I New Idea Homepage

No doubt the development of technology has greatly changed our life, and we wouldn’t agree with that more after we’ve seen the continuous improvement of LED films. Dubbed LightForm, the world’s first flexible LED lighting film measure 254mm long and 12.7mm wide, with an average thickness of less than 1mm. Moreover, it could be easily cut into various shapes, according to your different needs—attaching them onto your car or even sew them onto your clothes. Available in red, amber, green and blue colors, the LED film is priced from $ 26.95 (no battery included) to $29.95 (a battery included). [Read the rest of this entry...]

Frankly, the mug has nothing to do with Van Gogh but the concept is rather intriguing. The Dear Van Gogh is a silicon mug that features an ear-shaped flexible handle. Designed by Mike Mak, the handle feels realistic and could be twisted or pulled hard. That sounds like a perfect way to release your anger! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Made from flexible materials, the gadget could be easily changed into different shapes and features a perfect heat resistance. It measures 18″ long when expanded, and comes with a touch of stainless on the end. So do you know what it is actually used for? [Read the rest of this entry...]

You need a lantern not merely because you want it to light up the dark room, but also because you would find some fun with it. An interesting, beautiful, but also practical product has been something that every designer hopes to attain, and certainly Charles Jones is amongst them. And he succeeded. The Kutch Lantern is a lighting device which could be turned on when you squeeze its body (which is squeezable of course) or spin the rotary dial at its base, and that’s totally different from other lanterns on the market. How do you like it? Let me know then. [Read the rest of this entry...]

It’s always the cameras’ shapes and patterns that make them attractive and distinctive. And we usually call those designs ‘a creative design’. Not exactly. As a matter of fact, you may find nothing could be regarded as an innovative design except that it is new in both functions and appearance. Just like the Fleksimus Camera presented here. It comes with a flexible tube, on one end of which is a lens and on the other is a compact viewfinder. Therefore, the lens can reach any odd angles, allowing you to take pictures from those angles you never tried before. [Read the rest of this entry...]

‘Adam and Eve’ is a new way for home furnishing. Then what is behind the special name ‘Adam and Eve’? You’ll be interested, right? Actually, Adam and Eve separately stands for two different parts of the furniture set, the former refers to the soft part for you to relax on and the latter is the hard part that allows you to place your stuffs. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The “Ghost Icon”, due to its special design and material selection, are warning us of the phenomenon of growing warmer and resource waste. In fact, it is encouraging us to use fluorescent bulbs as well as LED or OLED instead of incandescent light bulbs to reduce the carbon content in the air.

[Read the rest of this entry...]

What if your chair breaths? It’s weird, huh? But have you imagined the great fun and comfort feeling it will bring to you? Believe me you wouldn’t like to leave the ‘Breathing Chair’ as long as you’re seated. Also known as Tofu Chair, the clever seating by Yu-Ying Wu is just a foam cube if none is sitting on it and once you sit down it turns into the shape of a chair.

[Read the rest of this entry...]

Believe me that you wouldn’t mind waiting for a few years to own a futuristic laptop like the Roll-Top, though it’s just a concept product at present. Due to the soft OLED technology, this laptop is a flexible display that unrolls into a multi-touch 17-inch laptop. As it could be rolled up conveniently, Roll-Top is more portable.

The rubber band bookmark is one of the products that you never want to miss. Simply wrap it around your book and you’ll no longer need to worry about forgetting your pages. Featuring an indicator arrow to show the right line you are reading, the bookmark also helps to improve your reading efficiency greatly. How convenient it could ever be!

[Read the rest of this entry...]

It’s really a long time since we’re used to reading time via cell-phones rather than watches. Even if sports watches are still popular among young people, you’re sure to agree that it’s more of a hindrance in most conditions. So here is to present a new watch that is really true to its name “sports watch”. Thin and flexible, it could be fixed on your wrist steadily without affecting your sports. In the meantime, the watch could also serve as a timer to record your sports time, heart-rates, etc.

[Read the rest of this entry...]

Not only can clothes increase their flexibility with zippers, bags could also make it. With zippers on, these bags can be totally unfolded into a flat. So it won’t take up too much space to keep them.

[Read the rest of this entry...]

Unlike traditional product, this Interactive projector comes with a flexible screen, and so you can press it to reshape the image on the screen.

Video after the break

[Read the rest of this entry...]

This so-called solarcat is actually a solar battery. Oh, no, it is not the traditionally solar battery; instead, it is a solar powered rechargeable battery.

In order to charge the rechargeable battery, we usually have to buy an additional charger, but this one can charge itself without any extra device. Thanks to the flexible solar panels skin, this solarcat can be recharged just by bathing in the sunglight.

I guess you have seen flexible screen from Sony, Phillips or even LG Display. If you’re American, you gotta ask a question like “What about us(or US)? ” OK, here we come.

Arizona State University’s Flexible Display Center (FDC) and its military and industry partners are claiming the first flexible touchscreen integrated with an active-matrix display. Sure, it is flexible, but it is also a touch screen. Yes, you can write words with your fingers on a flexible display.

Video after the break