Electrolux named the finalists of the 2011 Design Lab. This is the 9th annual competition for international designers to demonstrate their intellectual mobile innovations. Eight finalists were chosen from 1,300 participants by a jury of expert designers. The jury considered the entries based on intuitive design, innovation and consumer insight. The winner will receive the first prize of a six-month paid internship at an Electrolux global design centre and 5,000 Euros. A second prize of 3,000 Euros and third prize of 2,000 Euros are also on offer.

Panasonic Life Innovation Container took a leading role in a 6-days event ‘Jumbara 2011’ started on July 4 at the Limboto Campgrounds in Gorontalo and hosted by the Indonesian Red Cross Society. The Life Innovation Container provided by Panasonic is a demonstration of Panasonic’s innovative and comprehensive energy solutions in creating, storing and saving energy.

A year after YouTube asked people from all around the globe to contribute to making the ‘Life in a Day’ crowdsourcing movie, Intel Corporation and Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. issued a call encouraging Internet users to participate in developing the state-of-the-art social film project dubbed ‘Inside.’ The blockbuster thriller starring Emmy Rossum (‘Phantom of the Opera’) and directed by D.J Caruso (‘Eagle Eye’) and Oscar-winning cinematographer Mauro Fiore (‘Avatar’), will be created in line with the previously launched Intel’s ‘Visual Life’ campaign and its numerous advertising pieces revolving around the escape theme.

On June 7, Google announced its new experiment for YouTube called ‘Cosmic Panda’.  Activating the Cosmic Panda with one click give users a new video-watching and playlist experience, extra page designs and editing tools to customise channels. Another feature: the ability to keep watching a video while moving between videos, playlists and channels only works in Google’s own Chrome browser.