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Microsoft Surface Watch, a bold look at what could be!
Its high time Microsoft released a smartwatch. They entered the mobile phone market rather late and couldn’t capitalize on it compared to the other players. And with news of a smartwatch development doing the rounds for quite a few years now, it is very much likely that they may launch one soon in their Surface family of products. Until then, we have designer Reiten Cheng who has developed a concept Surface Watch which goes with the design language of Microsoft’s latest line of products.
Reiten has boldly gone ahead and made the body circular. An approach that may not be congruent with the rectangular tile UI that Microsoft carries across all its devices and one that I don’t think the designers at Microsoft would take. Nevertheless, the form is quite appealing and the concept comes with some neat features other than the ones on the screen. The watch features a magnesium alloy chassis with Alcantara for the band. It comes integrated with a rim around the dial, which acts as an interactive input method. The adjustable band comes with a unique mechanism too. You can adjust the clasp by pushing the button, which is adorned with the Microsoft logo, which then releases the lock. The designer has also taken a spin at the UI, reshaping the tiles of the Microsoft logo. And this watch comes in a wave of beautiful colors we can’t wait to get our hands on if they ever become a reality.
Microsoft really needs to buck up and bring their product to the market which is increasingly getting over-crowded. Maybe the not so successful Microsoft Band has dissuaded them from launching another product that hasn’t been fully developed in all ways. But the cost of perfectionism is that the customers would get used to other brands and may no longer switch loyalties. Either way, market response and customer feedback are the only ways you can make changes and improve your design and I hope Microsoft brings out their Surface smartwatch real soon!
Designer: Reiten Cheng
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This flexible laptop could completely revolutionize the computer category
There’s nothing more disruptive than a product that challenges the presence of multiple markets. Meet the Paysage, a conceptual computing device that targets both laptop and desktop users with a unique hybrid design. Its design features a two-part construction – the main CPU, which sits within the keyboard-unit (like most laptops), and the screen, which rather than resting on the top of the keyboard, comes with a flexible construction that wraps around the top and the bottom, sandwiching the keyboard in between. The image above should fairly help illustrate what I mean.
This unique build is what sets the Paysage apart. Flip open half the screen and you’ve got yourself a standard laptop/netbook, equipped with a keyboard, trackpad, four USB-C ports, an Aux input, and its dedicated speakers. However, things get interesting when you realize that the entire keyboard unit detaches from the screen completely, leaving you with a much larger flexible display that you can open out and mount on a tabletop stand, giving you a desktop experience complete with a massive elevated screen and an external keyboard.
The Paysage was originally envisioned nearly a decade ago (and subsequently covered on YD too), and it’s only with recent advancements in flexible OLED displays that the Paysage seems more real. In its latest iteration, designer Kevin Depape details out the device further, with magnetic fixtures, connecting cables, and an overall design that seems like something Microsoft could pull off if they tried. A Surface DeskBook perhaps?!
Designer: Kevin Depape
