars The 2008 Auto Union Type-D concept is a creation of Lukas Vanek, a young designer from the Czech Republic. The 2008 Auto Union Type-D concept was inspired by the old Auto Union race cars from the 1930s. The body of Type-D concept is constructed from two different materials. Carbon fibre composite provides the structural support and rigidity, while a metal skin gives the

Jeep Renegade Hybrid Concept Car Renegade is targeted at customers in the "Stylish Green" segment of the marketplace – those who are extremely environmentally oriented, appreciate high-tech and innovation, and enjoy performance combined with style in keeping with their "green" attitude. The advanced propulsion system in the Jeep Renegade concept starts with a 40-mile lithiu

Swarovski is something special it has been designed now and then. The Swarovski Crystal has inspired to develop this concept one more time. Peter Zsolt Koren’s In-spiral bracelet watch design is made either in desktop or a desktop. In this rail design one can adjust through every other lock’s magnetically. Inspired

I have always fantacised new concepts so here is presenting another one.This is the concept which aims for future gaming the thinkers of T3Magazine have look the future with new designs for their “future tech” significance. The concept indicating that the Wi-FI headset accessory will control all the characters using brainwaves with almost all the feature is made in the ear headphone. It can pe

As expected after the leak earlier this week, BMW has released full details and photos on the new BMW 7-Series. A full post on the all new car is coming up soon, but first here’s a few initial sketches penned by the designers of the car. You’ll be able to see how much of the concept has been translated into metal.

It was Chi Shing Lo one of the UK’s De Montfort University won the Annual D&AD Student Awards for new mobile handset the student designed for Orange and won the second title competition in the same year. This handset has become the emerging design around the globe.The design of the hole concept phone handset is [...]

Hyundai HED-5 Concept Cars - Automotive Clip HED-5 concept: six-seater with advanced materials and versatilityWorld premiere of a range of Eco-Dynamic vehiclesWorld premiere of the new MatrixStar attraction will be the HED-5, a six seat MPV that promises a new level of versatility combined with exceptional fuel economy. The revolutionary materials and construction techniques have been developed

Yesterday was the first time since I started my debt repayment, 6 long months ago, that I needed to go to the mall to make some purchases. In the past 6 months I have had to go to Macy's to make a purchase, but really had no need to walk through the mall. Now let me tell you, I LOVE malls. I love the stores and the big huge sale signs and all the pretty stuff! My husband and I used to spend rainy

Two day ago,I told you about the official launch of the Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta which is coming to smartphones and cellphones this July 15th and the launch of the Firefox Mobile which is due sometime in September. Well, today I found a video created by Aza Raskin, the user experience chief of Mozilla Labs which shows his vision of the Firefox browser operating on a mobile phone equipped with a

BMW is to build on the recent publicity surrounding its M1 Hommage concept car by resurrecting the original model’s one-make race series at this year’s German Grand Prix.The original M1 was the basis for M1 Procar, a series that allowed up-and-coming drivers and gentlemen racers to take on F1 stars back in 1979 and 1980.This year’s revival will comprise a pair of races at Hockenheim’s roun

Concept of Internet [pass/through] power cable, is not new matter. During the time have been laboured for the implementation of internet [pass/through] power cable [is] but pursued [by] because disability overcome economic solution in coherent electrics noise memfilter [at] power cables. Till now, companys of telecommunications ( like British Telecom, Telstra, etc) have fully monopolized pemasokan

Mazda has released sketches of a new concept crossover sport utility vehicle to be unveiled at the 2008 Moscow International Automobile Salon in late August. The concept vehicle is designed especially for the SUV-hungry Russian market, one of Europe’s fastest growing markets. The show car, whose name Mazda intends to announce soon, is the latest [...]

Learning to optimize a website or blog for search engines takes time and patience. Start by applying basic search engine optimization principles. cause I’m new to website optimization, I try to begin by prioritizing which pages are most important to me. I hope, find myself moving up the rankings soon. For the matter of that, I [...]

