TIMETABLE / W+K LONDON

Wieden+Kennedy needed a way to increase the efficiency of their meetings. Ico Design and Sidekick Studios came up with the Timetable, an innovative table that visually controls the length of the meetings using 10 RGB LED panels beneath the surface, each representing 1/10 of the meeting time. As the panels switch off with a non disruptive sound effect , time is counted down to when the meeting will be over and when all the panels are off, a vocal message is played signaling that the meeting is over.

AVATAR / JAMES CAMERON

After being away for almost a decade , James Cameron has finally given us a small trailer of his highly anticipated upcoming movie, Avatar.

IDEA 2009 WINNERS / BEST DESIGNS OF 2009

The International Design Excellence Awards 2009 , IDEA, are presented to the most innovative and user friendly innovations of the year. Ranging from medical systems to everyday items, these winners were selected on the basis of user friendliness whether the user is a runner, an environmentalist, a warehouse worker, a surgeon, an everyday civilian. Over 30 items were given the Gold medal, and just to show the innovation of these items , the Best in show award went to garbage (literally). To view all the finalist , visit here and silver medalists can be seen here. We highly recommend our viewers to gloss over some of the gold and silver medalists, maybe one of you will be motivated and become a part of IDEA in the future years.

OCEANSIZE TEAM / SHORT FILM

Oceansize is a short 3D film created by 4 students from Supinfocom in Arles, France. The team consists of Romain Jouandeau, Adrien Chartie, Gilles Mazières and Fabien Thareau who are all students at the world renowned University of Communication Science. Their attention to detail alone makes this exhilarating to watch. To learn more about the Oceansize team visit Oceansize.

DZ9044 / DIESEL

This faceless wrist strap designed by Diesel is obviously created for the traveling man,or someone who is asked about Greenwich time occasionally. With 2 side movements on each side,this watch allows the wearer to see times in up to 4 different time zones. So whether you are a frequent traveler,or just curious to know what the time is in Iceland,you will have to dish out about $365.

IPAD? / APPLE

Rumors of a Macbook/iPhone -esque combination have been floating around for a while now. CNET has a comprehensive analysis of the speculation as well as some insight into why it might or might not work here. - photo courtesy of Core77

Ulysse Nardin Phone

Watchmakers designing cellphones? The combination does seem a little unorthodox but with the use of a kinetic motor to power the new mobile device Ulysse Nardin are creating new uses for an old technology. More information here. Look out for the debut of their phone at Baselworld 2009.

Supervision by Eun-Gyeong Gwon

One of the niftiest gadgets we have seen in a while. Not only is the design impeccable but it is also incredibly useful. "The electronic budget diary scans receipts, charts money coming in/out, talks to your bank, and gives you monthly expense details so you can balance your finances more effectively - or for most people, at all. The display doubles as a touchscreen and comes with a stylus so you can manage your monies the old fashioned way too." - Image and information courtesy of the Yanko Design website.

South African Supercar

It might be the homeland bias for this editor - or perhaps the fact that the Rossion Q1 does 0-60 in 3.3 seconds. Either way South Africa's first supercar is undoubtedly a majestic machine, not to mention all of this is accomplished for under a hundred grand. Find out more about the company and the car here. All we can say is Yebo.

Blackberry Touches on IPhone

Blackberry jumps onto the touch phone wagon with their newest piece, the Storm. More here.

LG Incite

LG just announced the release of the Incite - it's first real smart phone. Time will tell whether this model is more durable than the many LG phones we have had spend months in repair. Watch out for it's release in a few months.