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The Verge
21-05-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Cameron Faulkner
PNY has its own Switch 2-ready microSD Express card, too Storage and component company PNY announced that its 128GB and 256GB microSD Express cards for Switch 2 are now shipping, costing $44.99 and $55.99, respectively. Its lineup brings the same PCIe 3.0 spec as same PCIe 3.0 spec as the other microSD Express cards out there (blowing regular microSD cards out of the water when it comes to speed). Let's hope that PNY launches a 1TB model soon, because the Switch 2's 256GB of built-in storage can only carry a handful of AAA games. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.
Business Mayor
16-05-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
RDZ studio sculpts soft futurism into zurich café with floating cloud bar and tactile interiors
In Zurich's Seefeld district, Draft. Coffee by RDZ Studio draws from Scandinavian clarity and combines it with Swiss precision. From the moment visitors approach the facade, marked by a naive-style cloud sketch logo on the front window, it's clear this café is shaped with design intention. The cloud motif sets the tone for a space where soft geometry, minimalism, and tactile materiality converge. Inside, RDZ Studio founders Ida Héritier and Konrad Roslak unfold a design narrative of brushed steel, beeswax-coated surfaces, and sculptural furnishings, centered by a cloud-shaped bar. images courtesy of RDZ Studio cloud bar and beeswax plaster walls complete Draft. Coffee The centerpiece of the café is a bespoke, cloud-shaped coffee bar fabricated entirely in brushed stainless steel. It anchors Draft. Coffee, echoing the geometry of the accompanying stools whose fluted forms contrast with the sharp linearity of the tables. Wall plaster made from beeswax warms up the industrial coolness of the space, a detail that speaks not just to the RDZ Studio's commitment to low-impact, sustainable materials. Bespoke furniture pieces, part of the Zurich-based studio's Cloud Collection 2024, are paired with curated vintage finds, adding a timeless quality to the café while subtly nodding to reuse as a design ethic. An expressive bench rendered in a woodgrain pattern reminiscent of marbled ash adds visual movement, softening the otherwise industrial material language. Overhead, the lighting casts gentle halos that harmonize with the café's circular motifs, most strikingly displayed in the graphic wall installation of concentric, glowing discs that seem to hover like portals. Read More Verge's Hubless Wheels for Production Vehicles Large street-facing windows invite a generous wash of daylight, activating the nuanced textures and material junctions across the sci-fi retro-futuristic interior. The modulation of light and surface transforms Draft. Coffee into a spatial experience, one that invites lingering, observation, and sensory immersion. Draft. Coffee by RDZ Studio draws from Scandinavian clarity and combines it with Swiss precision this café is shaped with design intention the cloud motif sets the tone for a space where soft geometry, minimalism, and tactile materiality converge a design narrative of brushed steel, beeswax-coated surfaces, and sculptural furnishings the lighting casts gentle halos that harmonize with the café's circular motifs bespoke furniture pieces are part of the Zurich-based studio's Cloud Collection 2024 the facade is marked by a naive-style cloud sketch logo on the front window project info: name: Draft. Coffee | @ architect: RDZ Studio | @rdz_studio location: Seefeld, Zurich, Switzerland lead designers: Ida Héritier | @idaheritier, Konrad Roslak | @konradro_
NDTV
13-05-2025
- Business
- NDTV
Google Updates Its 'G' Logo For The First Time In 10 Years, Internet Has Mixed Reactions
After almost 10 years, Google has unveiled a redesigned version of its iconic 'G' logo. The new design moves away from the solid four-colour blocks. Instead, it blends the logo's colours - red, yellow, green and blue - into a gradient, making it look more vibrant and colourful. The change is subtle, but the new blended logo brings it in line with the gradient the company uses for the Gemini logo's design. So far, the new, redesigned logo appears only on updated iOS and Pixel phones, the Verge reported. According to the outlet, Google updated its logo for the first time in almost a decade. The firm last made a major change to its logo in September 2015, when it updated its font to a sans-serif