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Yearly Archives: 2011
i’m watch
Designed by Italian company Blue Sky. “I’m Watch” is the first “smartwatch” based on the Android system, a custom version of Android 1.6. The watch runs on the Freescare i.MX233 processor, packs a 1.54″ capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 200 x 200 pixels and fitted with 4GB of built in storage, 64MB of RAM. Its 450mAh Li-Po battery will provide about three hours on speakerphone use or up two days in standby. It also packs in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, but has not WiFi. It is available to preorder for €300 and shipping will commence on the 30th January 2012.
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World’s Tallest 48-Meter Buddha Statue in Eastern China
A statue of Amitabha, also known as the Buddha of Infinite Light, is going up in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, Nov 4, 2011. The 48-meter statue is one of the world’s tallest.
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Domo Genesis: Under The Influence Mixtape
Odd Future affiliate Domo Genesis has released his Under The Influence mixtape through Twitter. The Wolf Gang member takes on Snoop Dogg’s “Boss Life,” Scarface’s “Guess Who’s Bizzack,” Kanye West’s “We Major” and features Tyler, The Creator, Casey Veggies, and more. Download the mixtape below.
Under The Influence Tracklist:
1. Mission Statement
2. Boss Life
3. Guess Who’s Back f/ Casey Veggies
4. L-Boy’s Interlude
5. More Clouds f/ Remy Banks
6. Whole City Behind Us f/ Ace (Tyler, The Creator)
7. Respect
8. Let’s Smoke
9. Glory
10. We Major
11. Shine
12. Mind Games
13. Benediction
15. Smokemon
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: The Vet & The n00b
The official Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 live action trailer featuring Sam Worthington, Jonah Hill and Dwight Howard. Whether you’re a veteran of Call of Duty or a n00b just starting out, there’s a soldier in all of us.
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On the Brink: Networked Society
In On The Brink we discuss the past, present and future of connectivity with a mix of people including David Rowan, chief editor of Wired UK; Caterina Fake, founder of Flickr; and Eric Wahlforss, the co-founder of Soundcloud. Each of the interviewees discusses the emerging opportunities being enabled by technology as we enter the Networked Society. Concepts such as borderless opportunities and creativity, new open business models, and today’s ‘dumb society’ are brought up and discussed.
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American Radiator Building
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Grand Theft Auto 5 Trailer
Coming soon: the next installment in one of the most popular video games franchises of all time.
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Striver’s Row: Wale’s Ambition
Striver’s Row Presents: Wale’s Ambition from Fresh Start Productions on Vimeo.
Maybach Music’s Wale recently released his highly-anticipated sophomore album, “Ambition.” Hitting shelves November 1st. Many congrats to Rick Ross’ latest protegé.
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Eames Movie: The Architect and the Painter
One of history’s greatest design duos are to be celebrated in a new documentary film, Eames – The Architect and the Painter. Charles and Ray Eames were amongst the most gifted, prolific and important designers of the 20th century, putting their hands in everything from architecture to furniture design, painting and film. This new documentary explores the lives and influence of this dynamic couple, from their work to their marriage and the cultural icons they have become beyond their passing. The film will debut in theaters on November 18th, and it will be available for purchase on December 13th. [preorder $26.99 at amazon]
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Duck Sauce: Big Bad Wolf (NSFW)
Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf [Official Video] from Israel on Vimeo.
A-Trak and Armand Van Helden who together make up the group Duck Sauce have just released the visuals for their latest dance single “Big Bad Wolf.” Without giving away of the NSFW-hilarity, director Keith Schofield delivers us a very comical video as we follow two characters throughout their eventful day.
