Senin, 03 Januari 2011
Leica M9 Titanium
iPhone 4 Diamond Rose
Stuart Hughes
Apple's iPhone is rich pickings for the bling industry, but this tops the lot as the world's most expensive, courtesy of Stuart Hughes.The cool £5m tag is down to the precious metals used in its construction: rose gold, and over 500 flawless diamonds, 53 of which make up the Apple logo on the back. Even the main navigation controls oozes expense: constructed from platinum with a single pink rose diamond in the middle. Only two will be made, but the upside? All that genuine bling means it won't depreciate in value any time soon.
Platinum MacBook Air
Stuart Hughes
Apple users are used to paying a premium for their products, so what's £5,495 between friends, particularly when it means your MacBook Air is polished to perfection by Gold Striker and then fully embellished in your choice of finish: Platinum, 24-carat gold or 18-carat rose gold? It's one way to make you stand out from all those other common-as-muck MacBook Air users, definitely.
Vertu Constellation Quest
Vertu
Vertu represents the ultimate in British craftsmanship and engineering. Sure, the phone is constructed from precious metals and stones, but it's for build quality purposes more than show. Each phone is lovingly hand built by a single individual at the company's Hampshire base, and they're responsible for resolving any problems that might occur.The phone also comes with tailored services, including 140 in-depth and regularly updated city guides and a concierge service (which includes an initial "fitting" of the phone to your exact requirements). Prices start from a trifling £5,000 for the 'basic' model, but you can pay £17,200 for a gold finish if you prefer.
Leica M9 Factory Build Recorded and Shared with Us
When it comes to digital cameras some of the best, coolest looking, and most expensive hail from the Leica brand. The company makes some really nice products, but when basic versions of the M9 cost in the $7,000 range and special editions cost in the area of $17,000 few of us will ever afford one of our own.
I do like to see how things are made though and if you are interested in the M9 and how it is built these two videos will be right up your alley. A couple things that struck me about the factory are that they take the time to wear hair and shoe coverings, and then don’t bother with gloves.
I would think gloves would be required in a clean room like this. I was also surprised at how slowly the cameras are built. Perhaps she was going slowly because she knew the person was filming her. Check out the videos below to see the build process.
I do like to see how things are made though and if you are interested in the M9 and how it is built these two videos will be right up your alley. A couple things that struck me about the factory are that they take the time to wear hair and shoe coverings, and then don’t bother with gloves.
I would think gloves would be required in a clean room like this. I was also surprised at how slowly the cameras are built. Perhaps she was going slowly because she knew the person was filming her. Check out the videos below to see the build process.
A Work Around For The iPhone New Year Alarm Glitch
Apple’s iPhone alarm clock showed some strange new year traits and failed to wake users on New Year’s Day and January 2 due to a bug Apple still hasn’t fully explained.
Apple did make a statement yesterday saying that the failure of its clock app only happens when you set a one-time alarm, and it will somehow fix itself on January 3. However the problem still seems to exist.
If your not so sure you want to risk being late again here’s how to work around the problem until Apple delivers a fix.
1. Open the clock app.
2. Tap Edit. You’ll see a red minus sign appear next to each of your saved alarms. Tap the symbol to delete each one.
3. Create a new alarm each day. Don’t risk saving it again for the next day until there’s a fix from Apple.
As an alternative to using your iPhone allarm clock, there is a Nightstand Central app available for the iPhone, that hasn’t been affected by the glitch, you can
Apple did make a statement yesterday saying that the failure of its clock app only happens when you set a one-time alarm, and it will somehow fix itself on January 3. However the problem still seems to exist.
If your not so sure you want to risk being late again here’s how to work around the problem until Apple delivers a fix.
1. Open the clock app.
2. Tap Edit. You’ll see a red minus sign appear next to each of your saved alarms. Tap the symbol to delete each one.
3. Create a new alarm each day. Don’t risk saving it again for the next day until there’s a fix from Apple.
As an alternative to using your iPhone allarm clock, there is a Nightstand Central app available for the iPhone, that hasn’t been affected by the glitch, you can
HSTi Wi-Fi Streaming Media Stick Designed For Android Devices
HSTi has created a Wireless Media Stick specifically for Android mobile devices that it will be showcasing at CES 2011 this week. The new Wireless Media Stick allows you to stream your stored movies, music and photos from any Android-powered smartphone or tablet.
Once it has been attached to a wireless router, or your Smart Phone’s or Tablet’s built in Wi-Fi Access Point, the Wireless Media Stick basically acts as a wireless bridge between the USB playback ports on your media player, game consoles or set top boxes and streams the shared files from the desired Android Phone or Tablet directly to view on your large screen TV via the stick.
The media player with Wireless Media Stick attached reads the file as if it was stored inside the Wireless Media Stick, but the file resides in the Android device.
Corsairs new super fast 16GB thumb drive – The Flash Vovager GT
Corsair has launched a new super fast USB Thumb drive, the Flash Voyager GT.
This new Flash Voyager GT is capable of transfer speeds of 1MB in less than two seconds, this means that a full 1.6GB movie could be transferred in just 98 seconds, this 16GB Flash Voyager GT has a rubber shell and is shock and water resistant.
