Lifestyle-Blog

This is Art - V

2010-05-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

Some time ago I found a lot of really amazing pieces of art on a blog called "The Original Pencil MC Blog" by Tuscanny Polk.

Due to the fact that all of those great pictures were drawn "by hand" made them even more valuable in my eyes.

So enjoy Tuscanny´s Pictures and feel free to visit his blog, if you like.

FIND MORE PICTURES HERE

Here are some of the pictures from the blog. Thanks in advance to Tuscanny for allowing me to publish his pieces here on my blog!

Click here to visit The Original Pencil MC Blog

This is Art - IV

2010-04-30T11:25:00.000-07:00

Don n@ked has published an amazing photo on flickr, that I wanted to share with you! It´s called "Wooden matches concept design".

As you can see in the attached (bigger) version of his photo he created matchesbooks with paper. In my opinion it´s an fantastic idea, and really looks great.

You can find Don n@ked´s Photostream on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/don_naked/

And finally, here is the large edition of the Photo:

iChocolates - the best app for your appetite

2010-04-29T01:25:00.000-07:00

Can´t get enought form Apple Products? So why don´t you satiate your hunger with those 20-piece gourmet chocolatesassortment resembling iPhone and iPad application icons. The chocolates are boxed in a very handsome and luxurious looking iPhone package.

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The chocolates are hand-made with extra-dark and 100% cocoa butter.

The 4 included flavours are "Fleur de Sel", caramel, pure cocoa ganaches and crackling hazelnuts.

You can purchase those appetite-apps at www.ichocolate.com, the price is round about $38.

This is Art! III

2010-04-25T08:17:00.000-07:00

Another great photo I found on the Web is called "Swiss-Style Grunge" and was edited by DougitDesign.com / Doug Aghassi.

I really like the combination of the different colors, and since they really fit to the current design of the Lifestyle-Blog I really wanted to share this picture with you.

You can find Dough Aghassi´s Photostream on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougitdesign/

A larger edition of the Photo is attached below:

Bulletproof Wristwatch

2010-04-23T11:45:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had concernings about what could happen to your beloved watch if suddenly someone decided to shoot at it? No? Well the developers of Devon Works seemed to have those or similar fears because they have created an wristwatch that is totally bulletproof.

The watch is built around an array of four microstep motors, eachone driving one of an interwoven quartet of time belts.

A Californian aerospace engineering company helped in designing the watch, therefore the rocketing price of $15,000.

Source: http://www.devonworks.com/

Music Video - Inspiring, Creative; thats Art!

2010-04-22T06:17:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned to what kind of video I found for you on YouTube:

If I had to describe this video in 3 words I would chosse those:

"Creative"
"Inspiring"
simply just "Art"

Even though you don´t even like Hip-Hop or Jay-Z you should have a look at the video, it´s amazing.

It´s not that kind of a "normal" Hip-Hop video with all that naked chicks just dancing around and the rappers showing their cars. This video is somehow special.

The song is called: "On to the next one" by Jay-Z.

Here is the YouTube-Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1RChZk1EU

Headphones for the rest of your life?

2010-04-21T09:51:00.000-07:00

Have you ever bought Headphones? I´m sure you have! But how much did you pay for those? Maybe $10 - $100? Well, then I found some product for you, that will exceed that prices easily!

Sleek Audio offers their new product from $350 to $400, its called SA7, which is made of military-aluminum and carbon fiber. It has shock absorbing silicone added to protect the amplifier.

As Sleek Audio announced it’s a product you can use the rest of your whole life. But at the price of approximately $400 (if you want to upgrade to the wireless-edition, that would be extra $100) those headphones should rather last some years!

New Era celebrates its 90st Anniversary

2010-04-18T02:30:00.000-07:00

Meanwhile New Era Caps are represented in mostly every hip-hop video that is being published at the moment. They are fundamental accessories in the sub-culture, streets or even in the clubs.

History:

The German immigrant Erhard Koch founded in 1920 a classic cap, made of 100% cotton. Due to the fact that Koch was a baseball fan he began to produce baseball caps. This idea was the breakthrough of the label New Era.

