Fratelli Di Nutella

Esperienza Italia 150 or "Experience Italy 150" is simply Nutella celebrating Italy's 150 anniversary of unification with a limited edition packs will be coming in 4 themes Arts, Design, Landscapes & Architecture, Historical. and I say to our amici at Nutella "Mi piace tanto!". [Link] Updated Link

Apple WWDC UPDATED

Apple announced it's next Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held between 6 June and 11 June, Mac/iOS developers will learn what's new about Apple's operating systems and usually there's an announcement from Apple, what to expect? well here's my expectations:


iPhone 5: Unlikely
iPad 3: Not Really
iPod: Nope
Mac OS X Lion: Yes
Macbook: Later
iMac: Later
Mac Mini: Later
MobileMe: Yes

Vintage Camera Lens

Now you can retrofit your fully featured DSLR with a lens originally made by the famous Carl Zeiss. [Link]

Android Dancing!

Holy Smokes! I have this huge fetish for robots and this one "Android Mascot" is one of my favorites, but this thing can DANCE! I'm so into Android after this one, unless Steve Jobs break dance in the next iPhone 5 announcement!

Happy Birthday Twitter

In my opinion, The best social networking website hands down, Happy birthday to the Blue bird!


Image courtesy of Gizmodo.com

Jonathan Ive

Apple huge success is almost exclusively associated with Steve Jobs, The Apple Icon, but the man which most of you don't know is Jonathan Ive, this brit is Steve's right hand man, most if not all of your Apple shiny aluminum carved gadgets designed by this man which is regarded by many as one of the finest industrial designers ever. An interesting article about Jony on Daily Mail.

AE+Y

For those of you don't wanna carry around a touch smartphone yet want to carry something special, AE+Y mobile phone designed by California based designer Yves Behar for danish company AEsir. This masterpiece also comes in Gold.

Screws 3D Portrait

Modern sculptors are not limited to marble and pottery, at least not Andrew Myers, who with a complicated and precise process can make 3D portrait using screws WITHOUT using any computer software, according to Myers himself "For me, I consider this a traditional sculpture and all my screws are different depths" he says. Now this is really stunning and impressive form of art. [Link]

Daft Coke

Coca Cola is releasing special edition coke inspired by Daft Punk, "Daft Coke" which isn't clear whether it's a regular coke or an energy drink but hopefully the drink is as sweet as the music.

Daft Punk, described by many as the best electronic music band ever and recently made the music of the Tron: Legacy movie. 

ZIIIRO Gravity

This is the watch of the future, made by ZIIIRO Watches which feature minimalist and futuristic design and available in many colors here.

Jambox

Jambox by Jawbone is a wireless speaker which despite it's small size (12 ounces), can provide a powerful stereo sound. It's perfect for streaming music from your iDevice and it's very portable, I like the idea and the designs, which comes in 4 shapes for each color: Black Diamond, Red Dot, Grey Hex and Blue Wave. They're available on Amazon.

Review: iPad 2

Despite all the iPad frenzy going on right now, I got my hands on it, iPad 2 is the latest masterpiece from Apple and I can tell you it is a masterpiece yes, it's thinner/lighter/dual-core and comes in black and white, but that doesn't mean you need to rush and book a ticket to the US to get one. You probably read the specifications and the new features of the new iPad with all the heavy attention given by the press and blogs nowdays so I'll spare you that and tell you what really matters. 

If you have an iPad or used one, you will know how this thing can reshape the experience of the web and media, as one Apple executive put it "you'll hold the web in your hands", and it does, and now with 2 cameras front and back which both are average to say the least despite the advertised HD capability for the back camera, they are still usable nonetheless for FaceTime and such, for me the biggest drawback wasn't lack of additional ports or the camera quality but the screen resolution and pixel density which is still as the original iPad,  I mean when you provide a dual-core processor for a faster gaming/graphics performance and the same 1024 x 768 IPS display which isn't bad, but it's like using PS3 or Xbox 360 with an OLD CRT TV, you don't get the full potential of the graphics and it isn't even close to the Retina display on the iPhone 4. 

iOS 4.3 is pre installed on the new iPad and as I mentioned above it comes with all new FaceTime and Photobooth. One new feature I like is now I can choose the function of the up right switch as either a rotation lock or quick mute. As for the new Garageband and iMovie I didn't try them yet. but the whole iPad experience is still as smooth and responsive as ever.


