This is a cool washing machine concept from the International Design Excellence 2008, which is an all-in-one system integrating functionalities from an automatic washing machine, drum dryer, hand-washing sink and water heater. If you’d have this in your home, it would save lots of space in your bathroom.

One cool thing is that all these functions can be performed simultaneously with no interference. Imagine yourself in front of the mirror while brushing your teeth with warm water, while the system dries your clothes, washing other things. It not only saves space but a significant amount of time also.
The Multi-Function Washing Machine was created for Ning Bo QinHe Electric Appliance from China.




The FuChat cordless phone concept won Bronze at IDEA this year, for the stylish modern design and a unique capability when making calls via Internet and standard line. It analyzes the user’s voice tone and body temperature and changes the display, text, sound, lights and color according to the user’s emotions. This interaction approach gives a more personal appearance to this design.
FuChat is made of renewable plastic.




This thermometer is destined to parents for use with their kids, providing a new non-invasive way of measuring the body temperature, by scanning the thermometer's sensor from the child's temple to the mid-forehead. It works by analyzing the heat coming from the temporal artery and displays it using color codes which are then easy to read by parents.
Vicks Forehead Thermometer shows green for normal temperature ranges, yellow for mid level and red if there is a problem.
The idea comes from Scott Henderson and Kaz, both experts in design and manufacturing of smart thermometers capable of measuring the temperature from different body parts.




At the office it would be perfect to have the best air conditioner, the Free Wind we showed you 2 days ago, but on our rooms, this air purifier designed by Woongjin Coway brings even more smart benefits. One of them is the electronic “breathing” mechanism imitating the human breathing process but in an opposite way –instead of exhaling carbon dioxide it spreads purified air as the ball moves up and down.




And now let’s see the coolest gadget concept from IDEA! It is called Trace of Time and is a student design winning Silver. Ilgu Cha from the Royal College of Art in UK, created a wall clock with a simplistic look and white background, on which the user can write agenda notes for hours and minutes. When the clock hand passes over the notes, these vanish like magic.
It is an analog device using an eraser on the back of the hand, but image how smart it would be if it’ll be based on digital technology and an OLED display.



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