Archive for February 1st, 2010

Mu Space Music Player Transforms Into a Bed [Concept]

Posted by DesignShrineHost in Gadget News on February 1st, 2010

Is this a lunchbox? A boombox? Actually, the Mu Space music player is a bed box. Its body carries a soft bed inside, doubling as an audio pillow thanks to its rotating speakers. This is how it works:

You just have to open it, unfold the bed, turn the speakers inside, and get to sleep listening to slumbering songs. Simple. Even while the Bondi iMac color scheme is a bit passé for my taste, I wish I had one of these while I was waiting at the—horrible—Goa airport to get back to NYC from my—lovely—hunnymoon. [Yanko Design]



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LG Selling 20-Inch OLEDs This Year, 30-Inches In 2011 and 40-Inches in 2012 [Oled]

Posted by DesignShrineHost in Gadget News on February 1st, 2010

Both 15 and 19-inchers have been shown off by LG, but they want to add another inch before mass-producing their OLED range this year. Next year they'll raise the bar again with 30-inch panels, and in 2012, a 40-inch OLED.

Hitting the nail on the head, LG's VP Won Kim said:

"They may be expensive, but it will be possible to buy a 40-inch class OLED TV in 2012."

When Sony's XEL-1 went on sale, all 11-inches cost $2,500. Working by the same measurement, LG's 40-incher should be oh, close to $10,000. A veritable bargain. [Tech-On via OLED-Display]



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Wacom Intuos4 Is Completely Wireless [Tablets]

Posted by DesignShrineHost in Gadget News on February 1st, 2010

The fifth Wacom Intuos4 is named the "Intuos4 Wireless" as it teams up with Macs and PCs via Bluetooth. An 8 x 5-inch display used with a pressure-sensitive Grip Pen will have designers porting their creations to Adobe instantly.

Autodesk and Corel are also compatible with the graphics tablet, which is the same size as the medium Intuos4 model. It charges via USB and has 18 hours of battery life when not connected. There's a few other changes with the design of the Intuos4 Wireless in comparison to the other four models, but if you're wanting a comprehensive look at it, then CNET has got an early review of it.

Pricing for the UK market looks set to be £359.99 when it goes on sale in March, with the US able to pick one up for $399 now. [Wacom Wireless via CNET]



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The Lego Apple iPad [Lego]

Posted by DesignShrineHost in Gadget News on February 1st, 2010

Since I can't wait to get the Apple iPad, I will build one with Lego bricks, using this one as the guideline. And then use it like I will use the real iPad itself: By licking it.

Because, deep inside, I know the iPad is tongue-sensitive and dee-lee-ceeous. [Flickr - Thanks Tom!]



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Ex-Microsoft Designer’s Work Hints At Potential Multitouch Support For Windows Mobile 7 [Windows Mobile]

Posted by DesignShrineHost in Gadget News on February 1st, 2010

Here's the story. Designer Jeremiah Whitaker spent nine months at Microsoft working on Windows Mobile 7 (according to his LinkedIn), and published an example of user experience on his site—which is believed to be from Microsoft.

Accompanying the above images, he wrote:

"NDA dictates I keep this vague. For a leading cell platform I created UX flows of common controls and usages. After client review I created flash demos. Those demo's were then reviewed and passed on to SectionSeven development to create interactive prototypes".

The design company SectionSeven has been working with Microsoft recently, so he wasn't exactly encrypting his work on the mobile platform's user experience very well. It's like he wanted to be found out.

The diagrams, while not exactly clear, do hint at the possibility of multitouch for Windows Mobile 7 phones, or at least some new gestures not needed previously on their platforms. Last week a list of the minimum required specs that Microsoft has supposedly issued to manufacturers leaked out, with at least a 3.6-inch WVGA display needed for WinMo7 handsets, along with a 1GHz processor. Both these elements would certainly be well-suited to a multitouch UI. [Jeremiah Whitaker via Microsoft Kitchen via The Unwired]



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