Archive for the ‘Industrial Design’ Category

Thoughts on the Apple iPad

Apple’s new iPad device was finally unveiled yesterday, Wed Jan, 27th, 2010.  My initial reaction was one of disappointment. I suppose it was due to all of the hype that was built up leading up to the launch.  Many people had speculated on not only it’s form factor, but also it’s software interface. I can [...]

Microsoft Tablet Computer…The Courier

I’m not a Microsoft or Apple fanboy of any kind, but this new concept looks promising from Microsoft.  More of a book than a tablet, the Courier supports a stylus for handwriting and includes a 3-megapixel camera on the back. Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code

Build Your Own Bug

“BUG is a collection of easy-to-use, open source hardware modules, each capable of producing one or more Web services. These modules snap together physically and the services connect together logically to enable users to easily build, program and share innovative devices and applications. With BUG, we don’t define the final products – you do.”

The Bloomberg Makeover

Portfolio.com asked 3 top design firms to redesign the interface for Bloombergs’ main terminals. thehappycorp, IDEO and Ziba Design all contributed their versions with varying degrees of success. The entries clearly show each firms design influence in their concepts. IDEO focused more on the hardware, but with thoughtful attention to the software interface. Thehappycorp entry, [...]

Who’s Fred?

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