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Bentley Announces Mulsanne Convertible Concept
The Mulsanne Convertible Concept is set to be the planet’s “most elegant and sophisticated convertible,” the Mulsanne Convertible Concept fuses the sportiness of a drop-top with the elegance of the original handmade coach for the ultimate modern take on the tourers of the early 1900s. According to Bentley chairman and Chief Executive Wolfgang Durheimer, “The modern, luxurious, high-tech Mulsanne saloon provides a perfect foundation on which to create the world’s most elegant convertible. The Convertible Concept will extend the appeal of the Mulsanne family, while enhancing the profile of the Bentley brand, particularly in new and emerging markets.” Currently existing only on paper.
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UNIQLO Wake Up App.
The UNIQLO Wake-Up app, available for the iPhone and Android, is a pleasant wake-up “alarm” with tone and music set by Cornelius (‘Respect is Burning Tour’ with Daft Punk) and Yoko Kanno – play the video below for a sense of it. As well, alongside, a soft spoken voice that tells you how the day will look weather-wise.
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THEHUSIC: WEEKLY ISSUE (VOL. 3, NO. 18) I WISH U WOULD
Tracklist –
1. 2 Chainz – Birthday Song ft. Kanye West
2. DJ Khaled – I Wish U Would ft. Kanye West & Rick Ross
3. Trey Songz – Hail Mary ft. Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne
4. Pusha T – Pies
5. DJ Khaled – Hip-Hop ft. Scarface & Nas
6. Rick Ross – All Birds ft. French Montana
7. Pusha T – Exodus 23:1 ft. The Dream
8. Rick Ross – Fountain Of Youth ft. Nipsey Hussle & Stalley
9. Nas – Summer On Smash ft. Swizz Beatz
10. Glasses Malone – That Good ft. Ty$
11. Aaliyah – Enough Said ft. Drake
12. Rick Ross – Hold Me Back
13. Meek Mill – Actin’ Up ft. French Montana & Wale
14. French Montana – Pop That ft. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne & Drake
15. Snoop Dogg – La La La
16. Kendrick Lamar – The Recipe ft. Dr. Dre
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Bastard Store and Office by Studiometrico
The Bastard Store and Office is a great example of modern day work spaces that also give you facilities to let a bit of steam off and take the sigh out of everyday going to work. Bastard Store and Office has a terraced office that overlooks a large wooden bowl built for skaters to shred in their downtime. Below the bowl, a full-service retail store welcomes the public in local Milan, Italy.
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Conference of Cool.
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MC2000 DJ Controller
Denon has just released the MC2000 DJ controller. Specifically designed for Serato’s DJ Intro mixing software this entry-level device comes along with a plug and play USB device and a copy of the Serato software of course. The MC2000 features a basic two-channel mixer between the wheels, all the usual buttons for hot-cues and loops, the audio interface is built-in for easy use. The Denon MC2000 is available from October.
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LEGO Architecture: Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye
The Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye home was designed in 1931 in Paris and is still there today if you’re in the neighbourhood. The LEGO Architecture set launched in stores today.
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Bodega BAMZ: P.A.P.I (feat. Willie HEX)
Bodega BAMZ; aka PAPI, aka TANBOYS general, recognized as Spanish Harlem’s A$AP affiliate returns with his video track “P.A.P.I” off of his project Strictly 4 My P.A.P.I.Z dropping September 11th.
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Lamborghini Contach
Only 3 years after Bertone released the first wedge-shaped Alfa Romeo Carabo concept, Lamborghini got their turn with the Countach in 1971. Among all the prototypes with this universal shape, Lamborghini became the most prolific when the car was put into production in 1976. The car was named after it’s 5000-litre V12 which stood for Longitudinale Posteriore 5000.Marcello Gandini, who had shaped both the Miura and Espada was responsible for the Countach design. The low profile wasn’t too far off his Lancia Stratos 0 from just a year earlier, and Lamborghini remained much more true to the Bertone concept than Lancia ever did. Maybe that’s why the Lamborghini became so much more of a icon than the Lancia.Unique traits of the concept included forward-swinging doors from the Carabo and a periscope rear view mirror, both which were retained for production.Paolo Stanzani had the task of making a usable supercar underneath Marcello Gandini’s impossibly low design. He elected to run the gearbox forward of the engine to provide direct gear changes. This raised the height of the engine for the driveline, but made the Countach look even more purposeful with its muscular rear stance.Initially a fully-digital instrumentation system was fitted that was later replaced by analogue units so Bob Wallace could test the car. Afterward the car led a hard life and was highly modified during testing to help with production development. At met a final fate with a barrier at MIRA in Britain which destroyed the car completely.
