By Brandon Russell |
The distinct look of Google Maps—yellow, gray, white and orange color scheme—is as much part of the service as Street View. But the search giant supposedly wants to shake things up with an all-new look that, to our eyes, looks much less well-defined. What currently…
By Brandon Russell |
At this juncture, even with tireless rumors and analyst Pin the Tail on the Donkey, we have no idea what Apple’s alleged iWatch will look like. Sure, it’ll be a watch—something you wear on your wrist—but how Apple-y the Cupertino company makes it look remains…
By Brandon Russell |
Google apparently wants to ax that black navigation bar you see on the homepage, for good, to instead replace it with something much more elegant. Similar to what we saw over a year ago, the company is testing a new replacement that’s similar in execution…
By Brandon Russell |
3D printing. What the heck is it? A new video from PBS Off Book takes an in-depth look at the growing trend of 3D printing, and how it might affect consumers and other industries. As the technology grows in popularity, issues are beginning to arise…
By Brandon Russell |
How the airship is going from propaganda war machine to something that could change the world. They were billed as the future of transportation, the pinnacle of long-distance luxury travel. Forget planes, trains, or boats. Airships were the new gold standard – “lighter-than-air” – an…
By Adriana Lee |
There are some definite perks to working from home. There’s no cubicle to box me in, no commute, and therefore no transportation costs, and I can work in my pajamas if I feel like it. Tough to beat that. Tough, but not impossible. Leave it…
By Eric Frederiksen |
When designer Andrew Kim started a three-day experiment on his blog to come up with a new brand strategy for Microsoft, I doubt he imagined just how far it would take him. The project, which went viral this summer, managed to catch the attention of…
By Brandon Russell |
The little green Android mascot is ubiquitous with Google’s mobile OS—a chunk of Android’s identity. He’s enshrined on Google’s Mountain View campus lawn, playfully hiding right there on Google Play, and there are even little toy figures you can buy for your very own. But…
By Sean P. Aune |
YouTube is rolling out a new look for its video pages along with a guide that will help you consume that much more video when you’re on the site. We first spotted the new YouTube layout back on Oct. 5, and ever since then…
By Joey Davidson |
I play a lot of games. That means I often run into a lot of pet peeves. Not enough controller mapping options, inappropriate use of subtitles, tutorials that are too long (or not long enough)… the list goes on. Game design is practically becoming a…
By Todd Haselton |
Adobe is apparently preparing to release a Retina ready version of Photoshop CS6 on December 11. The firm hasn’t come outright and said it just yet, but it has published a teaser video for its Create Now Live event, which will take place on that…
By Brandon Russell |
Scott Forstall is out at Apple, but his stamp on the company’s ecosystem is still overwhelmingly enormous. As the architect behind iOS, his adoration for skeumorphism is present in every single iPhone and iPad on the market. But it likely won’t stay that way under…
By Brandon Russell |
The violent beauty of Mother Nature pays no mind to highly anticipated Google Events. You know the story by now: Vicious hurricane whips into powerful force, converges with additional storms, and wreaks havoc up and down the East Coast. So Google cancels its fall barn-burner,…
By Sean P. Aune |
YouTube appears to be playing around at launching a new video page layout, but no word as of yet when it will be available everywhere. While doing some work on the TechnoBuffalo YouTube channel, our own Jon Quach randomly saw a new video page layout…
By Killian Bell |
Whether or not you’re a fan of Apple, the iPhone, or iOS, it’s hard to deny the iPhone 5 is a pretty incredible smartphone in terms of design. It features a faster A6 processor, more RAM, a larger display, and of course, 4G LTE connectivity — in…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple has introduced a brand new version of iTunes, and it comes complete with a minimal edge-to-edge design and other visual enhancements that further ties together the marriage of iOS and OS X. It looks a sounds like the iTunes everyone has been waiting for.…
By Adriana Lee |
And you thought you knew what Apple fanboyism was. Whatever you thought you knew, just drop it now — David Wu has that beat. This extreme Apple enthusiast has designed an office environment that puts all other so-called fanboys to shame. Wu converted his home office…
By Brandon Russell |
A series of photos supplied by nowhereelse.fr compare the commonly used Micro USB standard to Apple’s alleged new dock connector. The side-by-side shots show that the iPhone 5’s shrunken connection is quite similar in size, though Apple eschews the Micro format because of its one-way-only…
By Brandon Russell |
When Samsung first introduced the Galaxy S III, the company said it was inspired by nature — its smooth curves, comforting (annoying) water droplet sounds and materials that reflect the look and feel of something organic are all parts of its Nature UX. The video…
By Brandon Russell |
Samsung’s first “Experience” retail store in Sydney, Australia opened this week, and without a shadow of a doubt, it resembles the experience pioneered by Apple. Minimal clutter, island booths, immaculate design and even a support desk staffed by “Samsung Smart Tutors.” It’s where customers will…
By Sean P. Aune |
After 25 years, Microsoft has decided its time to give itself a fresh coat of paint on the corporate logo front. Microsoft took to its official blog this morning to explain the different aspects of the new logo: The logo has two components: the logotype…
By Adriana Lee |
They’re so little, just 16 x 16 pixels. But favicons are big for branding, and when a huge company like Google changes out a key element like this, people tend to notice. While all of the search giant’s services have unique favicons, it has been three…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung has released Android-powered tablets in nearly every size imaginable. 7.7-inches? Yep. 10.1? Yep. How about a Galaxy Tab 7 2.0? You know it! 5.3-inch phablet? You got it. The latest court documents in the case between Apple and Samsung suggests, however, that Google warned…
By Brandon Russell |
Here is what the iPhone 5 will (probably) look like: two-tone, taller screen, smaller dock and unibody design. Soak it in, because you, your friends and millions of people around the world will carry it in their pockets. Ever since the first part leaked for…
