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Hewlett Packard needs a Senior Industrial Designer

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HP’s vision is to create technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere — every person, every organization, and every community around the globe. This motivates and inspires them — to do what they do. To make what they make. To invent, and to reinvent. To engineer experiences that amaze. With HP, you’re reinventing how you work. How you play. How you live. You can be a part of this reinvention by creating designs that impact the world.

The Opportunity

Interested in changing the world?

At HP we believe that technology should make life better for everyone, everywhere. This vision guides everything we do and how we do it. In our Office Printing Solutions organization, we have an exciting leadership role within our Physical Design team that will help deliver upon our vision.

We are nestled the Rocky Mountains in beautiful Boise, Idaho. One of the nation’s best-kept secrets. Wonderful outdoor activities like skiing, mountain biking, world-class trout fishing, and white-water rafting are right out your back door. Low-cost living and friendly people make Boise an easy choice for young adults and families.

Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Contributes to the development of new ideas and methods. Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors. Leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and will participate in cross-functional initiatives. Brings design leadership by providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies. Represents the organization to external customers/clients. Exercises significant independent judgment within broadly defined policies and practices to determine the best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives. Provides mentoring and guidance to lower level employees.

Responsibilities

• Leads multiple project teams of other designers and internal and outsourced partners responsible for all stages of industrial design and development for a portfolio of complex products and platforms, including design architecture, language, validation, and specifications.
• Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced partners on industrial design and development.
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with industrial design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and user experience.
• Provides domain-specific expertise and overall industrial design leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies and design language into projects and activities in the industrial design organization.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members.

Education and Experience Required

• Typically 10+ years experience AND a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial or Product Design or equivalent.

Knowledge and Skills

• Broad experience with the application of design theories, principles, and concepts to a portfolio of multiple information technology and consumer product designs
• Evaluate and select 2-D and 3-D CAD tools and software packages for product design across portfolio Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Broad understanding and experience in methodologies for design testing and validation, including sketches, models, storyboards, and prototyping.
• Reviewing and evaluating designs for alignment with overall product architecture; recommending and implementing changes to designs and technology to improve product quality and overall industrial design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Mastery of English and local language.
• Ability to effectively communicate industrial design data, design proposals and product specifications and negotiate options at senior management levels.

How to Apply

Please note- candidates should submit an updated resume AND a portfolio link/work samples (with a password if needed) when applying to this position.

Location

Boise, ID

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Teaming humans with robotic AI will remake modern manufacturing

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HP Joins Hands with Titan to Make the Ultimate Cross-Platform Smartwatch

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HP Titan Cross-Platform Smartwatch

The news that HP will start a collaboration with India’s Titan comes only a week after the American tech giant signed a deal with Swiss watchmaker Movado

Exactly one year ago, HP announced that it would launch the MB Chronowing, a luxury smartwatch built in partnership with Michael Bastian. This week, the company said that it would join hands with Titan, the world’s fifth largest watchmaker and the joint venture of Tata Group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation, in order to expand its Engineered by HP program and make new wearables that are “productive and responsive, but not intrusive”

“Engineered by HP is reinventing the experience consumers have with everyday accessories by making existing objects smarter through innovative materials, design and technology, to keep people connected to the way they live today,” explained Sridhar Solur, General Manager, Wearables and Smart Platforms at HP Inc.

“As a brand we are known for our design, manufacturing capabilities, innovation and quality. Moreover, our endeavor has been to always provide our consumers with something new. Our entry into the smartwatch market is another step in this direction,” added S. Ravi Kant, CEO Watches and Accessories Division, Titan Company Limited. “Engineered by HP and Titan make a formidable duo with each lending the other a new dimension, resulting in smart timepieces designed with today’s discerning consumer in mind.”

If it wasn’t already obvious from Kant’s quote, Titan will be in charge with designing and manufacturing the wearables, while HP will take care of the hardware, software, and everything in-between (aka the user interface). In the past month or so, both Tag Heuer and Fossil made the news with their efforts of building remarkable wearables, and the fact that HP announced two partnerships within one week should make these noobs ponder if they have what it takes to impress the world.

