Designed by Artemy Lebedev, the talented designer behind the Art. Lebedev Studio in Russia, the Verbarius is the first clock that actually tells time the way we — humans — are used to: It replaces the analog hand movement and the traditional digital numeric display with phrases like “five minutes to ten” and “fifteen minutes past five”. It comes with 5 preloaded languages (English, German, Spanish, French and Russian), but more languages can be programmed using the USB connector on the back. All its gadgetry aside, I love its strong minimalist look. More images after the break Continue reading »
You’ve probably heard the news by now, but just in case you haven’t, the new version of the iPhone is coming out simultaneously in 24 countries on July 11th (including Canada — finally!), and over 70 more by the end of the year. It now has all the features of the previous model plus 3G data, GPS (A-GPS) and the 2.0 version of the iPhone OS which supports 3rd party applications and includes the App Store along with tons of other new features—all this at half the price of the previous model. Oh, and did I mention the 16 GB model comes in white?
The Symbio is a minimalist/retro concept VOIP Phone/Internet Radio device by Thomson.
The “Mimique” is a concept phone designed by RKS.
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You’re probably drooling all over your keyboard by now, aren’t you? The Brionvega ALPHA is an LCD TV / DVD player combo by italian designer Valerio Cometti, whose inspiration for this product comes from the immortal designs by Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe and Eileen Gray.
You can buy it now from the Brionvega page.