As conveyed we are here with our first set of “Elite Scan: Top 11″ series targeted at concept-based products. With the surging number of concepts demanding visibility here, it seems logical to call my blog conceptblog.org at times but in the interest of consistency we prefer to stay with elitechoice.org. After spending minutes at the coverage done for concept-based products, we chose to initiate with the same and bring forth the futuristic concepts that may be a dream for many but has a potential to touch reality if provided with blood and flesh.

Here we go:

11) No-Key Keyboard Concept by Kong Fanwen
They say lights, camera, action but I realized the need of amendment in this idiom. It should be Lights, Camera, Glass…Action. Called “No-key Keyboard,” is a revolutionary creation by Kong Fanwen that features glass surface camera and lighting. Seemingly perfect substitute, the QWERTY keyboard is currently a concept now, which if happens to access the latest motion capture technology would allow your fingers fretfully pick just the ideal smiley for your online teasing.

10) The Piano Computer Concept
The designer concept of the Piano Computer by Adam Huffman aims at featuring a built-in computer table that appeals no less than a piano figure. With wiring veiled proficiently, one wonders if it comes equipped with folding display.

9) Lipstick-Shaped Camera Concept by Curventa
For fashionistas, an established design studio named Curventa has designed a compressed Fashion Camera concept that if happens to turn reality would be capable of reskining the easily available digicams by overhauling the technology. Compact like a lipstick, the camera can easily be accommodated in your designer handbag and sports flexible OLED touch screen display, wireless charging and incorporated DLP projector

Revolutionary Cannondale Urban Bikes
Now bikes may also now get an iPod Dock upgrade. News isunderstanding the expectations of the geeks’ to ride on a vehicle that generates geeky vibes, Cannondale bikes has associated with D-TANK Design Development firm to develop bikes that come equipped with features detailing rear-view camera, an I-Pod connector and others. As a result, three concepts formed by D-Tank include MetroPolite, Trend and Radical.

7) Cobalt Pocketwatch Concept
Creating a hullabaloo is a cobalt pocket watch gadget concept that even shuns the need of a cell phone. Whilst today, wristwatches are replaced by mobile phones and within no time you might see the existence of cell phones marred by a watch again with a difference. Presently a concept, it features a default screen with small computer inside reflecting time, date, warmth, and updates on voicemail, email and SMS.

6) Pacer Suit Or Mobile Human Musical Workstation
Imagine a crisis situation when all the preparations’ for throwing a gala party are done and during the party there is a major power cut that even your arranged permutations and combinations fail to recover. Huhhh.…..no DJ and imagine a party without music. But within few years you can have a ready solution to this problem as the creative minds are at work and have calculated the possibility of playing music independently even when music stations choose to be off. This could be possible via a pacer suit concept that claims to turn your electrical motions into sound effects. If the team behind it work hard to make it functional then the day is not far away when human beings would be known as mobile musical stations.

5) Mobile Touchscreen Tablet Concept by Mac Funamizu
You must have heard about Touchscreen PC but have you ever dared to add the feel of ‘mobility’ to it? Well, that’s not everybody’s job as well. Japanese concept designer Mac Funamizu took it as a challenge and has urbanized a thin touch screen mechanism that comes with built-in camera, scanner, WiFi, Google Maps and search. All you need to do is to grasp this contemporary gadget to any place and point towards the viewfinder to receive the detailed information about that particular geography or product.

4) Contemporary Kitchen Concept
Here I take the honor of introducing you to the threesome awesome from China i.e. Cheng He, Liu Quang Kui and Zhou Dong for unveiling before us the possibility of ultra-modern kitchen, which is for now just a concept. Featuring a cupboard adaptable to double-deck rotator structure, it is capable of revolving 180° across three major work center of washing, mixing and cooking.

