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Coinciding with the opening of Sydney Design 08, the Powerhouse Museum presents their annual selection from the Australian International Design Awards. Also on display are some favorite award-winning products from the past to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the award

Powerhouse Museum
From August 8th, 2008
Hours: 10.00am - 5.00pm daily
500 Harris St, Ultimo
Sydney

Product Designer
Infinity Design Development
www.infinitydesign.com.au

Product Manufacturer
Leica Geosystems Pty Ltd
www.mojoRTK.com.au

Product Description and Principal Function(s)
The Leica mojoRTK is an automatic-steering system designed for the Agriculture Industry to improve the efficiency and sustainability of crop farming. The system reduces overlap by steering the vehicle to an accuracy of 5cm, maximising efficient land use and reducing the use of farming resources. It is the first system of its type to fit into a tractor's radio slot, reducing cabin clutter, and the first to feature a remote service function for rapid problem resolution regardless of the farm or service technician's location. The mojoRTK facilitates sustainable farming at a price point that is compelling for the average farmer.

Product Designer
Innotech Pty Ltd
www.innotech.com.au

Product Manufacturer
Innotech Guardian Safety Systems
www.guardian.innotech.com.au

Product Description and Principal Function(s)
The Guardian Breathing Apparatus Accessory is a revolutionary device, providing clear and reliable communications for professional Fire-fighters in high-risk environments.

The accessory is the first totally dedicated fire-fighting communications device for breathing apparatus masks. Fitted to the mask straps, the 'BA' Accessory (used in conjunction with the Guardian Speaker-microphone, connected to a portable 2-way radio) provides outstanding levels of communication clarity in hazardous situations.

The system utilizes vibrations through the skull to send and receive communications, rather than a conventional speaker and microphone arrangement. This effectively isolates ambient noise, resulting in increased safety and efficiency during operations within high-risk environments.

Product Designer
Creative Instore Solutions Pty Ltd
www.creativeinstore.com.au

Product Manufacturer
Creative Instore Solutions Pty Ltd
www.creativeinstore.com.au

Product Description and Principal Function(s)
The Red Bull Refuel Cooler was designed primarily for the Australian petrol & convenience markets to provide an off-shelf presence within those routes. The medium had to articulate the brand message while also incrementing sales in those existing routes.

The design brief combined with the brand persona provided us with the platform to do what we do best; innovate. The Bowser is innovative in design, innovative in manufacturing techniques and materials, and innovative at store, but it has been the design that has facinated the international market; it's apeal, it's functionality and the impact it has on brand recognition.

Product Designer
Ideation Design
www.ideationdesign.com.au

Product Manufacturer
Track Engineering P/L
www.TrackChair.com.au

Product Description and Principal Function(s)
The TrackChair is an innovative world first manual wheelchair mechanism that offers its user a host of advantages over a conventional manual wheelchair.

The TrackChair offers many existing electric wheelchair users the chance to become self propelled and exercise while offering existing manual wheelchair users improved mobility. The TrackChair enables the user to carry objects with one hand while maintaining full control over the chairs movement with the other. The TrackChair's other features include, load sharing, improved steering with 2:1 turning ratio and utilization of stored momentum. Conventional manual wheelchairs only perform as good as the user's weakest arm.

Product Manufacturer
Bose Corporation

Product Description and Principal Function(s)
Bose Triport OE was designed to provide the user with a comfortable full-bodied, lifelike audio experience in a compact on-ear design. Traditional high-fidelity headphones products are not designed to be portable and lightweight. The primary objective of the Bose Triport OE development effort was to provide the user with a superior listening experience that could be worn for hours with out experiencing any discomfort; and fold easily for storage and transport when not in use.

Product Designer
Caterpillar Inc.

Product Manufacturer
Caterpillar Inc.

Product Description and Principal Function(s)
Product description: Motor Grader.
Principal function: Used in numerous applications within a wide range of industries. Major industries along with typical applications are:
1) Heavy Construction -- Highway construction, paving/resurfacing, airport construction, railroad construction, dam and levee construction, haul road maintenance.
2) Governmental road maintenance and construction, ditch building and cleaning, snow removal.
3) Building Construction -- Residential, commercial and industrial construction, sewer and water systems.
4) industrial -- Waste disposal, pipeline construction.
5) Mining -- Haul road maintenance, snow removal.
6) Forestry -- Access road construction, forest development and haul road maintenance.

Product Designer
Philips Design
www.design.philips.com

Product Manufacturer
Royal Philips Electronics
www.design.philips.com

Product Description and Principal Function(s)
The Philips Arcitec is a revolutionary new shaving system. Research confirmed that the neck area is the most difficult to shave effectively. The thin neck and three individually-driven heads, solve this issue. The 'head' and 'body' of the new shaver is separated by a thin 'neck' area which offers a radical increase in control for the user. 'Flex & Pivot' central drive technology allows the heads to be driven via a single shaft. Heads move separately and pivot, facilitating an up and down contour following system following the shape of the user's face.

Product Designer
Tupperware Europe, Middle East, Africa

Product Manufacturer
Tupperware Australia
www.tupperware.com.au

Product Description and Principal Function(s)
The Cool Cubes unit is a stackable re-sealable ice cube tray that is easily filled with liquid using an integrated filling cap located in the seal. The elevated ice tray freezes faster and allows you to remove individual ice cubes or the entire tray as needed.

Product Designer
CMD Product Design and Innovation
www.cmd.net.au

Product Manufacturer
Snowsports Interactive
www.snowsportsinteractive.com

Product Description and Principal Function(s)
The Flaik is a personal tracking device designed for skiers/snowboarders. Flaik fuses the technologies of GPS & GSM/GPRS to give riders the ability to monitor personal performance such as speed, distance, altitude and airtime. Data is mapped in real-time using Flaik's web-based Location Software via SMS.

Designed specifically for cold environments, the Flaik is able to transmit its location every seconds over a 15 hour period. Ski performance is automatically collated chronologically for users to browse, search, organise, replay and save. Results are sorted by criteria and statistics can be mailed to friends or posted on Flaik web community.

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