Jony Ive designs unique iPad Pro for charity auction

If owning a truly unique product matters to you, Apple's Senior Head of Design Jony Ive donated a one-of-a-kind iPad Pro to the Phillips auction house to help the London Design Museum raise money for its relocation. The insides of the iPad Pro will remain the same but its looks have been personally designed by Ive. They aren't just auctioning off the bright yellow-backed 12.9-inch model (still made with anodized aluminum), it also comes with a blue leather Smart Cover and an Apple Pencil with a gold band wrapping around the top with an accompanying orange leather case for the stylus (which Apple doesn't even sell). The set is expected to raise between £10,000 to £15,000 (around $18,000 to $27,500).

Ive's had a personal collection with London Design Museum. Before he became a full-time Apple employee, the museum featured a prototype mobile phone he created and he was the first to get the "Designer of the Year" award from the museum back in 2003 for his work on the iMac.

Source: Phillips | Via: SlashGear

J.J. Abrams hints about Rey's parents in the 'Star Wars' universe

Photo courtesy of David James/2015 Lucasfilm LTD.

Speculation has been ripe about who Rey's real parents are. The most popular theories are she's Luke's daughter or Leia and Han Solo's daughter, making her Kylo Ren's sister. Stirring up the debate further, Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams left hints about who Rey's parents. He said during an audience Q&A at the Tribeca Film Festival that "Rey's parents are not in Episode VII. So I can't possibly say in this moment who they are. But I will say it is something that Rey thinks about, too."

Of course, this goes against the previously mentioned theories since the speculation is revolving around characters that did show up in the movie. But during an interview with Entertainment Weekly after the Q&A, Abrams clarified that he meant The Force Awakens meant to build up the mystery of her lineage without resolving it. "What I meant was that she doesn't discover them in Episode VII. Not that they may not already be in her world." 

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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FlexCase concept introduces a secondary e-ink display in a phone case

FlexCase concept introduces a secondary e-ink display in a phone case

This new concept from Microsoft Research and the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria is a case unlike anything else out on the market. Called “FlexCase,” this prototype features a secondary e-ink display that doesn’t just extend the content on your smartphone but can also help control your main screen using gestures, taps, and even bends and twists of the flexible e-ink display. It can help you turn pages of an e-book you’re reading by bending the edge of the e-ink screen or use it as a keyboard when you turn the phone into landscape. The video above elaborates on the different things the FlexCase can be used for.

Source: SlashGear