Posted in Computers, Design on June 14th, 2007 No Comments »
I just stoped by the Apple website and noticed the article on their latest Design Awards.
As soon as I saw the award itself I had to find out more.
A quick search on Google presented me with a number of images and with a bit more effort I found a website from an award winner who [...]
Posted in Gadgets on June 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Another weather station from Oregon. I use one designed by Philippe Starck at present which works really well. It has an alarm, it updates automatically via radio waves, and it gives simple weather forecasts.
I like the design of this new one. It seems to illuminate the appropriate weather symbol (embeded in the crystal top) [...]
Posted in Computers, Design on June 11th, 2007 No Comments »
As the Apple world waits for the announcements that will be made at the Mac Expo in San Fransisco, I hope that there will be a new iMac announced.
I currently use a MacBook (see here) but before this (and an earlier PowerBook) I used a G4 Cube. What would be cool would be if Apple [...]
Posted in Communication, Design on June 8th, 2007 No Comments »
In my email inbox today was an email from Bang & Olufsen.
The email featured the new, more afordable, Beovision 8 LCD television.
This television is important not only because it introduces a HDMI input on one of Bang & Olufsen smaller screen offerings (26 Inches) but also because, in the UK, it will retail for £1800.
The [...]
Posted in Communication on June 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Recently I upgraded to the Sky+ digibox.
Over many years of VHS use I can say that the Sky+ is the most elegant way to manage what I watch on TV. Admittedly it only works with the Sky satellite service (whereas a VHS recorder is not tied) but the ability to pause live TV, record using [...]