1. Reveillon
Sky11
2. Urban life
napolit
3. Será uma simples Ilusão? Eis a questão
tuga14
4. Forces of Nature
Barragon
5. Exterior
Be1212
6. Cotó
Correka
7. Oh!
JohnnyMass

1. Reveillon
Sky11
2. Urban life
napolit
3. Será uma simples Ilusão? Eis a questão
tuga14
4. Forces of Nature
Barragon
5. Exterior
Be1212
6. Cotó
Correka
7. Oh!
JohnnyMass

1. O que é que esperas então?
Sky11
2. Deseos
napolit
3. Plácida ‘Avgusta’
tuga14

4. The end of the journey
Barragon
5. Catedral Limburgês
DanielFigFoz

6. Sembla suficient
Correka

7. Exodus
JohnnyMass


So you’re pretty disappointed that BMW won’t be doing an M7 (we’re not too keen on the idea but some people are eagerly awaiting for one) and it hurts your feelings even further that you won’t see the BMW Alpina B7 on the stateside at all. Well, think again. BMW announced today that it will bring its 2011 BMW Alpina B7 sedan to the North American market.
Starting in spring of 2010, you can enjoy some twin-turbocharged 4.4L V8 power (or at least hear it roar past you). The engine is good for a total of 500-hp with a maximum torque of 516 lb-ft. Mated to a ZF 6-speed automatic transmission, 0-60 mph comes in just 4.5 seconds with a top speed that is electronically-governed at 174 mph. Alpina says that the maximum torque is available from 3,000 to 4,750 rpm, allowing the B7 to accelerate effortlessly from virtually any speed.
The 2011 BMW Alpina B7 will make its North American debut at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. Pricing will be announced closer to launch date.
Follow the jump for the press release.
2011 BMW Alpina B7:
Press Release:
BMW returns legendary ALPINA badge to North America.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 8, 2010… BMW of North America announced today that the 2011 BMW ALPINA B7 sedan will join BMW’s North American product range as the most dynamic 7 Series model. The BMW ALPINA B7 represents the second generation of ALPINA automobiles based on the BMW 7 Series to be offered in the US. The first BMW ALPINA B7 was offered as a limited edition for the 2007 and 2008 model years. Newly interpreted and based on the current BMW 7 Series platform, the B7 will again set the benchmark in terms of performance, refinement, technology, luxury and exclusivity.
Yielding exquisite levels of power and torque from the twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter V8, and in conjunction with the electronically-adjustable suspension with active roll stabilization, the new B7 promises to offer a spectrum of driving experiences so broad as to be unheard of in this class of automobiles. The evolution of the traditional 20-spoke 21” ALPINA CLASSIC wheels underline the fresh design language found throughout the B7 and impart it a distinctive appearance and powerful stance.
Both short- and long-wheelbase models will be offered. The BMW ALPINA B7 will make its North American premiere at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show in February, and go on sale at authorized BMW Centers in Spring of 2010. Pricing will be announced closer to the on-sale date.
ALPINA and BMW. A history of synergy.
ALPINA – a name famous in Europe and the wider world for putting a particular performance accent on BMWs, though not yet so well-known in North America. BMW – a name famous all over the world for motor vehicles of performance, quality, luxury and safety.
The two companies, both at home in the German state of Bavaria, have a long history of working together to produce special BMW automobiles. Burkard Bovensiepen, son of the founder of ALPINA Business Machines and an enthusastic racing driver/engineer, began his automotive career path in 1961 by developing a dual-carburetor setup for the just-introduced BMW 1500 sedan. It was a predictive beginning: to take an already fine-performing BMW (which also just happened to be a practical sedan) and making it perform even better.
By 1964, BMW had officially recognized ALPINA’s contribution to BMW performance. Not long thereafter, Burkard Bovensiepen founded the ALPINA company – ALPINA Burkard Bovensiepen KG – that continues today, creating special versions of BMW automobiles that offer a particular brand of performance for discriminating auto enthusiasts. Yet outside the circle of dedicated BMW enthusiasts, ALPINA has kept a low profile in North America. In addition to racing versions of BMWs, ALPINA has developed a progression of BMW-based cars based on 3, 5, 6, 8, Z4 and Z8 models and offered them on a limited-production basis. ALPINA is located in the small Bavarian city of Buchloe, some 50 miles southwest of Munich, BMW’s headquarters city and the capital of Bavaria.
The B7 is the newest manifestation of the unique BMW-ALPINA synergy – once again based on the BMW 7 Series luxury sedan. Currently, BMW offers ultra-performance models of its 3, 5, 6, X5 and X6 Series developed by BMW M, BMW’s own performance subsidiary. For an ultra-performance version of the 7 Series – a vehicle defined by luxury and generous interior space – something other than “M” performance character was called for.
In recent models, ALPINA has concentrated on delivering very high levels of performance with moderate rpm ranges and automatic transmission. Most appropriately, the new BMW ALPINA B7 applies this philosophy to the newest 7 Series to produce a luxury sedan of stunning performance. “A 7 Series Beyond,” one might say.
Powertrain
