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Another smart watch from Fossil designed by Philippe Starck.
Manufacturer’s Description
‘This clean and contemporary analogue time piece effortlessly combines modern and organic lines and textures to create a fresh new look. White genuine leather strap, white dial and complimentary polished stainless steel case and bezel. Comes in a Philippe Starck museum box’.
From the Fossil web site
‘S+arck [...]

Translucent Watch

Designed by Masayuki Kurokawa, 2006
I love the simplicity of this watch that is available from the MOMA store.
“The translucent mineral crystal in this stunningly simple watch creates changes in its appearance when viewed in different light and at different angles. The watch has a stainless-steel case with quartz movement and the band is made [...]

I have, for a long time, been a fan of the Fossil watches produced in collaboration with Philippe S+arck [Starck]. To date I have owned three.
The latest watch to catch my eye is the O-ring Digi – White Style: PH1084 that retails for $110.
This watch is unique in the fact that it has a hole [...]

Console Wars

[image from Gizmodo.com]
For America and Japan the next generation of consoles are available and by the end of 2006, in the UK, the transition will be 66% complete when the Wii from Nintendo and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft will be on sale.
Essentially each console/platform will be capable of delivering unique gaming experiences. By this [...]

iPod Shuffle 2

Again Apple resets the bar in terms of product design and packaging. The new iPod shuffle is available for a low £55 incl.
Made from aluminium this player has 1Gb of storage for about 250 songs [or data].
The design of the player itself is pure function reduced to the absolute minimum needed to play portable music. [...]