Today:

New Era Caps are meanwhile more than just baseball accessories of the different teams. New Era is a traditional part of this society. Happy Birthday!

Pictures from New Era.com

Apple I-Pad (Review & Product Test)

2010-04-16T06:02:00.000-07:00

As I was one of the lucky ones that could catch a new I-Pad I wrote a review about this praised product. Whether the I-Pad could reach those high expectations or not can be found in this test:

Price: I decided to buy the 16GB I-Pad for $499. You could also choose 32GB and 64GB.

Technical Specifications:

Display:

9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

Capacity:

16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive

Battery:

10 hours of surfing the web, watching videos

Test:

PRO´s:

I really like the touch screen. It´s ultra sensitive, I think even a little bit better than on the I-Phone. I really appreciate the screen!

In the product description it announces that the battery of the I-Pad could last 10 hours of surfing in the internet or watching videos. I reached with mine exactly 9 hours and 10 minutes, watching Lord of the Rings.

The I-Pad was basically constructed as a book-reader, so I downloaded an eBook from the Apple Store, and honestly: I´m very surprised. It really feels like having a book right in front of you. You can scroll through the different pages on your eBook and it really looks even better than in reality.

CON´s:

Hello Apple? Where is the DVD/BLU-Ray drive? As I´m a movie lover I have a lot of DVD´s collected over the years, but I can´t watch them on my I-Pad. That´s sad for me, but a great money-making-idea from Apple! Because every time I´d like to watch a movie I would have to go to the Apple Movie Store and buy the DVD. I think it´s normal that I´m not really fond of the idea of buying a DVD twice just to watch it also on my I-Pad.

Summary:

If you have about $500-700 you should get this product. It could replace the good old fashioned book sometime. But if you would like to use the I-Pad for movies (for example for your kids during drives on the highway) you should rather think twice before buying this product. There are a lot of (cheaper) alternatives that allow you to watch your favorite movies without having to buy them twice.

Big black U.F.O

2010-04-12T09:32:00.000-07:00

Would you have guessed that this black object that looks somehow similar like a stealth-fighter (with a power cable) is just an analog clock?

The clock is called "Reflectius" and was invented by Art Lebedev. The special of this clock is that it is able to tell you what time it is with a single laser beam!

Just click SEE MORE to see the front of the clock.

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Sources: http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/reflectius/

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This is Art! II

2010-04-11T00:04:00.000-07:00

Once again I discovered a picture on a photostream that absolutely fascinated me and I really wanted to share with you.

The photo is called "+=<<0<15+" and was shot by the photographer Andy Houghton. Muiz Anwar edited the photo to the final result, as you can see on the picture.

I´d like to thank Muiz for beeing so kind to allow me to present his work in this artikel. And I also would like to thank Andy Houghton for sharing his picture "Leaders of Men" in an creative commons licence.

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You find their fotostreams on flickr:

Muiz Anwar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27783075@N07/
Andy Houghton: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyhoughton/

A bigger version of the photo is attached below. Muiz Anwar owns the copyrights on this picture!

Laptop ²

2010-04-10T14:04:00.000-07:00

Well, everyone of us knows how a laptop looks. It has a screen and most likely a keyboard. But how are laptops going to look like in the future? I´m very interested in the upcoming development of laptops, so have a look at the next generation laptop design of Hao Hua called "D-roll" (digital roll).

Very magnificent is that the "D-roll" could be rolled up to be a side bag. There would be no more stress in carrying a laptop from one place to another, instead you just "roll it up". How amazing would this be?

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As you can see on the picture the "D-roll" has every tool a notebook also has, for example an OLED screen (which is rollable) and a keyboard that you can slide out.

You can find Hao Hua´s creation on this site:
http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_set.asp?individual_id=195670&set_id=310481

This is Art!

2010-04-10T13:02:00.000-07:00

Every now and then I discover in the internet some really amazing fotos and fotostreams of photographers from all over the world. This day I discovered a very impressing photo, that I´d like to present you. It´s the collaborative work of the photographer Qamar* and Muiz Anwar, who has edited the photo to the final result you can see.

