Posted in Communication, Computers, Design on July 13th, 2010 No Comments »
Surfing the web today I came across a new simple tool for taking notes on the iPad. HelvetiNote provides a clear, well designed, environment for the capture of text and even simple drawings. The whole thing is optimised for emailing and, as the name suggests, the font used is Helvetica. The app costs £1.79 which [...]
Posted in Computers, Design, Gadgets on January 29th, 2010 No Comments »
So Apple launched their iPad this week. Almost two years ago it was the Macbook Air.
When the Air launched opinion was devided; Many praised the refreshing lightweight design. Others complained about the lack of features (many argue that these features are never, if hardly, used – including myself).
I purchased the Macbook Air at launch and [...]
Posted in Design on December 18th, 2009 No Comments »
My favorite image search on Google at the moment is with the term “Futuristic Interiors“. I love the clean, bright, and smooth world I see there.
Posted in Communication, Design, General on December 1st, 2009 No Comments »
I have been using a pair of Nike Aero headphones for the last few days. I really like these. My initial interest was aesthetic; I liked the look of the headphones in the packaging. I also saw that Philips had made these exclusively for Nike.
In use they fit comfortably over the ear and deliver good [...]
Posted in Computers, Design on October 31st, 2009 No Comments »
When I saw the new Apple Magic Mouse it immediately struck a cord. Just from the pictures I knew it was a beautiful product. The functionality was of interest but it was the design that appealed most.
In reality the mouse is even better. The picture above shows the mouse in its clear plastic case. Yes [...]
Posted in Design on October 27th, 2009 No Comments »
I first became aware of the documentary “Objectified” after I saw a related poster in the Design Museum, London.
I never actually got to see the documentary in a movie theatre as the showing was very selective. Recently, however, I noticed that the documentary would be released as a DVD.
In “Objectified” Gary Hustwit explores the subject [...]
Posted in Computers, Design on August 31st, 2009 No Comments »
After receiving my Snow Leopard disk from Apple by post on Saturday I quickly set about performing an upgrade.
Having recently carried out a Time Machine backup all I needed to do was to connect an Apple DVD drive to my MacBook Air and start the installation.
The software installed in about 40 minutes.
As the whole point [...]
Posted in Design, Gadgets on June 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Like many, I queued at my local Apple store to pickup a new iPhone 3 GS. This device is well worth the upgrade. The new features work well and the speed bump is terrific.
When you spend time and take in all the changes Apple makes you will notice what I call Incremental Beauty.
Look at the [...]
Posted in Communication, Design on June 3rd, 2009 1 Comment »
As a long standing fan of the Lamy pen company I regularly take a look at their web-site to see what new products are available.
I was recently taken with the new noto pen designed by Naoto Fukasawa. This pen is an exercise in restraint from the uniform colour, in this case matt grey, the discrete [...]
Posted in Computers, Design, Gadgets on April 23rd, 2009 2 Comments »
With Apple stating that its not interested in the Netbook market…
Netbooks have cramped keyboards, small screens, “junky” hardware and bad software, said Tim Cook, chief operating officer of Apple, during a fiscal second-quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday 22 April 2009. They don’t offer the “consumer experience” that Apple wants to offer through its Macintosh [...]