Christmas wishlist

For all you design freaks out there: now is a good time to start your Christmas wish list.


Maybe it doesn't perform as well as you would expect from its price tag, but who cares? It looks great, it’s absolutely exclusive and you can say you own a MacBook.


Keeping in mind that an OLPC-XO is donated with every purchase, this makes it the perfect Christmas gift.

Spaghetti

From time to time I take a few minutes to clean up my desk. Very seldom I find the courage to look underneath. Although there’s this cable raceway it's still an enormous mess of wires, connectors and outlets. It’s no use organizing it: shortly after I always seem to have a change in my configuration that messes things up again. Out of gloominess I decided to stick to the top of my desk.
But maybe there’s hope. Last week I found the solution: the table that organizes everything for you. Everything? Well, going by these images I have to say nearly everything.

Now I have a new problem: how to convince my family that I really need this.

e-Madness or what?

In our need to computerize all our daily goodies Koga Miyata has made the next step. Their Tesla S tour bicycle is software driven. The software helps you to control the electric engine and the amount of support it delivers. Next to that it informs you constantly about the remaining battery life. Okay, I can see the benefit of these features as you go for a long ride in the Dutch polder wind.

But how about this, when you bring your bike for maintenance it's plugged in at the dealer to get a full service read out on the computer screen! It sounds fabulous, but I wonder what there is to read out since most bicycle parts are still mechanic. I'm sure it's really nifty software and that your Koga will run even smoother after a computerized service check-up. But let’s be honest, haven't we gone mad? If we have nothing better to do I suggest we spend some time at more useful features. How come bikes still get stolen for instance, or why do we still end up with flat tires all the time.

Forget the Iphone!

A provoking statement but after watching this video, I hope you'll agree with me.



Nokia looked into their crystal ball and discovered what a user interface can be in about seven years.
Because the Nokia Morph is made of nanotechnology its flexible and can adapt its shape to different use modes. Finally an old problem is solved.