The biking history has seen many one-off designs that have either been commemorative or simply fantasies that regaled all biking fans. Ferrari too has had its fair share of concepts and commemorations, but this particular flight-of-fantasy seems to be the best of them all. Israeli designer Amir Glinik has created this sleek monster that finds its design based on the theoretical application of the Ferrari Enzo's V12 engine. The mod reduces the cylinders to four and is modified to drive just one wheel in a motorcycle frame.

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We don't live in Utopia; hence have to battle bad weather conditions, pollution and harsh conditions on a daily basis. This naturally takes a toll on our health, mental state and performance on tasks. However there are still some designers who believe that gadgets with special abilities can ease our environmental plights. Taboo is a system designed by Marcello Cannarsa for Samsung Young Design Awards. The device features sensors that read the characteristics of the atmosphere (like pressure, humidity and temperature), plus the quality of the air (oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, levels) and the level of noise pollution, in order to estimate the contamination in the atmosphere. I know many of you are thinking…Honey I could do that on my own, I don't a gadget telling me that! But read on more to know about this concept.

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You're on the beach and taking a long leisurely walk. As you stride further, you decide to take off your shoes and enjoy the sand barefoot. The twist in this tale is that beaches these days are getting so dirty because of the rubbish strewn all over the place by us careless humans. We haven't spared the Himalayas so how can you expect clean roads or beaches? Martina Pagura concept for a trash bin incorporates a fun factor that will not only involve kids in the clean-up process but also inculcate the habit of proper waste disposal. The Selachimorpha is a digitalized bin that sports a screen on the face of it that keeps the scores for the teams. The chute of the bin is fashioned in such a way, that kids (or adults) can score points for every successful basket (as in basketball) dunked with garbage. This ways, the surroundings stay neat and tidy and the fun-factor in waste disposal creeps in. New age basketball that is a necessity!

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Are you worried about your electricity bills? Yes, you should be, considering the high wastage or usage, whichever describes your case. Designer Simone Marian has come up with a unique concept for Samsung, called the E-SPY. Like a spy, it keeps a tab on your electricity consumption by hooking onto your electricity meter using protocol of communication LONGTALK (with technology ECHELON) and giving you a feed back on how to conserve more efficiently. It communicates with your home PC via Bluetooth, and it downloads the data on it for you to ponder over. The concept has been based on the power consumptions of a typical Italian family. Thus it already has a database to compare your consumptions and analyze it.

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Frustration levels run quite high when one is stressed. The biggest relief comes when you punch something hard and release all the tensions. The only repercussion is that your knuckles take a beating and you are sore all over again. As a child I remember owing a punching inflatable joker, which had a funny-squeaky nose. You punched it hard on the nose and it would squeak and dip over to the other side. It bought out peals of laughter amongst my friends and me. Taking a similar stance is the punching light by designers Jun Bum Park and Kim Jin Sook. Based on the mantra Slow is Stress+Low, the bag lights up every time you knock in a blow. A really cool design that could bring about much relief amongst stressed out people.

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The best part about traveling independently and not in group-tours is that you get to explore the city at your own pace. However the biggest bummer in this situation is deciphering of maps and trying to reach your destination intact. Most of us look ridiculous pouring over maps and guidebook, making us gullible targets for pickpockets and thieves. Stampa is a device that reduces your dependency on the map book, and gives you the precise information you need by doing away with the extras. All you need to do is run the device over the portion of the map that you want uploaded and it stores that info. You can even upload the maps or areas of interest from local newspapers and guide books in the privacy of your room, prior to the outing.

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Pollution and stress are two things that contribute immensely to a wilted complexion. Half of our spa-treatment bills and beauty product usage would be reduced if we had clean oxygenated air to pamper our skins with. I am aware that many Oxygen bars have surfaced, but it has a very constrictive atmosphere, where one is confined to a room or a personal space. Designer Kwan young Lee has a very innovative approach with the Samsung OZ, a personal digital portable oxygenator. The device not only monitors you oxygen levels based upon your inhaled and exhaled air, it also provides you with the blast of pure oxygen to keep you refreshed. The best part is that this gadget is solar rechargeable, just wear it around your neck and your ready to go!