3) WaSnake Shelf Concept Can Tap RSS Feeds, Courtesy Jean Louis Frechin
Good news for bloggers and a bow of respect to Jean Louis Frechin for convincing us with the possibility of developing the WaSnake Shelf that can read News, SMS after picking them from your RSS feeds. So, this clearly kills your worry of logging onto your computer and refreshing your RSS feeds page. Also, it makes you work more on your heels as when offline you can tap the news across the world and can play breaking ones onto your blog within no time.

2) Futuristic Pentouch Desktop Computer
Doing away with all the revolutions in Computer category stands this pen touch desktop computer, a concept that can offer you the privilege to work on a PC that is not only wireless but also doesn’t require any mouse or keyboard. Thanks to input device makers who understands the need of going hi-tech and hence are working on compact tablet PCs with LCD display proficiency to engender more ordinary drafts and writing structure. Also, the enhancement of signal input method and voice recognition software, there is a realistic leeway that you may be happy throwing your dependence upon keyboard and mouse.

1) Digital Kitchen Cutting Board by Nardo
Nardo Design’s a revolutionary digital cutting board for your kitchen aimed at reinventing your stay in kitchen. The built-in yet detachable LCD display, can read the cooking instructions for you, hence enabling you serve a delicious meal and above all allows you o take the entire credit for the skills that you don’t possess. If need be, you can satiate your spontaneous visit of the guests by downloading the recipe of any on-demand dish.

We look forward to your suggestions for our next round of Top11 in Elite Scan series.

The history of Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel engaged in production of World’s most outrageous and high-priced sporting goods dates back to ages. Having witnessed the Chanel snowboard with trompe l’oeil “quilting” followed by £1,235 Chanel skis utilized by Victoria Beckham in 2004. And the latest falling in number is Chanel bicycle, a pink Chanel tennis racket fixed with tennis balls. And updating its profile today stands $20,000 fly fishing rod (thanks to Lagerfeld for keeping the forte up) inviting the richie-rich daddy. The Chanel rod is scrupulously tied with monochrome Chanel flies and renowned “double C” logo on its gossamer wings. The flying rod comes packed in a quilted black leather box.

P.S.: The seemingly budding relation of Chanel with the sport of fly fishing is ages old as the fashion house’s founder, Coco Chanel, was a devoted angler who whet her skills while dating the Duke of Westminster in the 20s.

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If you feel there is something missing in your Lake House, houseboat, or luxury yacht then bring home the WaterMat designed to offer it a complete look. Measuring 6′ by 20, ′ the foam mat is competent of sustaining 1,500 lbs. With coming summers, its part swim platform, part water trampoline offers you access to walk, bound, glide, or just freeze on its shell. The light weight WaterMat can easily be carried in the boat with a possibility to ride on water when you are in a mood to anchor.

I would suggest you to leave it in the water near your dock as a substitute. Its budgeted price of $599 makes it tag the incredible title of affordable luxury.

Enjoy the virtual ride:

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Inviting pro-active geeks’, here is Anthro’s latest offering of eNook Pro that is functional as an absolute wall-mounted workspace. Against its earlier version of the eNook, it has an integrated CPU Holder beneath the workstation and can also be used as a standard computer desk. It sports the LCD monitor model with a screen hanging on a VESA mount rail that can be bent 15 degrees for easy presentation, incorporated keyboard and mouse tray on the main projection and programmable numeric combination lock.

Available in three shares i.e. walnut, cherry and maple, the model is available in two different sizes.

Large: 36″ (W) x 26″ (L) priced at $1,199
Small: 28″ (W) x 20″ (L) priced at $1,129

The revolutionary creation of ‘Out-of-Box Workstation’ by the Mumbai-based design team Planet 3 Studios emphasis on the possibility that even a compact piece of furniture can unfold offering a roomy environment for an office desk accommodating not only one but two. It is their designer way to install rooms within a box sporting a workstation with integrated 2 desks, a civilized amount of desktop accessories plus a huge storage space with a facility of placing it anywhere, thanks to its wheeled-walk. Still in progress, the anticipated build price of $2350 (Rs.1, 00,000) gives us hopes that it would be soon available for sale.

