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Apple announces feature list for iPhone 3.0 update

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Dropular – for purveyors of fine design

Stumbled across this gem of a site on the weekend. It is essentially a collection of “nicked” images from sites around the world – kinda like a social network for media bookmarking – “loosely based on the idea of a droplet contributing to a pool, filling it ever-so slightly one by one” … lovely stuff!

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TV3 – doing right but please get it right!

Just saw a very touching article on TV3’s Nightline about “Baby Miracle” – a badly deformed baby that, according to doctors in Samoa, shouldn’t survive. She has survived for 2 months now but needs urgent medical help Auckland (or anywhere but Samoa as they don’t have the facilities).
Please have a look at this clip – [...]

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AIGA Conference Day 2

Day 2 started with a presentation titled “Brainstorming with Belugas: Biomimicry and the Art of Well-adapted Design” by biologist Janine Benyus. This was a remarkable insight into the biomimicry field where industrial design takes influences and cues from nature. Benyus described to us how studying the edges of whales fins has created more efficient and [...]

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iPhone

Finally got one. Cracked it (pretty straightforward) and am now using it. Have to say it is by far the best gadget I have ever owned – every bit as good as the hype. There are a few limitations but they are features I don’t use – so no skin off my nose.
The best thing [...]

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Thoughts from the bi-annual AIGA Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Well, here I am at the AIGA conference in Denver and, in line with Marker company policy set to keep our motley crew informing you of the comings and goings of this industry , I am to blog about my time and experiences here.
However – I must admit that I have been somewhat pre occupied [...]

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Looks like Microsoft are finally getting the right idea

Microsoft has announced it’s latest and greatest toy – Microsoft Surface. Basically it’s a 30″ LCD panel with a touch control screen but with (what looks like) a great, intuitive, interface underneath. It looks like a giant iPhone – but it’s a good start! Great to see Microsoft spending some of its considerable wealth to [...]

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