tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80133833591700787032024-03-13T04:32:07.308-07:00Some Tech Stuff (by Ozhan "Oz" Maker)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-12121970113348610362012-08-26T12:25:00.000-07:002013-09-03T14:39:51.737-07:00Afterglow Headset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My project after moving back to US from HK was to create a line of gaming headsets under my company's Afterglow brand. Afterglow is an honest product. Electronics are exposed and lit. <br />
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Product entirely developed by my team from ground up. </div>
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Press release image<br />
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We showed it at E2-2012 successfully </div>
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Project team member's initials can be found hidden as part of the radial circuitry, an easter egg if you will. <br />
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Here's the basic product spec. This was an epic project, hope to add more details to its development history here one day. </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-89618312039544996732011-09-21T08:19:00.000-07:002011-09-21T08:53:33.836-07:00The Apocalypse Gaming Case<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vdYRwTd1PcA/TnoCly37haI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/7ygiMBZfL8k/s1600/Picture%2B1048.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vdYRwTd1PcA/TnoCly37haI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/7ygiMBZfL8k/s400/Picture%2B1048.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654835130451854754" border="0" /></a>I've been wanting to build this portable gaming case for a while now.<br /><br />No more messing around with hotel LCD rear panels or carrying the consoles in backpacks. Now we can take our gaming wherever we go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AST9mwbeMig/TnoCbPAYL2I/AAAAAAAAA8I/4_7u4lMINIE/s1600/Picture%2B1049.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AST9mwbeMig/TnoCbPAYL2I/AAAAAAAAA8I/4_7u4lMINIE/s400/Picture%2B1049.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654834949024919394" border="0" /></a>Here's the the build details.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dKxOYMXYjEg/TnoCQErXsyI/AAAAAAAAA8A/7QGh-lucVdU/s1600/Picture%2B1050.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dKxOYMXYjEg/TnoCQErXsyI/AAAAAAAAA8A/7QGh-lucVdU/s400/Picture%2B1050.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654834757273891618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fYAGhQMpJb0/TnoCG6Kw_6I/AAAAAAAAA74/3Q2DdxF9c4o/s1600/Picture%2B1051.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fYAGhQMpJb0/TnoCG6Kw_6I/AAAAAAAAA74/3Q2DdxF9c4o/s400/Picture%2B1051.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654834599833960354" border="0" /></a>1) Military grade, air tight SKB hard case on wheels. Perfect size to fit in the overhead bin.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MtP8dTwY9U8/TnoB7zlTbKI/AAAAAAAAA7w/mIG7LuWJKPo/s1600/Picture%2B1052.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MtP8dTwY9U8/TnoB7zlTbKI/AAAAAAAAA7w/mIG7LuWJKPo/s400/Picture%2B1052.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654834409087659170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0XaanQxH_nA/TnoByjXHKAI/AAAAAAAAA7o/uqUFi-xx8aM/s1600/Picture%2B1054.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0XaanQxH_nA/TnoByjXHKAI/AAAAAAAAA7o/uqUFi-xx8aM/s400/Picture%2B1054.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654834250114344962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d7FxRu3UlAI/TnoBVRS4_TI/AAAAAAAAA7g/oLlmCFWcYWE/s1600/Picture%2B1055.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d7FxRu3UlAI/TnoBVRS4_TI/AAAAAAAAA7g/oLlmCFWcYWE/s400/Picture%2B1055.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654833747048594738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ggAnu0v8Jo/TnoBI1l8BXI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/rxsGDV30_4k/s1600/Picture%2B1056.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ggAnu0v8Jo/TnoBI1l8BXI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/rxsGDV30_4k/s400/Picture%2B1056.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654833533453862258" border="0" /></a>2) The screen proved to be difficult to find. I finally found a 19" LED TV that can fit nicely inside the lid. It's not a PC monitor, it's a proper 1080p HDTV that I found in Akihabara, Japan with 5mil:1 contrast ratio.<br />Inputs:<br />HDMI<br />Component<br />RCA<br />VGA<br />USB<br />Coax<br /><br />Built in speakers and an options 3.5mm audio output<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zGAY1cfkKxg/TnoAxnokBWI/AAAAAAAAA7I/vg-vreLQH5w/s1600/Picture%2B1058.