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Samsung patent application showcases AR headset design
When websites like Engadget report on patents, typically all you see accompanying the applications are line diagrams that give a faint idea of what a tech company is working on. Not so with a recently discovered application from Samsung, which includes a 3D r…
While the fact Samsung included a 3D render is unusual, it doesn't mean the company is any more likely to release the pictured device than with any other patent application we've seen in the past. Still, the timing is interesting. After years of trying to pos… [+641 chars]
Igor Bonifacic
2019-10-22 14:10:00
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Interior design startup Havenly raises $32 million
Interior design platform Havenly is raising $32 million in new funding to create its first private label brand as the startup aims to integrate its own products into its design recommendation engine. The Denver-startup is an online interior design consultancy…
Interior design platform Havenly is raising $32 million in new funding to create its first private label brand as the startup aims to integrate its own products into its design recommendation engine.
The Denver-startup is an online interior design consultanc… [+1468 chars]
Lucas Matney
2019-10-15 13:00:53
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How the Designer Behind the Original Mac Comes Up With New Ideas
Most people can’t really innovate, says Hartmut Esslinger, founder of frog design. He and his company (now celebrating fifty years in business) helped design Apple’s portable computers, Sony’s Walkman, and many websites, apps, gadgets, and high-end medical an…
Most people cant really innovate, says Hartmut Esslinger, founder of frog design. He and his company (now celebrating fifty years in business) helped design Apples portable computers, Sonys Walkman, and many websites, apps, gadgets, and high-end medical and d… [+6181 chars]
Nick Douglas
2019-10-21 13:00:00
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The Man Devoted to Radical Italian Design
At the creative director Dennis Freedman’s homes in East Hampton and Manhattan, his eye for objects is on full display.
Over the course of five years, Freedman entirely rebuilt the interior with an eye toward installing his works. The main floor, designed by Joseph, includes a 22-by-49-foot great room and three bedrooms; the basement was redone by the New York firm Deborah Ber… [+2832 chars]
Nancy Hass
2019-09-23 09:58:49
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When Politicians Play Web Designers
Opinion: Banning unwanted "dark patterns" from apps and sites may also take away the design features users want.
Privacy problems are age-old. The extravagant Sun King, Louis XIV of France, popularized the envelope as he used them to protect his letters from the prying eyes of the chambermaid or shopkeeper. In the colonial era, adhesive envelopes and patterned lining he… [+5141 chars]
Stephanie Thien Hang Nguyen, Lea Kissner
2019-09-25 13:00:00
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As Pedestrian Deaths Spike, Feds Take on Fanciful Crosswalks
The federal government wants an Iowa city to revert a crosswalk celebrating the LGBTQ community to the standard zebra design. It’s a growing pattern.
The city council in Ames, Iowa, just wanted to honor LGBTQ people during the local Pridefest. What the officials of the college town got instead was national attention and a showdown with the federal government.
The trouble started with the citys decision to… [+3989 chars]
Daniel C. Vock
2019-10-23 12:00:00
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Wolf Gourmet Precision Griddle Review: Not That Precise
The Wolf Gourmet griddle lets you dial in a specific temperature, but the cooking surface heats unevenly—a serious design flaw.
Many years ago, I walked into the kitchen to make Saturday morning pancakes for a group of friends and realized I had no idea how to do it. How hot should the pan be? When do you flip 'em? I must have wondered these questions aloud, as my then-girlfriend's mo… [+6177 chars]
Joe Ray
2019-10-05 12:00:00
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Next year’s iPhones could have a similar design to the iPhone 4, new report claims
Apple’s 2020 iPhones could feature a metal frame design similar to the one that was used for the iPhone 4 back in 2010. The prediction comes from Ming-Chi Kuo who is normally a reliable source of iPhone leaks.
Ming-Chi Kuo reiterates that the devices will support 5G
The current iPhone design has remained broadly consistent since 2017.
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Apples 2020 iPhones could feature a metal frame design similar to the one that was us… [+2148 chars]
Jon Porter
2019-09-25 13:07:43
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Why spacesuit design choices — not women’s physiques — delayed the first all-female spacewalk
On Friday, NASA celebrated a monumental first in its 61 years of history: a spacewalk performed by two women astronauts — without any men suited up alongside them. While it was a much-lauded step for the agency, the milestone also left many wondering why it t…
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (L) and Christina Koch (R), preparing to leave the International Space Station for the first all-female spacewalk | Image: NASA “Men are definitely not inherently better.” On Friday, NASA celebrated a monumental first in its 61 ye… [+10026 chars]
Loren Grush
2019-10-21 19:02:00
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Watch Elon Musk give a design update on SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket
This evening, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will give an update on the design and future of his company’s next-generation rocket, Starship, a massive vehicle that is meant to take people to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The concept for Starship has evolved in numerous w…
This evening, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will give an update on the design and future of his company’s next-generation rocket, Starship, a massive vehicle that is meant to take people to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The concept for Starship has evolved in numerous w… [+8177 chars]
Loren Grush
2019-09-28 16:00:00
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Vans faces Hong Kong boycott over sneaker design controversy
Skateboarding brand Vans is facing a boycott in Hong Kong after it removed a shoe alluding to the city's anti-government protests from a sneaker design competition.
Skateboarding brand Vans is facing a boycott in Hong Kong after it removed a shoe alluding to the city's anti-government protests from a sneaker design competition.
