"A-Trak is not an uncommon name in this crazy music industry. We all know this humble story of this Montreal-er - a multiple DMC Champion handpicked by Kanye West to be his touring DJ, co-founder of Fool’s Gold Records, a pioneer in this electro dance scene, an avid twitter-er, a renowned hotel reviewer and the list goes on. EIKNARF and Asian Dan in collaboration with Media Contender & KLOUD had the opportunity to be invited into Alain’s apartment/studio to get a candid view into how he got to where he is, what it took to get there and where he is going" Via djatrak.comRead more »
Now you can stain your tomatoes, chips, and whatever food you crave in gold with the "Esslack Food Spray". Using these fresh spray cans full of edible silver and gold paint, your food is transformed from boring to bling in seconds. Via the Deli Garage.Read more »
Dreamworks reveals "Megamind" movie teaser due this November. I cant judge what the movie would be like, but they seem to have a bunch of comedy acts thats getting me excited.Read more »
Designer Lu Wei Kang, from Beijing, has spent months recreating Lady Gaga's wardrobe in miniature for his Barbie doll collection. The 29-year-old, from Beijing, China, now hopes to mass produce the clothes and sell them worldwide. Via telegraph.co.ukRead more »
"Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer known for his unconventional designs and shock tactics.[2] McQueen worked as the head designer at Givenchy for five years before founding the Alexander McQueen and McQ labels. McQueen's dramatic designs, worn by celebrities including Björk, Lady Gaga and Rihanna, met with critical acclaim and earned him the British Designer of the Year award four times" Read more about the fashion legend here. Read more »
Amazing photography by Japanese born photographer Kimiko Yoshida who takes a stand against contemporary cliches of seduction, comes up with a testament to her own message.Read more »
"Alexa Meade's innovative use of paint on the three dimensional surfaces of found objects, live models, and architectural spaces has been incorporated into a series of installations that create a perceptual shift in how we experience and interpret spatial relationships." Via alexameade.comRead more »
A team of explorers embark on a mission in deep space, travelling through areas no man has been before. Animated music video for Fictionist's "Blue Eyed Universe" off their 2010 album "Lasting Echo" Directed and Animated by Eric Power of Clear Productions.Read more »
"The Jurassic Tourbillon, whose dial contains fragments of authentic fossilised dinosaur bones, takes us on a journey into the past, around 130 million years ago. Qualified as exceptional by experts, the colour and veining of these precious witnesses to our past underwent a meticulous process of preservation. A veritable initiatory exploration, this first piece of a limited series of 12 watches comes in a time-travelling case: the Time Explorator. This “treasure chest of origins” features an “engine-room” comprising counters, handles, levers, gear-trains and pipes in copper and brass. Made of acajou, the Time Explorator is three metres long and two metres high. Its nine windows, which represent the key dates in the history of man, are an invitation to make unexpected discoveries." Via www.swisstime.chRead more »
If you missed my first post on the camera, here is another review and sample shots of it. The camera is great like I said perviously. A great advantage to the traditional DSLR is the compact size, however I have my reservations. The camera seems to have a flickering effect when shooting video, you can see that evident in the video I took indoors with the pancake lens at a local bookstore in Auckland especially when I was approaching store lighting closely. As indicated by the camera's manual the maximum continuos video shooting you can do is 25mins, which is good enough. Thats to allow the sensor to rest and not overheat. Still photography is great and next to none in its class and competes with higher end DSLRs as far as I am concerned. My Nikon D300 had a simmilar quality photos to this camera. A major drawback is the lack of support of Samsung Raw files on the Mac platform. Something professional photographers might frown upon. The camera would probably sell for around the NZ $1000 mark comparatively to the Aus $899 price tag. Overall I'd say this is the best point and shoot camera you'd have except that its a lot more than that. This is the camera you'd carry around with you most of the time, hence produce a lot more photos than those carrying the bulk of the traditional DSLR carnage but still produce similar results. I personally love it, and with few tweaks and further firmware upgrades from Samsung I see this new hybrid format blowing up big. My rating is 3.9/5.Read more »
Pixar unveils new toys coming to Toy Story 3 featuring a poster for some of the new characters in the movie. I think this is beginning to tickle the kid inside of me and I cant wait to play. Checkout more posters after the cut.Read more »
"An American architect has broken his own Guinness World Record by building the largest house of free-standing playing cards. Bryan Berg used 218,792 cards to create a replica of the Venetian Macau, which is on display in its namesake luxury hotel and casino. Berg took 44 days and 4,051 decks of cards to complete his model inside the Venetian, which sits at the heart of Macau's Cotai Strip, the China-ruled city's version of Las Vegas' neon alley" Via www.dailymail.co.ukRead more »
If you have not seen movies like "Food Inc." this is a brief insight into the scary world of where your food you so innocently buy from the supermarket comes from. A must see.Read more »
I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of the new generation cameras the Samsung NX10 before its release date in New Zealand. The camera is intuitive, easy to use and if you are like me is sick and tired of the bulkiness of your "professorial" camera, this makes a great companion that you can take anywhere. It has a nice grip and fits in the hand nicely. Here is my initial photo samples I took on the night of my first encounter. I will hopefully post more samples when I get the time to know the camera a bit more. Enjoy.Read more »
Created from personally selected mineral formations, each is a tantalizing work of sculpture. Truly beautiful art that would dimention and personality to your room. Via brendahouston.com Read more »
