“the Nook eBook still coming to Barnes & Noble in 2009?”
(via d:r)

“The Illustrated Man: How LED Tattoos Could Make Your Skin a Screen”
(discovered via Wired.com)

“Mobile Evolution” in style of Russian nesting dolls by Kyle Bean
(discovered via 2Modern)

“Barnes and Noble’s E-Reader Like a Kindle/iPhone Chimera:
First Photos and Details” via Gizmodo

The End of the Email Era
(via WSJ.com)

Burger King Envisions a Shinier, Touchscreenier New Future
(discovered via Eat Me Daily)

Adam Harvey’s Anti-Paparazzi Clutch Bag
(discovered via crunch gear)

used to be one of my favorite toys. memories…what an awful voice it had, bet it drove my parents insane.

suddenly:

Speak & Spell (via Ethan Hein)

“Notable and Crazy Sony Cassette Walkman Editions“ 
(via Gizmodo)

Palm Pre Disassembled, Cost Estimated at $170 (discovered via Gizmodo)

redesignrelated:

The Changing Face of Everyday Design: From air steward uniforms to Corn Flakes cereal boxes…how has everyday design evolved over the last half-century?

looking at the evolution of design from 1950s to today in pictures

(discovered via The Guardian)

The Evolution of Cell Phone Design Between 1983-2009 (via Webdesigner Depot)

I’m pretty sure that the Nokia 5110 was the model of my first cell phone. (love my iphone so much more)

redesignrelated:

Apple’s iPod Shuffle redesign is small, tiny in fact. Literally. The new 1.8” tall x 0.3” thin dimensions house 4GB of storage with the controls moved to the earbud headphones (so don’t think about using your own).

The biggest introduction is their new VoiceOver feature:

VoiceOver is the exciting new feature that makes iPod shuffle the first music player that talks to you. It entirely changes the way you browse and navigate your music. Say you’re listening to a song and want to know the title or the artist. With the press of a button, VoiceOver tells you—without interrupting your music.

Oddly enough, Apple’s new design reminds us a bit of the spoof iPod Flea:

All in all, this update to the most entry level iPod could be trouble.

mediapicnic: zono: yamato: classics:

A collection of intriguing, rarely-seen concepts of early Apple products, including the 1983 iPhone. Collected by Marc Esslinger, son of Apple IIc designer, Hartmut Esslinger.

Typography + iPhone = KERN the Game by Formation Alliance (via Surfstation)

yet another reason for increasing iPhone addiction for us design geeks?
(but I haven’t tested it out yet).