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MacBook Air Multi-touch Trackpad: two-finger pinch zooming, and two finger scrolling

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:30:00 GMT

For more information, please visit http://gizmodo.com/372482/asus-eee-pc-900-lands-at-the-fcc-macbook-air-style-multi+touch-trackpad-revealed...(read more)

Ted TalK: Norman Foster- Building on the green agenda

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:08:00 GMT

Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings that are green, beautiful and "basically pollution-free." He shares projects from throughout his career, from the pioneering roof-gardened Willis...(read more)

Ted Talk: Philippe Starck: Why design

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:32:00 GMT

Legendary designer Philippe Starck -- with no pretty slides behind him -- spends 18 minutes reaching for the very roots of the question "Why design?" Along the way he drops brilliant insights into the human condition; listen carefully for one perfectly...(read more)

Overcoming Barriers to Creativity

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:28:00 GMT

The Creative Group recently published a paper on Designophy and stated that "eight out of 10 in-house designers said it's difficult to convince senior management to accept ideas that deviate from the prevailing corporate style." In addtion, "eight out...(read more)

Braun vs Apple

YEN CHING-CHIUAN — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:55:00 GMT

A recent article published on Gizmodo, compared the design of Dieter Rams and Jonathan Ive, demonstrated that Rams' old designs for Braun during the '50s and '60s hold all the clues not only for past and present Apple products, but their future as well....(read more)