A Groundbreaking Ceiling AC

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Picture this. You’re sitting at a table with a group of colleagues, with an AC above you on full blast. You’ve got your sweater on, but you’re still freezing. Meanwhile, on the other side, this hefty guy’s sitting in a half sleeve shirt with pit-stains, complaining about the heat. As exaggerated as that may seem, that’s what work is like for me all week. The Circle ceiling AC wonderfully tackles this problem, among others.

The Circle concept AC comes as a circular ceiling mounted AC with 360 degree coverage “that can be controlled”. Using the mobile app to work the AC, you can select which areas to throw wind towards, and not just that, you can select multiple temperatures at the same time! That means you can have the AC projecting cool air in one direction, and warm air in another! So, no fighting over the room temperature anymore. Gives you a lot more time to fight over office stationery!

Designers: Yoon Ho Kim and Hae Sung Park

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The Circle Printer

One of the most annoying computer peripheral on anyone’s desk is the printer. It’s noisy, it vibrates and it takes up so much space! Which is why I’m all for innovations that look at minimizing size without losing functionality. ‘Circle’ is one such attempt that has impressed me. One look and you won’t even realize that it’s a printer, looks more like humidifier or a fancy pot. Wish that manufacturers would look in this direction too; HP are you listening?

Designer: Yang Jae Wook

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Google’s latest Gmail tweaks bring contact info to search results, enhanced Circle integration

Google's latest Gmail tweaks bring contact's info to search results, enhanced Circle integration

By any means, this is certainly far from being one of the biggest changes Gmail's ever seen -- still, it's one that's likely to make a few tasks a wee bit easier for you. Inside the recent tweaks, Google added a new quick access trait that makes contact details -- such as phone numbers -- show up automatically in search results within your cherished G inbox. Additionally, the Android-maker has improved the Google+ integration (again), now allowing folks to narrow down conversations from specific Circles in the search box (you know, something like Circle: Awesome Engadget editors). Google says the changes will be rolling out over the course of the day, but in the meantime, you could always check out what exactly happens behind Gmail's closed doors.

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