Ecocapsule offers an energy efficient home for future nomads

If life in a future megacity isn't for you, your hour of escape is almost ready. Especially if you don't mind living in a 14x7x7-foot pod. Ecocapsule, which calls itself 'the first truly independent micro-home', is a new, tiny smart home powered entirely by the sun and the wind.

It can serve as your beachfront cottage, stylish mountaineering tent or modern day yurt. You can take it just about anywhere, hitched to the back of your electric car which, by the way, the Ecocapsule's 9700 Watt-hour battery will happily charge for you.

The capsule has membrane water filters installed into its upper surface, which remove bacteria from rainwater before funneling it to a designated tank beneath the floor. The walls are padded with high performance thermal insulation, helping to reduce energy requirements and maintain a comfortable indoor temperature. It's even got a proper loo, for those who are averse to going in the woods.

The design is simple, modern and elegant — pretty much what you'd expect for a pod that looks like it wants to be the prototype for future living habitats on the moon or Mars.

The company has not revealed a price yet, but if you live outside of Slovakia where the smart home's architects are based, be prepared to pay extra for shipping onto the retail cost. Still, that's a small price to pay if you're planning to forsake your city utility bills forever.