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Posted by on Sep 8th, 2008 | 0 comments

Hewlet Packard’s Heavenly Packaging

Odd’s are you have no idea what the Pavilion dv6929 is. It’s an EPEAT silver-rated laptop that sells for under $800 but whats the big deal? Well it won Wal-Mart’s Home Entertainment Design Challenge. Wal-Mart set the challenge and HP stepped up to the plate to reduce packaging by 97% for an item now needing a quarter fewer trucks to deliver. the laptop and everything it comes with comes inside a...
Posted by on Sep 5th, 2008 | 1 comment

The Nerve

CBC Radio is soon going to be airing a new documentary miniseries called The Nerve by the same people who brought you the wonderful series The Wire: the Impact of Electricity on Music. The six part series explores the power music can have over us. It debuts this Saturday on CBC Radio so be sure to check it out. It seems like there is no (legitimate) way to hear this stuff off the radio so you’ll have to tune...
Posted by on Aug 27th, 2008 | 0 comments

Retro-Modern Videogame Remix

Retro-Modern Videogame Remix
On Pixelation they’re having a bit of fun producing images which take contemporary video games and imagine what they would have been like if produced for the original gameboy – you know, that old monochrome brick we all knew and loved. They’ve got some nice results going on and this idea really has legs. (Pictured: CroM’s take on...
Posted by on Aug 26th, 2008 | 6 comments

LivingColors Mini

LivingColors Mini
Apparently one of our favorite designs from the Philips Simplicity concept show we discussed a long time ago has finally been adapted for a commercial product. The Philips LivingColour mini lamp doesn’t look as good as the original concept design but instead takes the form of some kind of odd magical egg. It’s rather expensive too at £85.00 ($164.59 CAD). This really illustrates how something can...
Posted by on Aug 22nd, 2008 | 6 comments

X08 Toronto

X08 Toronto
Last night was X08 in Toronto. Held at CiRCA, the event showcased software by Microsoft Game Studios as well as fourteen third party developers.These included Ubisoft, EA, Disney Interactive Studios, and a whole bunch of others. There were some great titles on display including all the anticipated blockbusters looming over this holiday season. Call of Duty 5: World at war was looking really stunning, The latest...
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