The Samsung Multiview
This is an awesome idea. I have never been a fan of Samsung’s camera lenses, but I love Samsung’s innovative ideas when it comes to photography. For example, the cameras they shipped with dual lcds made for easy front facing shots.
BAD SAMSUNG!
Though this case wasn’t made by Samsung themselves, the case was made by a high end case maker whom is featured in all of Samsung’s flagship stores. I really want Samsung to find their own image, their own feel. Just approving this design in their stores (which Apple is already taking legal action against) is a poor mark on Sammy’s record.
The Verizon HTC Rhyme. It’s nice to see HTC building more feminine Android phones. When I see girls pull out an HTC Thunderbolt out of their pocket I always giggle a little.
iOS 5 does so much behind the scenes but what I want from iOS now is something completely fresh. I think Apple feels safe using an interface that everyone connects with instantly, but when things start to feel stale people are bound to want to get something new like that shiny new Galaxy S2 (Currently suffering this urge). Siri and the 8MP camera of the iPhone 4S are hardly reasons at all to upgrade for current iPhone 4 owners. There is nothing fresh design wise about the iPhone 4S, and I’m not even complaining about the look of the iPhone 4S, I just was really hoping for some kind of a new chassis.
To finish my rant, keeping things fresh and new are really important. I think it is safe to say tech design needs to refresh every year. Interfaces not so much but should have new features that define new versions of the OS from one another.
Sony’s XMB will not be on the new PSP Vita which is such a shame. Best operating system on a media standpoint.
So Apple is getting huge, with many more employees flooding in, a new facility is definitely necessary. What does Apple do? Make a UFO. That’s right, Steve unveiled some crazy design plans for the new Cupertino campus and they are simply stunning. Apple’s next architecture landmark.