'Once again in front of mirror' designed by Won-Chul Kim gives a new meaning to a term "PC friendly". Its dresser mirror design gives a PC user a completely new experience, a really out of box design concept. "I also was one of those who knew nothing about the computers. Thanks to this project I now know more about them. As we seen with the 'Going out' PC design, advent of smaller computers now, fashion goes alongside and will play an important role. The fashion is a way of life and PC will go hand to hand together"

ZDNet




Diarybook to adopt an LCD and a keyboard

'Digiplan’ won ‘Imagination’ prize at Korea Design PC Contest 2007, which adopted a slim LCD monitor and a keyboard in a diarybook instead of its existing content.
The other co-winner of the imagination award was 'Digiplan', an incorporation of PDA with PC, collaboration of slim LCD monitor and keyboard in place of typical bulky PDA layout. It has internal micro size battery and HDD.

"I borrowed an idea from analog planner where digital technology was used as if turning over a page of a traditional diary. If needed, its LCD and keyboard can be easily separated when upgrading" its product designer Jin-Ho Chang explained.

Aving

The cast is intened for emergency use. It comes flat packed. To used it is foldes up and the injured arms is slid in. After locking the Velcro srrips around the arm, then air is pumped inside the inflatable lining to hold the arm in place securely till the user get hospital treatment.

more

Hyundai revealed a new concept crossover called the QarmaQ at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Designed at Hyundai Motor Europe's Design and Technical Center and engineered in close cooperation with GE Plastics, QarmaQ is a showcase for 30 technologies that will find their way into Hyundai's new models to be rolled out from 2008-2014. The wrap-around GE Lexan windscreen and extensive use of GE polycarbonate glazing materials provides a weight saving of up to 50 percent in relation to glass, while simultaneously allowing more adventurous shapes than flat glass. The glazing features a unique technology from Exatec which deposits a thin protective layer of glass on the Lexan to add protection from scratching and the effects of weathering.




Advanced Technology Inside and Out: Hyundai ATDV Features Innovative Applications Utilizing GE Materials

At the Geneva Motor Show here, GE Plastics' high-performance composites and thermoplastics is taking the spotlight with close to 30 diverse applications for Hyundai's advanced technology development vehicle (ATDV), the QarmaQ. The crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a joint project of GE Plastics and Hyundai to demonstrate the design freedom and practicality of using plastics in components traditionally manufactured from metal, glass, and thermosets. It features GE's advanced technologies in five key areas: the Elastic Front*, exterior, interior, lighting systems, and underhood.

Among the benefits of the GE Plastics materials are a weight reduction of up to 60 kg that can offer an average fuel savings of up to 80 litres/year; improved pedestrian safety; and the ability to create complex, 3D shapes.

read more



Geneva Motor Show Photo