Archive forDecember, 2008

50 Strange Buildings of the World

December 4th, 2008 by Dave@LGUK
 
- by Village of Joy I've only seen 3 of these buildings in person (the 2 in London and the Lotus temple in India) all of which are at the less-extreme end of the scope of strange on display. Some of the others are .. deformed, bizarre or mind(and material!)-bending! It actually hurts my eyes to look at some of these buildings! Not because they are ugly or garish, but because they play with dimensions so much, they make me slightly queasy. It's very unsettling! Having said that I find it hard to pick a favourite - my opinion shifts every time I...
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Video: And now the LG7000′s turn

December 3rd, 2008 by Dave@LGUK
 
The other day I featured the LG4000 LCD TV and a product video with the excellent Edd talking about it and its features. Next up is a guide to the LG7000, the top end LCD television from LG for 2008/9. Edd shows off the TV's connectivity via Bluetooth and USB, as well as the Intelligent Sensor technology which helps save power as well as reducing eyestrain. He also covers the excellent picture quality and different AV modes, and the Clear Voice technology that enhances the sound experience: The LG7000's specs ae there to check out on the main LG site if...
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Phony Phones and real design concepts

December 3rd, 2008 by Dave@LGUK
 
In the last 24 hours I've been sent two interesting phone links - one, called Pomegranate, was actually a viral for Nova Scotia the other, a genuine product - or at least design concept for Yahama's Product Design Lab - called Box to Play by Marianne Bailey. A unique flip action, folding and unfolding ceaselessly in your hand Playful tactile transformations reveal a new functional interface with every flip, a mobile phone, a music sampler, a mp3 player, a camera and when open a “speaker box”. See for yourself: Oddly, I had more trouble believing in Box to Play at first glance - Pomegranate's...
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Thinking outside of the white box – Barcodes reimagined

December 2nd, 2008 by Dave@LGUK
 
Someone sent me a link to some amazing Japanese barcodes this morning. These are by D-Barcode, a Japanese company whose website's title is "BIG IDEAS ARE SMALL, DESIGN BARCODE." Unfortunately the rest of the site is in Japanese so I can't find out more but it's a lovely idea, making the barcode part of the package design rather than the more usual white rectangle tacked on at the end. As Weird Asia News put it: It is said that barcodes are the bane of the modern graphic designer. Many distribution people compound the headache by insisting on conspicuous white rectangles, which...
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Introducing the LG Mobile Developer Network

December 1st, 2008 by Dave@LGUK
 
In October LG launched their Mobile Developer Network site, which provides tools to develop applications for LG mobile phones and provides a range of technical documentation to help you understand the technologies and how to create applications and content for LG mobile phones. The LG Mobile Developer Network provides resources for numerous mobile technologies, as well as downloadable guides, a support system and a community hub where members can ask questions, share information, and learn about mobile application development. Forum experts will also be on hand to provide support and moderate discussions if needed. There is also the 'Go to Market'...
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