03/08/2008, 5:25pm, EST
Saturday, March 8th
Apple wins eight iF design awards at CeBIT
Apple recently won eight iF Product Design Awards at the CeBIT 2008 show in Hanover, Germany, out of nine products that were submitted for consideration. Out of 2771 products shown at the conference, 821 of them were considered for the awards, according to SetteB.IT. Apple's iPod nano, Classic, and Touch were among the winners, as well as the iPhone and Bluetooth headset. The standard USB and Bluetooth keyboards, and Apple's aluminum iMac also won accolades.
The Nano took home an award for being minimalist and modern, while still displaying a powerful and intuitive interface. Apple's iPod classic received praise for continuing the iPod's hallowed traditions, while the Touch was recognized for its design and technological innovation.
CeBIT awards presenters chose the iPhone, due to being void of resounding defects, and for being "simply sensational", while the Bluetooth headset exemplified simplicity and aesthetics, coupled with functionality.
Both keyboards won for being slender, durable, and aesthetically pleasing, while judges observed that the Bluetooth version added a great degree of freedom. The automatic "sleep" mode of the keyboard also earned it the award.
The iMac is recognized as being a typical Apple product, combining technical innovation, aesthetics, and flow.
Filed under: iPod, iPhone, Apple, computers, industry
Other story tags: iMac, Bluetooth, keyboards, headset, aluminum
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The fact that Apple designs and wins awards for many of the planet's finest consumer electronics is no surprise. They attempt to make products they'd like themselves. MS on the other hand wants to squeeze every last cent out of their victims.
It's a corporate culture thing. Ballmer-think vs. Jobs-think. Ives and Apples technologists are-design wise-miles ahead of the competition.
So, here's what you do. Go, dump the MB Pro and get yourself a Wintel box-problem solved. I'm sure you'll find no problems with Vista and it's compatibility. No bugs there.
There hasn't been an OS yet that is all things to all people. If you read the times article, the people who had issues with Vista, were--if fact--it's creators. I haven't had a problem with my MB Pro or MB or iMac insofar as recognizing any peripheral. Could a resolution not be recognized? Yes. Does that make the Mac OS comparable to Vista? No. I figure you for a troll.
here's what you do: click on my profile and look and read ALL my posts. now, does that look like trolling to you?
the only thing you've proven here is that you're a lemming.
Yeah, I like Macs and I've had my problems with them too, but nothing like the snakepit that is Windows. Also, I saw your posts nothing there paints much of a pro Mac profile. Troll
i suppose an apple bug to you is also a feature?
if your first mac is an imac (judging from your reply), i'm about 12 years ahead of you buddy. compared to me, you're simply a noob to the mac platform. end of story.