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3D printing opens up all sorts of possibilities, one of them is being able to build your own pair of headphones that don’t require any line built parts. A designer J.C. Karich is behind the concept, which doesn’t need more than some open source designs, raw materials and a 3D printer. Surely not all of us have a 3D printer lying around, but those who have one, should definitely try this out.

The body of these lo-fi headphones was 3D printed and speakers were created by coiling a copper wire in to a groove that was built in to the printed casing. On the opposite side of the casing, the magnet is placed. The headphone jack is also 3D printed, connections are made by wrapping a wire around the plug, which too has been printed. The build is not rickety and the sound is surprisingly good, Karich says that the sound is “beyond all expectations.” To play music from devices such as an iPod, the headphones require a power amplifier. Lo-fi in both build and sound, regardless, this makes for an awesome project.

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Back in 2012, Audi acquired Italian motorbike manufacturer Ducati under their Lamborghini arm, and with the acquisition, we guess it’s only fair that many are wondering if Audi has plans to start manufacturing motorbikes of their own in the future. While that may or may not happen, or if Audi will be content to let Ducati continue what they are doing, some designers have come up with an interesting and sleek concept of what an Audi-manufactured motorbike might look like.

Dubbed the Audi Motorrad, this concept was designed by Thibault and Marc Devauze, along with modeler Clement Couvreur. Based on its design, we’re guessing that this concept is targeting BMW who makes motorbikes as well, possibly giving them a run for their money. According to the designers, the Audi Motorrad will feature a Ducati-derived 850cc, L-Twin 4 valve-per-cylinder, Desmodromic 2-cylinder engine along with a double-clutch gearbox. The body of the bike will also be taking advantage of Audi’s technology and will combine carbon fiber with light alloys.

Not being a bike rider myself I can’t really speak for its potential comfort or power, but from a purely aesthetic point of view, it looks pretty good. What do you guys think?

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You wouldn’t think there’s much room for improvement when it comes to a conveyor belt, or much demand for it. They just move things along, right?. Well Festo’s new WaveHandling conveyor system can actually move objects in any direction, and even individually sort them allowing it to replace multiple components in an assembly line. More »

iOS 7 may be running behind schedule, but we’ve seen some amazing concepts over the past couple of weeks that have certainly made us excited about all of the possibilities for the future of iOS. We’ve seen some concepts that suggest a new app switcher as well as being able to resize icons and widgets, but the iOS 7 concept we’ll be featuring today is kind of a generalized concept that helps improve a number of areas of iOS.

The concept featured above was created by Ran Avni, which he imagines an iOS 7 that features an improved lock screen, text messages as well as the addition of OS X’s mission control feature. The best part of Avni’s concept is it doesn’t seem too far fetched to include in iOS 7 as many of what Avni suggests in this concept doesn’t seem too complicated to use, which we know is one of the major bullet points for Apple and their iOS devices. Simplicity is king in Apple’s mind and we certainly think Avni’s concept is both simple and extremely useful.

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We’re sure many are wondering what Apple’s low-cost iPhone could look like. Obviously it will not feature premium materials like aluminum on the iPhone 5, but ceramic was a material rumored to be used. In any case designer Nickolay Lamm has come up with his own take of what the budget iPhone could, or should, look like. For those who have been using Mac computers from back in the day, you might see some striking resemblance to the iMac G3 computers. For those who aren’t familiar, they were the iMacs which sported translucent bodies and came in a variety of bright and colorful designs.

Could we be seeing Apple release such a…whimsical looking device? While this is merely a concept, the recent lineup of iPod touch devices do come in a variety of different colors, so seeing Apple take the more colorful route might not be such a stretch of the imagination. Either way this concept looks pretty good, but what do you guys think? Would you mind owning an iPhone that looked like that?

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