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Yahoo Chairman Resigns, Microsoft Bid Offering Heats Up
2008-02-07 20:54:00
Yahoo Chairman Terry Semel resigns, Gates looks to solidify his online empire with the acquisition of YahooOnly days ago, the news broke that Yahoo was in troubled waters and sinking fast. The Internet giant, which ranks number 2 in terms of search engine traffic and number 1 in terms of total traffic to properties, posted a declining net profit for the fourth straight quarter. Worse yet, it announced that it would be cutting 1,000 jobs, or almost 7 percent of its workforce. CEO Jerry Yang stated that the company was facing "strong headwinds" and had to be prepared to make big changes.Now, an opportunity has come knocking on Yahoo's door, which holds the promise of transforming the online business world. Microsoft Corp. made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo and its holdings this morning. The offer is one half in Microsoft common stock, and the other half in cash.The move promises a sweet payoff for share holders, who would see their stocks soar 62% from Thursday leve...
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Sony Ericsson PXi
2008-01-02 23:22:00
Bence Bogar must be a leftie because his SE PXi concept is a product specifically created for all lefties tho it?s flexible enough for righties too. Obviously following the current direction of SE?s P series of smartphones, the PXi is powerful while staying somewhat slim and ergonomic. The body is magnesium framing a big 3.3 inch touchscreen. The screen rotates automatically ala iPhone and is optimized for both finger and stylus input. The right side of the unit houses a jogdial and a secondary touchscreen which adapts to whatever app is currently open. The smartphone also sports not 1 but 2 card slots for all memory whores. Business functions aside, the PXi is equipped with stereo speakers and a Cybershot class 5 megapixel camera. I don?t know much about lefties but if the PXi was created with them in mind, isn?t the jogdial on the wrong side? I?m just saying. [PXi - mobile concept]
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Sony Ericsson PXi
2008-01-02 23:22:00
Bence Bogar must be a leftie because his SE PXi concept is a product specifically created for all lefties tho it?s flexible enough for righties too. Obviously following the current direction of SE?s P series of smartphones, the PXi is powerful while staying somewhat slim and ergonomic. The body is magnesium framing a big 3.3 inch touchscreen. The screen rotates automatically ala iPhone and is optimized for both finger and stylus input. The right side of the unit houses a jogdial and a secondary touchscreen which adapts to whatever app is currently open. The smartphone also sports not 1 but 2 card slots for all memory whores. Business functions aside, the PXi is equipped with stereo speakers and a Cybershot class 5 megapixel camera. I don?t know much about lefties but if the PXi was created with them in mind, isn?t the jogdial on the wrong side? I?m just saying. [PXi - mobile concept]
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Asus Aura Mobile Phone
2008-01-02 23:16:00
Asus Aura, produced by Hungarian design company Egy Studio for Taiwanese vendor. It was clearly inspired by iPhone , although it has some interesting innovations addressing commonly mentioned shortcomings of Apple?s cellphone. Features of Asus Aura include - a sliding QWERTY keyboard that should make text entry much easier, 3,9 touchscreen covering the whole surface of the phone, 2 megapixel camera, microSD memory card slot, GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. All of this in a 6mm thick package.
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Asus Aura Mobile Phone
2008-01-02 23:16:00
Asus Aura, produced by Hungarian design company Egy Studio for Taiwanese vendor. It was clearly inspired by iPhone , although it has some interesting innovations addressing commonly mentioned shortcomings of Apple?s cellphone. Features of Asus Aura include - a sliding QWERTY keyboard that should make text entry much easier, 3,9 touchscreen covering the whole surface of the phone, 2 megapixel camera, microSD memory card slot, GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. All of this in a 6mm thick package.
