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This concept Tesla Smartphone has an expanding conveyor-belt screen

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As outrageous as it sounds, if this format is even remotely possible (and works well), it’s surely the format to beat. This the conceptual Tesla C1 by Jeffrey Lee. It’s not a folding phone… it’s a sliding phone. A sliding phone with a sliding flexible screen. Part of the screen faces the back when the phone’s collapsed, acting as a notifications zone, while the remaining majority of the phone lay on the front, ready to be used normally. However, if you’re in the mood for something more than just normal, the C1 features a telescopic design that allows the phone to expand sideways… and when it does, the screen at the back effectively slides upwards and becomes the screen on the front.

Complicated mechanism aside (it essentially means the screen’s semi-detached from the phone), it’s surely worth a try, especially since LG’s rolling television works on a similar premise… and although there’s no indication that Tesla has any interest in consumer electronics, I think it’s fitting that a concept this audacious and innovative would have Tesla’s name attached to it!

Designer: Jeffrey Lee

The New York Public Library Is Getting a Book Train

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You know what libraries need? Trains. Trains that can carry books from one part of the library to another. That way librarians can wear conductor hats and say, “all aboard!” and “choo choo!” while stamping books. That is just what the New York Public Library is getting thanks to its multi-million dollar renovation.

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The library is introducing a “book train” to bring books from its storage facility up to the main buildings for readers. The conveyor system is practical, but it also is sure to charm visitors. It will allow over 90 percent of research requests to be filled on-site within minutes.

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The train “consists of 24 individual red cars that run on rails and can seamlessly and automatically transition from horizontal to vertical motion.” Each car can hold 30 pounds of books at a time. They run on 950 feet of vertical and horizontal track, transporting books across 11 levels of the New York Public Library at a rate of 75 feet per minute.

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Here’s a cool video of a similar system installed at the National Library of New Zealand:

This will give you a reason to get off the internet and go to the library.

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[via Boing Boing via trendhunter]

Baggage Conveyor System Zips Bags Along at 22MPH

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How many times have you been at the airport and waited what seemed like an eternity for your bags to show up. Oftentimes, this is due to the long, slow process of unloading bags from the gate and driving them all the way to the baggage claim area. This new baggage conveyor system hopes to speed up that ponderous system and make it more efficient.

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Daifuku’s Baggage Tray System can move bags at speeds up to 600 meters-per-minute. To put that in perspective, that’s a speedy 22 miles per hour. Sure, Usain Bolt can run faster, but probably not with a bag strapped to his back (though the Cheetah robot might be able to.) Anyhow, here’s a video of the system in action, showing off just how fast it truly is.

I certainly wouldn’t want to try and catch up to a bag moving around on the fast straightaway right behind the guy in the video.

The baggage trays in the conveyor have RFID tags on them so their location can be monitored, as well as the position of each individual bag placed on the trays. Daifuku also offers equipment to automatically load and unload the conveyor. In addition to being useful for airports, this system could be very handy for moving parts around quickly in large manufacturing operations.

[via DigInfo.TV]