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zGAY1cfkKxg/TnoAxnokBWI/AAAAAAAAA7I/vg-vreLQH5w/s400/Picture%2B1058.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654833134569784674" border="0" /></a><br />3) Find the slimmest wall mount for the LCD & bolt it inside the lid.<br /><br />4) Attach memory foam pieces on the back as seen on the image. Pay attention and don't block the vent or speaker holes. These foams are crucial as they'll provide the suspension the screen needs to not to break in case of impact<br /><br />5) Find a soft zipper bag for the cables (I used a travel size toiletry bag) Keep all the cables you will need inside this.<br /><br />6) Case fits the original size and new size PS3s. Cables bag cushion the console. I also put two strip of memory foam on the lower section.<br /><br />7) Case packs a good amount of controllers and accessories in there as well. I don't use the move controllers necessarily but wanted to see what will fit in there.<br /><br />8) There is a thin layer of foam between the screen surface and the lower section so they don't contact.<br /><br />9) You got to plug it to the wall wherever you go. There is no room for battery nor the desire to carry the size of battery to be able to run this gear for few hours.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />10) Off we go...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Update:<br />Realized that I want an HDMI system selector in there so I attached a 3x HDMI hub on the side of the lid as well.<br /><br />Put an Apple TV 2 inside the cable bag and an Apple HDMI to Display port adapter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-80215370961638293542011-08-20T09:42:00.001-07:002011-08-20T09:59:16.062-07:00True Love in Hong Kong<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_tjth2znouI/Tk_kNXz4EEI/AAAAAAAAA58/uFH6MrQ79yg/s1600/Picture%2B1007.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_tjth2znouI/Tk_kNXz4EEI/AAAAAAAAA58/uFH6MrQ79yg/s400/Picture%2B1007.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642979776499552322" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Don't read it wrong. They're probably playing a co-op mission on those PSPs.
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-79580480139157828682011-08-04T09:13:00.000-07:002011-08-04T10:33:42.405-07:00XL-1: How This Camcorder Changed My Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wT7j5mhUUms/TjrF1Vt6DAI/AAAAAAAAA5g/YBplAxgobt4/s1600/Picture%2B950.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wT7j5mhUUms/TjrF1Vt6DAI/AAAAAAAAA5g/YBplAxgobt4/s400/Picture%2B950.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637035403761028098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was fresh out of college with a BA degree in International Relations from Bilkent University back in 1999 and I was gunning for the Turkish Foreign Ministry exam. I was told that a good internship could make my application more attractive and so via some proper networking that summer I found myself working as an unpaid intern at the diplomacy desk of the newly opened offices of CNN Turk Ankara.<br /><br />At first my regular tasks ranged from getting news director's coffee to write down lazy field reporter's confused thoughts down on a piece of paper over the phone just to be yelled at later on for not doing it in an organized manner. It simply sucked for the first few weeks. You are an unpaid worker and everyone tries to take advantage of you with only few people care about teaching you something remotely useful.<br /><br />One of these people was a young cameraman named Korhan & he absolutely loved being behind the camera. CNN Turk was the first and only digitally broadcasting TV channel back in 1999 and the equipment was top of the line, even for today's standards. That's about when I got my hands on the gorgeous Canon XL-1. Me & Korhan became good friends, we were about similar age & we both smoked like a chimney. Although we were from entirely different backgrounds, something clicked and we started talking about everything. I was especially curious about the digital broadcast cameras around us. The main camcorders CNN Turk cameramen used were Panasonic DVC-Pro camcorders which costs around $70.000 if I recall correctly. The Canon XL-1 was merely a detail unit, a secondary camera which was around $10.000. CNN Turk purchased them for the reporters in an attempt to help them multi-task when they're out in the field. CNN XL-1 was not in an out of box state though. It was heavily modified to become news camera worthy. The small battery pack was rigged and replaced with a bracket that could hold a giant 4lb, 20000mAh battery which was supported by a custom shoulder mount. Built in audio receivers for wireless microphones, a variety of alternative lenses, the XL-1 was truly an excellent pro camcorder with lots of features that you start to see in modern day consumer camcorders just recently.