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PMP With Gasp! No Touchscreen
2008-01-02 23:04:00
Yes someone has designed a concept in 2007 with no touchscreen! Can you believe it? It?s like they didn?t get the memo or something. Seriously tho, I believe there?s still a place for tactile or as the geeks say it, ?analog? controls. Designers Mathieu Pesme and Jeff Castel embrace other ?concepty? technologies without drowning us in all the high tech hoopla-hype. This PMP (portable media player) comes equipped wit an subsurface OLED widescreen and a simple dropped bevel around the bezel to wind your headphones in. Other noted design elements are the tactile control wheel and integrated stereo speakers.[PMP]
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PMP With Gasp! No Touchscreen
2008-01-02 23:04:00
Yes someone has designed a concept in 2007 with no touchscreen! Can you believe it? It?s like they didn?t get the memo or something. Seriously tho, I believe there?s still a place for tactile or as the geeks say it, ?analog? controls. Designers Mathieu Pesme and Jeff Castel embrace other ?concepty? technologies without drowning us in all the high tech hoopla-hype. This PMP (portable media player) comes equipped wit an subsurface OLED widescreen and a simple dropped bevel around the bezel to wind your headphones in. Other noted design elements are the tactile control wheel and integrated stereo speakers.[PMP]
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Creative Announces 32GB ZEN Portable Multimedia Device
2008-01-02 22:59:00
Creative's new ZEN serves up 32GB of storage spaceApple may know how to tickle the fancy of portable audio enthusiasts around the world with innovative features (i.e., the iPod touch), but manufacturers like SanDisk and Creative continue to lead the way in value and storage capacity.In late October, provided details on SanDisk's yet-to-be-officially-announced 32GB Sansa View. The tiny player can playback audio/video and features a 2.4" QVGA screen. Pricing for the player is a relatively reasonable $329.99 which rings up $70 less than an iPod touch.Creative, not one to be left out of a capacity war, is following suit with the official unveil of its 32GB ZEN. The ZEN features a 2.5" display, an FM radio turner, a Secure Digital expansion slot for those who crave even more storage space and includes support for a multitude of file formats (WMV9, MJPEG, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4/5, XviD, MP3, WMA, Audible 2, 3, 4 and non-protected AAC).Creative says that the built-in lithium-ion battery is go...
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Creative Announces 32GB ZEN Portable Multimedia Device
2008-01-02 22:59:00
Creative's new ZEN serves up 32GB of storage spaceApple may know how to tickle the fancy of portable audio enthusiasts around the world with innovative features (i.e., the iPod touch), but manufacturers like SanDisk and Creative continue to lead the way in value and storage capacity.In late October, provided details on SanDisk's yet-to-be-officially-announced 32GB Sansa View. The tiny player can playback audio/video and features a 2.4" QVGA screen. Pricing for the player is a relatively reasonable $329.99 which rings up $70 less than an iPod touch.Creative, not one to be left out of a capacity war, is following suit with the official unveil of its 32GB ZEN. The ZEN features a 2.5" display, an FM radio turner, a Secure Digital expansion slot for those who crave even more storage space and includes support for a multitude of file formats (WMV9, MJPEG, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4/5, XviD, MP3, WMA, Audible 2, 3, 4 and non-protected AAC).Creative says that the built-in lithium-ion battery is go...
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Robot Learns Like A Child
2008-01-02 15:25:00
Robots are notoriously lousy at coping with unfamiliar situations. One of the major obstacles to having robots assist us at home is that they?re going to need to be flexible, and home users aren?t going to want to sit down and write a new servo control subroutine every time their robot needs to perform a task for which it has not been preprogrammed. The robot in the video above is able to learn via observation and replication, which is how we humans figure things out. The HOAP-3 robot, made by Fujitsu, has been programmed by Sylvain Calinon and other researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne to watch how a human performs an action, and then duplicate that action. If the robot doesn?t get it right, it can learn on the fly as a human corrects its motions, which (if you think about it) is pretty much how you were taught to write, throw a baseball, ride a bike, and so forth. I?d much rather have a dumb robot with the ability to learn than a smart robot that I ...
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Robot Learns Like A Child
2008-01-02 15:25:00
Robots are notoriously lousy at coping with unfamiliar situations. One of the major obstacles to having robots assist us at home is that they?re going to need to be flexible, and home users aren?t going to want to sit down and write a new servo control subroutine every time their robot needs to perform a task for which it has not been preprogrammed. The robot in the video above is able to learn via observation and replication, which is how we humans figure things out. The HOAP-3 robot, made by Fujitsu, has been programmed by Sylvain Calinon and other researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne to watch how a human performs an action, and then duplicate that action. If the robot doesn?t get it right, it can learn on the fly as a human corrects its motions, which (if you think about it) is pretty much how you were taught to write, throw a baseball, ride a bike, and so forth. I?d much rather have a dumb robot with the ability to learn than a smart robot that I ...
