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Create a laptop skin for a MacBook and win $1,000 cash
Infectious is a company that manufacturers “skins” for iPhones, iPods, and Apple laptops, and now we’re getting word that they’re running a contest where design-minded folks can submit their own laptop skin designs for a grand prize that includes a cool grand in cold hard cash, $100 off Infectious products, and 5% of net sales […]
Continue reading...Apple’s product philosophy in one sentence
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
This gem comes courtesy of John Gruber of DaringFireball, and encapsulates the driving force behind Apple’s product line and why it chooses not to enter certain markets (ahem, netbooks). Apple tries to make things that many people love, not things that all people like.
Continue reading...The Newton MessagePad – Inspiration for the iPhone [Photos]
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
You can’t help but notice the design similarities shared between the Newton MessagePad and the iPhone. Below, check out photos of the 2 devices side by side. For each product, simplicity is the design. As an aside, when discussing what it was like to type on the iPhone before the device actually went on sale, […]
Continue reading...Comparing “Copy and Paste” on the iPhone and the Palm Pre
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Apple took a notoriously long time to implement ‘copy and paste’ onto the iPhone, with many pundits shouting that it should have been included from the get go. Apple, in response, has stated that it was looking for the most suitable implementation, and wanted to wait until it could do it right before introducing it […]
Continue reading...Apple design guru Jonathan Ive on design
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
In anticipation of receiving an honorary doctorate from the London based Royal College of Arts, Jonathan Ive, Apple’s senior vice president of industrial design, opined on the design process during an interview with Royal College Professor Sir Christopher Frayling. Below are some of the more notable tidbits. I can’t imagine designing without making [physical products]. […]
Continue reading...Apple’s culture of secrecy
Monday, June 22, 2009
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The New York Times has an interesting article detailing what some might refer to as Apple’s extreme and paranoid insistence on complete and utter secrecy. As the article notes, large companies are increasingly taking advantage of social media tools to strengthen their brand and connect more directly with consumers. Apple, however, continues to sit on […]
Continue reading...New Apple Store design in Scottsdale, Arizona looks slick
Friday, June 19, 2009
Hopefully, the new Apple Store in Scottsdale, AZ [pictured below] gives us a hint as to what future Apple Stores might look like. One of the cooler aspects of the Scottsdale store is that you can see right through to the other side. CNET also notes that the store sports a 75-foot skylight in addition […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Full specs and release date of Apple’s next iPhone revealed
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
With Apple’s WWDC about 3 weeks away, the rumor mill is in full effect. According to AppleiPhoneApps, they were approached by someone with connections to Apple’s hardware development team who divulged that the next iPhone model will be released on July 17, 2009. This supposed source also dished out the specs of the next iPhone model. Some […]
Continue reading...iPod designer Jonathan Ive ranked #1 creative person in Business
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Jonathan Ive, Apple’s Senior VP of Industrial Design, was listed as the most creative person in Business in an un-scientific listing put together by Fast Company. Ive, of course, has a number of iconic Apple designs to his credit, including the original iPod, the Bondi Blue iMac, and the iPhone. [..] no one is in […]
Continue reading...If the iPhone had a kid with a Sony PSP…
Thursday, May 14, 2009
It might look a little something like this.. (doesn’t that sound like a cheezy setup from an 80’s stand-up comic?) The designer affectionately refers to the wishful product below as an iWish. Which reminds me, wasn’t Apple supposed to come out with a basketball called the iSwish? Yeah, I went there. via planetmat
Continue reading...Setting up a Microsoft Surface table brings on headaches
Monday, April 27, 2009
Gordon Miller over at Kinesismomentum has an interesting article about unboxing a Microsoft Surface table, and the frustrations involved with setting it up. In short, it seems that you get a big-ass table without any clearcut instructions as to how it should be set up. Miller concludes, No doubt it took a lot of very […]
Continue reading...Carriers yawn at Dell’s first attempt at creating a cellphone
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Dell’s efforts to create a phone have hit a roadblock as prototypes of a Dell branded mobile phone have failed to impress carriers. In a note to investors, Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu wrote, “From our conversations with supply chain and industry sources, it appears that it ultimately came down to lack of carrier interest.” […]
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
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