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Notable Projects & Milestones
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IDE moves to a new Scotts Valley facility allowing the company to fully and seemlessly integrate its design, engineering
and prototype manufacturing capabilities all under one roof. The new facility, located at 300 El Pueblo Road is just a
short 30 minute drive from San Jose International Airport, circa 2008.
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The Ibis Tranny, an all carbon fiber hardtail mountain bike that is, essentially, four bikes in one; a lightweight, all
carbon monocoque hardtail (with Ibis Mojo DNA); an even lighter weight, all carbon monocoque single speed; and, with its
unique, removable wishbone seatstay, a travel bike that can be easily stowed in a compact travel case. Designed for
Ibis Bicycles, circa 2008.
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The Kopin Golden-i Bluetooth wireless video headset, an ergonomically designed wearable video-audio headset with monocular
15" virtual SVGA streaming video display and voice recognition. Designed for Kopin, circa 2008.
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The Ibis Mojo full suspension carbon fiber mountain bike with sub 6 lb. carbon monocoque frame and swing arm, DW-link suspension
and forged nickel-plated links. Winner of Outside Magazines 2008 Gear of the Year Award. Designed for Ibis Bicycles, circa 2007.
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The Privaris plusID universal biometric device, the world's first personal biometric fingerprint fob device that offers secure
access to multiple facilities, computers and networks. A 2008 IDSA international design excellence award (IDEA) finalist.
Designed for Privaris, circa 2007.
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IDE announces an expansion of services to include systems and electronics design and engineering to complement the industrial
design and mechanical design services on which IDE has built its reputation, circa 2006.
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The Kestrel RT700 road-racing bike, a high performance carbon fiber road-racing bicycle with subtle aero geometry that allows its
rider to cheat the wind. Winner of Outside Magazine's 2007 Gear of the Year Award and winner of a 2007 Good Design Award from the
Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. Designed for Kestrel-USA, circa 2006.
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The Kestrel Airfoil Pro Triathlon Bicycle, the new standard for full aero triathlon racing bikes. The Kestrel Airfoil Pro was selected
for an international Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award by Business Week Magazine and the Industrial Designers Society of America, circa 2004.
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The MTI MicroFuel Cells customized Tapwave Zodiac and Samsung i700 SmartPhone. The world's first working handheld consumer devices powered
by MTI Micro's integrated Mobion DMFC fuel cell technology, circa 2004.
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The Anritsu Signature High Performance Signal Analyzer, Anritsu's flagship signal analyzer utilizing IDE's tactile front panel design
strategy which organizes the hierarchy of functional controls into sculpted tiers that can be traversed tactilely by the test engineers
without the need to take their eyes off the display, circa 2003.
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The Gyration Ultra Cordless Mouse, the world's first desktop mouse with in-air capability made possible by Gyration's patented solid
state gyro technology, circa 2003.
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The Canesta Projection Keyboard, the world's first laser projection virtual qwerty keyboard capable of being integrated into handheld
PDAs and cell phones. The Canesta keyboard projects a red laser image of a keyboard onto any flat surface and allows the user to type
on the projected image and enter data into the handheld device, circa 2002.
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The Kestrel Talon and Talon SL Road Bikes, aero road bikes suitable for long road rides and triathlons. The Talon, developed in six
different sizes uses an innovative modular carbon fiber construction and has become Kestrel's best selling bicycle, circa 2001.
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British Telecom Multi-Phone, a public internet terminal with combined public telephone capability that allows users traveling the UK to
access the internet and e-mail from public locations such train stations, bus terminals and airports, circa 2001.
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The EFS-1 Digital Imaging System, the world's first and only digital film cartridge that converts a 35mm SLR camera
into a digital camera that can take 24 high res digital images which can be easily downloaded into its own storage unit.
Winner of a 2001 International Industrial design Excellence Award-Silicon Film, circa 2001.
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The Nomad Jukebox MP3 recorder/player, the world's best selling MP3 jukebox stores 150 CD's of music and allows users to
create and store their favorite play lists; an award winning consumer product exhibited in the London Design Museum-Creative Labs, circa 2000.
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The Kestrel KM40 airfoil carbon fiber composite bicycle frame for triathlon time trials. An ultra-light aerodynamic bicycle
frame selected for two international design awards-Kestrel USA, circa 2000.
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Palm's first color handheld PDA, the Palm IIIC with high contrast color display and rechargeable batteries; a member of the
Palm III family of products-Palm Inc., circa 1999.
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The world's highest resolution, highest quality LCD Monitor with 1600 x 1152 resolution, for serious 3D graphics
applications-Silicon Graphics 1600SWTM, circa 1998.
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An ergonomically designed digital camera with removable memory cards, flash, and color preview LCD-the Agfa ePhoto 780TM
Digital Camera, circa 1998.
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The world's most intelligent consumer electronics remote control with graphical touch sensitive display and custom charging
cradle-the Philips ProntoTM DS 1000, circa 1998.
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A sophisticated pen-based hand held Windows CETM PDA with IR port and docking cradle-the Philips NinoTM 300, circa 1998.
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The world's most advanced miniature liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) head mounted display with 800 x 600 SVGA resolution giving the wearer a
virtual 15 inch viewable display-for Colorado MicroDisplay, circa 1997.
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An innovative digital sampling product for serious musicians that delivers superb audio quality and performance-the E-Mu
Systems Audity 2000TM Rhythmic Pattern Generator, circa 1997.
