In the recent past, we have marked a great shift in the form of modern gadgets that apart from featuring enhanced functions also supports elegant design to attract modern users. Transparent gadgets are at the top of the list of trendy designs making to the forefront. Here are some of the most elegant transparent gadgets that let the users see through them, just literally.
1. Eye cellphone
Dubbed the “Eye,” the futuristic cellphone allows the user to see the world through its screen. Featuring a see-through LCD screen, the futuristic cellphone not just presents a sleek design for the trendy but also lets them watch movies, view pictures and listen to music anywhere, anytime. And an enhanced GPS system navigates you safely to your destination. Read more
2. World’s first transparent OLED laptop
The latest laptop concept by Samsung, showcased at the CES 2010, takes the visitors by surprise with its immaculate transparency. Featuring 14-inch OLED display, which when turned off becomes up to 40 percent transparent, the laptop concept is claimed to be the world’s first and largest transparent OLED laptop. Read more
3. Transparent watch
Designer Mac Funamizu is out there with a revolutionary music player that connects the users with the outer world by playing perfect music at the perfect place at the perfect time. You can’t expect more than that from a music player. Called the Mobile Music, the unique music player can be worn on your wrist, like a watch or a bracelet. Read more
4. RFR IPhone Next
Presenting the next generation of Apple IPhone, designer Fabio Merzari has popped up a cellphone concept that can be used either opened or closed, letting the users change the dimensions of the mobile handset. Dubbed the “RFR IPhone Next,” the next-gen mobile phone integrates a transparent display formed by two OLED screens with lots of shape memory alloy, which when in closed configuration rolls neatly within the case. Read more
5. Nokia cellphone concept
Keeping the mobile phone brand Nokia in mind, Colombian designer Juan Carlos Garzon has developed a cellphone concept that featuring a translucent display will give transparency to your chatter. The see-through mobile handset also touts a touchscreen interface for ease of use and a five megapixel camera to capture high resolution pictures.Read more
6. Universal Remote Control
Addressing our emotional attachment with gadgets, designer Zeynep Altmisoglu has come up with a remote control dubbed “Universal Remote Control” that not just controls gadgets but also keeps us aware of the health condition of our body. Featuring a transparent LCD display, the remote is capable of recognizing the user as a living machine and modifies its transparent display according to demands and emotions of the users. Read more
7. Glassy Glassy Mobile Phone Concept
The Glassy Glassy Mobile Phone Concept by Tokyo based designer Mac Funamizu comes with a transparent screen and keypad, giving it an elegant and trendy look. Read more
8. HP LiM Concept
Engelhardt has presented some very nice concepts of late and here’s yet another tasty treat from his vault. His HP LiM (Less is More) is a concept for a brilliant looking PC; brilliant in its design as well as the proposed material for fabricating its cabinet. HP LiM proposes a Bamboo shell to protect the system’s guts and simultaneously provide for better ventilation. Read more
9. USB memory stick
Drawing inspiration from Japanese Soma-Toh or a revolving lantern, which displays a colored silhouette, designer Mac Funamizu has devised a transparent USB memory stick that illuminates to indicate the data saved, or space available for that matter, within. Synced with the icon on your desktop, the flashy pen drive distinguishes data with different colors, such as pink for images, blue for documents and green for movies. Read more
10. CTRUS see through soccer ball
Envisioned by AGENT, a strategic intelligence embassy, the “CTRUS” is a see-through soccer ball that imitates the bounce of an inflated pneumatic soccer ball, but without losing the air, giving transparency to the game of soccer. In fact, it does not need air to recoil and perform. Claimed to be the first soccer ball you can see through, CTRUS’ functional principle is based on the mechanical properties of its materials, i.e. an inner structure (skelle-core) and an outer net-embedded shell, which is carved out of reinforced elastomer to make it more flexible in comparison to regular soccer balls. Read more
11. Snowcorn Flexible device
Designer Mac Funamizu, combining technology and fashion together, has come up with an innovative device that you can wear around your hand like a bracelet. Dubbed the “Snowcorn,” the flexible device featuring a camera, a projector and Wi-Fi can be placed anywhere on your clothes and even around your chest or neck.Read more
12. See-through DT08 Slide Toaster
Daniel Thomas’ DT08 Slide Toaster is transparent from all sides, so you can actually see for yourself when your toast is perfect, and slide it out and enjoy. Read more
13. B-IRON 725
Ever wonder just how creased clothes get smoother when you move the iron back and across? If yes, then the B-IRON 725 – better described as the “Transparent Iron” – could be the revelation that you need. Designed by the Dongseok, Lee and Jihyung, Jung, the B-IRON 725 allows the user to watch the ironing process as the creased cloth surface is transformed. Read more
14. Fully transparent smartphone
This is a completely transparent Smartphone based operating system Windows Mobilewith has a very stylish case design and is equipped with a touchscreen.Read more


