It also features encryption software called TrueCrypt which provides 256-bit AES encryption to keep your precious files safe.
The Flash Voyager GT 16GB is compatible with Mac, Linux and Windows and will retail for around $170.
It also features encryption software called TrueCrypt which provides 256-bit AES encryption to keep your precious files safe.
The Flash Voyager GT 16GB is compatible with Mac, Linux and Windows and will retail for around $170.
Cool Concepts – The Curved iMac
Check out this cool concept Curved iMac from designer Nuno Teixeira.
It features two screens, the main one is a large curved LCD display at the front.
There is a second LCD screen built into the back, and there are also two web-cams one front and back.
This is a great design, you wouldn’t need 3 monitors anymore just one large iMac with a massive curved display, I doubt we will ever see anything like this, you never know though the designer might just be lucky enough to get a job at Apple.
Hack Converts Nook Color Into Kindle
Since the Nook Color was rooted last month a number of apps have already been loaded onto the Android based tablet. But if you are looking to load Kindel books onto your tablet, Blog Kindle has now posted instructions on how to easily install it.
Once the Nook Color has been hacked the Android Market can then be installed allowing you to install any number of applications including the book reading app Amazon Kindle Books.
Once the Nook Color has been hacked the Android Market can then be installed allowing you to install any number of applications including the book reading app Amazon Kindle Books.
Apparently, the rooted Nook Color firmware is currently less than perfect and does require a reboot now and again and dont forget there are possible downsides to rooting your device, which may end up with you bricking the device.
But dont worry if you dont fancy rooting your new Nook, Barnes & Noble has said it will deliver its own app marketplace early in 2011 and eventually update the device to Android 2.2.
Vizio Unveils Android Via Tablet And Phone
If you were fortunate enough to see Vizio’s Rose Bowl advert last night you would have glimpsed a sneak preview of Vizio’s new Via Tablet and 4-inch Via Phone. If you didn’t you can watch the 30 second commercial after the jump.
Specific details on both devices are still a little scarce at the moment, however both devices will be Android based and may even come with Honeycomb installed, when they are officially launched in the summer.
Specific details on both devices are still a little scarce at the moment, however both devices will be Android based and may even come with Honeycomb installed, when they are officially launched in the summer.
What we do know, is that the new Via Tablet, will have an 8-inch, high-resolution display with a front-facing camera for video conferencing, WiFi wireless connectivity and three speakers
While the new Via Phone will be equipped with a 4-inch screen, a front-facing camera for video calls, a rear-facing 5 megapixel camera and the ability to capture video.
Unfortunately Vizio have declined to provide any prices from the devices and are waiting to release details closer to the launch date. However Matthew McRae, Vizio’s Chief Technology Officer has said the company’s strategy again will be to make affordable products with innovative features.
As always when more information is made available we will keep you updated.
Samsung Partners With Silhouette To Create Worlds Lightest 3D Glasses
In a bid to improve the sales of 3D TV’s worldwide 3D TV manufactures are busily redesigning the eye-ware that is required and in some cases the sticking point for some people making the move to the new 3D technology.
Following in LG’s recent redesign of their 3D glasses Samsung has now partnered with Silhouette to create a pair of 3D glasses that are currently the world lightest, weighing just 28g.
Following in LG’s recent redesign of their 3D glasses Samsung has now partnered with Silhouette to create a pair of 3D glasses that are currently the world lightest, weighing just 28g.
The design has moved the technology part of the glasses to the rear to provide the perfect weight balance between front and back and are designed to fit both adults and children.
They can also detect when 3D images are being viewed and will automatically switch on and off when requiredand can be recharged wirelessly.
Nexus S Overclocked To 1.2 GH
if you are finding the Hummingbird processor in your Nexus S still a little slow even at 1GHz. You will be pleased to know that morfic at XDA has managed to overclock a Nexus S to 1.2 Ghz. Morfic has developed a new kernal allowing owners of the Nexus S to now add an extra 200 milion clock cycles to their processing power.
However the increase in speed does bring a few little glitches that need to be sorted and are currently being looked into. The main one being that the increased speed disables the phone’s Bluetooth capabilities, but its a small price to pay for … more power!
** Please note rooting and overclocking your Nexus S could cause unseen damage to your handset.
Beanie features built-in headphones for rocking out in the cold
By Luke Anderson
Are you one of those people that must always be listening to your iPod? I’m horrible about using mine, I always think that I’ll use it, but I rarely find the need. I’m usually in my car or at my desk, both of which have an ample supply of music. However, for those that are outdoors a lot, possibly walking or jogging, you’ll love this Tooks Beanie which features a built-in headset.
The beanie looks rather normal, except for the two circles for the speakers, and the cord running down the back. I probably wouldn’t wear this if I were just going out somewhere, but those that like to exercise in the cold might get some use out of it. The Took Beanie comes in six different colors and will set you back $25.
Tooks Beanies with Built-in Headphones
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Tooks are beanies with built-in removable head phones. Well, we prefer to call them just hats. Beanies sounds sooo… beaniesh. The headphones are hidden within the inner layers of the hat. Tooks are available in black, navy blue, gray, brown, red or pink and retail for $24.99. And since the headphones are removable and they can be bought separately from the hat for just $12.50.
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