April 2009 Archive
Good design highly awarded
Motorola's new MC17 mobile retail computer
The new Motorola MC17 handheld computer has been highly rewarded for it's good design.
The MC17 is intended to let shoppers "scan items, check prices, locate complimentary items, access personalised promotions and create gift & wish lists" in-store. The design is said to have been well received by Motorola's customers.
The clever design and innovative user features have been rewarded with 3 major global design awards, a testament to Motorola's commitment to high quality industrial design. The IDEA, iF and Good Design Awards committees have all seen fit to give this product recognition in recent weeks. Read more.
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Segway releases the P.U.M.A.
The new Segway P.U.M.A.
The result of a new collaborative project between GM and Segway has just been released in the US.
The P.U.M.A. (personal urban mobility and accessibility) is a 2 person electric vehicle designed for urban transport. Based on similar design principles to the single person Segway PT range, this new vehicle can travel at up to 60km/h and has a range of around 60km.
Costing only a few cents to re-charge and taking up around 20% of the space of a standard vehicle, the P.U.M.A. may be the revolution that the car industry needs.
Find out more here.
Objectified. Industrial design makes it to the movies.
Objectified. A movie about design.
For all the design geeks out there Gary Hustwit's latest documentary, Objectified, will be welcome recognition of the important part industrial design now plays in our daily lives.
Hustwit, well known for his previous design related documentary Helvetica (about the ubiquitous font), has produced an insightful and entertaining look at our fascination with manufactured objects and the people who design them.
Featuring many design luminaries including Jonathan Ive (Apple), Bill Moggridge & David Kelley (IDEO), Karim Rashid and Australian Marc Newson, it has some in-depth discussion on the role of design, how the process unfolds and what the impact is on our lives as consumers.
Unfortunately for those of you outside the US and Canada, you might be waiting a while to see it. In the meantime, have a look at the website if you're interested.
Working from home in style
OfficePOD. Is this the future of working from home?
OfficePOD, an innovative services company in the U.K., has recently launched a clever new relocatable office for people who work from home.
A far cry from setting up your laptop on the dining room table amongst the dirty dishes and kids homework, this self-contained stylish office can be set up in your backyard very rapidly and have you open for business before you know it.
Targeted at employers who want to retain good staff by giving them flexibility, OfficePOD lease the PODs to users and look after everything as part of the all-inclusive fee. This includes all site preparation, installation, services and removal at the completion of the lease.
They even argue huge cost savings and improved work patterns. It's just about perfect although I can't find one with a coffee machine fitted for staff to gossip around as yet! Read more.
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