Surround Screen: ‘Illumiroom’ Immersive Gaming Projection
What ever happened to in-home 3D technology and virtual reality? Perhaps futurists got a bit ahead of themselves, and maybe the way our eyes and minds focus means that many entertainment ...
Category: Conceptual & Futuristic
The future is now, but beyond that are some incredible concept technologies and designs that are much closer than most people realize. Here you will find some of the most exciting soon-to-be-innovations ready to make the leap from virtual to actual reality.
More Real Than Reality: 7 Artsy Augmented Reality Projects
Technology has taken over so many facets of our lives that the real world sometimes seems a little boring by comparison. Never fear - technology is slowly creeping into even the most mundane ...
Clock Watching: 15 Amazing Movie & TV Time Machines
Time travel is a relatively modern concept first popularized by British author H. G. Wells in his pioneering sci-fi classic The Time Machine. Over a century of virtual time exploration has given us ...
Wind Shield: Invisible Air Umbrella Keeps You Dry in the Rain
Umbrellas are already halfway there: compact as possible, they deploy in a quick motion and retract almost as easily. But problems remain: they are wet when you walk indoors, and their ...
Illuminating Inventions: 10 Twists to Simple Street Lights
Street lights are a ubiquitous part of the urban landscape - so much so that most of us hardly notice their presence at all. What would happen if improving the aesthetics, functionality and ...
Brown to Green: Ashtray Doubles as an Urban Planner
Smoking is prohibited in plenty of public places these days, but for folks who just can't quit, why not do something positive for the environment with the product of that habit? The Cindy ashtray ...
Sculpture Showcases Smart Metals that React to Hot & Cold
A heat-reactive metal sculpture at the Materials & Applications gallery in Los Angeles opens and closes according to environmental conditions, 'breathing' like human skin. 'Bloom' was ...
Hanging Hotel: Hard-to-Reach Resort for Rock Climbers
If you can reach this futuristic hotel pod imbedded in the side of a mountain, your reward is a quiet resting space that you can customize to create a relaxing, meditative environment tailored to ...
Amazing Aerogel: Strong as Steel, Light as Air
One of the world's most amazing materials wasn't created by nature - it was invented by a couple of scientists who made a silly bet. In 1931, Samuel Stephens Kistler and Charles Learned wanted to ...
Giant Robot Statues: 19 Stunning Images Of Our New Overlords
If there is one thing humanity has done right, it's create some awe inspiring monuments: the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, the Gundam robot statue in Tokyo... wait, what? There are amazing ...
