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Orange connects with the young design generation

For the second year running,  Orange  has curated a design competition to promote links between creation and technology. The first edition, called Orange whispers to your ear, was dedicated to making…

Fogring at Maison & Objet

Fogring is a portable humidifier and aroma diffuser that can be used anywhere due to its reduced size. The floating donut-shaped product can be placed in any type of open container, from a large va…

Sony at IFA 2012

Sony VAIO Duo 11 IFA 2012 is now in full swing, with both trade and public tech enthusiasts flocking to Berlin's Messe to look at - and test out - the latest innovations from the industry's …

Washable keyboard by Logitech

Logitech has launched a keyboard which can be submerged into water. The Logitech Washable Keyboard K310 features drainage holes and durable laser-printed, UV coated keys, and can be handwashed in wa…

McIntosh: modern tech with a retro twist

The MXA60 OXYGEN by McIntosh US hi-fi and home cinema brand McIntosh  specialises in products which combine the latest technological advances with a vintage look. The MC207 power amplifier by McIntos…

Tactile touchscreens

Tactus Technology Introduction from Tactus Technology Inc. on Vimeo Tactus Technology has developed a haptic touchscreen which can create physical buttons from a flat surface, using its Tactile L…

Naturalis: bespoke cosmetics at home

Naturalis by Eliumstudio for Rowenta Created by Paris-based Eliumstudio for Rowenta , Naturalis is a compact user-friendly machine that allows consumers to make bespoke cosmetics, by controlling the…

In The Forest: Neoreal by Canon

Fall in Pop by Canon at Superstudio Più Canon 's immersive exhibition Neoreal, on at Superstudio Più in Zona Tortona all this week,  is one of the highlights of Milan Design Week so far. The inst…

Milan 2012: There's an app for that

Even the most experienced visitors can get overwhelmed with the wide range of events going on in Milan during Design Week. A few organisers and exhibitors took a step forward and are offering free sm…

The USB Typewriter by Jack Zylkin

Injecting modernity into a technology nearing extinction and satisfying die-hard fans of the old fashioned manual typewriter, the USB Typewriter has been developed to offer vintage typing mechanisms…

Invoxia NVX 610 Wins CES Award 2012

The Invoxia NVX 610 telephone by Eliumstudio has been awarded the 2012 CES Award for Best Innovation for its multi-directional auditory devices - individual, rainbow-coloured speakers which allow t…

RCA's USB Wall Plate Charger

A Wow Me idea fresh from the International CES in Las Vegas: RCA's USB Wall Plate Charger , the winner of this year's Best of Innovations award at the consumer electronics show. The Wall Pl…

HBL News: Smartphones replacing point-and-shoot cameras

British broadsheet The Guardian reports today that 2011 saw camera sales fall by 30%, as smartphones became the most popular device for taking photographs. Apple's iPhone 4 has been the most pop…

HBL Analysis: Designing for an aging population

Ruth, who is 100-years-old, doing pilates in New York City, as seen at advancedstyle.blogspot.com Last month the UNFPA reported that the world's population had reached 7 billion. Of this number,…

Condiment Junkie technologies for Selfridges' Christmas windows

Using breakthrough technology by sound design company Condiment Junkie , London's  Selfridges is turning its windows into oversized carol-singing music boxes for Christmas 2011, with the glass…

WELOVEART presents BOOM-box

Taking the concept of a boom-box to the extreme, 1024 Architecture has teamed up with arts events consultancy WELOVEART to install BOOM-box at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris. It is an el…

Curisma, a flash sale site for tech junkies

In the spirit of Gilt Groupe and Fab.com , Curisma is a new flash sale site that concentrates on tech. The name is a hybrid word from curiosity, curates and charisma, and the members-only shop als…

HBL News: iPads take over iPhones in web traffic

Smartphones and tablets were the route for 6.8% of web traffuc in the US in August, Mashable Tech reports - with iPads are now driving more web traffic than iPhones. Using stats from analysts comSco…

Tributes to Steve Jobs

When news broke on Wednesday night that Apple founder and design visionary Steve Jobs had lost his battle with cancer, tributes poured in from all over the world. The clear glass walls of Apple's…

Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011

"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no …
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