<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 02:18:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Intro</category><title>Beautiful Things I Can't Afford</title><description></description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (David)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><language>en-us</language><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle/><itunes:owner><itunes:email>noreply@blogger.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-1691088272901041004</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-05-30T16:07:00.923-05:00</atom:updated><title>MyPod</title><description>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Banana Technologies MyPod&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/mypod.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/mypod.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This revolutionary device, similar to it's Apple and Creative competitors, is a fully functional multimedia playback device.  From music to movies this device can store and play nearly any media type.  What it has above the competition is the patent pending, cutting edge BrainSync Technology.  With the included plug and play brain connection synchronization possibilities are endless.  Calenders and phone numbers, thoughts and ideas, images and conversations can all be saved to this portable storage and playback device.  In the modern world our need daily for memory has surpassed our human factory equipment.  Included is the revolutionary MyFind sort and search software to allow user friendly organization and location of any storded thoughts and Ideas.  Never say "wow I wish I could remember what I was thinking" ever again.  Why remember when you can record with a MyPod today!</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/05/ahhhhh.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-5483729896141231560</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 03:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-05-30T17:37:06.406-05:00</atom:updated><title>BPPT Prototype</title><description>More Info to come on this Patent Pending Device, the Beer Pong Practice Table. Website will be launched soon!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/bppt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/bppt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/bppt2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/bppt2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/05/bppt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-773638105968175194</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 21:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-05-30T13:45:50.369-05:00</atom:updated><title>Google Maps "Send Me" Button</title><description>While Google is very innovative (and just might be on a plot to take over the world) the one thing the very useful Google Maps lacks is a Send Me there button.  Those crazy minds on the Google campus seem to have the power to create just about anything, so I challenge them to create the first working telaprotation device.  Then, after some beta testing, it could be incorporated into Google Maps so that users could not only find where they were going, but also click themselves there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/smt.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/smt.bmp" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Close Up of the Button for teleportation!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/smt2.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/smt3.bmp" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/05/google-maps-send-me-button.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-1588624112881694480</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-05-30T16:37:42.294-05:00</atom:updated><title>NSX</title><description>This is a shot of me working on the Transportation Research Center's (TRCPG) Acura NSX.     &lt;br /&gt;It perfectly defines "Beautiful Things I Can't Afford"  maybe some day I'll find some rich friends =)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/nsx5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/nsx5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/bppt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-9182371997272922573</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-05-30T16:31:03.708-05:00</atom:updated><title>Game/Training Sphere</title><description>Both the ultimate experience in 1st person shooter video games and a military training device, this "VR Ball" allows the user to enter the game.  The hamster like ball senses your movement and imputes it into the game.  If you want to jump, run, walk, turn, or crawl you just do it, no buttons to push.  You carry a weapon to take on opponents and wear 3D vision gogles to look around the virtual world you've now entered.  David and David give it 5 thumbs up. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Extreme motion in the room made this a very blurry picture)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/game.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/game.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/universial-remote.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-5975819765481473608</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-18T16:42:07.155-05:00</atom:updated><title>Robobar</title><description>Talk about the ultimate appliance; I encountered this robotic bartender at Wired Magazine's Nextfest 2007. This amazing machine can mix any drink you desire to the perfect proportions every time. Plus you can program in any face and voice you desire. Is your dream for Rachel McAdams to serve you a rum and coke? The Robo Bar can make it possible!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/robo_bar.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/robo_bar.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/robobar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-1165517716526272030</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-18T16:46:26.908-05:00</atom:updated><title>Spaceship 2</title><description>Virgin Galactic's spaceliner program releases it's newest bird, the Spaceship 2.  In the near future private tours of outer space will be possible by buying a ticket aboard this out of this world craft.  Wouldn't it be nice to talk a lunch break to outer space!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/spaceship_2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/spaceship_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/spaceship-2.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-4376879685676483507</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-18T16:50:47.492-05:00</atom:updated><title>Einstein</title><description>Now here's an invention I could really use.  This fully functional AI robot wears the face of Albert Einstein for good reason.  It carries just as much, if not more intelligence that the real man.  As a fully interactive and thinking robot, this guy can do far more than the usual beverage delivery and vacuuming services.  You can ask it any question, give it tasks, or even have it remember your conversations. Wouldn't life be easy with this ultimate assistant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/enstein.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/enstein.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/einstein.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-2679327151622861661</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-18T16:54:40.511-05:00</atom:updated><title>Dolphin</title><description>For the ultimate in personal watercraft experiences, how about a hybrid wave runner submarine, capable of 70 mph, that moves and looks like a dolphin.  You can travel up to 50 ft under water and the surge to 10 feet above, all while traveling at greater than highway speeds. Sounds like fun to me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/dolphin_pwc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/dolphin_pwc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/dolphin.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-2630131638323213764</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-18T17:02:09.059-05:00</atom:updated><title>Detroit Auto Show 2007</title><description>Being that I am a "car guy" I couldn't let this blog go without some shots I took at this years Detroit Auto show. Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/accord.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/accord.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/audi.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/audi.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/ferrari.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/ferrari.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/lexus.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/lexus.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/viper.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/blog/viper.JPG" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/detroit-auto-show-2007.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-876548127701736507</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-18T13:24:01.988-05:00</atom:updated><title>S2000 Drift</title><description>This looks like fun, I love youtube!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="350"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/adQgnu21X6c"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/adQgnu21X6c" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is not a video of mine, but I did feel that for the good of this blog, a video of a track ready S2000 drifting was essential.</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/s2000-drift-i-love-youtube.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-6567953919882486361</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-04T19:33:32.420-05:00</atom:updated><title>Lets Upload A Pic</title><description>The Car that will always hold 1st Place in my heart,&lt;br /&gt;The Car that needs no introduction...... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Ferrari F50&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dave93delsol.com/art353/F50.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.dave93delsol.com/art353/F50.bmp" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-6275900619668562839</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-04T18:57:36.933-05:00</atom:updated><title>My Graphic</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFICFNJnYO66S5R4TP8a97IcLYnL9nXaWkYrBzVPRA_OV2KLuh300eGyMp-lE914T1ZkZeVHiHLtyIlsfhaGuCsx8Y4Rp4KEW4TJgIXr-0QqZybZUXtvm9Zxb-ik5wvoMkXbVfazJAYM/s1600-h/dsd.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFICFNJnYO66S5R4TP8a97IcLYnL9nXaWkYrBzVPRA_OV2KLuh300eGyMp-lE914T1ZkZeVHiHLtyIlsfhaGuCsx8Y4Rp4KEW4TJgIXr-0QqZybZUXtvm9Zxb-ik5wvoMkXbVfazJAYM/s320/dsd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049726418691174130" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-graphic.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFICFNJnYO66S5R4TP8a97IcLYnL9nXaWkYrBzVPRA_OV2KLuh300eGyMp-lE914T1ZkZeVHiHLtyIlsfhaGuCsx8Y4Rp4KEW4TJgIXr-0QqZybZUXtvm9Zxb-ik5wvoMkXbVfazJAYM/s72-c/dsd.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026309124021917493.post-2073874879887568159</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-04T18:28:56.690-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intro</category><title>My First Posting</title><description>Lets give this blog thing a try.  I have to start some time right? Looking forward to learning a whole new world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So this blog (a required class project) as the title proclaims; will be an overview of all the beautiful material objects in life that I can't afford. The focus will be on exotic cars and a trip I took to New York where I had the chance to tour the warehouse of one of the nations largest exotic dealership. Enjoy.</description><link>http://beautifulthingsicantafford.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-first-posting.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>