6 clever Fujitsu concepts that offer a glimpse of 2020's computing

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 11:34am

Seriously, these Fujitsu concept computers are getting a bit out of hand. There are so many designs to love that it breaks our hearts when we have to remember none of them are real. Each design was drafted with the theme of "A Life with Future Computing" in mind.

We've rounded up the best designs from Fujitsu's Design Award 2011 Competition organized by DesignBoom here for you, so hurry on over and check out a glimpse of the future of mobile computing.

The words sexy and Fujitsu usually don't go hand-in-hand. I can't recall the last time I saw a Fujitsu gadget that made me excited, which is a damn shame because if the company was at least half-inspired by these beautiful concept designs, maybe its gadgets would be flying off shelves as fast as Apple's.

I guess another 10+ years of waiting can't hurt before a designs like these become a reality. What's another decade or more, right?

Via Fujitsu's Design Award 2011 Competition and DesignBoom

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Bento As the winner of the Fujitsu Design Award, the Bento takes its inspiration from the iPhone and iPad. Like a Japanese bento (lunch box), this concept is a modular computer that is based around adding and subtracting units â each one capable of functioning as a standalone device when detached. Combined, all of them form a laptop. There is even a modular solar cell and SSD too. [Source]

Bento [Source]

Bento [Source]

Bento [Source]

Flexbook Is it a tablet or is it a laptop? This waterproof mobile computer folds, folds and folds some more to reveal a device with a 180-degree swivel touchscreen and a full-sized keyboard with webcam and speakers. The splash of rainbow colors definitely helps separate this one from the rest. [Source]

Flexbook [Source]

Flexbook [Source]

Flexbook [Source]

Crowd Lifebook Futuristic Star Trek computer interfaces don't get any more closer than this. Featuring a heavy dose of Tron blue, lots of circular buttons and a design that breaks into two separate modules to form two tablets or combined to become a laptop, the Crowd is sure to please any sci-fi nerd. [Source]

Crowd Lifebook [Source]

Crowd Lifebook [Source]

Luce Solar-Powered Laptop It's slim, it's sleek, and it requires zero wires to keep it going thanks to two solar-panels — one massive one that hogs up the entire backside of the screen and the other just south of the keyboard — similar to AUO's laptop. Wrapped up in a clear polycarbonate case, the Luce is a beauty to look at. [Source]