<br /><br />Korhan knew the camera very well and was obsessed with technique. In news stations when cameraman is not in the field, he gets some tea or coffee & go online while there are TV monitors all around them. Even in the ordinary daily news footage they can catch glimpses of great camera work. A smooth zoom out, a steady shoulder pan are noticed by these guys and could be ridiculed, praised or just ignored. These guys, some college communication department grads and/or old timers who learned the art from a former camera master, are true geeks. Korhan was a new grad too and he was an idealist still. Thought me, in a mere couple months too, many things from white balance to a proper mezo pan, fundamentals of properly using the camcorder and learning its eccentric features.<br /><br />It was all fun and games until one morning when the news director came and said:<br />- Hey intern, I've been seeing you playing with that Canon day in day out, I'm one cameraman short this morning, one of my guys just called in sick, are you up for it?<br /><br />Up for it? I felt like I was born for this moment. Something like this was unimaginable to me at that time. At the end of the day, it was the least important agenda item that morning which didn't even make the news, a boring press conference at the police headquarters, but it was my first real camera work indeed and I nailed it. In the coming weeks, I get to go to few more stories as secondary, support camera and things started to get interesting.<br /><br />My birthplace, Ankara, Turkey, is an eventful place. Only a small glimpse of the events are caught on tape. Sometimes even if it's caught on tape, it's never shown on TV either because it's just another murder suicide or something the network owners decided not to make a story of off due to its sensitive, political nature. I guess it must be similar around the world. But I get to witness the raw footage behind the XL-1 camera for a year and it taught me about life much.<br /><br />I never saw a dead person in my life until 1999, I was 22, but that year I get to see lots of interesting things and unfortunately many many dead people. I witnessed the aftermath of a 7.4 earthquake, saw cities in complete ruins. Followed Clinton, the US president of the time, during his Ankara trip. Shot a police operation during an armed robbery by sheer coincidence. Saw 150 car crash, vans, cars, trucks stuffed like sardines on an icy bridge. Saw people who made it against impossible odds, and some who perish for simply no solid reason. All in all, if being an intern/cameraman left me with something, it was the feeling that the life was not as certain as death sure was and that I had to live my life, each day as if it's the last one.<br /><br />Another useful item was a great reference letter from Mete Belovacikli, head of CNN Turk Ankara branch at the time, which then I sent to San Diego State University Communications dept. along with my application for their masters program in broadcasting and my reel. I was admitted for fall 2000 semester with much enthusiasm. After all that effort It took me less than one semester to realize I didn't really want to master broadcasting, but I just liked running around with the XL1 on my shoulder from story to story. Yet, there I was, summer of 2000, San Diego, CA., simply the most livable city in the US and perhaps on earth & with my whole life ahead of me.<br /><br />Right now, 11 years later, I end up making a career developing electronic products for consumer electronics industry but I can tell that this camcorder had a lot to do with why I chose what I do today.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-72510876212713054952011-07-23T21:08:00.000-07:002011-07-23T21:13:36.915-07:00Alien Tech?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iD0JmGHSnZY/Tiua06ukypI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/6clqpxkWYM8/s1600/Picture%2B909.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iD0JmGHSnZY/Tiua06ukypI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/6clqpxkWYM8/s400/Picture%2B909.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632765992865417874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I used to ride bicycles. My need to move faster and reach farther in my adulthood changed that. Yet if this University of New Mexico project by Steven Mora becomes real I might get on the bike again. It just looks out of this world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-3779585819647425322011-07-23T09:52:00.000-07:002011-08-27T10:29:28.687-07:00Mix and MatchDraw this recently as tribute to my old Technics set up back in San Diego. I am planning to put it on canvas as a three piece set.
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<br />UPDATE: Here it is on canvas.