typeface. At the time, Google also unveiled a new 'G' logo that incorporates all of the brand's colours. Take a look at the new logo: Google's new rebranded logo Before: After: — NIK (@ns123abc) May 12, 2025 Google has not yet made changes to the main Google wordmark. There is also no official confirmation on whether other product logos will undergo similar updates. The "G" still appears with distinct borders between colours on the web and other Android devices. Meanwhile, internet users were quick to react to the new logo. While some users called the logo "good looking", others said that they could hardly see any difference. "Google's new gradient logo is natural evolution. This refresh isn't just overdue, it feels like the design finally caught up with where it always wanted to go. Good business decision," wrote one user. "wut! the logo of google has been changed? I like old logo, that looks better than the new one," commented another. "It might look like a tiny tweak, but shifting from solid colors to a gradient in the new "G" logo actually helps Google modernize its look and better align with its growing focus on AI and digital experiences. The gradient makes the logo feel more dynamic and screen-friendly, and it matches the visual style of Google's AI products like Gemini-so it's less about immediate gains and more about staying fresh and signaling the company's direction for the future," explained a third user. "Google's logo updates are the real definition of 'spot the difference'", wrote another.
Business Mayor
03-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Mayor
Core77 Weekly Roundup (4-28-25 to 5-2-25)
Here's what we looked at this week: 'Anti-Tesla' Slate to offer sub-$20,000 modular EVs. Spacetop for Windows: AR glasses that provide a virtual, private 100″ display space. Smart design: Pelican's reconfigurable, infinitely reusable foam inserts. Verge's hubless wheels for production vehicles. The design evolution of mailboxes, for better or worse. This 'Emigre Fonts' book documents trailblazing digital fonts from the 1980s and '90s. The Vision V: Mercedes-Benz's over-the-top luxury limousine EV. Nite Ize's climbing-gear-inspired carabiner-based detachable keyrings. From China, solar-powered pergolas. The Versa Air is an airbrush that doesn't require a compressor—or cleaning. The Flip Alarm Clock, by industrial design firm DesignWright, has the simplest shut-off mechanism. Remedial design: Industrial designer Peter Williams invents a solution for drying out hydration bladders. The Ice Device, by industrial designer Vanik Piliguian, improves the UX of the ice cube tray. dbrand's fake grass cases for your device. Roberts' designey, Japanese-inspired wooden hot tubs. The Kangaroo Porter is a handy folding utility cart/worksurface. This Lift & Slide cart can load goods, and itself, into your truck. Industrial design case study: Sundberg Ferar tackle's Dremel's next generation power tools. READ SOURCE
Business Mayor
28-04-2025
- Automotive
- Business Mayor
Verge's Hubless Wheels for Production Vehicles
Verge Next, a subsidiary of Estonia-based Verge Motorcycles, invented this Donut Motor. It's designed to drive a hubless wheel. Although once seen as something that simply looked cool in renderings, the company says the hubless arrangement brings performance and manufacturing benefits, 'delivering unmatched torque and power density with minimal weight.' For one thing, there's no chain, belt or drivetrain required. Secondly, it frees the body of the bike from the task of holding the motor—everything is now contained within that rear wheel. That means the entire body of the bike can now be filled with batteries, adding range. Furthermore: 'The Verge Next Platform redefines vehicle design, drastically lowering the threshold for creating new two-wheelers. By eliminating unnecessary moving parts, the architecture and engineering processes become significantly simpler and more streamlined.' 'Our solution brings multiple benefits: decreased weight leads to greater efficiency, reduced manufacturing complexity minimizes costs, and fewer components translate to lower maintenance needs over the vehicle's lifetime.' The company has not only incorporated the Donut Motor into their own bikes, but is now licensing the technology. Assuming it does what it says on the tin, our future streetscapes will be covered with hubless bikes, scooters and motorcycles. Here's a closer look at a Verge bike and how its design is influenced by the motor: Enter a caption (optional)
