Sick of the traditional earphone that has dirty sponges attached? Check this out - designed by YoonSang Kim, it can also be looped into a necklace with its killer clean, slick-looking hook. Apart from the good looks, it can also prevent bacteria growth, 700 times less the normal earphone buds.

Unfortunately, we were told it is still in concept stage. However, We do hope it will go to production soon. Will you buy them? Please comment below...Thanks.



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Wooden Mobile Phone? The Green approach

We have seen many cool concept mobile phones with cool design, shiny plastic, but this is extremely bizzare, taking the concept of material has no bound literally.

The Silver winner at the International Design Excellence Awards 2008 (IDEA) duo, Hyun Jin Yoon and Eun Hak Lee created "Maple Phone", a camera phone concept covered in thin wooden film, with touch sensitive buttons that light up through the housing when you touch the phone. Very cool and environmental-friendlier than plastic. [Designzen]

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Nokia Futuristic concept mobile phones

Best concept mobile phones?
Companies all around the world has race against each other to come up with the best design that will appeal and encourage sales.

Futuristic design are far beyond your normal clamshell or bar design. Some goes flexible, others wearable. Check out this several Nokia concept mobile phones.

Nokia Morph
a joint nanotechnology concept, developed by Nokia Research Center (NRC) and the University of Cambridge (UK), it demonstrate how shapes are no longer bound nor rigid.

With this technology it can make flexible materials, illumination, also repel water (so virtually water resistant). What's more, it is able to self cleaning, energy harvesting and sensors to detect information. Wow, Let's hope it will make it to production.

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KDDI Japan Concept Box Phone

Mobile Phones has becomes part of our lives, we can't live without one, or at least if you don't, someone will get it for you!

Japanese has one of the most advance phones in the world. Even though their network works differently to the rest of the world, their phone design and capabilities are immaculate.

AU by KDDI in collaboration with Yamaha has produce a cool concept phone. So cool, not just it is capable of camera phone, it can also turn you to become a DJ, where you can scratch along the music. So when you are not using the phone or as a DJ, just change it to box shape and it will act as speaker box too!

Unfortunately we can't embed the video here - but if you get a chance, go to KDDI website and click on the "AU Design Project X Yamaha" Flash Player. If you can get past through the Japanese Language - it's worth it.

But then again, this is a concept phone - so it might not even hit the store... Bummer! [KDDI]

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