Jacky Liu
The future of computing
What’s the next big thing in the technology industry. I glance down at my electronic devices and wonder; do I really need to spend money on anot…
The Kindle of the future
“The Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary product for publishing; the breakthrough device in bringing published content straight to your hands. It i…
“… every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms… we are in the midst of crisis… our economy is b…
Matthew Honan’s experiment with the location-aware lifestyle
“Simply put, location changes everything. This one input, our coordinates, has the potential to change all the outputs. Where we shop, who we ta…
“We’ve had enough of frivolity”
“There are other priorities now. Perhaps in 30 years it will be interesting to come back and speak about the beauty of a chair or a lamp, but to…
Ravaging grid inefficiency
“It’s gone before you even knew it was there: as energy is unlocked from fuels at power plants, two-thirds of the energy consumed to creat…
The location-based potential
Location-aware services are becoming prevalent components of day-to-day technology, technology delivering information based on one’s physical l…
McDonald’s unbranded in Japan
“On November 5th, a launch campaign began in Tokyo, with two McDonald’s locations in Shibuya and Omotesando being totally converted to &#…
Yes we can
“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our foun…
Experiencing “content”
The intention of Cover Flow was to re-introduce the experience of flipping through album covers, as they were in cases or sleeves, back to digital mus…
“God is the only one with the message. It’s a message of hope and urgency, because he’s not going to wait much longer. His message…
Webpage re-designs of 2008
Revised on September 26, 2008. There has been a surge of webpage re-designs in 2008, though some may be controversial, the momentum of Web 2.0 has con…
“A little goes a long way.”
“The bottleneck saver is designed to be attached to liquid soap dispenser necks and restricts the amount dispensed in order to reduce unnecessar…
What’s next for Beijing?
“Thanks to an unprecedented set of restrictions on cars and factories for the Olympics… the skies over Beijing have been cleaner than ever…
The disappearing act…
The intriguing thing is, the waste society exorcise just seemingly disappears; that’s modern civilization, that’s the beauty of the system…
Revised on August 10, 2008. Bocci designed a range of electrical accessories “that will radically change the aesthetics of room interiors. (The …
Images updated on October 29, 2008. “MacPad is a revolutionary new product that completely revitalizes mobile computing. It is an ultra-portable…
The analogue indicator
This analogue indicator concept deviates from traditional signal indicators. It is an intelligent visual indicator and traffic management philosophy t…
The tragic tale of ethanol
“… one of the best ways for us to not sacrifice is with ethanol, because ethanol makes us feel like the energy crisis has been solved, and…