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Porsche Pavilion by Henn Architekten
The new Porsche Pavilion at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany is the first addition to the theme park since its 2000 opening. Designed by German firm Henn Architekten, the curved lines and form are derived from the ‘dynamic flow of driving’, encompassing the universal image of the Porsche brand. following a similar construction to that of monocoque technology – applied to the development of lightweight designs within the automotive and aerospace industries – the sculptural piece of architecture forms a spatial enclosure while acting as a load bearing structure at the same time. At its entrance, it cantilevers outwards at a length of 25m, hovering over the water surface of a built-in lagoon in which a circular walkway runs the perimeter of, allowing visitors to further explore the Autostadt. The exterior is covered in 620 matte-finished stainless steel cladding with welded ribs which were prefabricated in a ship-yard in stralsund and assembled on site resulting in a seamless building skin, positioned within the park in such a way that it mirrors the location of the Volkswagen Pavilion. the surrounding landscape has been executed by WES to make sure the new pavilion seamlessly blends into the overall themes of the surrounding existing park.
An elliptically curved ramp embraces the dynamic principle of the architecture, leading visitors into the interior concept developed by Hg Merz Architeckten Museumsgestalter. the lower 400 m2 exhibition and staging areas house the original Porsche – a 356 no. 1 built in 1948 – which is the starting point of the space, leading to a collection of 25 silver coloured vehicle models at a scale 1:3, presented within the main display area. On show are short films which express the four antagonistic terms which characterize Porsche’s values and philosophy: tradition and innovation, performance and day-to-day practicality, design and functionality, exclusiveness and social acceptance. A film about the company’s history along with sound stories and other Porsche models are also presented to give an overall informative overview of the automotive brand and its history.
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Apple-Samsung Trial Verdict: Apple Wins Big, Jury Awards Apple $1 Billion Plus
Cult of Mac Article –
In a surprisingly quick judgement, the jury in the Apple-Samsung trial found Samsung infringed several of Apple’s patents and awarded the Cupertino company more than $1 Billion in damages.
Here are the decisions:
– On the question of patents on the bounce-back technology featured in Galaxy line of smartphones immediately following the launch of the iPhone, Samsung is liable.
– On the question of pinch-and-zoom technologies, mostly based on one-and-two fingered control, the jury finds Samsung is guilty. Not all of the phones and tablets have been tagged as liable but many of them. (The damage figures could be huge.)
– On the question of tap and zoom technologies, Samsung is guilty. There are fewer devices dinged.
– Jury finds Samsung should have known that its divisions were enabling infringement actions.
– Jury finds Samsung DID NOT infringe iPad patents. That’s one on the column for Samsung.
– On the question of UI, mostly based on the iconography of the front screen of the iPhone, the jury finds Samsung guilty.
– This might be the biggest one so far: On the question of willfulness on most of the infringement of patents, the jury finds Samsung guilty as well.
– The jury ultimately upholds most of Apple’s patents. Samsung is barred by “patent exhaustion” from using patents 516 and 941. In the original instruction form Apple denied “infringed claims asserted by Samsung” and argued claims asserted by Samsung were invalid. The jury agreed.
– The jury decides against awarding Samsung any damages. Zero.
– The jury finds Samsung did not break Apple’s anti-trust exception.
– After reviewing the verdict, Judge Koh noted discrepancies that wrongly gave Apple more money than it deserved. The first is a judgement on the Galaxy Tab. There was no infringement for the Tab patent but the jury had given more than $200,000 in damages. A second problem involved a trade dress judgement, which involves more than 2M dollars. Considering the judgement leveled more than a Billion dollars upon Samsung, a 2M dollar saving is strictly irrelevant.
The final damage amount is $1,049,343,540.
DAMAGES AWARDED TO APPLE PER PHONE
Samsung Prevail: $57,000,000.00
Samsung Infused: $44,792,974.00
Samsung Replenish: $3,350,256.00… more to come.
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The jury has reached a verdict in the Apple-Samsung trial and we’ll update with comments from reactions from tech luminaries from around the web.
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A$AP Rocky x Black Scale New Era Strap Back
The limited A$AP Rocky and Black Scale collab capsule collection sold out in only a few minutes on the Black Scale web store. For those who missed out New Era Strap Back will be getting an exclusive, and very limited in-store re-release dropping soon.
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