Archive for May, 2012
The band has decided to kick their series of webisodes off with the recording of the track “Push & Shove” which is a collaboration between No Doubt, producers Major Lazer and Jamaican artist Busy Signal. Of all the songs on the album, this is the only collaboration of it’s kind. Their new album drops September 25, 2012.
Japanese car brand Nissan announced Friday that it will start limited production of its ambitious Juke R model. Combining the design of the Juke SUV with the power of a GT-R, the Juke-R is claimed to be the fastest crossover on the planet. Its 3.8-liter engine boasts 545 hp, enabling top speeds of 257km/h (152mph). The limited edition uses the chassis, suspension and wheels of the Nissan GT-R 2012. The new version of the Juke-R exceeds the power of the prototype that was presented in Malaga, Spain in October 2011. Thanks to its bump in power, the Nissan Juke R favorably compares to the likes of the Porsche Carrera Turbo S (530hp) and the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (571hp). To promote the Juke R, Nissan has released an internet video titled “Desert Nemesis,” in which the model races some of the fastest supercars in the world. The Juke R will be built on demand, and Nissan is still keeping its retail price a secret. The first models will be delivered towards the end of the summer.
Viewing 3D cinema is a truly gripping experience but for the 3D glasses. Besides being heavy and awkward for those already wearing numbered glasses, they are a material waste and pose a health hazard. Stix offers an easy solution by being a pair of self-adhesive sticker 3D viewing films. Simply slap them onto your current numbered glasses and enjoy your 3D movie.
The stickers are cut out a shape bigger than average glasses to ensure they cover till the rim. The concept’s approach resonates with me, since I wear glasses too and find wearing additional glasses a hassle. Hopefully the sticker in Stix will be easy to peel off and then we are assured of a winner here.
“Canadian DJ Deadmau5 almost set Meatpacking District club Provocateur, and himself, on fire during his set Friday night. The electronic house DJ (real name Joel Zimmerman) premiered his new song, “The Veldt,” by lighting an air horn, causing a huge spark for a crowd that included model Hilary Rhoda and singer Ciara. “Omg I actually lived through that . . . Nearly blew up myself and a Buncha people in the booth. Pyros a [bleep],” tweeted Zimmerman. Nearly 200 people were standing outside Provocateur waiting to get inside the club, where a 7-foot replica of Deadmau5’s trademark mouse-shaped headgear was erected on top of the club’s entrance.”
Different people have their own personal takes on style and design. In Hong Kong, a group of designers came together to create some new and inventive looks for Ironman. These figure designers really went all out on their designs. Check the method.
At the Hollywood Bowl recently, Coldplay revived their acoustic, piano-led cover of “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)” in memory of Adam “MCA” Yauch.
Our Earth is a beautiful place. Unfortunately most of us do not have the resources to personally visit all places on our planet and see what beauty they have to offer. That is where pictures come into play. Check out the following breathtaking pictures of beautiful landscapes from around the world.
The Grand Canyon.
France To Chamonix
Matterhorn Mountain – Switzerland
Iceland
Patagonia
The Orange Reef
Camel Rock Beach
The Milky Way over Jackson Lake.
Ancient Rome
“Up North”
The Lighthouse
Sand Harbor State Park, Lake Tahoe
Valley Of Fire Wave
Venice
Nebula
Fly Geyser, Nevada
California Coast
Black Beach, Iceland
Alaskan Winter Sunset
Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland
Libyan Desert
Lagos Portugal
The Moon and Venus Over Switzerland
Travis County Texas
“Considering how long this has been in development, and the number of similar projects that have fallen by the wayside including a mooted Paul Greengrass directed biopic, and a fictional road trip style movie, we figured the Andre 3000 starring Jimi Hendrix movie was not going to happen. Hell, even as far back as 2008 the actor/rapper himself said, “The funny thing with the biopics [is their uncertainty], I mean, it’s the same thing with ‘Hendrix.’ It’s kinda like, until you are on set doing it you can’t say what’s going on, because everybody wants to do the movie, but there are so many things that go into a biopic.” Well, it looks like the movie is actually going ahead.
Titled “All Is By My Side,” the film is gearing up start lensing in three weeks in Ireland, with a six week production schedule mapped out. John Ridley, the writer behind “Three Kings,” “U-Turn” and the forthcoming “Twelve Years A Slave” has penned the script and will be directing as well, making his sophomore feature effort following 1997′s “Cold Around The Heart.” The film will essentially cover Hendrix’s breakthrough period from 1966 to 1967, when he was discovered in a New York club by Linda Keith, a model and girlfriend of Keith Richards at the time, who introduced him to The Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham and producer Seymour Stein (who both declined to work with him), and eventually to manager/producer Chas Chandler who helped launch his career. He went to London, recorded Are You Experienced? and the rest, as they say, is history.