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-71412045318249164742011-07-23T09:42:00.001-07:002011-07-23T09:51:59.044-07:00Electronics as Product Design Elements<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L3azFafSZko/Tir6YrL4HJI/AAAAAAAAA5I/7Vyx_ABWO8w/s1600/Picture%2B900.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L3azFafSZko/Tir6YrL4HJI/AAAAAAAAA5I/7Vyx_ABWO8w/s400/Picture%2B900.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632589585796570258" border="0" /></a>PCB, a printed circuit board, is where the electronic components inside your daily gadgets reside. You have seen one before and it was most likely in green color. Lately I broke some ground in China by making custom color boards. No one has done this before because the PCB is not necessarily a design element. Well, I made it one. Here are some of my new PCBs with matching LEDs inside a clear housing game controller.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IR18Jn1VIbA/Tir6JXN2cHI/AAAAAAAAA5A/J3ifoVdWR_E/s1600/Picture%2B890.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 209px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IR18Jn1VIbA/Tir6JXN2cHI/AAAAAAAAA5A/J3ifoVdWR_E/s400/Picture%2B890.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632589322738102386" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-65556400205936824392011-05-23T08:10:00.001-07:002011-05-23T08:13:50.181-07:00Headset you're amazing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gTORvpI17oA/Tdp5THqj1wI/AAAAAAAAA40/RM1qjkck-cI/s1600/Picture%2B676.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gTORvpI17oA/Tdp5THqj1wI/AAAAAAAAA40/RM1qjkck-cI/s400/Picture%2B676.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609929655225407234" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-20448195097544892792011-04-24T08:59:00.001-07:002011-04-29T00:12:59.142-07:00iPad2 Camera KitAlthough the iPad2 camera is pretty crappy, the best camera is the one you have with you. Combined with the iMovie app it's very compelling to shoot and edit movies on the move.<br />Yet, there must be a way to carry the iPad easily and be able to attach it to tripods.<br /> <span style="font-family:Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><br />Check this iPad 2 case mod I put together.<br /></span></span><ol><li><span style="font-family:Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Clear iPad2 PC case / thin 0.8mm eggshell version </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">DSLR hand strap accessory with tripod mount </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">DSLR strap<br /></span></span></li></ol><span style="font-family:Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> I fixed the hand strap piece with superglue and placed weight on it overnight; been several days testing, it’s quite sturdy.<br />The shoulder strap is most convenient. It’s an OEM Canon piece with this non-slip interior lining.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3DUlHDLt9N8/TbpjYfVCnAI/AAAAAAAAA4U/gypn7HhYXjE/s1600/DSC03812.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3DUlHDLt9N8/TbpjYfVCnAI/AAAAAAAAA4U/gypn7HhYXjE/s400/DSC03812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600898358966393858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p4KYBiNcOpo/TbpjrQ27IsI/AAAAAAAAA4k/LMUkLibCpbk/s1600/DSC03817.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p4KYBiNcOpo/TbpjrQ27IsI/AAAAAAAAA4k/LMUkLibCpbk/s400/DSC03817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600898681499493058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RHoqHZQhe5U/TbpjkmmHIwI/AAAAAAAAA4c/rJk-a0wmPko/s1600/DSC03813.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RHoqHZQhe5U/TbpjkmmHIwI/AAAAAAAAA4c/rJk-a0wmPko/s400/DSC03813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600898567075472130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YKmTlkFOH04/TbRI-H6I_VI/AAAAAAAAA4M/AHTy0h3i6u4/s1600/Picture%2B69.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YKmTlkFOH04/TbRI-H6I_VI/AAAAAAAAA4M/AHTy0h3i6u4/s400/Picture%2B69.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599180468840365394" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-53484088007918021982011-04-10T06:05:00.000-07:002011-04-10T06:26:42.791-07:00Wireless DJ<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHMgOYSaOGeZfYDgwaU0RjFw71nytLNIfPLe7VB7u1DuUmj8W3bH6Ei7uzod67AWnJ91jpi6IdEy1dql-CUQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Last month in Thailand, during a pool party, I experimented with wireless music. We did have a traditional DJ set up too but I wanted to give a shot to this new iPad app I have called; the Djay. This is the first proper DJ app that lets the user to work with his/her own music. Streaming to an AppleTV-2 via AirPlay and then into the mixer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-REWLXwT-oik/TaGu619aOHI/AAAAAAAAA4E/dT_9rvsvnL0/s1600/AW1-Sender_Receiver_3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-REWLXwT-oik/TaGu619aOHI/AAAAAAAAA4E/dT_9rvsvnL0/s400/AW1-Sender_Receiver_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593944538111162482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Additionally, I had two sets of Audio-engine AW1 wifi receiver and transmitters. These little guys can transmit audio signal over 150 meters without any noticeable lag. How we used them?