Other competitive workstation that is worth considering is myP.O.D by Peter.J.Sucy but for this you need to hold a bit as for now it is just a potential concept. And if you happen to be a DJ, free feel to ink a deal with DJ workstation.

Check out the video of the workstation in action after the jump:

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If kite flying and boat sailing enlightens your dead soul then rush now to enjoy the twosome activities by taking a ride over the Kite Boat developed and designed by Monique Mindeis at Polous Design. Called the Powerkite Kite Boat, it provides the dexterity of flying kite while cruising in the company of your beloved, who can reside in a folding seat placed in the back. Sailing up in the aniti-wind course is favorable for the Kite Boat.
Demanding a great level of practice, the art of kitesailing is defined as being hard-pressed by a kite in some vessel permiting the kite forces being relocated through the body of the driver whilst other believes the vessel movement is due to the slim push by kite.

You would be glad to know that its accessibility on ringmast technology meets success for both designations. I doubt if it is an eco-friendly add-on but for sure its striking appeal would not only invite interests from many but is able to break few heads, who doesn’t have a luck to possess it and are jealous after seeing their neignbour having a wonderful holiday via this Kite Boat.

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Every industry has to keep itself updated about its customers’ needs and hence offer revolutionary products that stand beyond standards’. Claiming one such thought is the Acutus Reference turntable record player that is for sure better than the best. Retailed at $24,000, it aims to address a new definition to the world of performance. This is the new face of the previous Reference that was costing a measly $14,000 and this upgrade comes with a new power supply and better suspension.

The platter is reconstructed to curtail vibration and noise and weighs 22 pounds. The team behind production of Acutus Reference proposes to stay in the company of this turntable at your own risk as you may not be able to concentrate on your work the next day.

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Considering the nature of lifestyle we tend to live, it is necessary that we carry some substitute that offers artificial oxygen. Realising the need U.S and Europe are already on their heels to develop and welcome health-conscious oxygen bars. It is a step towards enhancing energy levels but plus that offers a relief from all sorts of allergies. And thanks to Airheads for offering its line of Dream Machine Modular Bars. Caliming to be the most leading bars in the marketplace, these designer bars have expediently transportable. This gives you flexibility to carry this durable source of energy to your preferred location. Handcrafted using wood, lightweight PVC, Lexan, Plexiglas, and these ‘high tech masterpiece’ bars are then plastic-coated with ABS for easy finishing. Flexible enough to be enlarged or condensed to meet your requirements, it plays with various permutations and combinations.

It allows you to switch from a 3 section one to a 2 section one and vice versa and am glad to share with you that these bars are transposable. The “Dream Machine” 3 section bar can unfold into six convenient pieces. Whilst the 3 base panels and 3 top panels can be accumulated with 10 bolts and 10 wing nuts!

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Come summer and flawless sun is seen at its job of blistering us with its heat. And those unemployed or retired and rather self employed look for ways to consume the best of the indolent day by relaxing in the company of water. But little does you realize that you don’t have want to use an assortment of energy by diving in it and wish to be dishonest on the beach while doing away the heat. Called the Unsinkable Pool Lounge Chair, it welcomes your stay over water by making you feel relaxed likewise in your lounger at home.

Developed using thick closed-cell marine-quality PVC foam, it is possible for chair to get folded when not in use. It makes your floating experience better than individual’s common helium balloon loungers.

This light and particularly jaunty chair can be rotated 90 to 180 degree and is retailed at $299. But after a running discount you can procure it for $199.

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Truly, this model of clock would loosen the weight of your wallet but I can help being occupied with its atypical design and cute minuscule figures. And above all the philosophical statement on life attached to it i.e. Man’s tough struggle against the time is suffice to restrain anyone’s attention. Designed and developed by artists Malcom and Mary Ann Owen, it is a perfect fun for those in a habit of clock watching.

Created using copper, brass and silver, its teeny tiny figurines push the weights in order to turn back time. It aims to be teaching a clear lesson that you shouldn’t bother about the clock, as beating it is impossible, so enjoy whatever time you have.

Price: $450

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