No word yet on the rest of the cast, but last summer, Hayley Atwell revealed she was eyeing a role but nothing has been heard since. The big question here is if the film will have rights to the songs, licensing of which tends to be expensive and difficult to come by. But we presume if cameras are set to be rolling, some kind of approval on the film has come down from the musicians’s estate, Experience Hendrix. Either way, we’re curious as hell to see how all this winds up turning out. Are You Experienced? is a fairly defining moment in rock ‘n roll history, and Hendrix is one of the titans, so let’s hope it gets the treatment it deserves.”
The Volkswagen hover car is a product of the “People’s Car Project” in China, which called upon customers to contribute design ideas for VW’s model of the future. The crowd-sourcing initiative debuted in China last year and, to date, has inspired 33 million website visitors to submit 119,000 ideas. The hovercraft uses electromagnetic levitation to float along its own grid above the regular road network; distance sensors keep the craft from colliding with other vehicles.
The disc-shaped pod seats two people and is controlled by a joystick that offers amazing maneuverability. The car can move both back-and-forth and side-to-side and can even spin on an axis. Automated safety features monitor the Hover Car’s surroundings and can take control if a potential accident is detected. The concept car produces zero emissions.
Missoni is partnering with Filipino real estate developer Century Properties to design the interior decor and amenity spaces of a condominium building in Manila. Missoni Home is not new to commercial real estate.
They designed the Hotel Missoni line with Rezidor Hotel Group, with hotels open or opening in Scotland, Kuwait, Turkey, Omanan and Brazil. It’s the fourth of six towers in the $316 million Acqua Private Residences project; the first three are completely sold out.
The Missoni Home tower will have 645 1-,2-, and 3-bedroom units that will rent for about $315 per square foot. A multi-level amenity center called the Canopy will house an amphitheater, lounge, DJ booth and dance floor,a pool with swim up bar, and barbecue facilities.
Check out the official video for Eva Simons’ new single “I Don’t Like You”. This track has recently started getting a lot of airplay, so make sure to download it where you can… DJ’s put in your sets.
Who says only chameleons change colors, I know of a wristwatch that does the same. Called the Chroma, the numerals on this beauty change color every second. Moreover the hour hand colors merge from one color palette to another, creating beautiful hues of the color spectrum. Totally mesmerizing. Unisex in style, its crafted in Steel Mesh Bands or Black Leather Band, giving choices to suit your taste.
Stainless Steel Mesh Band:
It is made of all brushed stainless steel and is water resistant to 150ft.
Black Leather Band:
Comes with a butterysoft black leather band and matching buckle that has no visible lugs, providing a seamless connection from band to watch case.
Being surrounded by graphic designers on a daily basis gives me a better perspective of just how unique a craft it is. But for the layman, learning about graphic design can be a little less easy. A video my assistant found seems to perfectly sum everything up. Thank you to Robertcrosscountry for putting his school project up online.
The image in question.
The estate of Humphrey Bogart is suing British-based clothes company Burberry over use of the Hollywood icon’s name in what it said was an advertising campaign. But Burberry has filed a countersuit, insisting it did not breach Bogart’s rights by using a photo of Bogart wearing one of its trenchcoats in the movie “Casablanca,” and seeking damages from the actor’s estate. Both companies filed their legal action in the United States on Wednesday, a couple of weeks after the estate raised the issue with the classic English clothing company. The Bogart Estate filed its action in Los Angeles, saying Burberry used the trench coat picture from the final scene of Oscar-winning 1942 classic “Casablanca,” on Twitter and Facebook, without its permission.
“Burberry’s business hinges on respect for its own intellectual property rights, so it is quite surprising to see that it apparently has so little respect for the clear rights of others.” But Burberry counter-sued in New York, saying the photo was licensed from photo agency Corbis for editorial use. It said Burberry first contacted it about the issue on April 10. Burberry said the image was used in the context of a historic “timeline” of the British company, used on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, showing the development of its “culture, products and people” over the decades.
The Future Living house is a testament to the will of design. It took twenty six designers (a feat in itself) to create it. Every technologic leap was analyzed to make sure anything proposed was possible by 2050. It’s a paradigm shift in home resource creation and location. Water uses gravity to generate pressure. Energy is harvested from solar and wind apparatuses. Air, water and waste are cleaned using a living bio wall and everything is recycled when possible.
Design Team: Cornelia Bailey, Tanushree Bhat, Marilee Bowles Carey, Anthony Caspary, Eric Diamond, Xiaonan Huang, Reenu John, Na Rae Kim, Paolo Korre, Eugene Limb, Hsin-Cheng Lin, Miguel Angel Martinez, Nikhil Mathew, Elise Metzger, Mahdieh Salimi, Kshitij V. Sawant, Owen Schoppe, Jessica Striebich, Hannah Swart, Traci Thomas, Helen Tong, Sally Wong, Yixiu Wu, HyeKyung Yoo and Gene Young of IIT Institute of Design
The shapes displayed in Luka Klikovac’s work look like colored smoke, or maybe strange deep-sea creatures, but they’re actually mixtures of colored and black liquids immersed in water. The Serbian photographer’s photo series is called Demersaland was based on the unique motions resulting from the combination of fluids. (I can’t write that without feeling dirty.)
