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Doesn’t change his original point, Apple tends to borrow from Sony’s product design. It’s not as blatant as the HP monstrosity in the article above, but you can occasionally see echoes of Sony in Apple’s design language. Remember during the Apple/Samsung trial?

2 days ago on HP redesigns Envy and Pavilion laptops for 2013, including one with a 3200 x 1800 screen 3 replies 3 recommends

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For those who actually believe this, I’d like to point out that’s a poor excuse for very lazy design. It’s entirely possible to create a distinct design, HP just can’t be arsed for their Envy line. Case in point:

2 days ago on HP redesigns Envy and Pavilion laptops for 2013, including one with a 3200 x 1800 screen 4 replies 26 recommends

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It just looks frigging creepy.

8 days ago on MTA tests inflatable 'plug' it hopes can shield NYC subway from weather disasters 1 reply

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You seem upset. Perhaps if you actually stopped to analyse articles on their own merit instead of blindly believing that including the word “culture” gives them carte blanche to write about anything that crosses their mind. I like The Verge. But I am not afraid to call things out.

22 days ago on How the Doritos Loco Taco became the fast-food sensation of the decade 2 replies

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I doubt if its paid product placement, but by the same token I wonder what this has to do with gadgets and technology. I know the Verge is what they always wanted to do, and after giz, then Engadget, maybe the third time is the charm. But if you try to pander to too many audiences then you don’t specialise in anything and risk alienating your fans.

23 days ago on How the Doritos Loco Taco became the fast-food sensation of the decade 1 reply

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There was this article I think the New York Times did recently about how the fast food and snack industry do actual engineering to determine things like the chemicals to use that inhibit the feeling of fullness, the tensile strength for the perfect crunchy chip and the shade of green for a box of granola bars that would convey an “organic” feel when in fact it was loaded with like six cups of sugar.

So no, three years doesn’t surprise me in the least.

23 days ago on How the Doritos Loco Taco became the fast-food sensation of the decade 4 recommends