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HK Halloween Highlights 2011
I was well informed leading up to Halloween weekend in Hong Kong that this would be the biggest weekend of the year. With over 76,000 people passing through LKF (central bar/club/restaurant district) all drunk and dressed in costume. I was pumped! A few costume ideas were thrown around amongst the boys, but with the launch of Battlefield 3 on PS3. Johan, Jeffrey and I knew we had to dress up as some sort of armed enforcement. So Jeffrey being the HK local, took us to a place called Mong Kok which seems to have a street for everything (including sneaker street) that was lined with shop after shop of military gear. Every countries uniform to every type of weapon you could imagine. And these aren’t just some plastic water pistol type of guns. They’re gas powered BB Guns that can do some serious damage. I then found out that there’s a hobby called ‘War Games’ where groups of people go out to abandon warehouses and basically play war games. It’s one of the amazing things about living in foreign countries. You’re always amazed by interests other cultures have.
Getting back to Halloween. After purchasing a SWAT outfit, pistol, machine gun, laser pointer (that could shoot a laser beam over 500m). Johan was US Marines and Jeffrey was a crazy Paratrooper. We were ready to storm LKF! But hold on. What about cops on the street and security guards at the venues? Were they going to be cool with us all just cruising the streets packing heat and then let us into clubs??
Jeffrey: “No worries! It’s Hong Kong!”
Me: “Really?? Because I don’t wanna get my guns confiscated or have a real gun pulled on me”
Jeffrey: “Don’t worry. I spoke to my copper mate and he said Halloween weekend is the only time you can take them out”
Me: “F#ck I love Hong Kong”
And he was right. We were waving our guns through the crowd, sniping girls from 100m away with our lasers and doing raids on clubs and bars. They loved it! We got so many free shots from the venues because they loved our costumes. It was definitely one of the best weekends I’ve ever had. Once again Hong Kong never ceases to amaze me.
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How to break the speed of light
One-Minute Physics explains how to break the speed of light by pointing a laser at the moon.
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Jay-Z Interviewed by Steve Stoute on “The Tanning Effect”
Check out part one of the exclusive interview above, featuring Jay-Z discussing the meaning of his joint album with Kanye West, Watch the Throne, which debuted at number one in 23 countries; on his epiphany that his music has a substantial impact on mainstream America; and on being an unpaid spokesman for Cristal champagne.”
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Battlefield 3 Sells 5 Million Units In First Week, Becomes EA’s Fastest Selling Title
TechCrunch Article –
Battlefield 3 is here and in a major way. The latest shooter in the long-running franchise hit the interweb and retailers last week and EA just announced that they moved 5 million units within the first week. For anyone that cares, that makes Battlefield 3 the fastest selling title in EA’s 29 year history. And for good reason. EA and DICE conducted a flawless marketing campaign for Battlefield 3.
The marketing first targeted those that really care — dedicated gamers — as the game was first revealed this year (read: the game came out in the same year it was announced) in GameInformer magazine. Then the videos hit. EA systematically released gameplay footage of the stunning first level Fault Line. These videos, originally just a couple quick minutes, pieced together the entire first level for the view and perfectly showcased not only the game, but the brand new Frostbite 2 game engine.
By the time E3 hit in June, gamers and the press were very familiar with Battlefield 3 where it stole the show partly thanks to playable demos. The marketing ramped up over the summer in preparation for the much-anticipated open beta. Invites first went out to players who bought Medal of Honor: Tier 1 edition and those that pre-ordered Battlefield 3: Limited Edition. But soon, EA opened up two maps for anyone that wanted to try Battlefield 3. And try they did.
More than 8 million players participated in the beta during its 12 days. That resulted in 47 billion shots fired and 1.5 billion kills. But despite the extensive testing, EA’s new servers couldn’t hand the opening rush and faltered the first few days. Still, Battlefield 3 is a hit but will its popularity diminish after Modern Warfare 3 launches in the coming days?
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Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion by Snøhetta
The rippled timber core of this reindeer observation pavilion by architects Snøhetta mirrors the curves of the surrounding Dovre Mountains in Norway. Named the Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion, the building is used as an education centre by charity the Wild Reindeer Foundation. A rectangular steel frame contains the pavilion and a glazed wall lines the observation area. Norwegian ship-builders constructed the curved timber centre from pine beams, which were milled using digital models and then pegged together. Visitors to the pavilion can sit on the wooden form, where they are warmed by a suspended furnace.
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