Today I spotted a something clever. Like the flat lightbulbs, LaCie’s new flat cables capitalise on an obviously, but somehow-overlooked, notion of industrial design: flatness.
These colour-coded computer cables are designed to create order, by folding otherwise chaotic cords into one another on their commute to the back of the computer. The colours determine the different [...]

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Oh Microsoft, do you enjoy being the corniest brand on the planet? Do you realise that your dad-like humour has evolved from endearing to something borderline-creepy? Well, maybe you should go to sleep and watch this video again when you’re sober.

Songsmith looks to be a copy of Garageband, except with an emphasis on singing. It [...]

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