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As we have seen, over the years our consumption of electricity has risen steadily. It's not that we need more light or cooling or heating, it's just that our per-person usage of electronic good has risen considerable over the years. Now we require them for Laptops, Computers, Phones, Gizmos and gadgets and with this our electricity bill have also sky-rocketed. Wastage of electricity also contributes major to the bill. However very few of us are aware of the means to reduce this, much less monitor it. Guy Dvir has designed the Oikos (Greek for household), a device that hooks onto the home PC and monitors the family's consumption of power and picks out the flaws in the usage.

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The usual chrome orb belies the fact that is a camera and not some showpiece; The Smart Camera is an intelligent piece of equipment that has the capability to shoot previously chosen targets. Fitted with sound and motion detectors, the camera finds and then shoots still or videos of the target. To brief the camera about the target, one has to hook it up to a comp (via USB) and import a picture from it to the camera. The camera then triggers off whenever the chosen picture (or sound) comes within perspective. In the "free roam" mode, the camera scans the environment and reacts on any movement or noise. The motion and audio sensors can be modified so that the camera captures every bit of sound.

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Immersive may not even be a word, but if this concept of a gaming pod comes to reality; it will revolutionize the whole industry. Imagine walking right into the middle of a game, becoming a part of it…something like what happened in Spy Kids. This spherical pod takes you inside its belly and treats you to pure sound and visuals that you will forget every other console. The 3-D effects offer a whole new experience, and for your information, this concept inspired the movie Minority Report. The realistic motion in the dome is achieved with the help of the tracking sensors embedded in the Cocoon. It tracks all you movements and responds accordingly, the seating inside the capsule is in accordance to the users needs.

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Laptops are meant to be portable, but many of us have ours transfixed to our workstations all the time. Maybe out of sheer laziness or not finding it necessary to lug our pieces, this portable creature has become a permanent fixture instead. However designer Johannes Holl envisages the future as a hectic schedule for busy execs who will require hauling their lappies all around town. Even the time spent in commute will be filled with you working on the comp. Actually that's not such a far-fetched idea; I can picture myself blogging on the go whilst stuck in major traffic jams!

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There are no specs on this beautiful timepiece, but that doesn't deter me on writing about it. Clearly this Pink Panther Watch is encrusted with beautiful baguettes of diamonds on the frame. The unique oval shape looks trendy and Julien Soret for Virtual Ideas has designed it. Take a look at a couple of more pictures after the jump.

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An architect's dream is to build a community that thrives on the essence of space and can still communicate and interact with other members of the society. People living in ultra modern setups, have notions of exclusivity and connectivity with the environment that surrounds them. Unfortunately, such expansive housings can be experienced only in rural locations, because urban housings only have one way to grow that is upwards. The Vertical Surface Communities designed by Jan Lim takes on the challenges of urban housing in the Asian continent where space is at a premium that most commoners cannot afford.

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To sum it all up Vitalia is a friendly machine that "feels" like you, arouses emotions, helps you learn and has many facets. Essentially I have just strung together German designer Ellen Herzog's description for this wonderful light concept, that blooms like a flower when the optimum conditions are available for a child to do concentrated work like studies. A conducive environment is always beneficial for learning, and no one knows it better that a mother like me, who has to struggle with the kids to sit down for a session of serious studies. Even in classrooms, teachers are always at on their toes, coping with the lack of efforts by indifferent children. The Vitalia shows the pupils whether air and light quality surrounding them are conducive enough for work.

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Just because you live in a squished-up apartment of have a cubbyhole for an office, doesn't mean that you shouldn't enjoy the space in Avant Gard style. The modular furniture by Japanese company Atelier OPA is not only unique but also fun. The Kenchikukagu series includes collapsible beds, kitchens, office desks and more. Expand the whole unit when you need to use it and collapse it when you want to store it. Thankfully, this concept has taken to the production line and is available at Amazon Japan for JPY 800,000(about $7436 US).

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