Awesome Concepts

Lenovo’s Smart Cast is a proof-of-concept smartphone that has a built-in laser projector. When used with the phone’s infrared sensor, the projection becomes interactive, similar to a laser keyboard.

LEGO Ideas member FisheeC3’s proposal for a LEGO version of the Top Gear set. It includes minifigs of the hosts, the Stig and two staff, plus the furniture, Power Lap board and the broken Hilux. Bonus points for the Stig’s face.

Not only does VW’s hot hatch concept for this year’s Wörthersee festival look amazing with its gull-wing doors, it rocks a hybrid AWD drivetrain that puts out a blistering 521 horsepower and 500 lb-ft. of torque. Please make this, VW.

Peugeot’s concept car contribution to the the PS3 exclusive Gran Turismo 6. The Peugeot Vision Gran Turismo is only 41″ high and weighs just 875kg (1929lb). Its 875hp V6 lets it go from 0 to 62mph in 1.73s. Too bad it doesn’t exist.

The NBA hypes up the playoffs by releasing mockups of the 2014-2015 championship ring for each of the 16 playoff teams. The Hawks and Bulls rings are style co-champs. And how depressing is it that the Nets are in while OKC are not?

The 03Gen concepts are variants of the Tricity three-wheeled scooter. The 03GEN-f has a racing-inspired build while the 03GEN-x is for off-roading. Like the Piaggio, the Tricity and its concepts enable riders to lean into turns.

Jay Leno’s Garage takes a look at Fab Fours’ eye-popping showcar. It’s a Jeep Wrangler that’s been chopped by 4″, has huge fenders and 50″ tractor tires on 24″ wheels. You can check out its uglier but more practical version here.

The Cherokee’s laid back descendant. The Chief concept has a 3.6L Pentastar V6, 17″ wheels and beach-inspired details, including an ocean blue body, Tiki shifter, and wooden slats in the cargo area, and seats inspired by Magnum P.I..

Between the extravagant supercars, hypercars and megacars at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, Lexus showed off an unconventional and eyecatching little ride – a futuristic ultra compact 2+2 designed for quick jaunts in the city.

nanoFlowcell hypes up its flow battery technology with two new cars. The Quant F gets a total of 1090hp from its electric motors and has a crazy 497mi range. The Quantino on the other hand has 186hp and a table-flipping 620mi range.

A jaw-dropping mix of 21st century technology and British class. Outside you’ll find a 3D-printed grille, exhaust, door handles and side vents, while inside you’ll find what appears to be all of the leather on Earth.

Infiniti’s compact crossover is designed for urban living, sporting muscular yet fluid body styling, an all-wheel drivetrain powered by a 2.0L turbo-4, a 7-speed automatic gearbox, rides on 21″ wheels, and looks like it could go into production as-is.

Microsoft boldly predicts enterprise technology 5 to 10 years from now. Aside from wall-sized and borderless touchscreens, the company imagines we’ll have more mature augmented reality and wearable devices.

The station wagon version of the Prologue Concept sedan. The Prologue Avant is a hybrid – a 3L V6 diesel engine and an electric motor produce 455hp and 553lbft of torque, which are delivered through Audi’s Quattro all-wheel drive system.

Currently in development at Quirky, Track is a concept for a lamp that follows your movement. Like Soloshot, the lamp works by tracking a wristband. It can be placed on a flat surface, hung or mounted on a tripod.

Kia has been on a roll with its concept designs lately, and the sleek Sportspace is no exception. We don’t have specs yet on the car, but it certainly looks better than most other station wagons. And those wheels are just stellar.