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Awesome Concepts

Concept: Porsche 918 Spyder

Concept: Porsche 918 Spyder

Get fast and eco-furious with Porsche’s 918 Spyder concept: it boasts both a 500 bhp V8 and 218 bhp electric motors, good for a 0-62 of 3.2s, 198 mph top speed, and 94 mpg.

Concept: Aurora Watch

Concept: Aurora Watch

J. Yeom’s Aurora Watch seems to be missing parts, but it’s actually Dr. Evil’s preferred timepiece: the hands are made out of frickin’ laser beams that are activated by tapping on the bezel.

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Concept: Honda 3R-C

Concept: Honda 3R-C

Honda’s 3R-C may be a minimal urban transport vehicle, but maxes out with sci-fi coolness; the three wheel single seater features a battery electric drivetrain and a low center of gravity.

Concept: Mercedes F800 Style

Concept: Mercedes F800 Style

Feast your eyes on Mercedes-Benz’s next CLS-Class: the F800 Style concept sports an SLS AMG nose, 400+ hp plug-in hybrid system, traffic jam assist, and 360 degree Pre-Safe system.

Noteput Music Table

Noteput Music Table

Noteput lets you literally play with your music; the interactive table uses a camera that tracks the position of marked notes, which are then outputted via MIDI to sound software.

Video: Wired Tablet App

Video: Wired Tablet App

If you liked Sports Illustrated’s tablet magazine concept, you’ll be happy to know that Wired, our favorite geeky magazine, also plans to go tablet; note that this is an Adobe AIR app.

Concept: Change It!

Concept: Change It!

Remodel on the fly with Amirkhan Abdurakhmanov’s Change It! concept; it’s basically a wall made with three-sided pixels that rotate between black, white, and colored sides.

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Aircruise Airship

Aircruise Airship

870 feet tall, totally silent, and pollution free, the Aircruise is a uber-lux airship that runs on solar power and hydrogen fuel cells; it’ll carry 100 people from London to NYC in 37 hours.

Concept: Peugeot B1K Bike

Concept: Peugeot B1K Bike

Peugeot celebrates its return to cycling with the concept B1K; its ergonomics are questionable but there’s no ignoring its looks; it boasts a chainless drivetrain and carbon fiber bits.

Concept: MacView

Concept: MacView

We’ll actually be disappointed if Apple’s Tablet doesn’t look like this MacView concept; it features two multi-touch LED screens, 1 TB SSD, 4 GB RAM and docking into an iMac-style stand.

Trexa Electric Drive System

Trexa Electric Drive System

Trexa aims to offer the first fully-electric vehicle platform; the base AWD unit includes a battery and transmission with a 0-60 of 8s, 105 mi range, 4 hour charge time, and 100 mph top speed.

Concept: Artime Watch

Concept: Artime Watch

Like something Optimus Prime would wear, Design by 8’s Artime watch concept features small plates that reshuffle, pulse, and move according to the wearer’s body rhythm.

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Concept: Kolelinia

Concept: Kolelinia

Riding your bike on a tightrope looks precarious, but Kolelinia is actually a well thought-out and safe half pipe and cable system that lets riders avoid dangerous auto traffic.

Cornucopia: Digital Gastronomy

Cornucopia: Digital Gastronomy

Introducing Iron Chef: Inkjet Edition; Cornucopia: Digital Gastronomy is an ongoing project by two MIT grad students to develop a 3D printer that mixes, deposits, and cooks food.

Gravity Ruler Luggage Scale

Gravity Ruler Luggage Scale

We wonder about long-term accuracy, but kudos to Lin Wei and Marcella Maltese for their simple yet brilliant Gravity Ruler Luggage Scale; the bungee cord stretches to indicate weight.

VW Compact Coupe Concept

VW Compact Coupe Concept

It may not get your pulse pounding, but there’s no denying the clean, Audi-like lines of Volkswagen’s Compact Coupe Concept; the hybrid TSI/electric is roughly the same size as a Jetta.

Concept: GMC Granite

Concept: GMC Granite

GMC’s Granite is skinnier than the Fit, shorter than the xB, and lower than the Cube, but looks like it’ll eat all three for lunch; it’s made for tight city streets and sports a turbo 1.4L 4-cylinder.

Concept: Peugeot SR1

Concept: Peugeot SR1

Remarkably tame for a Peugeot, the SR1 concept is a green, AWD-capable Grand Tourer; it makes 313 hp and 48 mph thanks to a 1.6L turbo 4-banger mated to a 95 hp electric motor.

Concept: 2Oct2031 Watch

Concept: 2Oct2031 Watch

We really shouldn’t like Tao Ma’s 2Oct2031 concept watch; it’s tough to tell time on and it could probably kill you with its edges, but it’s one sweet look into the future–2031, to be exact.

Concept: LOP

Concept: LOP

Atila Rossito’s LOP concept is a 21st century version of the disco ball: it not only serves as a party-sized iPod speaker and dock, but streams movies and images along its surface.

Concept: Floater Phone

Concept: Floater Phone

No, your phone is not haunted: Mac Funamizu’s Floater Phone concept features a curved bottom that lets it sit up by itself or wobble whenever it receives a call or text message.

Concept: Transparentius

Concept: Transparentius

No, it’s not an excuse to tailgate, but Art Lebedev’s Transparentius concept is a simple (although pricey) way of seeing around a truck: a camera up front projects video on the back door.

Santa’s GE Sleigh

Santa’s GE Sleigh

Santa’s Sleigh gets future-proofed for the next decade above; basically a what’s what of future GE tech, this reindeer-less ride boasts OLED lighting, icephobic coatings, and sodium batteries.

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