Porsche/Blackberry

How do you create a product for the discerning CEO and set it apart from the millions of other devices out there? Surely, it has got be unique to show that it has arrived?

The Porsche is a symbol of automotive excellence. The Blackberry is a CEO’s best friend. Sometime ago, the two decided to get together and create a product which combines high-end materials and the design abilities of Porsche, along with the business-ready nature of a Blackberry. When Porsche Design and Blackberry collaborated, one thing led to another and the Porsche Design P’9981 was born.

This is a gorgeous looking phone but perhaps not in the traditional sense. The phone is constructed almost entirely of stainless steel. The touch screen is very sensitive and the navigation buttons under the screen are individually cut out of glass. The bottom of the phone is plastic to prevent any unnecessary interference in the radio. The P’9981 is a device which stands out. If the standard BlackBerry does not work for you, then this is the device that you should be looking at. Packing all the smarts of the Bold 9900, the P’9981 kicks it up a notch in the bling department and makes sure that you get noticed. At a price of over Rs 140,000, the P’9981 is not better than the Bold 9900. It is a device for someone with a lot of disposable income and particular affinity for Porsche and BlackBerry. For the rest of us, there’s always the Bold 9900.

Zync Zync Z-999-Plus is the latest tablet from Zync, an Indian company. The tablet comes with 3G SIM support with SIM calling function, apart from Bluetooth and WiFi support. Other features of the tablet are a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch screen; 1.5 Ghz processor coupled with Mali 400 graphics processor and 512 MB DDR3 RAM, 8 GB internal memory expandable up to 32 GB. However, it lacks GPS support. The tablet is based on Android 4.0 ICS and is priced at Rs 12,000. The tablet comes with a nice neoprene pouch which should be durable and a head phone but without mike, a screen guard and a USB cable, and a charger. However, there is no HDMI cable. The specification, performance and price all go in favour of this tablet, but since it has quite a heating problem, the entire benefit is suspect. In WiFi only mode it works fine, but then if you have to use it in WiFi only mode, the price is not justified, given that even Zync sells WiFi only tablets with similar specs at almost half the price.

The ‘Under Pressure’ series is inspired by an antique pressure gauge and created by the dynamic duo design team of Ferran Serra and Oscar Vera of Serradelarocha. Extraordinary, in size and style, the Under Pressure wristwatch features an oversized single-hand analogue seconds counter in the centre and a digital time display at 6 o'clock. The design is minimally substantial yet slyly industrial. It blends varieties of textures (either brushed coloured metallic or deeply textured dials) with simplicity. It demands a unique individual to share its time with.