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Eve of Eyes kicks off festivities for the EyesOn Design car show

Designers of all ages and and stripes descended on the ancestral home of General Motors styling on Thursday night for the annual Eve of Eyes event that kicks off festivities for the EyesOn Design car show. The spotlight event is always a favorite of designers to mingle, network and ponder their craft over drinks and light fare. This year, it was held in a fitting venue--the College for Creative Studies.

Fahrradi Farfalla FFX – who needs a Ferrari F70?

Fahrradi Farfalla FFX The Fahrradi Farfalla FFX is a look at the future of Ferrari through the eyes of Johannes Langeder, creator of the Ferdinand GT3 RS. Top Gear watchers will probably remember Hammond ‘flying’ round Dunsfold in a pedal-powered Porsche – the Ferdinand GT3 RS – a couple of years back. Now the team behind that are back with a new project – the Fahrradi Farfalla FFX.

New dynamic 3D button touchscreen tech

A pioneering new technology allows touchscreens to ‘grow’ dynamic buttons from flat surfaces. The new technology, developed by US company Tactus Technology, uses minute channels within the screen to siphon liquid into button shaped cavities that then rise when pressed, alleviating some of the muscle-memory and distraction issues often leveled at touchscreens. Craig Ciesla, CEO of Tactus Technology, says that it was his desire to merge the elegance of the iPhone's user interface with the tactility of Blackberry buttons that led to the technology's development.