Assuming that the smartwatch developed by HP and Titan would work seamlessly with both Android and iOS, users would no longer have to choose their wearable depending on the smartphone they’re using, and vice versa. Even worse, there still are some manufacturers out there that don’t only lock their wearables to work on a single platform, but on a handful of devices running that platform, devices that they themselves make. Some companies should really take a lesson from Microsoft, who not only made its software accessible on other platforms, but it even developed a wearable that works with Windows Phone and the competitions mobile operating systems (Android, and iOS, respectively).

It might take a while till the brainchild of this collaboration sees the light of the day, but until then you can go to Amazon to make an idea about how the Titan timepieces look and how much do they cost. A cross-platform smartwatch would obviously cost more, but at least people would have a starting point.

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[via pocketnow]

HP Elite x2 Is an Upgradeable Alternative to Surface

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HP Elite x2

Owners of convertibles are usually required to take their mind off upgrading them, but that’s definitely not the case with HP’s Elite x2, a Surface clone that can be opened and upgraded at will.

With its Surface line, Microsoft really did set a standard for business tablets that can be turned into ultrabooks simply by attaching a keyboard. Both the design and the specs suggested that these are premium devices, and their instant success determined others to try and replicate the recipe. This is how Lenovo’s Yoga and Miix 700 series came to be, along with Dell’s XPS 12 and HP’s Spectre x2. Since a single product line hardly seemed enough for defeating Microsoft at this game, HP also launched the Elite x2.

In comparison to the Surface Pro 4, which seems to be HP’s main competitor, the Elite x2 is taller, wider, heavier and even bulkier than Microsoft’s product.

Something that the Elite x2 certainly does not lack is ports. There’s a SIM tray (indicating 4G connectivity options) and a lock slot on the left side of the tablet, just besides the power and volume buttons. On the other side, the Elite x2 sports a 3.5mm jack for headphones, a microSD card tray that enables users to expand the tablet’s storage, as well as a Thunderbolt 3 port for blazing fast transfer speeds. It should be noted that the Thunderbolt 3 port is also used for charging the convertible, and that it is fully compatible with USB Type-C. By the looks of it, it seems that this type of port is finally picking up.

The Elite x2 could’ve been a great competitor for Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4, but it disappoints in the technical specs department. First of all, HP’s convertible comes with a 12-inch screen with a 1080p resolution. That alone makes it a lot inferior, since the Surface Pro 4 packs a larger screen with a greater resolution, and consequently, a higher pixel density.

On top of that, the Elite x2 is powered by Skylake Core m3, m5, or m7 CPUs, which allow a fanless design, but can’t match the Core i5 or i7 found in the Surface in terms of CPU and GPU performance. Other than that, HP’s offering seems to provide similar connectivity and storage options. By the looks of it, it seems that only the SATA, encrypted SATA, or PCI Express SSDs in the M2 form factor can be upgraded. It would have been nice to be able to upgrade other parts, but I guess that’s better than nothing at all.

Check out the following image for a full list of specs and options available for the HP Elite x2 convertible.

HP Elite x2 1011 is currently available in various configurations on Amazon, and the 1012 model should be featured there shortly, too, as the manufacturer claims that it will start shipping in January at $899. If you’re a businessman who thinks that typical convertibles aren’t futureproof enough, and that they could use an occasional upgrade, then the Elite x2 is definitely something worth looking into.

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[source and image credits: ars technica]

Carly Fiorina will run for 2016 Presidential Elections

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HP unveils new HP OMEN Pro, HP Z Turbo Drive G2 and New Displays for Professionals at 2015 NAB Show

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HP unveils 3D, 4K, 5K and Curved Displays at CES 2015

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HP has added to its portfolio of monitors by unveiling its ultra definition 4K, 5K, and curved displays. These are expected to become available in the spring of 2015 and the 4K and 5K displays are...