Philips Simplicity Event 2006 shows off conceptual shiny toys

Philips showed off its latest free-thinking ideas for its annual 'concepts' show at the ExCel Centre in London's docklands this week.

The venue changes every year, and so do the ideas in Philips' design labs, which can vary from the outlandish to the comparatively mundane.

From the fancy future stuff there was there few designs caught my eyes:

*Drag Draw A light-emitting 'pen' that can draw on any surface, including walls. A computer programme can also be used to animate the pics that have been drawn, and they can be 'erased' with the click of a button.

*Versa Tiles Like a Simon Says game that encourages kids to jump about rather than stare at a computer screen.

*In-form health monitor A device that records weight, body fat ratio, hydration levels body shape measurements etc, feeds them into a computer that doubles as a bathroom mirror and outlines your health regime for the day - everything from how much exercise to take to what you should eat.

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