<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>minusfive &#187; Gadgets</title> <atom:link href="http://minusfive.com/category/gadgets/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://minusfive.com</link> <description>modern design, minimalism + architecture blog</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:57:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=</generator> <item><title>TECAtech Wireless Ear Buds</title><link>http://minusfive.com/741/industrial-design/tecatech-wireless-ear-buds</link> <comments>http://minusfive.com/741/industrial-design/tecatech-wireless-ear-buds#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:24:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jorge Villalobos</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industrial Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TECAtech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://minusfive.com/?p=741</guid> <description><![CDATA[TECAtech is a UK/China based product design company. From TECAtech: Working with wireless technology company Kleer, we have helped to develop the worlds first high quality wireless earbuds for MP3 players. The headphones just launched in the US provide better sound quality than Bluetooth but last three times longer due to lower power consumption. The [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="/industrial-design/741/tecatech-wireless-ear-buds#more-741"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-742" title="TECHAtech Wireless Ear Buds" src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/016-600x675.jpg" alt="TECHAtech Wireless Ear Buds" width="600" height="675" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.tecatechnologies.com/index.htm">TECAtech</a> is a UK/China based product design company. <span id="more-741"></span></p><p>From TECAtech:</p><blockquote>Working with wireless technology company Kleer, we have helped to develop the worlds first high quality wireless earbuds for MP3 players.The headphones just launched in the US provide better sound quality than Bluetooth but last three times longer due to lower power consumption.The headphones use a duel aerial system to eliminate the drop out problem common with Bluetooth headsets for phones.To allow a first-to-market entry level product the final design used a cable to connect the two ear phones together – this greatly reduced cost as only one IC and battery was needed.</blockquote><p><a href="http://www.tecatechnologies.com/index.htm">More about TECAtech »</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://minusfive.com/741/industrial-design/tecatech-wireless-ear-buds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>iRetroPhone</title><link>http://minusfive.com/719/interactive-design/iretrophone</link> <comments>http://minusfive.com/719/interactive-design/iretrophone#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:17:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jorge Villalobos</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interactive Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://minusfive.com/?p=719</guid> <description><![CDATA[Completely unnecessary, but cool nonetheless, the iRetroPhone application aims to emulate an interface left in the 20th century: the rotary phone. In development by ObjectGraph, available soon through the App Store. Watch the video of this app in action after the break.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="/interactive-design/719/iretrophone#more-719"><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/iretrophone.jpg" alt="iRetroPhone" title="iRetroPhone" width="600" height="465" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-721" /></a></p><p>Completely unnecessary, but cool nonetheless, the <a href="http://blog.objectgraph.com/index.php/2008/05/27/iphone-applicaiton-retro-phone-project/">iRetroPhone</a> application aims to emulate an interface left in the 20<sup>th</sup> century: the rotary phone. In development by <a href="http://blog.objectgraph.com/index.php/2008/05/27/iphone-applicaiton-retro-phone-project/">ObjectGraph</a>, available soon through the App Store. Watch the <strong>video</strong> of this app in action after the break. <span id="more-719"></span></p><p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="350" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fr2APizuXZg" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fr2APizuXZg"></embed></object></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://minusfive.com/719/interactive-design/iretrophone/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Colombo Two by Chauhan Studio</title><link>http://minusfive.com/713/industrial-design/colombo-two-by-chauhan-studio</link> <comments>http://minusfive.com/713/industrial-design/colombo-two-by-chauhan-studio#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:34:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jorge Villalobos</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industrial Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chauhan Studio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Colombo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[London]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Minimalism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sach Chauhan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tej Chauhan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://minusfive.com/?p=713</guid> <description><![CDATA[Brothers Tej and Sach Chauhan of Chauhan Studio designed this futuristic phone for Suncorp Communications, fittingly named after famed Italian designer Joe Colombo. They state the design seeks to re-establish the lost relationship between earpiece and mouthpiece in modern telephones. The flash and html versions of Chauhan Studio’s site state both Spring and August of [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://minusfive.com/industrial-design/713/colombo-two-by-chauhan-studio#more-713"><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/colombo-two.jpg" alt="Colombo Two" title="Colombo Two" width="600" height="350" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-718" /></a></p><p>Brothers <a href="/tag/tej-chauhan">Tej</a> and <a href="/tag/sach-chauhan">Sach Chauhan</a> of <a href="/tag/chauhan-studio">Chauhan Studio</a> designed this futuristic phone for Suncorp Communications, fittingly named after famed Italian designer <a href="/tag/joe-colombo">Joe Colombo</a>. They state the design seeks to re-establish the lost relationship between earpiece and mouthpiece in modern telephones. The flash and html versions of <a href="http://www.chauhanstudio.com/">Chauhan Studio’s site</a> state both Spring and August of 2008 respectively as the availability date—so I’m unclear about that one. Let’s hope it’s soon. More images after the break. <span id="more-713"></span></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/colombo-two-3.jpg" alt="Colombo Two" title="Colombo