'anderson' by ma yiwei + tao ying - FUJITSU judge's special award
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'anderson' by ma yiwei + tao ying - FUJITSU judge's special award


'anderson' by ma yiwei and tai ying


'anderson' by chinese designers ma yiwei and tao ying is one of the seven entries that received
the 'judge's special award' among over 3000 participants from our recent designboom competition
'a life with future computing', organized in collaboration with FUJITSU and DA - design association japan.

'anderson' is next-generation computing device with a compact square profile that is easy to carry
and hold in hands. it is designed for people who always want to stay connected with the internet,
no matter when or where they are. two-way operating modes enable 'anderson' to be used in both
'static' and 'in-motion' situations. in landscape mode the device can be carried around while in use,
in a manner similar to that of holding and reading a book. sitting down to enjoy a coffee and surf internet
'anderson' is best used in portrait mode.






demonstration of 'landscape mode' (left) and 'portrait mode' (right)



specs and usage



in movement, 'anderson' is best used in landscape mode and can be held much like a book



in static mode, 'anderson' is best used in portrait mode and used like a laptop



jury members (from left to right):
ross lovegrove, birgit lohmann of designboom, gwenael nicolas (curiosity), toshiyuki inoko, ma yansong (MAD architects)
and nobuo otani, corporate senior vice resident Fujitsu, kimitaka kato, Fujitsu design president (without photo).

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antmayiwei
05.20.11  
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simple and nice design.
androaid   05.20.11
way too complex to be user friendly. fail
yojic   05.20.11
Great and simple, the only thing that worries me is the hinge, people are way too brute for this kind of ideas, nevertheless, love the styling, specially the small touches of red.
Pity   05.21.11
Oh, and just another thing, make this with two touch screens and I think it will work much much better, no need for the rotating hinge, just a simple two hinge and thatīs it, plus all the versatibility of the organisation on the two screens.

Your styling alone makes this a great project, donīt be affraid of making it fully touch screen and simplifiyng it even more, it will still be awesome.
Pity   05.21.11
why would i use the landscape mode??
gee   05.22.11
OMG. I want it.
PhantmKllr   05.25.11
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