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40 Brilliant Concept Gadgets

Stuff You Can't Buy on Black Friday 2008

— November 26, 2008 — Tech
Everyone seems obsessed with the 2008 Black Friday sales, but with the financial crisis it might not be a good idea to splurge. So put down these Black Friday ads and check out these clusters of mind-boggling gadget concepts that you can’t buy this Black Friday even if you could afford them.

Maybe you’d be interested in Nokia’s transforming phone concept, Morph. Or if you love outdoor photography, Mac Funamizu’s Futuristic camera sunglasses might be a good option for hands-free photography.

See these and many more fascinating concepts in the cluster below.
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Squeeze & Hug Your Phone
Squeeze & Hug Your Phone
The Soft Phone Concept
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39
Phones of the Future
Phones of the Future
The Concept Tancher Transformer Phone
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38
Phones for Couples
Phones for Couples
Feel Touch Phones (Update)
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37
Digital Necklace TiVos Your Life
Digital Necklace TiVos Your Life
Momenta PC Concept
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36
Telescope-Inspired SLRs
Telescope-Inspired SLRs
One Hand Camera
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35
iPhonic Phone With a Twist
iPhonic Phone With a Twist
Mooon+
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34
Dial Phone Inspired Cell Phones
Dial Phone Inspired Cell Phones
Complicated Cryptex Mobile
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33
Customizable Android Phones
Customizable Android Phones
Mimique
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32
2.5" Clip-On HDDs
2.5" Clip-On HDDs
"Hang It On" Enclosure
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31
Wearable Mobile Phone Concept
Wearable Mobile Phone Concept
Turn Your Fingers into a Mobile Phone
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30
Asus Aura Phone Concept
Asus Aura Phone Concept
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29
OLED Scroll Gaming
OLED Scroll Gaming
Playstation Portable 2 Concept
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28
Creating Music by Finger Tapping
Creating Music by Finger Tapping
Petr Hampl's Futuristic Concept
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27
Phones for Elderly (Part 4)
Phones for Elderly (Part 4)
The Sens Phone
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26
Snail-Inspired Motorcycle Covers
Snail-Inspired Motorcycle Covers
The Protect 486 Scooter Shell
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25
Convertible Hand Bag Trolley
Convertible Hand Bag Trolley
Urban Troll by Gilli Kuchik
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24
Text Message Wrist Bands
Text Message Wrist Bands
The Wristlet Concept
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23
Solar Skin Cell Phones
Solar Skin Cell Phones
Eclipse Intuit
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22
Catamaran Cars
Catamaran Cars
The Lexus Nuareo Concept
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21
Digital Music Composition Pens
Digital Music Composition Pens
Sing to Convert Tunes to Written Music
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20
Touch-Screen Restaurant Registers
Touch-Screen Restaurant Registers
The EPOS Lite
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19
Hands-Free Photography
Hands-Free Photography
Mac Funamizu's Futuristic Camera Sunglasses
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18
Parking Lot Car Locators
Parking Lot Car Locators
Holographic Fireworks to Find Your Ride
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17
Charge by Movement, Not Batteries
Charge by Movement, Not Batteries
Atlas Kinetic Phone
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16
Mobile Phone of 2014
Mobile Phone of 2014
Light Flash
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15
Can Dell Have a Cool Phone?
Can Dell Have a Cool Phone?
Alienware Android Phone
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14
Transforming Self-Cleaning Phone
Transforming Self-Cleaning Phone
Nokia Morph Concept
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13
Phones of 2010
Phones of 2010
5 Pantech Mobile Concepts
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12
Wind-Powered Battery Chargers
Wind-Powered Battery Chargers
The Febot
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11
Typewriter-Inspired PCs
Typewriter-Inspired PCs
IBM Laptop Concept
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10
Extreme Public Transportation
Extreme Public Transportation
Giant Suction Cups for Hitchhikers for 2008 Fiat Contest
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9
Computers of the Future
Computers of the Future
The Curved iMac
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8
Heat Revealing Designs
Heat Revealing Designs
Temperature-Sensitive Cups
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7
Turn Your iPhone Into a Desktop
Turn Your iPhone Into a Desktop
Mac Funamizu's Gadget Hacks
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6
Innovative Texting Devices
Innovative Texting Devices
SMS Text Messager
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5
Baby Travel 2.0
Baby Travel 2.0
The 'Tot Pod' Concept for Samsonite
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4
Holographic Text Messages
Holographic Text Messages
Viral Video Previews HoloText iPhone Concept
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3
Magical Glass Concept
Magical Glass Concept
Mac Funamizu Tablet Tells You About What You See
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2
Glass Mobile Phones
Glass Mobile Phones
‘Glassy Glassy' by Mac Funamizu
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1
iPod Jewelry
iPod Jewelry
The iBangle
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