Microsoft chief research officer Craig Mundie recently demonstrated an extremely interesting concept that could be part of a future computing interface during his college tour. While this concept supports the use of pens for precise input, the transparent glass display is also more than capable of recognizing voices and detecting touch-free gestures, pretty much in the same vein as the Xbox 360's soon-to-happen Project Natal. Apart from that, this system is smart enough to detect a pair of eyes and navigate based on one's gaze - guess the physically impaired will find this infinitely more useful when using a computer.

While there have been concepts of blinds that also function as a solar-powered window air conditioner, the Briz takes a slightly different route as it relies on water as a coolant. Precious water will run through both tubes located beneath the bottom part of the blinds, helping emit dry mist in the process. Whenever water evaporates, it will absorb the heat and cools down the surroundings naturally. This is but a concept at the moment, but won't it be cool to have something like this roll off a production line somewhere?

What will the world look like in the future? Well, if you want to take a peek into the modern lifestyle of the future, you’ll hope that Dubai’s Technosphere becomes a reality sometime in the near future. Shaped like a giant disco ball, the Technosphere is conceived as a self-sustaining model of the Earth, housing office and residential space, not to mention hotel and public areas, turning it into a tourist attraction. Water can be recycled within this carbon-neutral building, and solar power used to supplement energy needs. Well positioned sky gardens will provide passive solar shielding, doing its bit to keep the air fresh. Would you want to live in a place like this?

If the world were as trusting as characters from an utopian universe, the Sticky carpool concept would definitely be a big hit on our roads. After all, this device that sticks to your window via a rubber suction cup will show off statistics concerning the vehicle's number of passengers, availability, destination and ETD (estimated time of departure) for all and sundry to view, giving you the option to hitch a right ride the first time round. Too bad reality isn’t like that, so this is one idea that has to be thrown back to the backburner for the moment…

Toyota is clearly in tune with the next generation of gamers by unveiling the Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer (ATG) concept that comprises of a Toyota pickup with a quartet of Xbox consoles within, a Warthog from Halo and a Monster energy drink dispenser to keep you going through those marathon gaming sessions. You will find four 24" LCD monitors from Samsung adorning the cabin center, swinging out to provide individual gamers with their own display. As for spectators, they can sit outside and view all the thrills and spills via a 60" Sharp LCD TV that is mounted in the Tacoma's trailer receiver hitch.

Want a pocket light to conveniently bring around with you? Well, the Pocket Light by Harc Lee looks just like the thing you're looking for. If such a thing would make it to retail stores, we're fairly sure that it'd be a great thing to bring along on camping trips, assuming that it has a good battery life.

Always wanted to draw, but can't do so to save your life? Well, if the ScribbleBot becomes a reality, there might be a solution for you (aside from drawing classes). This device can be fed with a preconceived drawing design (probably downloaded off the Internet), after which it will be able to guide your hand and pen to give you a much more satisfying result. Of course, we're not too sure whether the drawing will still count as being “drawn by you”, but who cares, right?

In the perfect world, the public transport system is flawless and caters to just about anyone and everyone wherever they are going. Too bad the world is full of imperfections, which would mean ideas like the Carpool LED sign could be the next best thing to consider. All you need to do is place it atop your vehicle and let people know just how many more spaces are available in your set of wheels. Don't worry about its power source - the Carpool LED sign will rely on wind power to keep its innards juice up.

The Waterdrop Shower Room finally makes some of your childhood fantasies come true, especially for those who love role-playing while taking a bath. This model comes with a giant screen, where the upper section rises up while the lower section will slide and rotate to provide you with easy access to the showers. Other features include a powerful tactile touchscreen display that lets you control a variety of settings including video, music, showers, jet intensities and temperatures. Needless to say, should this ever hit the market, expect to exchange an arm and a leg for it.

The Taiwan Broadband show has its fair share of oddities, where among them include Ericsson's own take on a portable computer of the future, where it will rely on a pico-projected screen and laser-projected keyboard to get you moving. Laser-projected keyboards are nothing new, and while improvements have been made to include the clickety-clack sounds as you type, somehow the lack of physical feedback doesn't feel quite right. Hopefully this won't sip too much juice, and if you're going to use it everyday for hours on end, how will the projector lamp hold out?

The Tokyo Motor Show played host to a variety of concepts and designs, where among these is the Daihatsu DecaDeca. It will function as a decent mobile workstation considering its interiors will feature fold-away seats that can be specially arranged in an array of patterns, letting you hold private meetings within or even store large items. A flatscreen with a fold-down desk lets you do your work on the road, while the extremely low and completely flat floor makes your coming in and going out a cinch.

The Savior Bud is a pretty simple concept that will harness the power of the trees' natural recycling processes in order to obtain water by latching onto leaves, collecting their moisture while emptying the precious content into containers. Could be a lifesaver in countries such as Africa, but unfortunately that doesn't look too likely at the moment as we wonder about the practicality of its yield.

Check out the 90 Degree Charger concept which requires you to rotate the plug manually before the electric circuit is completed, similar to what you do with a timer. Whenever the gizmo connected to it is filled to the maximum, the plug-point will return to its standard position in order to break the circuit and prevent any wastage of electricity. Wonder when will something like this hit the market though.

We've been told pretty often to unplug our devices from the main power outlet whenever they are not in use just in case of an electrical surge that might just kill off whatever devices connected to the grid, as well as these gizmos sipping power unnecessarily even when they're just idle. The Pocket Power SWITCH aims to change that by removing completely turned off if it isn't plugged in properly.