A look at the physical design, keyboard, and email client in the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000.

Following their march from standard processors to dual-core and quad-core designs in 2006, Intel Corp. researchers have built an 80-core chip that performs more than a trillion floating-point operations per second (TFLOPS) while using less electricity than a modern desktop PC chip. First described by Intel executives at a September trade show, the chip fits 80 cores onto a 275-square-millimeter, fingernail-size chip and draws only 62 watts of power — less than many modern desktop chips. …

In May 2007, CEA hosted the Design for Learning symposium in Montreal. Students were challenged to design learning models of the physical environments, educational programs and relationships to support learning in school. The DVD from which this clip is taken represents their vision. Their initiative builds on CEAs strong belief that young people need to be engaged with educators in conversations about how schools can better meet the needs of all learners. …

At the "Design and the Elastic Mind" exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Opel engineers are using nature to influence their design and technology. Check out an explanation about their display and their work from the people who make it possible. …

http://www.ted.com Designer John Maeda talks about his path from a Seattle tofu factory to the Rhode Island School of Design, where he became president in 2008. Maeda, a tireless experimenter and a witty observer, explores the crucial moment when design met computers.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on …