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After visiting CES last month, my boss suggested I write a blog post on some of the most interesting things I saw there. The problem was, though, when I thought about many of the things that were supposedly the unofficial theme of this year’s show (e.g. 3D TV, Web TV, e-Readers) my reaction was…...
Experience Design, Featured Articles, Industrial Design, Mobile Design, Technology
Industry (aerospace, telecom, defense, automotive, consumer electronics, etc.) has developed a growing interest in Human-Computer Interaction. They see it as being powerful with numerous features but that does not ensure a product will be successful at all without having a clear usage understanding by...
Articles, Featured Articles, Industrial Design, Technology
Who would have thought that a computer case would be the object of so much design attention. However, the Thermaltake Level10 is no ordinary computer case. Rather, just about every single element of it is quite extraordinary. Long gone are the days of simple beige cases that are a rat’s nest...
Articles, Business Models, Economics, Strategic Innovation, Technology, Web
Media companies seem to be falling over themselves trying to prop up revenues in an ever-changing environment. Yet, there seems to be very little innovation in how they’re going about it. For the last several weeks, much has been written about Rupert Murdoch’s plans to de-index from Google and...
Articles, Featured Articles, Technology
10/GUI (pronounced ten-goo-E) is a novel and intriguing concept by C. Miller. The goal of the concept is to change the manner in which humans and computers interact. Traditionally, this interaction has come in the form of a mouse, but Miller decides to buck tradition and latch onto the new ‘multitouch’...
Articles, Business Models, Entertainment, Featured Articles, Technology
Recently, Electronic Arts announced that it is acquiring Playfish, the company behind hit social games such as Who Has the Biggest Brain (mine is apparently 2568 cubic centimeters — which, it seems, makes me pretty smart amongst my friends but only slightly smarter than a door knob on a world-wide...
Technology, sustainability
I’ve traveled to many a cycling loving city including Amsterdam and Copenhagen and they live in stark contrast to our city’s bicycle culture. With few dedicated bike lanes, sparse parking facilities and a passive aggressive car vs. bike culture relationship, it’s amazing that people...
Experience Design, Industrial Design, Technology
A show stopper at the Royal College of Art’s graduate show is… a plug? A student has tackled a design problem that has been ignored for decades – how to change the fist-sized plugs used in electronics in the UK. What’s amazing about this is how a major annoyance has been ignored...
Industrial Design, Technology
Creating real life products that have the aesthetics of fantasy is a trend we’ve seen before. The steam punk movement is an incredibly romantic example of this. The Wand Company has recently introduced a re-imagined television remote, integrating classic remote features into a gyroscope-enabled...
Industrial Design, Strategic Innovation, Technology
When was the last time we saw an innovation in the “fan” product category? This guy gives a quick demo. I love love this product. http://www.dyson.com/fans/ The Dyson Air Multiplier™ fan works very differently to conventional fans. It uses Air Multiplier™ technology to draw in air and...
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