To create this psychedelic effect, the photographer used nothing but his camera and lights capable of showing the dance of fluid shapes captured by his lenses. No digital editing resources were used afterwards, so what you see in the images are actually the precise moments when the two elements were combined.
Klikovac said that the goal of his work is to create images that allow people to escape from their daily routine and that his underwater shapes should be interpreted like the Rorschach inkblot test. What do you see in them?
The supergroup unveils their latest music video which was filmed during SXSW and features cameos from Eminem, 50 Cent, Kanye West, Big Sean, MC Hammer, A$AP Rocky, Victor Cruz, Miss Info and more. This is the first official single for their album, welcome to: OUR HOUSE which is scheduled for release on June 12th. Check the video below, and the behind the scenes above.
At CES got to see some new Android smartphones, tablets, and TVs, but there were quite a large amount of awesome accessories. One company I definitely saw a stunner from was Vuzix, who unveiled their SMART Glasses Technology. High prices and bulky designs have slowed the adoption of wearable displays among the average consumer, but Vuzix hopes to change that with their latest products.
Thanks to internal developments and a recent licensing relationship with Nokia Corporation, Vuzix was able to produce a 1.4 mm thick polymer waveguide lens that fits into the temples & lenses of a conventional pair of eyewear. The new glasses are designed to work with connected devices like smartphones and allow the user to watch big screen movies or interact with augmented reality apps.
The current STAR 1200 glasses from Vuzix retail for $4,999, so hopefully they can bring the price down quite a bit and bring their wearable displays from today’s battlefield to the average consumer. Check out the video below for an idea of what see-through augmented reality can do.
Gorden Wagener, the Head Designer at Mercedes-Benz, gives us an exclusive presentation of the Concept Style Coupé. The vehicle sports a futuristic look with innovative accents distinguished by the new headlight design, in particular. A moving blinker is just one of the highlights.
Check out some footage we got while in the City of Brotherly Love waiting to board the yacht where Meek Mill’s 25th birthday’s was held this weekend. After trying to get word from the Maybach boss Rick Ross about his new single, we captured a candid moment after Ross presented his new artist keys to a brand new Range Rover.
Miss Carmireli Trani is a 34-24-37 beauty born in Puerto Rico. This gorgeous triple threat is a model actress, and singer. She’s been singing and acting since she was 12. It’s no secret I have a deep affection for tattoos, I noted Carmireli has 2 on her hips and a huge one from her lower belly to under her right arm. Check some more of her pictures below, and feel free to check her out on twitter @Carmireli88.
Two years ago, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Atmos, Australian designer Marc Newson was given Carte Blanche to redesign the famous clock. Surrounded by a baccarat crystal bubble, the pure, contemporary curves of the ‘Atmos 561′ by Marc Newson commanded immediate attention. This year, the artist wished to renew his cooperation with Jaeger-Lecoultre. Entranced by the magic of complex horological mechanisms, he has chosen to lend a new face to ‘Calibre 566′ which was featured in the Atmos Astronomique presented in 2008.
Two versions (a limited series of 28 in blue and another 48-piece translucent edition) showcase a cross between contemporary art and fine craftsmanship, and between technology and aesthetics. The generously proportioned cabinet allows light to flood in
and illuminate the complicated mechanism. The hours and minutes rub shoulders with the sky chart of the northern hemisphere, with the cardinal points and zodiac. The months are displayed on a rotating disc at 6 o’clock along with the equation of time.
Recently Ikepod has teamed up with Marc Newson to make this time measuring sculpture in borosilicated glass (3mm thickness). It’s filled with low carbon, or nickel plated nanoballs, and is a timer for 60 minutes (weight 6.7 kg / size 265 mm x 300 mm).
Akon has been a pop culture staple for the better part of the last decade, and has inspired acts from Lady Gaga to T-Pain. His newest track ‘Hurt Someone’ with French Montana just had a monstrous video debut. Check the method below.
For those out there who are French Montana fans in the San Jose California area, be sure to grab some tickets for his show TONIGHT at the Fiesta Lounge. This is an after party event for Drake’s ‘Club Paradise’ tour show. 9:30p at Fiesta Nightclub, San Jose, CA.
The way to fitness has never been this fun. Featuring a system that rewards units called “NikeFuel,” based on calories burned and steps taken, the Nike+ FuelBand has a built-in accelerometer for sensing movements. Daily activities can be tracked by syncing in the bracelet through USB or bluetooth to the Nike+ website. Learn more at Nike. Priced at $150.