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Volkswagen Viseo
2008-01-02 13:46:00
Marc Kirsch?s diploma project was created in collaboration with Volkswagen design in Wolfsburg Germany. A three-seat prototype car powered by an electric engine. The project was created considering the visual and conceptional influence of internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava. Kirsch created a vehicle that enables a higher level of comfort whilst enhancing the driving experience and promoting ecological values. The target was to create a visionary concept car, shaped and based on the Calatravian motto of ?dynamic balance? through the use of new technologies. The popular shapes used by Calatrava are recognized in the design of the Viseo concept with a large glass surface area completely covered in a flexible OLED film. This guarantees an innovative safety and communication concept allowing the vehicle to communicate externally. Designer: Marc Kirsch
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Volkswagen Viseo
2008-01-02 13:46:00
Marc Kirsch?s diploma project was created in collaboration with Volkswagen design in Wolfsburg Germany. A three-seat prototype car powered by an electric engine. The project was created considering the visual and conceptional influence of internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava. Kirsch created a vehicle that enables a higher level of comfort whilst enhancing the driving experience and promoting ecological values. The target was to create a visionary concept car, shaped and based on the Calatravian motto of ?dynamic balance? through the use of new technologies. The popular shapes used by Calatrava are recognized in the design of the Viseo concept with a large glass surface area completely covered in a flexible OLED film. This guarantees an innovative safety and communication concept allowing the vehicle to communicate externally. Designer: Marc Kirsch
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It Was A Rock Lobster
2008-01-02 13:33:00
Anytime I can get one of the best lyrics from the B52?s into a blog post, I?m there. I?m not just pulling this out of thin air tho. This multimedia device is called the Lobster and if you squint really hard, the segmented pieces sorta look like a lobster?s tail. It?s composed of an LCD screen that acts as a base for a multitude of media modules. By snapping those modules on, you further extend the Lobster?s features. The cool thing about the segmented design is it makes a perfect arm band, that is if you add enough modules. Sneaky huh? [It Was A Rock Lobster]
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It Was A Rock Lobster
2008-01-02 13:33:00
Anytime I can get one of the best lyrics from the B52?s into a blog post, I?m there. I?m not just pulling this out of thin air tho. This multimedia device is called the Lobster and if you squint really hard, the segmented pieces sorta look like a lobster?s tail. It?s composed of an LCD screen that acts as a base for a multitude of media modules. By snapping those modules on, you further extend the Lobster?s features. The cool thing about the segmented design is it makes a perfect arm band, that is if you add enough modules. Sneaky huh? [It Was A Rock Lobster]
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Go Ahead And Pick A Light
2008-01-02 13:29:00
Picking fruit from a tree could be a metaphor for recharging and reusing. This hollow steel tree is exactly that. It charges three pear-shaped lights that can be picked off for use. They?ll stay illuminated for an hour and when you?re out of ?juice?, just put them back on the tree. Design er: Nick Foley
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Go Ahead And Pick A Light
2008-01-02 13:29:00
Picking fruit from a tree could be a metaphor for recharging and reusing. This hollow steel tree is exactly that. It charges three pear-shaped lights that can be picked off for use. They?ll stay illuminated for an hour and when you?re out of ?juice?, just put them back on the tree. Design er: Nick Foley
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The Lamborghini Reventón
2008-01-01 23:38:00
When you see a Lamborghini , you see style, elegance, power and performance. Top of the line in all it has to offer inside and out. Lamborghini has always been a car that is truly unique and one that out performs all others. With the birth of the new Lamborghini Reventon, the style, power and performance has been knocked up several notches. With only 20 being made and selling for 1 million Euro?s (tax not included), the Reventon is by far the most unique Lamborghini yet made-a true masterpiece. Designed with the idea of modern aeronautics behind it, Reventon has style and vitality like no other car around. With its twisting design the Reventon has a seamlessly elegant movement. The carbon fiber material and the forward-facing air intakes allows for the 650 horsepower car stability, power and precision even at 340 km/hr. Not only is the design of the Reventon extraordinary, but the coloring created just for this model is unique. A mid opaque green/grey, which in the sunlight, shows a ...
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The Lamborghini Reventón
2008-01-01 23:38:00
When you see a Lamborghini , you see style, elegance, power and performance. Top of the line in all it has to offer inside and out. Lamborghini has always been a car that is truly unique and one that out performs all others. With the birth of the new Lamborghini Reventon, the style, power and performance has been knocked up several notches. With only 20 being made and selling for 1 million Euro?s (tax not included), the Reventon is by far the most unique Lamborghini yet made-a true masterpiece. Designed with the idea of modern aeronautics behind it, Reventon has style and vitality like no other car around. With its twisting design the Reventon has a seamlessly elegant movement. The carbon fiber material and the forward-facing air intakes allows for the 650 horsepower car stability, power and precision even at 340 km/hr. Not only is the design of the Reventon extraordinary, but the coloring created just for this model is unique. A mid opaque green/grey, which in the sunlight, shows a ...
