So how smart is your wind chime anyway? Can it do anything else than make sounds when the wind blows?

Well this Korean concept here is probably the next generation-chime. Its name is Tinkling and it’s an ultra-modern wind chime which will ring whenever you receive a message. Think email, SMS, text. Well it’s not a phone, but it will keep you updated with news. Whenever something new happen, the chime makes a noise and it changes some colors while displaying a message. So I guess it doesn’t really need wind to work right?

via YankoDesign

If you own a Nokia cell phone, you’re well aware that there are separate jacks for the headset and the charger which, unfortunately, confuses those with befuddled memories and bad eyes. The new Nokia concept is to magnetize the ports in question. That way, you’d know that if it doesn’t stick, it won’t fit. Great concept. We’ll watch out for future releases employing this in the future.

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