FeelGIZMOS in touch with tomorrow

Technology, Gadgets, and Concepts

Archive for April, 2008

Tuesday
Apr 22,2008

designerzeit-outdoor-shower.jpg

Stun your guests with these sculptural, contemporary outdoor showers from Designerzeit. Simply breathtaking, the showers resemble installations of modern art. The two designs pictured here, the Wave and the Ocean, exert their strong presence by mirroring forms in nature. The Wave undulates gently, with the soft effect of rippling water. The sickle-shaped Ocean juts out into the landscape of your garden like a rising swell. Available with a sanded or polished surface, the Ocean is a thing of beauty. All Designerzeit outdoor showers come with your choice of showerhead – either the standard, self-cleaning Hansgrohe Clubmaster Overhead Shower with 3 types of sprays (normal, soft and massage) or the Hansgrohe Bodyvette Body Shower with Rubit cleaning function which has normal spray and swivel head functions. Talk to Designerzeit regarding bringing a fantastic, modern outdoor shower to your poolside today.

Monday
Apr 21,2008

Lexus to unveil its high-end sport concept car LF-A

 

Lexus to unveil its high-end sport concept car LF-A

Lexus unveiled its high-end sport concept car ‘LF-A’ during Auto China 2008.The concept was originally shown at the 2005 Detroit auto show, and has since been updated with a new exterior and interior. This latest iteration is expected to be very close to the production car, expected to arrive in late 2008 as a 2009 model.

Audi SUV Q5

  • Filed under: Cars
Monday
Apr 21,2008

audi-suv-q5-pictures-1.JPG

Audi SUV Q5

Audi unveiled the world premiere of its latest SUV model ‘Q5’ during Auto China 2008, which can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 7.2 seconds and reach a top speed of 222km/h.

7 World Premieres and 24 Asian Premieres are displayed as well as 55 concept cars are unveiled at the Auto China 2008, held in April 2008 in Beijing.

BMW S1000RR Superbike

  • Filed under: Cars
Friday
Apr 18,2008

BMW S1000RR Superbike

BMW S1000RR superbike was unveiled in Germany yesterday. They also confirm that their new motorcycles will be available to customers in 2009, and they will build 1,000 production models by the end of next year.

The S1000RR won’t be appropriating any of BMW’s forward-thinking front-end suspension technologies, instead relying on a traditional telescopic fork: “For package reasons we have decided against the BMW Duo-Lever on the suspension. Taking up more space, this kind of front-wheel geometry would have presented disadvantages with the very compact structure of BMW’s new Superbike.” Pity really - BMW are the only major manufacturer that’s producing viable alternatives to the telescopic fork, and it would have been good to see them proven in the heat of competition. More

Hi-CT Hybrid Car Concept from Toyota

  • Filed under: Cars
Thursday
Apr 17,2008

toyota-hi-ct1.jpg

Toyota Hi-CT hybrid concept car offers an enjoyable vehicle with weird looking design, but according to Toyota’s team of young Japanese and European designers, this is the reflection of what a cool and great vehicle should look like. The idea behind this hybrid concept car is the theme of “unbalanced”, creating something that make people stop and take a good look.

toyota-hi-ct2.jpg

The Hi-CT is a plug-in hybrid with a 1.5L motor and uses lithium-ion batteries, which are located underneath the floor of the vehicle in order to maximize the interior space of the car. While it looks quite boxy and big, it is in fact quite small. The entire vehicle is 3.3 meters long, 1.6 meters wide and 1.7 meters high. It is, effectively, a cube on wheels.

Wednesday
Apr 16,2008

 Icon Clock brings on-screen item to life, adds a dash of color to drab meatspace

There’s something appealing about seeing objects from your operating system’s desktop appearing here in the real world. Take advantage of that two-worlds-collide irony with the Icon Clock, a 3.5-inch wall clock made of plastic resin and available in the trendy colors you see here.

We’ll have to add this $55 art object to our clock collection, just in case we start wondering what time it is. It ought to go well with our wall clock stripped to the gears, our Nixie Clock collection, and especially that clock that only shows us the hours between one and three.