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The speed at which technology is currently advancing has made the creation of e lectronic appliances and devices one of the most prolific and fascinating areas of cont emporary design. Appliance and device styling, too, has become increasingly innovative; the black and beige boxes are becoming things of the past as manufacturers vie to make their appliances more appealing to a new generation of style-conscious consumers. New Electronics brings together more than one hundred examples of new, sophisticated el ectronic devices, including kitchen appliances, televisions, computers, telephones, cam eras, sound equipment, timepieces, and the latest in wearable technology. The appliance s, including concept models, are drawn from an international group of imaginative desig ners and cutting-edge manufacturers, clearly illustrated by full-color photography, and described in detail through a graphic-design system for which the author Mel Byars has become known. The appliances featured range from Internet-connected recipe books and t elevision receivers that look more like sunglasses than TV sets to electronic fingernai ls that substitute for computer keyboards and robotic vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers.