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Parting Shots: Outtakes from the Consumer Electronics Show
February 1, 2006
2 Min Read
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Firefly mobile phone, Design: Firefly Mobile, www.fireflymobile.com; The Firefly phone is “The mobile phone for mobile kids.†This pioneering voice-only device was designed explicitly for Tweens and satisfies parents’ concerns about unrestricted phone use and monthly costs.PowerSquid Surge Protector, Design: Trident Design LLC, www.powersquid.net; This breakthrough design reinvents power delivery, providing sophisticated power protection and easily accommodating bulky plugs.Logitech G5 Laser Mouse, Design: Design Partners, www.logitech.com; Features a highly versatile weight-tuning system, enabling gamers to customize the weight and balance of the mouse according to individual preference, resulting in superior control.Z800 3DVisor, Design: eMagin Corp., www.emagin.com; World’s first combination of high-resolution OLED-based stereovision, advanced 360° headtracker, and stereo sound for a 3D experience that puts viewers inside games or movies.iRobot Scooba Floor Washing Robot, Design: Manta Design, www.irobot.com; Innovative four-step cleaning process preps, washes, scrubs, and dries hard floors, all at the touch of a button. |
Where there are awards, there are IM plastics. Need we say more?
It’s award season, and the extravagant Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is not about to be left out. During the week of Jan. 5, products were singled out for CES’s Innovations Design & Engineering Awards. We noticed a strong relationship between these winners and the use of IM plastics in housings, grips, and other aesthetic and functional components. In fact, when a product is given a design/innovation award—think SPE Automotive Innovation (p. 36) or BusinessWeek/IDSA’s IDEAs—winners tend to stand a better-than-average chance of incorporating your and our favorite material and process.
That’s because IM is the process of choice for aesthetics, precision, and complex geometry. And the materials themselves allow designers the freedom to create original shapes. See for yourself with this sampling of the CES entries. CES has been conducting this competition since 1989, and it now features the IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) as advisor and endorser. Products are evaluated based on weighted criteria such as user value, aesthetics, contributions to the quality of life, and innovative design and qualities. Want to see more? Check out www.cesweb.org.
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