Bike Hangers: The future of public bike storage.
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Samsung's saucy Smart TV ad: "Look, don't touch"
24 May
Samsung has a recent history of mocking others in its ads — some poked fun at iPhone users — but now Samsung is using humor to tout its gesture controlled line of Smart TV sets. Thanks to an integrated web cam atop the display, consumers can control video playback, volume and other functions without touching the set.
To show how — dare I say it — sexy this is, the company’s latest ad shows what happens when you put a female model wearing a camisole top and shorts that are two sizes too small in front of a Smart TV.
Tags: Ad, Business, Campaign, Commercial, Marketing, Samsung, Technology
This coal-plant snow globe could be yours for only $3,100
24 May
The world inside a snow globe is usually pretty idyllic — just pure white snow falling lightly on famous landmarks. Not really an accurate reflection of the environmental toll of mass-produced tourist kitsch. So the artists of the Dorothy collective have produced a limited run of two coal power plant globes, complete with ash-flake “snow.” One has already been sold — but the other can be yours for £2,000, or a little over $3,100.
Video: Jony Ive is knighted
24 May
Reblogged from Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine:
With two taps of a sword, Jony Ive becomes Sir Jonathan
FORTUNE — Britain’s Princess Anne does the honors, then she and Apple’s (AAPL) senior vice president for industrial design have a nice long chat.
BELOW: A 2:24 ITV report includes a brief interview with Ive and footage of him and the Queen.
Tags: Apple, Business, Design, iPad, Technology
Get To Know James Nares...
24 May
Good Morning!
James Nares has been on our design radar for quite some time as his paintings have been featured in some of our favourite publications, including Elle Decor and Lonny Mag. If you haven’t had the chance to parooze the work of Mr. Nares, we suggest you do yourself a favour and check it out.
Originally from London England he now resides and works in New York City.
Forrester: Apple's new TV won't be a TV at all
24 May Reblogged from Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine:
Instead, their consumer product expert describes a wall-mounted panel he calls the iHub
Source: technobuffalo.com
FORTUNE — James McQuivey, writing on his Forrester Research blog about Apple’s (AAPL) widely anticipated entry into the full-fledged TV market, had me convinced.
Up to a point.
What he says about the current situation — except for the use of the word “failed” — struck me as smart and fair:
Tags: Apple, Business, Innovation, Technology, tv
Steak-ing a Claim: Can You Patent a Cut of Meat?
24 May
It may be the next frontier of intellectual property: your dinner table. Oklahoma State University is working on patenting a new cut of steak. Yes, you heard that right: there are, apparently, hitherto undiscovered regions of that steer. Jacob Nelson, a “value-added meat-processing specialist” at the university’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center, has created what he calls the “Vegas Strip Steak.” The new cut of meat is…
Tags: Business, Food, Innovation, IPR, Patent
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