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Want to know if your sommelier is hip and up-to-date? The next time you order a Bordeaux or Chardonnay, ask for it to be served in a tumbler instead of a wine glass.
Stemless wine glasses are catching on with a broader base of consumers in North America's trendiest restaurants, thanks to wine industry efforts to demystify wine -- and a new twist to an old concept.
Though it is nothing new in Europe, where wine has been poured into tumblers or any other handy cup for centuries, wine tumblers are suddenly becoming the hippest way to drink wine.
"The tumbler glass concept is really new for the industry,' said Maximilian Riedel, 27, who only six months ago launched his family company's line of stemless wine glasses.
"We want younger people to enjoy wine," he said. "We want to guide more people to wine."
Riedel should know. As the 11th-generation heir to Austrian crystal maker Riedel Glas GmbH, he designed the company's new "O" series for drinking wine at his own home.
The glasses, which from the side look like the printed letter "O", are shaped according to strict designs that adhere to certain types of wine -- slimmer curves for whites and broader bases for reds. They come in six varieties: Cabernet/Merlot, Riesling/Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah/Shiraz, Pinot/Nebbiolo, Chardonnay and Viognier/Chardonna y.
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student claims he has made an important breakthrough in how to pour "the perfect pint" during Euro 2004.
David Stevenson, from Helensburgh, said his device is "fool-proof" and enables football fans to watch games without worrying about pouring problems.
The Homer beer pourer was one of 60 designs on display during the university's Product Design Week.
Students were asked to create a product "from the inside, out".
Mr Stevenson, 22, said his device allows football fans to watch replays of crucial incidents during games, without worrying about "a big head" in the glass.
"I've had to go through a few models before getting it right.
"There has been plenty of heartache along the way with cans of beer falling down the plughole but I managed to get it right eventually."
The device works with 440ml cans and a pint glass. The glass is attached to the clip and the pourer is nudged to begin pouring the drink.
As the liquid is transferred, the spring slows the rate to achieve "the perfect pint".
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The IDEA 2004 awards (Industrial Design Excellence Awards) have been announced. Apple won 2 Gold (for the iPod Mini and the G5), a Silver (for the iSight) and a Bronze (for the Apple Wireless Keyboard). Some comments: 'Like a modern touchstone the iPod Mini is a product people will love to hold. The designers skillfully integrated the satin aluminum case with flush controls and a simple touchpad interface to create a jewel-like piece of technology.' - Monty Montague, IDSA, Design Principal, BOLT. 'The G5 is impressive with visually lithe qualities and a host of thoughtful and innovative user features wrapped in aluminum. Its well-engineered technical features, such as its cooling system and internal component mounts, are honestly and elegantly executed. The G5's aesthetic is a pure and graceful expression of Apple's philosophical precept of leaving no detail un-designed. This is what results when engineering and design play nice with each other.'
- Christopher Alviar, IDSA, Principal, CG/A
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Microsoft has apparently succeeded in patenting human skin as a new type of network.
InSourced magazine claims that the recently-awarded United States Patent number 6 754 472 is a "method and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body".
The patent, it says, forms part of a new project to link together several devices using human tissue as the connector.
As an example, Microsoft claims that it would be possible to have one speaker for an individual's watch and portable radio, if they were both connected to that speaker through the skin.
Microsoft adds that separate devices could be powered from a single source that was strapped to the skin.
Each one would then be driven by multiple power supply signals working at various frequencies, and data and audio signals could also be transmitted over that same power signal.
The power source and the different electronic devices would be connected to the body using electrodes.
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GM Daewoo Auto & Technology will be a centre of design and engineering development for General Motors' global network, the top GM executive reportedly said on Friday.
According to the Korea Times, in a new conference in Seoul, GM chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner said GM Daewoo is already playing several functions for GM and will further act as not only GM's leading sponsor for China and the Asia Pacific region, but also for GM's global operations.
"GM Daewoo's engineering, research and development and design centres are key components of the GM global product development organisation and a valuable resource for the development of new products," Wagoner reportedly said. "We are going to use resources here extensively."
GM Daewoo president Nick Reilly told the Korea Times it demonstrates his company's value in the GM network that GM Daewoo hired 200 new engineers since the beginning of the company.
Wagoner reportedly added that its design staff will also be expanded.
The paper noted that, in March, GM announced that it would be investing 1.74 trillion won in GM Daewoo with plans to use it as a global strategic engineering hub.
According to the investment plan, the automaker will hire 1,000 workers in accordance with the construction of two new production facilities, expansion of existing plants, introduction of thr
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