Awesome Concepts

Two promos in one at the Chicago Auto Show for GM with their Corvette Stingray concept, which will serve as Sideswipe in Transformers 2; too bad it won’t ever see production.

Rafel Reston takes a trip down alternate reality lane with his Dodge Viper ’67, a wholly fictional concept that features swoopy S-curves and exhaust manifolds reminiscent of a Corvette.

Immensely versatile, Brandon Allen’s Calypso chair can be folded every which way; possible uses include a laptop station/desk, an informal meeting area an a coffee table.

Essentially a dynamic bulletin board, this I-Quad concept features modular, Wi-Fi enabled pieces that can serve communication, entertainment and informational functions.

Coding the software will be a doozie, but 4 Leaf could be the ultimate platform for DJ battles; touchscreens handle up to four iPods while music is streamed to a PA system via Bluetooth.

Billy May and Mozilla Labs want to develop a concept Mozilla Phone, and they need your help; the OLED Blackberry is just one of his concepts, but you can submit your own here.

You might not be rockin’ like Jimi Hendrix, Slash or Van Halen anytime soon, but this Maestro Guitar Aid concept employs training lasers to help beginners get acquainted with their axe.

Made from cardboard, Recompute houses a working computer and is an exercise in sustainability; it ventilates thanks to corrugation and is both easy to disassemble and recycle.

While Patrick Dotimas’ gaming tablet/desktop Asus Stealth doesn’t exactly seem stealthy, his concept presents an interesting form factor: a keyboard that is stowed away when not in use.

Winner of a recent designboom contest sponsored by Plantronics, Pedro Gomes’ On Time concept features a touchscreen LCD watch-bracelet with a snap-in bluetooth headset.

Apple has no intentions to go the Netbook route, but we like this MacBook Mini concept by Isamu Sanada; it’s a clutch similar to the Vaio P, albeit with a nifty folding form factor.

Chris Owens’ Edge cellphone refines the slider concept with a transparent, low-profile glass keypad with LED backlighting; the phone itself is made with a mix of aluminum and ABS plastic.

A lot of eco-friendly ideas are just hot air, but this eCO2 watch concept actually features a kinetic-energy powered scrubber that collects carbon dioxide and expels clean air.

Let their be light … and sound: this SoundBulb concept seems a mite futuristic, as it not illuminates with LED lamps but streams music via Wi-Fi or bluetooth through 8ohm speakers.

Li Jianye’s iShelf concept is an exercise in anachronistic futurism; it’s a real-life version of Apple’s CoverFlow system, with angled cutouts that will hold up to five CD jewel cases.

Similar to the Confederate Fighter, Victory Motorcycle’s CORE concept bike sits on a swoopy cast aluminum frame to keep weight down; even the 1731cc V-Twin is left exposed.

Michael Arrington/TechCrunch’s low-end tablet, Prototype B is in working order: it features a 12″ touchscreen, Via Nano, 1GB RAM, 4GB flash drive, Wi-Fi and camera for about $299.

Racer X Design’s BMW RZ-M6 is the way the 6-series should have been; it borrows heavily from American musclecars, but we ain’t complaining: this baby’s body panels are smokin’.

Impracticalities of a wood case aside, this S-series handset by student Simon Enever is an interesting blend of bamboo, black acrylic and stainless steel; any chance that’s a touchscreen, Simon?

While the tiny numbers may not be ideal for the mainstream users this Freedom 2010 concept phone targets, its “keep it simple, stupid” philosophy features strike a chord with us.

Subaru’s Legacy has never inspired much pulse pounding in terms of looks, but their latest concept is more aggressive–in a bulgy, shiny way; it’ll be powered by a 3.6L V6 and AWD.

We have a feeling if Chrysler delivered more cars like its 200C EV concept, they’d be in better financial straits; it’ll be powered by an extended range ENVI powertrain or a Phoenix V6.

S.A. Roberts’ Disposable Watchphone concept looks pretty avante garde, but it’s designed to be a cheaply produced prepaid phone that can be easily worn on your wrist.