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Personalizing That Phone
2008-01-01 23:34:00
Customizable face plates for electronics is all the rage right? This clamshell phone is all about user customization. The grid lattice structure holds colored pins to mimic precious jewelry. Create all kinds of designs and patterns in full pixelated isometric glory. Limited edition versions with precious metals and gems could also be created to heighten the sense of personal style and design. Designer: Nils Siegel
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Personalizing That Phone
2008-01-01 23:34:00
Customizable face plates for electronics is all the rage right? This clamshell phone is all about user customization. The grid lattice structure holds colored pins to mimic precious jewelry. Create all kinds of designs and patterns in full pixelated isometric glory. Limited edition versions with precious metals and gems could also be created to heighten the sense of personal style and design. Designer: Nils Siegel [Personalizing That Phone ]
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Projection Mobile Phones
2008-01-01 23:31:00
?s getting there, day by day, closer and closer. It?s only a matter of time before mobile projection technology makes its way into the mass market. This concept by Stefano Casanova is a Windows based mobile phone that can project your desktop to an flat surface. The micro light projector is actually integrated into the LCD so in order to activate it, you have to flip the screen down. Conceptual but interesting.[Projection Mobile Phones ]
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Projection Mobile Phones
2008-01-01 23:31:00
?s getting there, day by day, closer and closer. It?s only a matter of time before mobile projection technology makes its way into the mass market. This concept by Stefano Casanova is a Windows based mobile phone that can project your desktop to an flat surface. The micro light projector is actually integrated into the LCD so in order to activate it, you have to flip the screen down. Conceptual but interesting.Designer: Stefano Casanova
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Futuristic Vaio Zoom
2008-01-01 23:26:00
The Vaio Zoom notebook concept takes everything we know about holographic technology and squeezes it inside a thin glass form factor. When off, the screen is completely transparent and the keyboard goes opaque. Turn it on and the touchscreen holographic festivities begin. Even the mouse buttons are holographic!It?s just a concept so there?s no info on important tidbits like tactile feedback, battery life, system stats, etc., but rest assured technologies like this are closer than you think. It may not come all at once but it?s coming.
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Futuristic Vaio Zoom
2008-01-01 23:26:00
The Vaio Zoom notebook concept takes everything we know about holographic technology and squeezes it inside a thin glass form factor. When off, the screen is completely transparent and the keyboard goes opaque. Turn it on and the touchscreen holographic festivities begin. Even the mouse buttons are holographic!It?s just a concept so there?s no info on important tidbits like tactile feedback, battery life, system stats, etc., but rest assured technologies like this are closer than you think. It may not come all at once but it?s coming.Designer: Eno Setiawan
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Merry christmas and Happy New year 2008
2007-12-31 11:39:00
Merry christmas and Happy New year 2008!
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Merry christmas and Happy New year 2008
2007-12-31 11:39:00
Merry christmas and Happy New year 2008!
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Japan's New Way of Saving: The Bank of Life
2007-12-31 09:53:00
We have grown accustomed to the habit of placing our loose change in our ever dependable piggy banks. Now, wouldn't it be nice to have a bank that is "tamagotchi" in nature.Here it is. Introducing the Bank of Life .Upon closer inspection, users will find out that there is a virtual man waiting...This bank holds up to a whopping 100,000 Yen.But hold on, there's more...He starts off living in a very shabby apartment. And as soon as you put money inside the Life Bank, he will slowly earn virtual money in the process. Soon enough, he will move to a bigger apartment, start drinking wine, have a pet, and will even get married in the process. Through it all, the person will be so rich in his virtual world that you will find out that you too will be 100,000 Yen richer.
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Japan's New Way of Saving: The Bank of Life
2007-12-31 09:53:00
We have grown accustomed to the habit of placing our loose change in our ever dependable piggy banks. Now, wouldn't it be nice to have a bank that is "tamagotchi" in nature.Here it is. Introducing the Bank of Life .Upon closer inspection, users will find out that there is a virtual man waiting...This bank holds up to a whopping 100,000 Yen.But hold on, there's more...He starts off living in a very shabby apartment. And as soon as you put money inside the Life Bank, he will slowly earn virtual money in the process. Soon enough, he will move to a bigger apartment, start drinking wine, have a pet, and will even get married in the process. Through it all, the person will be so rich in his virtual world that you will find out that you too will be 100,000 Yen richer.
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Superbitus money box
2007-12-31 09:41:00
Problem: Give meaning to the breaking of a money box. Superbitus is a one-piece bomb-shaped plaster-made money-saving box. Supplied with a white marker to write the purpose of savings.
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