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Rare designs by Ive and Newson set to be auctioned
When a design pioneer like Apple’s Sir Jonathan Ive, Marc Newson and U2 lead singer and prolific philanthropist Bono join hands for a charity auction, we simply must expect the finest.
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The iRemoTap with wireless LAN module helps save power
Ubiquitous Corp, a Japan-based firm that deals with middleware for embedded devices, developed a power bar, the iRemoTap, with the aim of visualizing electricity used in a home, particularly ideal in Japan given the power shortages. It contains a microcomputer, a wireless LAN module while the power consumption information of each outlet is regularly transmitted…
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Motorola DROID 3 images leaked
According to an OEM parts retailer named Global Redirects Parts , the pictures below belong to the Motorola DROID 3, though there is a reference to the device as “Targa”, which is actually the name for Motorola’s DROID Bionic, due out later this summer. So, there’s no really telling, though the image does appear to…
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Toshiba launches Write-Once SD Card, Film Nerds Rejoice
We aren’t largely impressed with anything that’s write-once, Toshiba’s new Write Once Memory Card, that works like a non-rewritable CD, might be what you need at governments, police and other entities need to record tamper-free data. With a storage size at 1GB against a CD’s 700MB, photos and data could be stored on this card…
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Up next; the Motorola EX130 with two displays
Motorola is set to introduce a new touchscreen phone, the Motorola EX130, based on Qualcomm’s Brew MP. Unlike its previous Brew handsets (like the EX128 or the EX300), the Motorola EX130 comes with two displays: a 2.8 inch QVGA one, and a one-line OLED monochrome one (96 x 16 pixels) sitting below it. The additional…
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Samsung Galaxy S III expected to launch this fall
The ink hasn’t dried on the Samsung Galaxy S II roll-out and already making news is the Galaxy S III, expected to arrive this fall, according to reviewer Eldar Murtazin. Murtazin isn’t exactly the guru with his predications, but he is the man who correctly called Nokia’s move to Windows Phone 7 and now says…
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Tweet_Fit lets you tweet your way in the gym
Now you can tweet your way to fitness. Tweet_Fit, certainly has the potential to get people talking or tweeting. Developed by a UK design student, this connected gym accessory attaches itself to the end of your dumbbell and sends updates to your Twitter account when you start and stop your workout. When offline, it guides…
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Elcomsoft contests Nikon and Canon’s Image Authentication systems
Nikon’s authentication key can be tampered with, says Elcomsoft, a Russian white-hat security firm. According to Nikon, any image taken should ideally carry an encrypted signing key, which is overwritten the minute the picture is edited; the presence or absence of this key can be checked for later. But Elcomsoft has now stated that the…
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The big, white LG Optimus Big with a 4.3-inch NOVA display is almost here
White is definitely the color of the tech-season. Set for its big launch tomorrow is the the LG Optimus Big! This 4.3-inch whopper, LG’s largest handset to date, touts a 1GHz dual-core processor, an Android 2.2 as its OS, HDMI output, a 5 MP camera, and 16GB of built-in storage. There’s also the NOVA display…
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Now listen while you lounge out on your Subsonic Chair
The Subsonic Chair originates from a design laid out by Greg Ball, an instructor of mechanical design technology at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, Alberta, as an entry into designboom’s ‘teenage furniture’ competition in 2005. Since then, he has made the chair a reality.
