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Usually, when cell phone designers try to give their devices a silhouette (therefore, when trying to establish the design), they get their inspiration from all sorts of unusual places that regular people would never think about. In the given context, they frequently use the natural environment to help their imagination to give its best.

This is how you, readers of gadgets blogs, have the chance to see and sometimes even to experience spectacular technological innovations. Because, let’s face it, if it weren’t for the winged creatures, we wouldn’t have airplanes today or all sorts of vehicles that are able to fly.



The concept device I decided to talk about in this article is a futuristic home phone that amazes everyone with its simplicity and with the fact that there is no chance for someone to guess what it is by only looking at it. Designed by Anton Webb, the inspiration for this concept was taken from the Hosta Plant.



And because I’m not one of those people who have strong knowledge in the botany area, I had to google the term in order to understand the resemblance between the Hosta Plant and the… Hosta Phone. The plant “is a genus of about 23-45 species of lily-like plants native to northeast Asia” ( Wikipedia).

The Non Literal Phone (‘cause this is the concept’s real name) is very similar to the Hosta and its fundamental premise is the importance of adding the beauty typical of a sculpture to mundane device. A disappointing aspect of this cordless phone is that we lack the technical information about it, so we’ll have to content ourselves with the pictures only.

(Source: yankodesign.com)

And do you know why? Well, because it seems that toothbrushes have reached that point where the most advanced technologies are already used for developing them. Ok, maybe this end is relative (as everything is, as a matter of fact) and has a temporary character, but for the time being Oral-B Triumph with SmartGuide is considered to be the “most technologically advanced toothbrush”.

If you ask me, toothbrushes have a very simple purpose and, as long as they look like ones, I don’t see a reason for them to be so very touched by technology. I mean, as long as I have my hands to handle the toothbrush, I don’t really need it to come equipped with a motor to help it work faster.

Even if there are many attempts of all sorts of toothbrushes manufacturers that are aimed at creating advanced devices, here it is the Oral-B Triumph that seems to combine every existing ground-breaking technology and even more than that. After seeing it, you’ll be tempted to ask yourself whether there will be another one available on the market, better than this, or not.

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The Oral-B Triumph is equipped with an innovative wireless display that is designed to provide the user with information concerning “optimal brushing habits”. With the help of the Smart Guide you can time your brushing, and you’re recommended to use the Triumph approximately two minutes. More than that, the Smart Guide is provided with an indicator that gives you the information you need concerning the setting and with a warning light to let you know that you’re being too violent with your teeth.

If you are interested in the Oral-B Triumph, which is said to be the end of the history of the toothbrush, then you should know that it’s available on several online retail sites. On Amazon, for example, the toothbrush costs $107.33.

(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)

I suppose you’re all accustomed to the crazy ideas that you can see on the Internet, due to some brilliant minds that dedicate their time to inventions that were inconceivable at some point in the past years. For example, try to think about USB drives. When they first appeared on the market, they had an insignificant silhouette that did not manage to catch the public attention, because back then the functionality was fundamental.

I’m not saying that we’re becoming more and more superficial, even if we do, but if the technology is at our disposal, why not benefit the results of great efforts and unbelievable work in a design that is entirely on our liking.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about a cheap flash drive, called the Flash Drive Band, which was aimed to those who don’t give a damn on Swarovski-encrusted similar devices and who aren’t very good at keeping things in their property. Because, let’s face it, you’d rather lose a cheap USB drive made of plastic than a gold-plated one.

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Therefore, this is another suggestion for all of you who are aware of the fact that losing things is a hobby of yours. You don’t have to be ashamed, flash drives are so small (everyday smaller, to be more precise), that it’s not your fault. Not entirely.

The Grid Tag USB Drives are colorful devices designed by Takuya Matsuda that you can attach to your bag, belt, book or whatever “b” word you might want to. If you’re against boring gadgets, all dressed in classic black or gray, then you should go for these colorful ones.



As you can see in the picture above, these aren’t custom USB drives, and they can be yours for about $50 for the 1GB version and $70 for the 2GB one. As usual, I saved the worst for last: they are only-Japan-friendly, unfortunately!

(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)

Sometimes (if not always) mornings can be very annoying and frustrating, because this is when we have to open our eyes and welcome a bright new day (at least for the most of us). It’s annoying because you never have the chance to sleep enough (not as much as you like, ‘cause you might never make such a dream come true, but… enough), and frustrating because you most surely have a device, standing on your bedside, to tell you that “It’s late, you lazy human being! Get up!”.



Whenever something like this happens you feel like shouting it out loud, at the top of your lungs, and breaking something into pieces. Your alarm clock, maybe. And the first thing to cross your mind is a question that seems quite logical, in the given context: “Who invented the alarm clock? Who in earth did that?”. Those fits of bad tamper take control over you and you become some sort of a monster that has to revenge itself on something. Anything.

The Smash Alarm Clock is a conceptual device designed by Matthias Lange and it helps you get rid of the frustration you have to deal with every single morning of your life. And guess what? You can punch the superior part of the alarm as much as you want, if you want to shut it off. But you’ll have to smash as hard as possible.

This way you will never be interested in who invented the alarm clock again, because having it wake you up every morning won’t be such a headache anymore. The only issue is that the Smash Alarm Clock is in its concept phase, for the moment.

(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)

Those who haven’t heard about the word “wireless” please raise their hands! Don’t look at me this way, as if you fell sorry for me, because I know that you’ve all heard about it, because this is one of the latest trends nowadays. That’s a fact. Just like the fact that there are nine million bicycles in Beijing, if you know what I mean. Well, if you don’t, Katie Melua sure does.

It’s some sort of a must-have, an unwritten law that makes the wireless connectivity to become the most important feature of them all when it comes to gadgets people love to own.

And Samsung is, of course, one of those companies that understand the need of wireless printers in this so very “needy” world we live in. If you think about it, such devices are necessary, as they provide their users with flexibility. More than that, they can print from anywhere (a desktop at home, their office, different mobile devices), which is pretty convenient, increasing the productivity and the effectiveness. Not to mention the fact that wireless printing is a process that saves both time and space, and helps you to say goodbye to the clutter that cables and wires bring with them.

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Therefore, Samsung Electronic America, which is a subsidiary of the Samsung Electronics Corporation, has just announced the introduction of three new wireless printers: CLX-3175FW, ML-1630W and SCX-4500W, which are all equipped with a built-in 802.11 b/g wireless connectivity.

“Our new wireless printer lineup shows Samsung’s desire to create products that make conducting business simple for workgroups, without the hassle of wires and limitations that hard-wired printers impose”, said Ken Colby, who is the Director of Product Management, Printers, at Samsung Electronics’ Information Technology Division. “The CLX-3175FW, ML-1630W and SCX-4500W models offer the plug-and-play connectivity and unobtrusive design that today’s users expect from Samsung”.



The first of the three new devices, the CLX-3175W, is a wireless color laser that is equipped with 4 functions, such as printing, copying, scanning and faxing, high-speed USB 2.0 and Ethernet that one can use instant plug-and-play capability.

The ML-1630W, on the other hand, is said to be very small, maybe one of the smallest network-ready laser printers in the whole world, and comes with a butonless soft-touch sensor panels that have blue LED indicators.



Last but not least, the SCX-4500W is a wireless laser multi-function printer and is said “to be one of the smallest network-ready laser printer/copier/color scanners in the world”.

The manufacturer’s suggested retail prices are $642.99, for the CLX-3175W, $285.99 for the ML-1630W and $428.99 for the SCX-4500W.

(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)