The Tripod: next generation of media devices?

Those crazy kids over at Yanko Designs have yet another truly bizarre future concept for us to consider. It’s called the Tripod, and at first glance it looks like a pretty typical MP3 player, albeit one in a distinctive triangle shape. That will work great for you until you want to watch a movie. When that time comes, all you have to do is turn the player upside down, press a button and pull the two sides of the player a part. Suddenly, the triangle shape of the player becomes a stand for a fairly large screen which folds out from inside of the player. It’s a widescreen OLED display, so you can enjoy good quality visuals. There’s a hinge that fold out behind the screen so that it stays in place. The controls of the MP3 player pop out of place and become a remote control for the video screen.

It’s an interesting and exciting concept, but of course we won’t see it for a long, long time. If ever.