<br /><br />While the main channel is playing a song which everybody is listening, I gave these transmitters to friends who had audio effect or percussion apps on their iPads or iPhones. They plugged the AW1s to the 3.5mm audio port and joined to the music from other channels becoming wireless instruments. I want to see it in clubs where talented people can contribute to the sound.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-82756543960754244682011-01-03T08:56:00.000-08:002011-01-03T08:58:03.071-08:00White iPhone 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TSH_912zymI/AAAAAAAAA3A/f02H17Fg5ck/s1600/iPhone4%2528w%2529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TSH_912zymI/AAAAAAAAA3A/f02H17Fg5ck/s400/iPhone4%2528w%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558004853045971554" border="0" /></a>Spotted this white iPhone4 in a Hong Kong shop few hours ago. Since I heard Apple has not yet released the white iPhone 4 due to some quality issues, I knew it was sketchy to see it in shop windows.<br /><br />I was told it was 10000HKD ($1290.00)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-12115132445571231612010-12-08T12:23:00.001-08:002010-12-08T12:40:55.874-08:00Red Bull X-1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_tKILoMYI/AAAAAAAAA2s/CY7zSC0FnWg/s1600/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_tKILoMYI/AAAAAAAAA2s/CY7zSC0FnWg/s400/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548414024194470274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_tDbL8I_I/AAAAAAAAA2k/A0IT2yWRLr4/s1600/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_tDbL8I_I/AAAAAAAAA2k/A0IT2yWRLr4/s400/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548413909036966898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_ssELFNKI/AAAAAAAAA2c/mzYT6veV6q8/s1600/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_ssELFNKI/AAAAAAAAA2c/mzYT6veV6q8/s400/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548413507722359970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_sdRUY8II/AAAAAAAAA2U/bf0EUyy34bs/s1600/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_sdRUY8II/AAAAAAAAA2U/bf0EUyy34bs/s400/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548413253553025154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_sRmVu0FI/AAAAAAAAA2M/tCTsY1A_Bmc/s1600/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_sRmVu0FI/AAAAAAAAA2M/tCTsY1A_Bmc/s400/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548413053037367378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_sEpHtQ8I/AAAAAAAAA2E/8HubiUr9rw4/s1600/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_sEpHtQ8I/AAAAAAAAA2E/8HubiUr9rw4/s400/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548412830445552578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_rhPu6L1I/AAAAAAAAA18/6L_rAiPVGR8/s1600/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_rhPu6L1I/AAAAAAAAA18/6L_rAiPVGR8/s400/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548412222335233874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_p5dmkZLI/AAAAAAAAA10/OAXjVnvAC3c/s1600/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_p5dmkZLI/AAAAAAAAA10/OAXjVnvAC3c/s400/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548410439351952562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_peXNLKKI/AAAAAAAAA1s/3_y0zFwJNhg/s1600/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TP_peXNLKKI/AAAAAAAAA1s/3_y0zFwJNhg/s400/Autodromo%2BNazionale%2BMonza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548409973778360482" border="0" /></a><br />Designed for GT5Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-83343228498090344492010-11-18T05:12:00.000-08:002011-06-28T09:04:42.116-07:00gamingArt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TOUnFFlh6VI/AAAAAAAAA1U/BflsTZr4W-g/s1600/HolyPS1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TOUnFFlh6VI/AAAAAAAAA1U/BflsTZr4W-g/s400/HolyPS1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540877884901681490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TOUm85kua5I/AAAAAAAAA1M/mtw9G_KG5zs/s1600/PastelPS3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TOUm85kua5I/AAAAAAAAA1M/mtw9G_KG5zs/s400/PastelPS3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540877744238128018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TOUmx0ETOBI/AAAAAAAAA1E/6v7ZCRYkSs8/s1600/NotEvenStarted.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TOUmx0ETOBI/AAAAAAAAA1E/6v7ZCRYkSs8/s400/NotEvenStarted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540877553781389330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TOUmnKu36sI/AAAAAAAAA08/MY6B0NNRCUo/s1600/ExDJ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TOUmnKu36sI/AAAAAAAAA08/MY6B0NNRCUo/s400/ExDJ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540877370886974146" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-69590515805902224422010-09-05T00:15:00.000-07:002010-09-05T00:19:10.777-07:00Life Photogenic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TIND1ZpBzWI/AAAAAAAAA0E/xKD4YuKt-nc/s1600/DSC01014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TIND1ZpBzWI/AAAAAAAAA0E/xKD4YuKt-nc/s400/DSC01014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513324953526717794" border="0" /></a>There is a new location at <a href="http://lifephotogenic.blogspot.com">http://lifephotogenic.blogspot.com </a>where I publish some of my pictures.