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  Eton

  Boost Turbine

  Over seven billion phones exist in the world today, and every one of them needs daily recharging - but often power is nonexistent or only intermittently available. Boost Turbine is a back-up battery with hand crank turbine to charge phones on the spot, without relying on the grid. It’s good for everyday use or in an emergency situation when you need to charge up instantly to make a call or text. The iconic product appearance, with the crank knob end poking through the body, is derived from the crank handle storage position and its fold-out geometry. Quality of details and quality of fit and finish are extraordinary on this design. Made of die-cast aluminum, polycarbonate, and rubber, this unit feels like a little machine.

   

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  Cisco Systems

  Linksys AC1750

  The AC1750 is Cisco/Linksys’ high end router which allows users to stream video, set up a home cloud, and run multi-player games at incredible speeds. Our objective was to create a “performance premium” aesthetic and a simple setup procedure void of tech jargon. The central titanium band juxtaposed against a dark field is intentionally formal, imbuing this product with an air of sophistication and quality. Details such as venting and surface treatment are restrained and minimal. Based on recent data, customers perceive a stronger brand image that successfully expresses state of the art performance, speed, and reliability.

   

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  ApniCure^®

  Winx™ Sleep Therapy System

  Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), is a condition that prevents proper breathing during sleep because the soft palette and surrounding tissue collapses into the air pipe, restricting airflow. It is a debilitating and sometimes life-threatening problem that affects millions of people worldwide. The conventional treatment for OSA is a CPAP machine, which pushes air into the nose via a noisy air pump, a thick hose and a clumsy head apparatus. Whipsaw was commissioned to help solve this problem in a more humane way by designing and engineering a better system. The result? Instead of pushing air into the nose like CPAP to clear the soft palette, Attune gently pulls the soft palette forward to allow proper breathing. Users place a silicone mouthpiece between the teeth, and a suction is applied to the soft palette. The mouthpiece is connected by a tiny hose to a console which contains an air pump and a trap for collecting excess saliva. Attune is superior to CPAP in every way – it’s smaller (one third the size), it’s more comfortable, it’s cheaper, and it works better (as proven in hundreds of clinical studies).

   

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  TP-Link

  T882 Smart Phone

  T882 is TP-Link's first multi-media super phone, designed specifically for the Chinese market. We differentiated this phone from the myriad of other Android phones on the market by designing a very unique icon bar, an intuitive user interface, and a slim, simple housing. The icon bar integrates the menu, home, return and search buttons into one single arc graphic. The top earphone is placed within an opposing arc graphic, making the two arcs appear as a parenthesis that encapsulate one's digital content. Our Chinese language user interface is unique too. It is visually unified between all screens and apps, offers loads of customization, and features culturally appropriate iconography and content rendition.

   

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  Infinite Z

  zSpace

  zSpace is a remarkable new 3D visualization tool that enables designers, engineers, and film makers to build, manipulate, and view objects in 3d. Unlike 3d TV, zSpace objects are created and displayed in 3d with CAD in real time high definition. Your creations float magically in front of you as you imagine, develop, change, spin around, and fly through them. zSpace works in conjunction with an ever-growing base of 3D CAD software packages including Solidworks, Alias Design and Maya. Using a stereoscopic LCD display plus eyewear and a stylus that are trackable from 5 integrated cameras, virtual objects appear “solid” in open space, with full color and high resolution. Our challenge was to integrate this fabulous technology into a design that was friendly, compact, easy to use, and beautiful.

   

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  Dell

  Precision Line

  The Precision T series is Dell’s new high performance workstation line, aimed at prosumers and professionals that require high performance computing such as CAD or CG. Precision is a ground-up design with an all new efficient component layout and brand new look by Whipsaw. We sought to create a clean, purposeful and powerful design, befitting of its capabilities and to project confidence to its demanding users. The machines require abundant air flow to cool, so we invented a diamond perforated pattern that is 85% open but because of its louvered 3d geometry you can’t see directly through it. Two thick aluminum handles make it easy to carry and all access is through a big side door. The interiors are much cleaner than the previous generation and drive bays and power supplies are now tool-less.

   

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  Eton

  FRX Series

  The FRX series (FRX1/2/3) is the newest line of emergency radios we designed for Eton. They are powered by a central hand turbine and feature AM, FM, weather band and lighting. An integrated smart phone charger powers a 30 second phone call with one minute of cranking. The bold X frame on all FRX’s not only looks strong to communicate reliability, but is strong to withstand extreme abuse during emergencies. All details and controls are protected within the X frame without compromising access. FRX is surprisingly simple in construction and finish in order to keep production costs low and part quality high.
  The FRX series is iconic in appearance but simple in construction and finish, in order to keep production costs low. Design quality, good value, ease of use, relevant utility, and high performance are the strong attributes and selling points for these products.

   

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  Merck Millipore

  Muse Cell Analyzer

  Muse is an automated human cell analyzer, used in medical labs to help diagnosis disease and conduct research. It quickly identifies cell type, quantity, density, and life state. Our challenge was to incorporate MM’s technology into an easy to use, small, beautiful machine. Muse is the smallest machine of its kind, and also the simplest to use. A cell sample is placed in the loading arm and raised into the machine which initiates the testing sequence and all controls are on the big touchscreen. We assigned all user access to the front and top so Muse can be sandwiched between other equipment in a crowded lab. We gave Muse a flowing wrap form to coadunate the design, and a fresh lime color to liven up the lab. Our engineering provided a compact configuration, good serviceability, and a slick dual action loading mechanism which lifts and withdraws the sample simultaneously into the machine.
  

   

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