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Apple’s secret packaging design and testing room revealed

Rue Liu, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Upcoming book "Inside Apple" by Adam Lashinsky reveals that Apple HQ has a secret room dedicated for product packaging design and testing. The revelation isn't too surprising considering how elegantly packaged Apple products have been, but it confirms what lengths Apple goes to achieve that. Read The Full Story

Kickstarter raised nearly $100M for projects in 2011

Shane McGlaun, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [1]

Kickstarter was huge in 2011 both for cool projects and of the amount of money it helped raise to kick off new projects for designers and inventors. Two of the coolest projects we saw on Kickstarter last year were the Twine device, which raised over $500,000, and the spnKIX wearable skate devices. Kickstarter had a lot more projects that took off thanks to the platform too. Read The Full Story

Apple design chief Jonathan Ive grabs knighthood

Chris Davies, Jan 2nd 2012 Discuss [2]

Apple's Jonathan Ive is already royalty in the design world, the genius behind the iPod and iPhone aesthetics, but now he's been recognized for a second time by UK royalty. Ive has been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) in the New Year Honors list, the BBC reports, and as a British citizen can now call himself Sir Jonathan. Read The Full Story

PumPing Tap may be the most irritating design in history

Shane McGlaun, Dec 28th 2011 Discuss [7]

I think there has been enough talk over the years about vampire power or phantom power that we all know that a bunch of the devices in your home still draw power when you turn them off. This certainly wastes electricity and isn't good for the environment. We have seen a bunch of products that have been designed to draw little power or no power when they don’t need it even when plugged in. Read The Full Story

Emirai dashboard interface concept by Mitsubishi debuts

Shane McGlaun, Dec 14th 2011 Discuss [1]

Mitsubishi has its fingers into a lot more than just making cars. That line of automobiles is probably what Mitsubishi is most known for though. The company has unveiled a new concept dashboard system for cars called emirai. The concept looks really cool and reminds me of the dash from a Star Trek shuttle craft. The concept dashboard uses a projector rather than normal gauges. Read The Full Story

Magic Carp Pet turns static rug into aquarium of printed fish

Chris Burns, Dec 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

What we've got here is a design by John Leung which exists as two separate pieces: first, the table which is a simple slate-bars top made in black, the other the carpet which shows fish in a strange array - together they swim before your eyes. What you're looking at is only the latest representation of one of the oldest optical illusions in the books, the slates tricking your eyes into believing that each line of the fish is a new frame in the living video you're seeing. The same thing happens when you watch a movie, only here it's done without moving parts. Read The Full Story

YouTube unveils major redesign, gets social, adds algorithmic feeds

Rue Liu, Dec 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

YouTube unveiled today the biggest redesign of its homepage in history. The revamped interface appears to be part of Google's move to introduce a social layer to all its products, adding a new emphasis on integrations with social networks like Google+ and Facebook, as well as bringing in new algorithmic channel feeds. The emphasis on channel subscriptions also makes it easy to navigate and watch YouTube as if you were watching TV. Read The Full Story

Google Mary Blair doodle honors legendary animator

Chris Burns, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Though this particular Google doodle doesn't necessarily do anything all that fantastic when it comes to Web 2.0, it was and continues to be the utterly engaging artwork that Mary Blair had mastery over that continues to be the center point on this, the 100th year since she was born to this earth. If you don't recognize the style of the work that Google has replicated here, you'll certainly know the background illustrations from these classic Disney films: "Cinderella," "Peter Pan," and "Alice in Wonderland." Once again Google hits on a reminder of what was certainly a gift from beyond in this lovely artist. Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs posthumous Apple design focus revealed

Chris Davies, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [7]

Steve Jobs warned his team at Apple not to double-guess “what Steve would have done” after he passed, board member Al Gore has revealed, however the opinionated founder also made sure that design was still top of the agenda in developing new products. ”Don’t ask what Steve would have done, follow your own voice,” Jobs told staff at Apple in the time preceding his death, Gore recalled in interview with AllThingsD. However, according to the previewed Steve Jobs biography, he also made sure that his “spiritual partner” Jonathan Ive, Apple’s design chief, would remain unimpeachable.

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Intercontinental H-57 missile flash drive carries data payloads

Shane McGlaun, Oct 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Flash drives are a dime a dozen today and the things are more commodity than anything. All flash drives are basically the same with the only difference being the capacity, software included, and the style of the drive. There are lots of geeks out there that will pay a premium to get a flash drive that has odd style to it. There is no shortage of novelty flash drives and the latest novelty drive is the H-57 missile drive. Read The Full Story

Rapid prototype shoe for women is perfect for squares

Shane McGlaun, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [2]

I bet there are a bunch of geeky gals out there that read SlashGear; this one is just for you. Objet Ltd is showing off a new item that it has made using 3D printing for rapid prototyping. The new product is high-heeled shoe that is made with interchangeable parts that can be replaced when needed. The shoe is very square and seems ugly to me. I don’t see my wife wearing these. Read The Full Story

Amazon testing tablet-optimized website redesign

Rue Liu, Sep 5th 2011 Discuss [3]

Amazon's website may soon be getting a complete face lift. The site seems to have been around for ages, but has remained relatively the same. That's about to change, as the company has admitted that it is currently testing a redesign to bring a more updated look to its marketplace. Many believe that the new layout is designed to make navigating the site on a tablet easier, signaling that Amazon's rumored first tablet is indeed fast approaching. Read The Full Story