The B7 sedan is equipped with BMW’s twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter, all-aluminum, High Precision Direct Injection V-8 engine which has been enhanced by ALPINA and is capable of producing 500 (373kW) horsepower and 516 lb-ft (700Nm) of torque. This rear-wheel drive performance/luxury Sedan achieves 0-60 mph in 4.5 sec. With maximum torque available across an unusually broad engine range, from 3,000 to 4,750 rpm, the B7 accelerates effortlessly from virtually any speed.
The two turbochargers operate in parallel, with generously-dimensioned turbine vanes measuring 44mm in diameter. Thorough exploitation of the engine’s potential was achieved by means of optimizing the indirect intercooler (air-water/water-air) with its short intake paths and flow-optimized intercooler tracts. All three intercoolers, the low-temperature intercooler integrated into the radiator package, as well as the two near-engine intercoolers are enlarged by approximately 35%, ensuring very high thermodynamic efficiency. High-performance pistons have been specified to withstand the thermodynamic forces created by a 9.2:1 compression and a maximum turbo boost of 1.0 bar. The result is a formidable specific output of 115hp (85kW) per liter, with a maximum average compression of 20.1 bar, a benchmark even amongst established sports cars.
This wide power band coupled with the six-speed sport automatic transmission gives the driver remarkably high levels of power and capability in every driving situation. The ALPINA SWITCH-TRONIC transmission control offers tailored shift characteristics for every driver and situation thanks to its Sport and Manual modes. To manually select the gears of the automatic transmission, the driver may use buttons found on the back of the ALPINA-tailored steering wheel. This results in shifts which take place in a few hundred milliseconds with minimal power interruption.
Ending in two polished double-tailpipes, the stainless-steel ALPINA exhaust system offers up that deep and sonorous yet not intrusive V8 sound that enthusiasts have come to expect from ALPINA.
Chassis & Suspension
The BMW ALPINA B7 builds on the state-of-the-art adaptive suspension technologies of the 7 Series, including tuned Dynamic Damping Control and Active Roll Stabilization, to the demanding requirements of a high performance sedan. Long gone are the days when a purely “hard and sporty” ride was a sought-after attribute of suspension set-ups. Striving for truly neutral handling continues to be the goal, yielding the best of what is technologically feasible. In pursuit of this goal, shorter and uniquely calibrated springs reduce front and rear ride height by 15mm and 10mm respectively. Dynamic Damping Control and Active Roll Stabilization enable the driver to select from three distinct suspension set-ups: Comfort, Normal and Sport. These are intentionally calibrated to provide noticeably different set-ups, influencing the characteristic of the dampers, the Active Roll Stabilization as well as the parameters of the power steering assist, throttle response algorithms and load-reversal damping. The Sport-Plus mode automatically shifts the Dynamic Stability Control system into Dynamic Traction Control (DTC). This allows noticeably more slip at the driven wheels and delayed intervention by the traction control system.
Together with the 21” wheel and tire combination, the suspension is at once sensitive to inputs and direct in its feel, yet free from the harshness of a purely sports-oriented suspension. The light-weight 21” wheels, with their new interpretation of the ALPINA CLASSIC wheel design, are shod with a specially selected staggered MICHELIN PS2 tire set-up: 245/35 R21 front and 285/30 R21 rear.
The result is that the BMW ALPINA B7 captures an agility associated with much smaller sedans, while preserving the ride quality associated with the BMW 7 Series.
Design
The B7 sedan is finished with ALPINA aerodynamic developments, including front and rear spoilers which not only enhance the appearance but also improve stability and performance at high speeds. In true “form-follows-function” fashion, the ALPINA front integrates the fresh-air requirements of the transmission and engine oil coolers, which are separated out of the main cooler module for improved efficiency. The spoilers reduce lift at the front by 30% and rear by15%. The exhaust system’s two double tailpipes are seamlessly integrated into the rear bumper. The newest evolution of the traditional 20-spoke ALPINA CLASSIC wheels gives the B7 a distinctive appearance and powerful stance.
The interior of the B7 sedan features ALPINA blue illuminated door sill trims, the SWITCH-TRONIC steering wheel in hand-stitched LAVALINA leather, and the Black-Panel LCD screen instrument cluster branded with ALPINA. Exclusive interior luxury wood trim in the form of Myrtle Burl, a knotted burl of the Laurel only found on the Pacific Coast of the United States, provides a warm and traditional ambience. Optional ALPINA Piano Lacquer interior trim with its silver diagonal rhombs, offers a modern alternative.
The full complement of BMW 7 Series exterior colors remains available, in addition to the signature ALPINA Blue metallic paint.
Discreet metal ALPINA emblems adorn the upper seatbacks of the standard leather Comfort seats and are inlayed in the wood trim. An additional ALPINA plaque indentifying the car is mounted on the inner roof panel just ahead of the sunroof. Even the engine bay carries a subtle signature by tidily presenting itself with a newly-designed ALPINA engine cover.
– By: Omar Rana
“So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.”—Sun Tzu, The Art of War [All Things D]
Filed under: Motorsports, Japan, Lexus, Toyota, Racing
