Future Routers pass themselves off as common household items: clocks, tables, jellyfish
We see plenty of sweet concept designs ’round here (not to mention some downright bizarre ones) so we’re all pretty acquainted with wanting things that we can’t have. That said, there are a couple of these Future Routers — designed by a firm called TalkTalk in conjunction with Goldsmiths, University of London — that inspire some serious techno-lust. Route O’Clock, for instance, not only keeps tabs on your bandwidth utilization, but it displays the info on the clock face itself — and looks good doing it. additionally quite eye-pleasing is the Hybrid, a model that passes itself off as a hardwood side table. On the slightly more weird end of the spectrum is the aptly name Jellyfish, which apparently takes up a lot of space and gives off a creepy blue glow (not one for those of you in one bedroom / studio apartments). Last but not least, the Energy Saver doubles as a key holder, with the dubious benefit of shutting itself off when the last key is picked up. The rationale behind that one is that when everyone leaves the flat, no one will be using the Internets — we guess these guys have never heard of bit.torrent. Get a better look in the gallery below, and don’t forget to check out the video after the break.
Gallery: Future Routers concepts
[Via SlashGear]
Filed under: Household, Networking
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