Elegant Technology

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 […]

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 […]

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Most individuals upgrade their computers every three years whereas they change their mobile phones annually. This results in millions of phones that need to be disposed of every year.
One of the reasons consumers’ replace their phones is the pace of change in hardware, features, and software (interfaces).
Manufacturers like Nokia did, in […]

Whilst reading Wallpaper magazine this month (May 2007) I noticed an advert for a new range of Samsonite luggage designed by fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
I like the almost alien design of the case (although it was apparently moulded from a human rib cage and spine) that cleverly helps to stregnthen the plastic moulding.
Another reason I […]

Picture taken with Nikon D50
I visited Kew Gardens outside London recently. I made sure I saw the bridge designed by the minimalist architect John Pawson. The crossing is so simple in design using just a few elements; Black Granite and Bronze. I think a master stroke was to introduce the curve to it’s form. I […]

I thought I would share with you my computer setup at home. As you can see I really like the colour white. In the picture you can see the following;

A MacBook and power supply
A Mighty Mouse and mouse-mat
An Apple remote
An iPod dock
A Netgear router
A Marc Newson ceramic cup
A Nike ‘Player’ wristband
A Lexon ‘Stick Radio’
A […]

The new MINI from BMW group comes with an interesting option; variable interior lighting. Using a control panel, located in the front headlining area, the user can set the colour of the interior lights from sporting blue through to warm orange.
This sets the colour of the interior lights in the headlining, glove box, and door […]

Apple’s products use appropriate materials and a have refined designs. Each new iteration is either thinner, lighter, simpler, more powerful or cheaper whilst maintaining the clean approachable look. The design of Apple’s products are at once a delight to the eye and are unobtrusive allowing the function to be fully utilised.
Some other premium […]

I can’t believe I have been using Apple products for over 20 years. In that time I have never been disappointed with the ‘Apple Experience’. Since my first WOW moment on seeing the first Macintosh to my latest iPod nano.
Despite a steady stream of products Apple’s future wasn’t always as rosy as it is today. […]

I don’t hold the view that ‘Form Follows Function‘ but rather ‘Form Follows Function Follows Form‘. What I mean by this is that an object has to have form before we can assess its function. Just think about a hammer; I would argue that it’s design evolved to its current form after it had been […]