Elegant Technology

In the year 2000 I discovered Newsgroups. I came across a group called alt.lifestyle.simplicity and briefly posted and commented on the simple life. I thought I would share with you some of my posts here.
on the 7 Oct 2000, 08:00 I wrote;
My understanding of the term ’simplicity’ when applied to lifestyle is one of self […]

In the year 2000 I discovered Newsgroups. I came across a group called alt.lifestyle.simplicity and briefly posted and commented on the simple life. I thought I would share with you some of my posts here.
on the 18 Sep 2000, 08:00 I wrote;
minimalism is a type of life-simplicity based upon the aesthetic, but pared-down.
At its core […]

In the year 2000 I discovered Newsgroups. I came across a group called alt.lifestyle.simplicity and briefly posted and commented on the simple life. I thought I would share with you some of my posts here.
on the 15 Sep 2000, 08:00 I wrote;
I would like to propose a new kind of simplicity entitled ‘minimalism’.
Minimalism is a […]

On Saturday 22 September 2007 Apple Inc. opened it’s eleventh store in the UK. The store is located in the Touchwood centre, Solihull.
Having never been to an opening before and living within 50 miles I decided to attend. I arrived at about 07:40 in the morning to find I was about eighth in the queue. […]

image via http://monsterfreecity.com/digg/
In my previous post here I tried to inform the reader of similarities between Apple’s product designs and those of others (especially Bang and Olufsen).
When I saw the calculator feature of the iPhone and iPod Touch it immediately reminded me of my Braun ET66 calculator I bought in the 80s.
This is […]

You know how it is, you sell something on eBay and your buyer uses PayPal. Then you have a few £s ($s) accumulated and think ‘What shall I do with this money?’.
I think I first read about insanely great tees on the Gizmodo web site. When I visited the ‘tees web site I thought how […]

Like many, I waited with bated breath for the announcements that Apple made on the 07 August 2007. Based on what I had read on the web I was pretty sure that a new iMac would be amongst the announcements.
At about 19:00 UK time I got to see the first pictures of the iMac and […]

‘Sensual Surfaces’ is the term given to a new direction in the ‘finish’ applied to vehicle interior and exterior elements.
Modern cars essentially function, and are as reliable, to the same degree. Many also share major components through joint ventures and supplier partnerships. The only differentiators are design, materials, and customer service (brand experience).
In an effort […]

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 […]

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 […]