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The world's first bicycle helmet with distributed venting throughout the entire helmet and Fusion In-Mold MicroshellRTM which adds
structural integrity to the specially formulated EPS liner-the Bell Sports Fusion Series INTERCOOLERTM PRO, circa 1997.
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A stackable, external hard drive unit with removable 2GB media-the Iomega Jaz 2TM, circa 1997.
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A sophisticated monaural telecommunications audio headset which can be worn comfortably on a users ear, eliminating the need for a head
band-the ACS ExpressionTM Headset, circa 1996.
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The world's first one piece monocoque magnesium die-cast suspension fork brace and lower tube assembly-the RockShox INDYTM Suspension Fork, circa 1996.
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A Pentium class, modular, muti-media notebook computer with innovative custom thermal coupling that allows CPU heat to be dissipated through the
LC display housing-for AST Computers, circa 1996.
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Development and manufacture of custom laptop computers with enhanced Silicon Graphics active matrix display technology, used in the block-buster
movie TWISTER-for Warner Brothers, circa 1995.
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The world's first dual mode gyro mouse that operates as a conventional desk top mouse or in free space utilizing a solid state gyro-Gyration GyroPoint DeskTM, circa 1995.
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The world's highest resolution active matrix flat panel 18 bit color monitor with integrated stereo speakers and custom removable backlight
for optional OHP (overhead projection) applications-the SGI Indy Presenter and Silicon Graphics Presenter 1280TM, circa 1995.
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A unique pen-based LCD-digitizer writing tablet with a custom engineered stylus that senses the pressure applied by a child's fingers as they learn to write. For Penmanship Inc., circa 1995.
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A tiny, ergonomically designed personal two-way pager with graphical display-the GW Com VoyagerTM, circa 1995.
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Very low cost, ergonomically designed 3D stereoscopic eyewear for the consumer video game VR marketplace-the Stereographics SimulEyesTM, circa 1994.
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For AT&T Wireless, the world's first commercial airline telephone designed neatly into the airline seat's armrest with a simple push button release
for operation-the AT&T Jet PhoneTM and Torpedo Tube Cradle, circa 1994.
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A counter top Laser Scanner for Bio-Rad used for molecular biology imaging systems-for Bio-Rad, circa 1994.
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A family of products for the professional musician, including an ergonomically designed Digital Keyboard, Sampler and Emulator-the E-Mu Systems
E4K Digital KeyboardTM, ESi-32 Sampler, and EIV Emulator, circa 1994.
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IDE expands and moves its' in-house model and prototype facility to 340E El Pueblo Road, Scotts Valley, circa 1994.
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IDE invests in Pro Engineer solids modeling workstations to further improve the ability to virtually model a design parametrically, once again
resulting in a more accurate 3D model and reduced time-to-market for all of its' customers, circa 1993.
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The world's most sophisticated hot-docking notebook expansion base with VCR-like insertion mechanism-the Compaq SmartStation TM, circa 1993.
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An advanced, modular Notebook computer with user removable (and replaceable) displays and hard drive modules-the Elonex 486 Notebook, circa 1992.
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IDE invests in its' first 3-axis CNC milling machine and CAM (computer aided manufacturing) software allowing full engineering prototypes to be manufactured directly from 3D CAD data, circa 1992.
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A sleek ergonomically designed consumer electronics IR remote control for single hand operation-for EchoStar, circa 1991.
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An entire family of desk top and tower style PC products-the Samsung SD 800 Series, circa 1990.
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An entire family of desk top and tower style PC products, including an all injection molded plastic desk top PC which can be assembled and
disassembled without the use of tools-the Epson Equity Series, circa 1990.
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The world's first general purpose Windows-based pen computer-the Samsung PenMaster/GridPad 386, circa 1990.
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IDE invests in finite element analysis software for conducting 3D structural analysis of its' designs, circa 1989.
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A low profile, all injection molded laser scanner designed specifically for use in European supermarkets-for Spectra Physics, circa 1989.
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An innovative 8086 based handheld PC with IR data transfer capability used by delivery truck drivers and warehouse personnel for entry and management
of inventory data-the FCI 1000 Buddy System, circa 1989.
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An ergonomically designed handheld dental X-Ray unit for the Armed Services to use during field operations, tested for durability in the Gulf War-the Kevex Portable X-Ray, circa 1988.
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IDE expands and moves its' in-house model and prototype facility to a new building located on nearby Scotts Valley Dr., circa 1988.
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The world's first public ATM-style fax kiosk-the FaxPlus PayFax machine, circa 1988.
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The world's first ergonomically designed wireless 3D eyewear-Stereographics' CrystalEyes, circa 1988.
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IDE invests in 3D wireframe and surfacing software for 3D design and development to further compress the development cycle and achieve highly accurate results in manufacturing, circa 1987.
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IDE establishes its' own in-house model and prototype facility to better serve its' customer base by offering a more comprehensive set of concurrent development services, circa 1986.
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The world's smallest cellular telephone with backlit keypad and muti-line graphical display-for Samsung Electronics, circa 1986.
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The world's first ruggedized removable PC hard drive with VCR-like motorized installation and (software controlled) eject mechanism-the Tandon Personal Data Pac, introduced in Germany, circa 1986.
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IDE moves its' design and engineering offices to the Willow Pond Building at the intersection of Mt. Hermon Road and Lockwood Lane in Scotts Valley, circa 1986.
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The world's first mini-tower PC, designed to allow the user to reduce the height of their computer display by placing the CPU in a vertical orientation
next to display-the Tandon Targa, introduced in Germany, circa 1985.
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