Comments on: Siren MP3 player by PearsonLloyd

By: señor iranzo

señor iranzo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:26:47 +0000

how is this trying to copy apple? as far as i know apple hasn’t patented white plastic. yet.

By: Hemi

Hemi — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:52:53 +0000

Shouldn’t it be more than a tool? Seems strange to describe something that enables one to appreciate art (music) as a ‘tool’.

Anyway, tool or not, it doesn’t change the fact that this is a disappointing piece of design from two usually good designers. I can’t seem to find anything particularly pure (or intelligent) about it at all..

By: Tony T

Tony T — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:08:16 +0000

Matthew,

I think Clifford makes reference to Ive & Pearson Lloyd having the SAME nationality (British, for those who don’t live on earth) and therefore Pearson Lloyd wantiing to follow in the footsteps of Ive.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:41:49 +0000

Take a look at Norweigian design studio Norway Says and their MP3 for Asono called “Mica”. Fresh and original yet stylish.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:37:50 +0000

I’d probably know who he was even if I didn’t want to. He has had an indisputable influence of tech design, and an unquestionable influence on PearsonLloyd when designing this dozen-MP3. Heck, even the button typography is the same. All I am saying is why not try something new? Every second-grade tech brand is trying to copy Apple, PearsonLloyd claims to be at the forefront of the design scene. With such an ambition, you need to deliver fresh ideas, not lame mimicking.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:23:21 +0000

A tool is an object that has been designed to perform a particular purpose. This object has a sole purpose. The playback of music. How is it not a tool?

By: Hemi

Hemi — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:12:24 +0000

How is an MP3 player a tool exactly?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:02:19 +0000

A lovely reminder of the purism that all ‘tools’ should possess.

Don’t worry PearsonLloyd, those of us who actually think before we write understand what you’re all about.

And Clifford, have you forgotten that Jonathan Ive is a British? You probably have no idea who he even is do you?

By: John T

John T — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:28:05 +0000

“mirrored screen that can be used as a vanity mirror for females”

Because males never look in the mirror. Real men, of course, will use the mirrored screen to reflect sun-signals from mountaintops on their rugged MacGuyveresque adventures. Why did they leave that part out of the marketing copy, huh?

By: piero meastro

piero meastro — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:18:21 +0000

It is reminding me of the things people use for taking temperatures.
Only thing is to put it in the same place, perhaps the best place for it.