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Okay I agree, virtual reality may seem a little out-dated these days. The idea of the virtual reality glasses is a couple of years old and now it has gone mainstream. But the new developments that are going on right now are amazing and ground braking. New opportunities ahead!
VIRTUAL REALITY
EARS OUT OF APPLES
“If you have garbage, call me and let’s see what we can build.” It’s the end of an unbelievable Ted-talk I saw last week from Andrew Pelling. Since he was young he had a curiosity for garbage, especially for CD-rom drives. He has always been looking for useful things in what others may find useless. And then this happened.
TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR SMOMBIES
A Smombie, never heard of? Well, there’s a great chance you are a Smombie yourself. The word has recently been added to the German language and probably the rest of the world will follow soon. In Sydney they have now a new invention for these Smombies, which hopefully will save dozens of lives.
FUR-FREE SHOPPING STREET
Fur. It is a much-discussed topic in the fashion industry that has known many demonstrations the last decades. You can say that costumers are divided in two groups: lovers and haters. But it looks like the fashion industry is now making the decision for us.
It is very sad that many children are not capable enough to go to school. No matter what the cause is, every kid should be able to study. But a phone- and television provider from The Netherland, KPN, is working on a project for a couple of years to help children who are not able to go to school because they have a disability.
CLASS CONTACT
THE SMART BOY
This post is not about a smart boy. Well actually, there were some smart boys who came up with this idea. The Smart Boy is one of the newest gadgets in the world of smartphone hardware. What started as a joke on April 1st, turned out as an amazing device for your smartphone that brings you back to 1989.
In the last decade we saw quite some radical innovations in the field of Internet, mobile devices and computer. Sometimes changes came even faster than we expected, the one even more innovative than the other. So what point have we reached right now? And what innovations are ahead of us? Here is one that caught my attention.
SCENT SEND
PHOTON
I don’t have kids myself, but it seems to me that children are starting to learn at a way younger age then I did. In The Netherlands for example, children start learning English from the age of 6. I started with English at the age of 11. Now I am 24. Is it a good thing? As long as they can play too, I think it is.
Since the Industial Revolution, more and more people are housing in cities. Cities all over the world have been growing since then, and still. Are we heading to a future where nobody lives in the countryside anymore? A world with some capital cities surrounded by empty land? And what will the city from the future look like? Well, here’s an idea.
LIBERLAND CITY
THE SCRIBBLE PEN
Since the Industial Revolution, more and more people are housing in cities. Cities all over the world have been growing since then, and still. Are we heading to a future where nobody lives in the countryside anymore? A world with some capital cities surrounded by empty land? And what will the city from the future look like? Well, here’s an idea.
Since the Industial Revolution, more and more people are housing in cities. Cities all over the world have been growing since then, and still. Are we heading to a future where nobody lives in the countryside anymore? A world with some capital cities surrounded by empty land? And what will the city from the future look like? Well, here’s an idea.
AIRBNB EXPERIENCES
THE EYEBORG PROJECT
Having a disability is always a disadvantage, but as we all know: problems lead to the best solutions. That is exactly the case with The Eyeborg Project. The inspiration came from a physical disability and started as a filmmaking project, but maybe it’s the start of a breakthrough in health.
Augmented reality has always been kind of a bridge between online and offline. This bridge or the connection between online and offline is also known as the trend Inline. Where augmented made offline online, this funny little game brings augmented reality back to offline.
THE CROCODILE GAME
3D PRINTED EAR
I already posted about ears made out of apples and a guy with a prosthetic camera in his eye. Now I have found something that relates to these two and it’s amazing. But if we think about what the future may bring, this could even be far more interesting than it already sounds.
The last couple of years we saw some crazy concept restaurants and bars came to cross. For example: Mahika Mano Hammock Café in Tokyo, The Magic Restroom Café in LA and O.NOIR in Toronto. Since June 11th the world has got a new one that takes people really out of their comfort zone.
NAKED DINNER PLEASE
PHONE-FREE ZONE
The In my post ‘Traffic Lights For Smombies’ I already told you about how it seems that smartphone are taking over our lives. In my post ‘Naked Dinner Please’ I told about how we want to stay connected to the world and share how exited our life is. Yondr is not anticipating to this trend, but does exactly the opposite.
A couple of years ago Facebook started with Facebook Safety. A tool that gives users the chance to let friends and family know they are okay in times of a disaster or crisis. Facebook developed the tool in times of the 2011 earthquake in Japan. Now, they expand Facebook Safety with a new feature.
FACEBOOK SUICIDE SAFETY
FUTURE SHIPS
Rolls Royce, the brand you probably know from the cars, is working on more than just cars. They are constantly innovating in different kinds of transport vehicles. Rolls Royce has now revealed their plans for 2020 and it is stunning.
Wearable technology, it is strange thing if you think about it. Technology is already all around us all day long, so why would we also need it in our clothes? Doesn’t that get a little too far? The creators of Shiftwear wouldn’t agree with me at all, because now wearable tech seems to go mainstream.
SHIFTWEAR
EVADROP
Sustainability is one of the most important long-term trends of the last decennia and it seems to stay so for a while. We get more aware of the fact that the world is running out of energy and we have to come to action to stop this. Thanks to new technologies as EvaDrop it is not such a hard thin to do.
In my last post about the EvaDrop I told you about the trend sustainability and how EvaDrop is a part of this. In a earlier post I told you about the fur-free shopping street in Amsterdam. Now I want to show you a connection between these two posts.
MODERN MEADOW
CONCEPT KITCHEN 2025
Already I posted a couple of thing about how companies are constantly innovating and are focussing on the future. That is exactly what we are doing at International Lifestyle Studies at the Academy for Creative Industries. What are the possible scenarios for the future and how can we anticipate to that?
Do It Yourself is a trend that I have discussed a couple of times now. I find this one very interesting and I’ll tell you why. On the one hand it looks like we get lazy: we order food over the Internet, we want everything fast and we are creating products that make life easier, for example automatically vacuums cleaners. But...
FORMBOX
TRANSPORTATION
This subject couldn’t miss out at my blog. There is a lot going on in the field of transportation, for the biggest part thanks to technology. How will we transport ourselves from A to B in 10 years? Or 20? Nobody knows, but it is definitely interesting to take a look on what the options are.
This is yet another post about smartphones. You may think it is kind of dull and easy maybe, but I think not. There is a reason why smartphone related subjects are so much represented at my blog: it is hot and happening, a big part of our daily life and it brings a lot of options for the near future.
TAP
E-SKIN
The evolution of technology is making way more progress than we can imagine. I am talking for myself now, but I’m sure this will amaze you as well. As we have seen before, every single innovation in technology opens a door to lots and lots of new opportunities. This one opens yet another door.
At my study International Lifestyle Studies we are constantly trying to create innovative concept that improve the quality of life of specific target groups. When a concept improves the quality of life it has more chance to succeed. This concept of EnChroma is a perfect example of how to improve the quality of life.
COLOR GLASSES
THE ASTHMA BRACELET
That technology has a big and positive impact on the health sector is no new information. Not only in hospitals the use of technology is increasing by the day, but also at home we use it more and more. Apps that help you control your diet, your exercises and other health factors are very popular.
My last two posts went both about concepts that improve our health status. Now I just want to ad one more to this list, because apparently there is a need for products like this. Our health seems to be more important than ever.
WYND
PERFECT BODY ADS
Advertisement, it seems to be everywhere these days: big billboards in the city, during Youtube video’s and while you are playing games at you smartphone. All the ads we see want to create some kind of feeling and provoke a certain kind of action. In some cases they have bad influences.