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-5455018418226606752010-06-24T09:51:00.001-07:002010-06-24T10:03:23.111-07:00Initial D Trueno / MNR Kart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TCOP0dARGaI/AAAAAAAAAzc/tYWR8Rz5Iqw/s1600/INITIAL+D+TRUENO1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TCOP0dARGaI/AAAAAAAAAzc/tYWR8Rz5Iqw/s400/INITIAL+D+TRUENO1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486386902369114530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/TCONIwFx-QI/AAAAAAAAAzU/dToypcpSjC8/s1600/INITIAL+D+TRUENO.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-91637547157807061672010-04-19T10:17:00.001-07:002010-04-19T10:17:07.309-07:00Next iPhone Leaked<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S8yQE5dK0JI/AAAAAAAAAy8/21WyUJAZ8wY/s1600/500x_iphone1-727309.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S8yQE5dK0JI/AAAAAAAAAy8/21WyUJAZ8wY/s320/500x_iphone1-727309.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461898861910610066" /></a></p>Very interesting development as Apple displaces one iPhone prototype which seems to be the next one in line. Judging from the design aesthetics I can say it makes perfect sense. This iPhone looks more in the family look with iPad and Macbook than the current iPhone does. Looks like it has a front facing camera, a side sim slot. Gizmodo, the website that unearthed this unit, has a good write up on it. Check it out. <br> <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone?skyline=true&s=i">http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone?skyline=true&s=i</a><br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-12520977509195618422010-04-12T08:13:00.000-07:002010-04-12T08:14:17.071-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S8M4yVZ0oVI/AAAAAAAAAy0/l04OoDijn4U/s1600/340x-757072.png"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S8M4yVZ0oVI/AAAAAAAAAy0/l04OoDijn4U/s320/340x-757072.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459269610693239122" /></a></p><FONT FACE="Lucida Grande"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'></SPAN></FONT> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-75633950608632097002010-03-13T22:43:00.000-08:002010-03-13T22:52:19.710-08:00Magnetic Levitation<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwRK02sCJTeynx7QUzloigcCeL5ZsEjDkDF11eJAnIYZPt7Y2oyKsBNTboKVCCdegNBJ5kTGc08dup6RLYeuw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />I heard Albert Einstein said if he had 100 years more to live he'd study only on magnetism. I love magnets too especially when they are strong enough to levitate stuff of my interest. This is a new method of POP display I spotted at a Hong Kong show but it would be glorious if it was a charger too. You know? An induction charger that floats the gadgets too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-66874517385188474152010-03-13T22:01:00.001-08:002010-03-13T22:01:36.240-08:00Two Simple iPad Product Concepts<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S5x7wIufNTI/AAAAAAAAAtM/seM81jcXcHA/s1600-h/iPad+Pen-796241.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S5x7wIufNTI/AAAAAAAAAtM/seM81jcXcHA/s320/iPad+Pen-796241.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448365716117861682" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S5x7xJqvceI/AAAAAAAAAtU/Xu6TL4duWDg/s1600-h/iPadLeash-798965.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S5x7xJqvceI/AAAAAAAAAtU/Xu6TL4duWDg/s320/iPadLeash-798965.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448365733550453218" /></a></p>My best ideas surface after I hold the device but for now I can think of 2 basic homerun products for the Apple iPad. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">That screen will be just awesome to sketch on. A pen with a capacitative tip would be a good tool for designers. <br> iPad needs to be carried around. A leash to make that simpler might be useful too. <br><br> </div><br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-8201210041275314862010-03-10T05:13:00.001-08:002010-03-10T05:13:24.876-08:00Hakan Pehlivan Oils Up for SFIV<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S5ea9ZTXm7I/AAAAAAAAAs8/ybCzltAQJFo/s1600-h/Picture+101-704877.png"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S5ea9ZTXm7I/AAAAAAAAAs8/ybCzltAQJFo/s320/Picture+101-704877.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446992653882727346" /></a></p><font face="Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size:11pt">When I suggested Ikeno-san from Capcom to make a badass Turkish character for Street Fighter:<br> </span></font><ol><li><font face="Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size:11pt">I was just trying to make conversation </span></font><li><font face="Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size:11pt">I wasn't particularly thinking of an oil wrestler but more an Istanbul style street fighter who fights a bit dirty, head butts unexpectedly etc. <br> </span></font></ol><font face="Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size:11pt">Regardless; here's Hakan Pehlivan, second major Turkish video game character after MGS' Big Boss. <br> </span></font> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-16599542579406273502010-03-02T20:37:00.000-08:002010-03-02T20:40:36.434-08:00Macro Art: The Tune Valley<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S43oRE-vsvI/AAAAAAAAAs0/c5zS67DyhYY/s1600-h/500x_record_groove-736435.