We are proud to announce that our Sonic Over Ear Headphones have received the prestigious 2012 red dot award in product design. Selected by an international 30-member jury during an evaluation process lasting several days, Sonic was chosen from more than 4500 entries in the product design category, which included submissions from more than 1800 companies and designers from all over the globe.
The red dot design award, whose origins reach back to the 1950s, is carried out in three disciplines: the “red dot award: product design,” the “red dot award: communication design” and the “red dot award: design concept.”
As a recipient of the red dot award, Sonic is being celebrated for its fine design language and was deemed an inspiration to the experts on the jury panel. Featuring graceful curves and hidden joints, the seamless design of Sonic maintains smooth contours and an exceptionally clean look while taking into account biomechanics. By matching the natural shape of the ear and the head, Sonic delivers improved fit, comfort and sound isolation, reducing unwanted external noise. Sonic maintains an understated elegance while delivering a smooth and even response across the entire audio spectrum for a clear, natural sound that accurately reproduces the source audio.
posted by: Rob Alek
Ossa Monocasco Concept, 2012.The reinterpretation of a classic spanish motorbike, plug in included. Design by Arc Tic studio.
The Ostoure super-naked motorcycle concept is Iranian designer Mohammad Reza Shojaie's take on the street muscle bike of the future. The concept draws inspiration from ancient Persian engravings, combining these with cutting-edge design elements and some high-tech trimmings such as two-wheel drive and an in-helmet heads-up display.
Peruvian designer Ernesto Rosales RamÃrez has created a race handcycle, the “RACER T-10”, for the physically impaired. The design it self doesn’t seem to involve many complicated machinery nor does it require any major electricity to make it work. 
The Ubi camera is a new camera that has many similarities to the finger measuring device posted here a couple weeks ago. The camera mounts to a person's finger and the user frames a picture using the time tested technique of making a box with both hands (incidentally, this has always worked because the aspect ratio made by putting your hands together this way was very close to the aspect ratio of a film camera). The Ubi camera draws from the past while it looks towards a future of possible miniaturization of a familiar and widely used device.
GE has introduced a new line of chargers for electric vehicles that they hope will help to revolutionize the market. The WattStation was designed for GE by Yves Behar. It is a wall mounted unit instead of a free-standing unit. The charging station comes in a number of colors, which gives it a friendly appearance. Most importantly, it reduces charge times to only 4-8 hours. Quicker charging and user friendliness are key components if wider adoption of electric vehicles is to become a reality.
