Cool Hunting
| 27 July 2004view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Motorola A780
by Josh Rubin
Sorry for the Motoverkill, but this one is near and dear to me-- as a member of the original design team for the software in this puppy, I'm happy to see it has finally matured a bit. There have been several iterations: first was the A760, then the A768, then the E680. Each one a little better than the next, but not quite fulfilling the promise of simplicity, flexibility and usability. The A780 looks like it might actually deliver both software and hardware improvements. Full PDA applications on an internal touch screen and full phone functionality when the clam shell is closed means the form leads function. Packed with 'productivity' software, this is definitely a business user's phone.
read the press release
preliminary review at infosync world
Highline Proposals
by Josh Rubin
Details on the proposals from the 4 finalists for the here. The images above are plucked from the design boards of (left to right) Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfr, Steven Holl Architects, TerraGRAM: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and Zaha Hadid Architects. These aren't final plans, just design directions. The winner will be announced at the end of the Summer. If you're in NYC, you can see these in person at the Center for Architecture until 14 August.
Mobility Denial System
by Josh Rubin
The Sunday Times Magazine covered a slew of "non lethal wepons" currently in research and / or production here in the US. The Mobility Denial System is a thick goo that when sprayed across any surface makes that surface impassable. It has as much friction as wet ice and therefor can not be walked on or driven over. I love this solution because it's totally effective, totally harmless and draws inspiration from some place between a saturday morning cartoon and a sci-fi novel.
via NYTimes
AppleMoto
by Josh Rubin
Motorola and Apple have announced a partnership to create a mobile version of iTunes. With it, you'll be able to transfer music from iTunes on your Mac or PC to a Motorola handset via USB or Bluetooth. Obviously this means you'll be able to listen to music from your phone; hopefully it also means you can use songs from mobile iTunes for ring tones.
read the press release