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S43oRE-vsvI/AAAAAAAAAs0/c5zS67DyhYY/s320/500x_record_groove-736435.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444262904653132530" /></a></p><FONT FACE="Lucida Grande"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Close up of a single groove of a vinyl record. Magnified 1000x. </SPAN></FONT> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-68135430262368765272010-02-12T07:22:00.001-08:002010-02-13T08:24:41.737-08:00My Cybershot Goes HD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S3bSQJerRoI/AAAAAAAAAsg/IMpp1bMoB-I/s1600-h/DSC00029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 88px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S3bSQJerRoI/AAAAAAAAAsg/IMpp1bMoB-I/s400/DSC00029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437764774960776834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-size:11;"><br />I've been using my dependable Sony T-30 for the last 4.5 years and it never gave me any trouble. Yet thousands of brilliant shots later I find it necessary to switch to a new machine that can shoot movies in true HD. TX-7 is my weapon of choice and this shot was taken from my Hong Kong apartment with the low twilight mode. TX-7 enhances the lights and takes great shots in dark. Another thing I was sold on is the sweep panorama which lets you take panoramic shots with a simple swipe. Other spec: 3.5" touch wide-screen, docking station with HDMI out, 10mp 16:9 aspect ratio still mode among my favorites.</span></span><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S3VyOQoEYBI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/IqFwwj8r4uU/s1600-h/DSC00010-753335.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S3VyOQoEYBI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/IqFwwj8r4uU/s320/DSC00010-753335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437377714426503186" border="0" /></a></p><span style="font-family:Lucida Grande;"><span style="font-size:11;"><br /><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-91767420520183310022010-02-03T04:02:00.000-08:002010-02-03T04:04:15.124-08:00Techno Fashion Accessories<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S2lmPw5CixI/AAAAAAAAAsI/fXsBDHgykpk/s1600-h/500x_tokyoflash_kisai_escape_c-755126.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S2lmPw5CixI/AAAAAAAAAsI/fXsBDHgykpk/s320/500x_tokyoflash_kisai_escape_c-755126.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433986846407428882" /></a></p><font face="Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size:11pt">Techno apparel is on its way. I personally think it could be subtler than this Tokyo Flash Bluetooth necklace called Escape C but it's coming indeed. Escape C will let you control your BT cell-phone, listen and manage your music as well as pick up calls just like any Bluetooth stereo headset does. Yours for $150 sometime this year. </span></font> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-81315149030298248952010-01-17T04:34:00.000-08:002010-01-17T04:41:32.731-08:00Concept: Wii Wall Mount<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S1MD_NU6aPI/AAAAAAAAAqo/vD3kakyYsZk/s1600-h/Wii+Wall+mount.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S1MD_NU6aPI/AAAAAAAAAqo/vD3kakyYsZk/s400/Wii+Wall+mount.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427686360355596530" border="0" /></a>My Wii stand concept not only looks good but solves problems.<br />This is a vertical wall mount system for the Nintendo Wii console that is designed for minimalist homes where you don't have traditional entertainment centers but just your TV on the wall. CDs are loaded from top therefore the cables point towards the floor which are also hidden behind the tower so no messy wiring visible. The tower is in two parts as top section serves as game storage, the bottom portion houses controllers and with a modular mechanism can store charging docks for your Wii remotes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013383359170078703.post-26574567543502019962010-01-17T04:18:00.000-08:002010-01-17T04:31:04.378-08:00Shorts from Separation: Jean Michael Clarisse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S1MCcku38DI/AAAAAAAAAqg/2rWE3LWnk4Y/s1600-h/open_heart_surgery.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bQcv2POSKzM/S1MCcku38DI/AAAAAAAAAqg/2rWE3LWnk4Y/s400/open_heart_surgery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427684665831452722" border="0" /></a>He wanted to store all his digital data within. Surgeons implanted expandable SSDs into his body and an I/O on his arm. He kept updating his records as he wished and carried all his favorite music and movies inside him. At a later upgrade he was built in wifi and was sending and receiving data at will. There were no reported medical complicationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com