With all the tablets coming out everyday, iPad is the only REAL tablet on the market right now, but if you already have the original one I wouldn't recommend this upgrade to be honest, sure there are cameras here and faster dual-core chip but I guess we can all agree what the iPad is really used for, thats web browsing, watching movies and playing games, so your original iPad can still do all this with class. and if your new to tablets or in the market for one, don't look elsewhere.

Review: Buried

Ryan Reynolds has always been one of the cool young actors of Hollywood but let's face it his films isn't always taken too seriously, even when he co-starred The Proposal with Sandra Bullock but not until Buried, in this movie Ryan is way too mature as an actor, this role is serious and dead serious, it's about an american truck driver in Iraq who after being attacked by terrorists, get buried with a mobile phone and very simple supplies.

To be honest I didn't expect this movie to be this thrilling, but it turned out to be so the opposite that I couldn't take my eyes off it, I know this may sound too much but it's really so emotional and thrilling and really one of those movies where you always imagine yourself in the actor's place. I would give it a must see.

Rating: 8.5/10

Week's Quote

"Cowards die many times before their actual death"

Gaius Julius Caesar

Kill Clutter

That's the Belkin Conserve Valet.

BlueLounge Cablebox

BlueLounge Cabledrops

Mini You

So you always thought you were someone under appreciated but not anymore, now Sculpteo can help you idolize yourself, just provide these guys with a front and profile photo of yourself and you'll get a mini-you. 

RED Epic

For you who doesn't know what this is, RED Epic camera, this thing can capture video at 5K  to 28K (equivalent of 261 megapixels) resolution and at 96fps (Frame per Second), in another word thats better than the naked eye, check this video.

  
                    Test Footage from Red Epic: "Ride of the Valkyries" from Tom Lowe @ Timescapes

Google Nexus S

 I've been using this phone for a while now and believe it or not, Android is somewhat better than iOS (iPhone), there's so much customization, adjusting can be done to Android and alot more stuff I didn't explore yet, I'm really close switch.

Week's Quote

    

     "Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence"

     H.L.Mencken 

iPad 2?

The much hyped iPad 2 was just unveiled today by supposed to be on medical leave Steve Jobs, Now don't get me wrong, the iPad is a revolutionary device and I mean the original one, but this iPad 2 feels like a rushed product to catch on with Motorola Xoom and others. 

Sure it improved a lot from the original iPad by being 33% thinner, lighter, 2 cameras and a faster processor but the display is still the same, meaning you won't get the eye candy from the iPhone 4 display on the iPad 2, yes there are plenty of improvements but this isn't the biggest leap forward in design like from the iPhone 3 to iPhone 4, I think they should have just named it iPad Pro or something close and saved the hype of the "2" mark on the real successor, I don't know about you but in my humble opinion thinner and lighter doesn't always mean better.

Ceramics

Peaceful Bomb Vase

Grenade Coin Bank 

Hope Helmet Bowl

For more of the crazy interesting stuff check the store out here.

ReEnjoy

We're all tired of the techy, auto tuned same beat gaga and others call music, Re enjoy the art of music with this old gem.

Ferrari FF Debut

Ferrari Four or FF, the first four seat and four drive comes from mighty Ferrari has made it's debut in Geneva Motor Show. this beast sure will make the ugly Panamera uglier. you can find more specs and  interior photos here.

Cordless Energy Storage Unit / YILL

 YILL is great way to have your energy needs anywhere anytime, cordless and sufficient, this lovely thing can provide 300 watts of electricity, more than you actually need.