A man by the name of Doug Field, who was once the CTO over at Segway, has thrown in the towel and moved his engineering and design talents over to Apple as the new vice president of the design team. There is a quite long discussion about this over at the SegwayChat forums, and the more »

Apple designer Jonathan Ives has played a huge role in the success of Apple. With his genius mind behind the design of almost every successful Apple product to date (iPod, iPhone, iMac), he has made Apple’s products stand out. The MDA, or Mobile Data Association, agrees. This year, they have given Mr. Ives the Personal Achievement Award for “…his design of the Apple IPhone and its user interface.” According to the hype meter when it comes to the iPhone and its interface, I’d say he deserves this award without a doubt. Look beyond the break to find the official judging comments.