Two" width="600" height="360" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-716" /></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/colombo-two-2.jpg" alt="Colombo Two" title="Colombo Two" width="600" height="397" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-715" /></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/colombo-two-1.jpg" alt="Colombo Two" title="Colombo Two" width="600" height="320" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-714" /></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/colombo-two-base.jpg" alt="Colombo Two + Base" title="Colombo Two + Base" width="600" height="470" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-717" /></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://minusfive.com/713/industrial-design/colombo-two-by-chauhan-studio/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>18</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Domino Flash Drive</title><link>http://minusfive.com/699/industrial-design/domino-flash-drive</link> <comments>http://minusfive.com/699/industrial-design/domino-flash-drive#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:20:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jorge Villalobos</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industrial Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Korea]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Minimalism]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://minusfive.com/?p=699</guid> <description><![CDATA[I love when designers find ways to remove clutter and replace clumsy designs with practical ones. iriver’s new domino flash drive is a nice example of minimal design—they’ve replaced the easy–to–loose protective cap that comes with most other flash drives with a slide mechanism that exposes the USB conector when needed, and even removed the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://minusfive.com/industrial-design/699/domino-flash-drive#more-699"><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/domino-white-mechanism.jpg" alt="Domino - White" title="Domino - White" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702" /></a></p><p>I love when designers find ways to remove clutter and replace clumsy designs with practical ones. iriver’s new domino flash drive is a nice example of <a href="/tag/minimalism">minimal design</a>—they’ve replaced the easy–to–loose protective cap that comes with most other flash drives with a slide mechanism that exposes the USB conector when needed, and even removed the unnecessary “GB” acronym from the label, leaving a single, clean beautiful number to indicate the drive’s capacity. It comes in 2 and 4 GB capacities and in your choice of white, black, pink, chocolate or coral–pink. Unfortunately this beauty is only available in Korea for now, but hopefully will be made available in the rest of the world soon. More images after the break. <span id="more-699"></span></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/domino-on-laptop.jpg" alt="Domino - On MacBook" title="Domino - On MacBook" width="600" height="450" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-701" /></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dominoes.jpg" alt="Dominoes" title="Dominoes" width="600" height="260" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-705" /></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/domino-black-mechanism.jpg" alt="Domino - Black" title="Domino - Black" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-700" /></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dominoes-white.jpg" alt="Dominoes - White" title="Dominoes - White" width="600" height="300" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-704" /></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dominoes-black.jpg" alt="Dominoes - Black" title="Dominoes - Black" width="600" height="300" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-703" /></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://minusfive.com/699/industrial-design/domino-flash-drive/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HAL: A (TV) Design Odyssey</title><link>http://minusfive.com/664/industrial-design/hal-a-tv-design-odyssey</link> <comments>http://minusfive.com/664/industrial-design/hal-a-tv-design-odyssey#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:55:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jorge Villalobos</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industrial Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Gallery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chauhan Studio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Il Salone Internazionale del Mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[London]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Minimalism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sach Chauhan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tej Chauhan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://minusfive.com/?p=664</guid> <description><![CDATA[Despite its name this is not a prop from the famous Kubrick flick. Unfortunately, it’s not yet a real product either. Recently presented at the 2008 Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, the concept LCD TV designed by UK based Chauhan Studio focuses on matching sound quality with the [usually] superior image quality offered by [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://minusfive.com/industrial-design/664/hal-a-tv-design-odyssey#more-664"><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/hal.jpg" alt="HAL" title="HAL" width="600" height="540" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-667" /></a></p><p>Despite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000">its name</a> this is not a prop from the famous <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)">Kubrick flick</a>. Unfortunately, it’s not yet a <em>real</em> product either. Recently presented at the 2008 <a href="http://minusfive.com/tag/il-salone-internazionale-del-mobile">Salone Internazionale del Mobile</a> in Milan, the concept LCD TV designed by UK based <a href="http://www.chauhanstudio.com/">Chauhan Studio</a> focuses on matching sound quality with the [usually] superior image quality offered by current LCD TVs, while also introducing harmony between the design of the object and its surrounding spaces. Three words: I want it. More images after the break.<span id="more-664"></span></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/hal-profile.jpg" alt="HAL Profile" title="HAL Profile" width="600" height="520" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-666" /></p><p><img src="http://minusfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/hal-front.jpg" alt="HAL Front" title="HAL Front" width="600" height="510" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-665" /></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://minusfive.com/664/industrial-design/hal-a-tv-design-odyssey/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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