The company's decision to withdraw the proposed design was met with outrage on social media, … [+3893 chars]
Jessie Yeung
2019-10-07 09:10:36
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Facebook sued over Calibra’s look-alike logo
This summer, Facebook’s Calibra revealed a logo that looked very similar to the logo of startup bank Current. Now, Current has sued Facebook, Calibra, and Character, a design agency that made both logos, alleging trademark infringement.
Image: Calibra Over the summer, Facebook unveiled its Libra cryptocurrency and the Calibra subsidiary that would help manage it. Facebook also unveiled a logo for Calibra and, well, it looks somewhat similar to the logo of Current, a startup bank. Apparently,… [+1378 chars]
Jay Peters
2019-10-11 20:17:17
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Apple Reportedly Looking to Reboot the iPhone 4's Boxy Design for 2020
With the iPhone 11 likely marking the end of Apple’s current three-year design cycle, we’re due for new-look-iPhones in 2020. And if well-respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is correct, the next iPhone could feature a boxier design with flat stainless steel …
With the iPhone 11 likely marking the end of Apples current three-year design cycle, were due for new-look-iPhones in 2020. And if well-respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is correct, the next iPhone could feature a boxier design with flat stainless steel si… [+1768 chars]
Sam Rutherford
2019-09-25 14:15:00
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How accessible design helps everyone
I was born cross-eyed, and after two corrective surgeries, I thought I could see like everyone else. But I still had trouble driving, navigating stairs, and playing sports. In my late twenties, I learned that I mostly saw with one eye, and I couldn’t see in 3…
I was born cross-eyed, and after two corrective surgeries, I thought I could see like everyone else. But I still had trouble driving, navigating stairs, and playing sports. In my late twenties, I learned that I mostly saw with one eye, and I couldnt see in 3D… [+1325 chars]
Susanna ZarayskyContent Strategist, Material Design
2019-10-18 18:30:00
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A Modernist Sanctuary That Overlooks the Trancoso Jungle
The fashion executive turned hotelier Wilbert Das built a modern vacation house steeped in Brazil’s design history.
ORIGINALLY FROM RURAL Holland, Das grew Diesel from a company of 50 people to an international brand with 5,000 employees. My specialty was always materials that have a life, Das says. While selling jeans, that meant creating the illusion of history by distre… [+1980 chars]
Michael Snyder
2019-09-28 22:51:29
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The Pixelbook Go Walks the Fine Line Between High Design and Great Value
The Pixelbook is the best Chromebook you can buy, but it’s also one of the most expensive Chromebooks you can buy. The big pitch for the Pixelbook Go is that it takes a lot of what you like about the Pixelbook and Google’s aesthetic in general, and charges on…
The Pixelbook is the best Chromebook you can buy, but its also one of the most expensive Chromebooks you can buy. The big pitch for the Pixelbook Go is that it takes a lot of what you like about the Pixelbook and Googles aesthetic in general, and charges only… [+5681 chars]
Alex Cranz
2019-10-15 19:30:00
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Recommended Reading: The Google Stadia controller prototypes
An exclusive look at how Google designed its Stadia game controller Stan Horaczek, Popular Science We've known for months that Google built its own controller for the upcoming Stadia game streaming service. But Popular Science recently got a behind-the-scenes…
An exclusive look at how Google designed its Stadia game controllerStan Horaczek,Popular Science
We've known for months that Google built its own controller for the upcoming Stadia game streaming service. But Popular Science recently got a behind-the-scenes … [+276 chars]
Billy Steele
2019-10-19 16:30:00
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Small satellite launcher Virgin Orbit announces plans to send tiny vehicles to Mars
Virgin Orbit has big plans to send small spacecraft to Mars, as soon as 2022. The company — an offshoot of Richard Branson’s space tourism company Virgin Galactic — announced today that it is partnering with nearly a dozen Polish universities and a Polish sat…
Turns out Earth orbit is not the limit
Virgin Orbit has big plans to send small spacecraft to Mars, as soon as 2022. The company an offshoot of Richard Bransons space tourism company Virgin Galactic announced today that it is partnering with nearly a dozen P… [+4257 chars]
Loren Grush
2019-10-09 18:47:56
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There’s now an app that lets you pick stocks based on your astrological sign
The app takes design cues form from Co—Star and The Pattern; it’s blue and gold, with the cool minimalist lines that denote au courant taste. It’s very simple to use: after you download Bull and Moon, all you do is input your first name, your date of birth, a…
Its called Bull and Moon, and it is a delight
Astrology is real, and its strong and its our friend. As in Morrowind, the stars you were born under govern every aspect of your life. And now you can apply those celestial insights to that most dignified form of… [+2328 chars]
Bijan Stephen
2019-10-22 23:00:07
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Actually, the Small iPhone Is Bad
A new analyst report says that Apple will release a second-generation iPhone SE at the beginning of next year. Lovers of the old Apple design with its 4-inch screen will be tempted to rejoice and welcome back the iPhone for people with small hands, but that w…
A new analyst report says that Apple will release a second-generation iPhone SE at the beginning of next year. Lovers of the old Apple design with its 4-inch screen will be tempted to rejoice and welcome back the iPhone for people with small hands, but that w… [+3578 chars]
Adam Clark Estes
2019-10-03 16:04:00
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