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DESIGN   |  Comment

A Universal Gym for Both the Able-Bodied and the Wheelchair Bound

A universally accessible weight machine is among the front runners in the current James Dyson Award contest.READ»

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Cell Phone Towers Could Predict the Next Hurricane Katrina

Cell phone towers can do more than just satisfy our need for constant communication; they might be able to save us from major floods, according to researchers from Tel Aviv University. Professor Pinhas Alpert and colleagues report in ...READ»

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The Ultimate Greenwash: GM Might Change its Corporate Logo from Blue to Green

It's not a done deal yet, but GM is reportedly considering a change from its traditional blue logo to a green one that shows consumers it is lean, green, quick-thinking and focused on fuel efficiency. A word of advice for GM: this ...READ»

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Nintendo's Innovation Console: A Q&A With Reggie Fils-Aime

For the past several years, Nintendo executives have been touting such books as "The Innovator's Dilemma" and "Blue Ocean Strategy" as a way to explain why they've been zigging while everyone else zagged. That's why at last month's ...READ»

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STUFF   |  Comment

One Man's Junk Is a Storyteller's Treasure

In his monologue that closes out the industrial design film Objectified, reviewed here back in March, it's clear that columnist and author Rob Walker is perplexed by our obsession with material culture. He even goes so far as to ...READ»

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BICYCLES   |  3 comments

Hot Bike of the Day: The Limited Edition Dutch Master

Industrial-design site Core 77 experiments in co-branding, releasing a bike crafted by a New York artisan.READ»

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MICROSOFT   |  Comment

Microsoft Brings Bing Feature to Hotmail, Urges 350 Million Users to Forget Google

Just as Google levels its sights on Microsoft's OS dominance, Microsoft is quietly adding some Bing to email provider Hotmail, nudging hundreds of millions of users toward Microsoft's Bing decision engine. The primary change to ...READ»

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Watch Out GEICO Gecko, Aleksandr the Meerkat Is Social Media King of Car Insurance

Last week, Aleksandr Orlov gave his first ever public interview to The Sun. It was a brilliant "get" for Britain's most-read daily, and a fantastic piece of coverage for Orlov. If this sounds like a mildly interesting but trivial ...READ»

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AUDI   |  1 comment

Audi Toots Its Own Horn, Through Design

To celebrate its centenary, Audi has released a slew of designs, including a piano, a yacht, and a 108-foot tall sculpture.READ»

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NETFLIX   |  2 comments

Netflix to Stream Movies Directly to Sony's Bravia TVs

The gap between the Web and television just narrowed a bit further. Starting this fall, Netflix users will be able to stream movies directly from the site to Sony Bravia Internet-enabled televisions. bringing Netflix's 12,000-title ...READ»

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ENVIROFIT   |  Comment

Envirofit's $25 Clean-Burning Cooking Stove Is Ready for the Developing World

Envirofit International is already known for its clean-burning cooking stoves, which have been on the market since May 2008. Since then, the stoves have reached 60,000 customers. Over the next five years, these stoves could reduce ...READ»

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Tim Burton, Eat Your Heart Out--and Watch This Castle Transform Before Your Eyes

Video of a mind-bending light projection by Apparati Effimeri, an Italian interaction-design firm. READ»

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Would You Live in a Suburban Office Park?

The birthplace of the cell phone courts new life as a loft complex.READ»

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BUSINESS   |  Comment

Best Buy Dabbles in Online Crowdsourcing

Best Buy's a big name and, you know, it's pretty successful. But that doesn't mean it's closed-minded, and won't listen to good ideas from the public. To that end, it's just launched an online Suggestions Box.It's called the Best Buy ...READ»

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AMAZON   |  Comment

AmazonWireless Offers Phones and Plans, Minus the Cellular Store

Not content with selling absolutely everything else, Amazon today announced the beta launch of AmazonWireless, a new extension of the online retailer that allows users to browse cell phones and various service plans from AT&T and ...READ»