I´d really like to thank espacially Qamar and Muiz for beeing so kind to allow me to present their work in this artikel.

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You find their fotostreams on flickr: Qamar*: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7371062@N04/
and Muiz: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27783075@N07/

A bigger version of the photo is attached below. Qamar and Muiz own the copyrights on this picture!

Last.fm

2010-04-10T02:44:00.000-07:00

Approximately 2 years ago I discovered this music-community called "Last.fm". It is a website you can listen to all the different kind of music, for free!

But the gadget I liked most (and considered to be the most worthful) on this page is that you can add favorit musicians, bands and songs. The software on this page evaluates your music interests and suggests you similar artists or musicians.

You can also listen to a radio that plays recommended songs, just for YOU!

Last.fm is always worth a visit for me, because thanks to this page I found a lot of new musicians that have music adapted to my interests!

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This clock saves YOUR time!

2010-04-04T06:57:00.000-07:00

Do you sometimes feel burned out? Do you often don´t have enough time to do the things you would love to do? Well if I could offer you now a product that saves your time I would be A) a very rich man in just a view days and B) I needed to be a magician to produce such an item.

But I found a clock on the internet and the idea is to enable you to save time!

Fist Cup

2010-04-04T06:40:00.000-07:00

Another funny object I discovered on the internet is this Coffee-Cup. It looks like an ordinary cup, but it has a special "feature": a brass knuckle. I´m just wondering how your colleagues would react if you drink your coffee from this nice knuckle-cup on a business-meeting (I`m just kidding, you should use this cup only in your sparetime, if your carrer is important to you!)

But I like the idea of this cup, it´s somehow extraordinary.

It is available here: http://www.thabto.co.uk/

From a secret dimension - a new Gadget

2010-04-04T05:48:00.000-07:00

Hey just as a little test: can you guess what this thing shall be?

Well if you are guessing it´s a futuristic metall-detector or something else like that, you´re absolutely wrong. It is a fan I stumbled upon while I was surfing on the internet. I was really amazed, because the producer Dyson claims that this fan does not even has blades so there is no typical buffeting!

The desing is absolutely futuristic in my opinion, and definetly looks very elegant as if it comes from a far far away dimension, compared to those old Ventilators I rembemer using the last years. READ MORE...

Dyson says that the fan will provide you with the following advantages:

Continuous airflow
Constant cooling

The Dyson Air Multiplier costs about $ 300, which is (compared with other fan´s) extremley expencive, but everyone that loves elegant/futuristic design and is willing to pay a higher amount of money for more comfort and extras should go and get informed about this new product! Have fun!

Vizio LCD TV - Review

2010-04-03T18:59:00.000-07:00

After having earned about $2000 in tree month of work I wanted to replace my old TV (which was an old Tube-TV!), with an newer one, if possible with every gadged you can get (HD,...). I finally decided me for an Vizio, because the design fits the most in my elegant room and the shape of the picture was really awesome!

Dell Studio 17 Review

2010-03-31T01:17:00.000-07:00

In June 2009 I decided to buy a new laptop. After reading a lot of reviews about different laptop-manufacturer like Samsung, Sony and HP my final decision fell upon a Dell Studio 17. The reasons for this were the very good price value, the high quality of Dell products and the 17inch screen that was recomended for working with Words, Excel and so on.

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The Studio 17 is equipped with the following specifications:

· Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2,6GHz) processor

· Windows Vista Home Premium SP1

· 17-inch Display

· 4GB System RAM (DDR2)

· 320GB 5400rpm HDD

· 256 (GDDR2) ATI Mobility Radeo HD 3650 graphics

· Webcam

· Weight: 7,58lbs

· Price: $1080

After using this Laptop for months now, I´d like to present my test result:

PRO´s:

* Handsome Desing
* Good Battery Life
* Excellent Price Value

CON´s

* Bad speakers
* Fan gets noisy
* No upgrade-option for better graphics than ATI Radeon HD 3650 at this moment

Welcome to my new Blog!

2010-03-27T12:44:00.001-07:00

This is the first post on my new blog. A new era has begun.