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BAR > Jazz Spot Bokunen, Kanazawa

There is every chance you have never heard of Kanazawa as it is not the first stop for tourists visiting Japan but that just means that you are missing out. Jazz Spot Bokunen has been spinning records and pouring whiskey since 1992 and let me tell you it is worth considering a visit. …

ByCrispyJanuary 17, 20240Comments

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INTERVIEW > Mark Bergin – For a Better Future

Mark Bergin is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of BETTER FUTURE, the world's largest network of Design Award programs. A program he started in 2010 to celebrate design excellence in Australia has now grown all around the world. I caught up with Mark in Reykjavik, Iceland where he was having a couple of…

ByCrispyNovember 23, 20230Comments

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INTERVIEW > Per Brickstad is Transparent

Martin Willers (left), Per Brickstad (centre) and Magnus Wiberg (right) | Image Credit - Transparent Per Brickstad the Chief Designer for Transparent (center), along with Martin Willers the CEO (left) and Magnus Wiberg, the Sales Director (right) are the founders of Transparent. Together they started out running a successful design studio, but 10 years on…

ByCrispyNovember 22, 20230Comments

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DESIGN > CMF Watch Pro – slick design, great functionality and cheap.

The brand CMF might not be one you recognise and that is because it is brand new, launching recently with three products ear buds, watch and a wall charger. CMF stands for Colour, Material and Finish and the company's ethos is 'wonderful by design'. A challenge to make thoughtful devices that…

ByJames CampbellOctober 4, 20230Comments

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DESIGN > Ring Always Home Flying Camera

I have to admit on first glance of seeing this product I thought it has to be an April Fools Joke or a hoax. However when you think about it with the incredible automation of drones and many people having a security camera at home to check on whats going on when you are not…

ByJames CampbellOctober 4, 20230Comments

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DESIGN > Teenage Engineering TP-7 Field Recorder – It looks so good but do you really need it..?

Swedish design firm ‘teenage engineering’ have been reimagining appliances since 2007, making functional tools into highly desirable consumer electronics. Hey Good looking The TP-7 field recorder looks stunning with its brushed aluminium, functional buttons, high vis colours on the accents it looks like something you would…

ByJames CampbellSeptember 20, 20230Comments

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DESIGN > OB-4 Magic Radio from Teenage Engineering

Yes the Swedish cool kids are at it again with the very coolest blue tooth speaker you could ever wish to own. The OB-4 is a portable high fidelity loudspeaker, with the emphasis on 'loud'. The OB-4 has two 4" bass drivers and a pair of neodymium tweeters delivering sweet crystal clear…

ByEd ItorAugust 29, 20230Comments

DESIGN DESIGN > TECHNOLOGY

TECH > Klima from Boldr

The Klima is a wireless smart controller that transforms your existing air conditioner or heat pump into a smart home device through mobile phone control, that means you can replace the remote to your split system air conditioner (you train the device to emulate the signal, so you no longer need the remote) with…

ByAl ManakJune 13, 20230Comments

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TECH > Walkie Talkie time

Communicating can get hard when you are in the midst of adventure sports and there have been a few attempts to get a really good walkie talkie alternative going for couples or groups out skiing, biking or kayaking. Out Door Technology (ODT) Chips had a software solution for phones that was supposed to…

ByAl ManakJune 13, 20230Comments

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TECH > Thinking about a drone, what about the Hover Camera X1?

Drone technology has evolved massively over the last 15 years and most certainly that has had a lot to do with military applications, but this is not an article about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), rather it is about consumer drones that are largely used by instagram influencers, hobbyists and real estate agents (sometimes those people…

ByAl ManakJune 6, 20230Comments