Articles about concept

Social media is a big deal these days even for big companies like HP, who used it past days to gather impressions from HP fans about three mysterious devices tweeted by HP's CEO Phil McKinney. He appeared holding all three in some post-processed pictures where the devices were blacked out. From the three silhouettes we foresee some kind of phone, a tablet sized gadget and a wrist device which really intrigues us. From Phil McKinney we found out that those three devices are some early prototyp...

One of the ways a company can stand and say "we're playing with the big league" is not by making great products but by thinking of the future and present concepts that raise consumer interest. Samsung did it recently with its patent application for a dual sided touchscreen tablet. The concept is not that different to the Motorola Backflip smartphone or the initial prototype of Notion Ink Adam, but there's a pretty important thing that makes all the difference. Samsung didn't imagine the rear ...

Everything goes touch these days, except a minor few gadgets that are trailing the pack. The classic remote control is one of those who haven't change as a concept for decades. Microsoft is willing to bet they can change it and improve what we have now with a far more advanced concept, which they've patented and includes an accelerometer and a few touchscreens. The accelerometer is used to detect the orientation of the device, which can be translated into a command and the multiple touch screens...

We've shown you the Freescale Smartbook concept at the beginning of the year, during CES Las Vegas, and now it's time to take a look at more advanced concepts, most of which might not even see the light of day. The most interesting on them, was developed by Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) and represents a blend of portable gaming console, instant messaging device and touch tablet. I must admit it's one of the most complicated types of devices with a curious blend of integrated fun...

One sad day for all you touch tablet fans: Microsoft killed the Courier dual screen tablet concept and HP did the same with its Slate project. It's like the two talked between each other and reached the same conclusion, that the two projects are not worth pursuing anymore. It's a sad day because Courier was really an interesting concept that might have had an actual use and would have propelled Microsoft as a company that can think outside the box for one instance, if they want to. I guess corpo...

When the fall of classic media has begun a few years ago, everyone thought that bringing newspapers in the digital age, on a color display, might save them. The iPad launch gave new hope to dying traditional media, but I don't think this will save them at all. People really like holding a piece of paper in hand, not a 3 pounds touch tablet (if you're lucky to have a smaller one), but the problem lies in the content and the way it's being delivered (slow). Two designers have already solved the...

It's not the first time we've presented interactive tables on AllTouchTablet.com but it's the first time we show you a flexible one, that bends when touched like the Impress Flexible Interactive Display. Basically Impress prototype's is a foam fitted with pressure sensors and a projector on top that detects users point of interaction. Coupled with the info gathered from the pressure sensors the device is able to 'understand' user actions and act accordingly. This prototype can be used in appl...

No, it's just a question, not news, nor a rumor. Designer Umang Dokey imagined such a tablet running Windows Phone 7 series OS, adapted for the bigger 8 inch screen. He went as far as rendering this device and made a short video clip that better explains his concept, a tablet with integrate stand that if it is folded in front of the screen can be used also as a keyboard (I'm curios how it should be balanced so that it doesn't fall on its back). Other nice features include dual webcams for 3D ...

Even if you don't particularly like the iPad because of its limitations there' now reason not to like the way it looks, as its design is so in line with other Apple products that you could buy it just for the way it looks. Like in past, many manufacturers are trying to copy the excellent simple design of the American company's products in a more or less obvious manner,  but now it seems someone, called OpenPeak, got to do it better. [caption id="attachment_1574" align="aligncenter" width="56...

Many were disappointed by Apple as iPad didn't turned out to be what was expected, even if voices rumored on Internet way before official launch that it will be just a huge iPod. Some are still complaining, but designer Patrycjusz Brzezinski got to work and made a rendering, complete with specs of what he believes would make the perfect iPad. His vision is called MacView and is a gadget a little too advanced for today's hardware but it's interesting to see nonetheless what's all about: sl...