IN the last few years, India is seeing a massive change in the ways of people work here. Today, Indians are no more dependent of conventional jobs and they have many opportunities of attractive jobs available with them. These new jobs are changing the perceptions of people about jobs. Some of these jobs are so lenient that people are not even required to go out of their homes.In this list, first c

This T3 Zune 360 concept device is getting a lot of play on the blogs. It seems everyone is interested in the new portable player coming from Microsoft one day. It seems everyone except maybe Microsoft. They have been rather quiet about that and with the recent announcement that we won’t see a new device [...]

Hyundai Genesis Concept is rewarded by the SEAMO (South East Automotive Media Organization) at the Automotive Hall of Fame with the best preview vehicle of the year award this week. Mr. Juror Kevin Kelly (Automotive Design and Production) comment the 306 horsepower Korean concept car for its modern, sporty, aggressive features not including a copy [...]

Subaru Plugin STELLA concept is a new prototype electric vehicle that will be showcased at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit. Subaru Plugin STELLA concept is powered by a permanent magnet synchronous motor that outputs 40kW and 150 Nm of torque. The Subaru Plugin STELLA reach its top speed at 100 km/h and can run for [...]

The Cobra Venom V8 concept car is a working project independently by UK based designer - Jamie Martin. The Cobra Venom V8 concept car was designed as a successor to the world renowned AC Cobra of the 1960s.

This “Smart Windshield” concept for Wired Magazine has some exciting (but undoubtedly dangerous) features…(Click on the image to zoom in by the way) Handsfree Tetris, conference calls, google calendar and, the feature that caught my eye, a driver identification system that tells you more about other drivers on the road in front of you…what a great [...]

Created by Rune LarsenBy Florin Troaca, Communications News EditorJune 27, SoftpediaAfter the amazing Morph handset, presented by Nokia at the beginning of the year, we now have another shape-shifting concept to bear the Finnish giant manufacturer's logo. Named exactly Nokia ShapeShift, the new concept is not presented by Nokia, as it was the case with Morph, but by Rune Larsen, a designer who is

Atlas of Lift-Laparoscopy: The New Concept of Gasless Laparoscopy (Encyclopedia of Visual Medicine Series) by Daniel Kruschinski is a valuable guide to using this minimally invasive surgery. Physiologically, gasless laparoscopy is less invasive than pneuomoperitoneum insufflation, allowing the surgeon to perform laparoscopic surgery in high-risk patients with conditions such as heart insufficiency

As highlighted in a recent report, The Fairtrade mark, once only visible in independent grocery shops or on the odd shelf in the supermarket, has come a long way since the launch of the Max Havelaar Fairtrade Certification Mark in the Netherlands in 1988. Worldwide consumers spent over 2.3 billion euros on Fairtrade certified products [...]

Another banner session at the gym. Between the impossible-to-decipher cardio equipment and the endless wait for the treadmill, it’s no wonder you can’t break a sweat. Solution: Workout at home. I know what you are thinking? I'm not bringing that ugly equipment into my house. Neither would I. But as luck would have it, Life Fitness has challenged designers to come up with an urban fitness ma

The Fiat Phylla concept city car was developed by design schools IED (Europeo di Design), IAAD (Istituto di Arte Applicata e Design), and the Centro Richerche Fiat (CRF)’s Advanced Design department. Phylla is the Greek word for leaf, and pays homage to the leaf’s ability to photosynthesize sunlight into energy, which the Phylla concept has via the use of solar panels on the roof. The 750kg

The South East Automotive Media Organization (SEAMO) selected the Land Rover LRX as the 2008 North American Concept Truck of the Year. The seventh annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards was held last evening at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich.

Detroit, 2008-06-25 – Already labeled “Best Concept” by AutoWeek Magazine upon its world debut at the Geneva auto show last March, the Saab 9-X BioHybrid has been voted “Specialty Concept Car of the Year” by a jury of 25 professional North American automotive journalists. The award ceremony took place at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan.2008 Saab 9-X BioHybrid Wins U.S.

It's a slow news day. You gotta love summer.I came across this video of the BMW GINA concept car. The idea behind this car is that the skin acts more like a malleable cover than a rigid-metallic material that requires all manner of hinges, seams, and joints. You gotta love BMW.Macenstein mentioned that it would be cool to see this sort of design concept in future MacBook models, and that got me th