Take a look at the field of 2010 SuperGT competitors and something’s amiss. Nissan’s been campaigning its new GT-R in the series for two years and Honda recently revealed the HSV-010 before its inaugural run in the series this May. What’s missing? A new competitor from Toyota.
Jyuichi Wakisaka and Andre Lotterer took the overall GT500 win in the team’s Lexus SC430 last year, but that model is not long for this world, so it’s just a matter of time before Toyota fields a new car in the series. So what’s set to take the SC430’s place? The answer’s obvious: the Lexus LFA.
Although Toyota’s yet to confirm the LFA’s entrance (we’re expecting an announcement later this year), Iain Chandler, a skilled 3D artist hailing from Australia, has rendered a GT500-class LFA, complete with six sets of livery. While it’s far from official it’s a pretty good indication of what to expect when Toyota finally pulls the trigger, and Lotterer seems to approve – he posted the images on his site.
Gallery: SuperGT Lexus LFA GT500 Renderings
[Source: Iain Chandler/DeviantArt via LeBlogAuto]
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We’ve been hearing rumors of a twin-turbocharged GT500 for nearly a year, but today we get a definitive answer: No.
Chrysler’s been hard at working tarting up its aging lineup with a number of special-edition models before the Fiat infusion begins.
In yet another round of back and forth, GM has tapped a consulting firm to wind down Saab, but Spyker and Bernie Ecclestone are still in the offing to save the brand.
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We all know the Russians love their exotic cars tuned to within an inch of their cylinder heads. And what else could they be expected to do with them but race? The Moscow Unlim 500+ is a one-mile, timed drag that pits high-dollar rides against each other all day long.
Drag Times snagged some video of the latest edition, and along with the girls, Guinness speed records and popped collars you’ll find “Japanese junkers,” 926-horsepower Evos, and “totally wasted Mustangs.” Oh, and there are of course the obligatory Switzer-tuned 911 Turbos, Vipers, Ferraris, and a Wiesmann or two. It’s Russia, after all. Follow the jump to watch the miles of action.
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Julius Genachowski, the Federal Communications Commission chairman appointed by President Barack Obama, talked at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today about the agency’s ambitious national broadband plan and also answered often pointed questions about government regulation. His responses were big on vision and nuance, but when asked to boil his goals for the national plan into a single sentence, Genachowski punted.
“One of the things that we’re working on is articulating goals for the country in the plan that are both aspirational, that are inspirational, that are also pragmatic,” he said.
In other words, one of the goals in preparing the plan is to figure out the goals of the plan.
Broadly, Genachowski did note that the FCC has been ordred to look at the ways to promote universal access to broadband. That means making sure broadband infrastructure reaches everywhere in the country. But the government also needs to address the 30 percent of the populace that has access to broadband infrastructure but chooses not to use it, either due to expensiveness or other issues. This effort is important to the economy — not just according to Genachowski, but also Gary Shapiro, chief executive and president of the Consumer Electronics Association. Shapiro said, many of the demonstrators at CES are counting on growing broadband adoption to fuel demand for their products, so in a sense they’re counting on Genachowski to succeed.
The plan recently hit a speed bump, with the FCC delaying its release from February until March. Still, Genachowski said it will be out “very soon.”
And what if the FCC can actually achieve that goal of universal broadband — what effect would that have on the agency and its rules? Or as Shapiro put it, “If we achieve this vision of broadband, do we need all this regulation?”
The government has justified regulating things like radio and television with the fact that there’s only a the limited spectrum available, Shapiro noted. So if everyone is watching their TV and getting their news over the Internet, does the argument for regulation disappear?
“Universal, ubiquitous, high-speed broadband access — that changes a lot of things,” Genachowski said, and presumably the regulatory situation would have to adapt to those changes. However, Genachowski declined again to get too specific. He added, “I’m acknowledging the validity of the question.”
Genachowski also discussed the future of the wireless spectrum, particularly how to deal with the fact that there’s not enough wireless spectrum to meet the demand.
“Our data shows that there’s a looming crisis,” he said. “Not tomorrow, not next week, not next year, but at some point in the future, the system is going to be overloaded.”
To avert the crisis, more spectrum needs to be found, but the existing spectrum needs to be used more efficiently, Genachowski said. Hopefully, the private sector can come up with some solutions, but if not the FCC will get involved.
Near the end of the interview, Shapiro looked beyond specific issues and asked Genachowski how we should judge his success. Once again, Genachowski said there are some goals which he can’t talk about yet (presumably they’re part of the national broadband plan), but he said, “One of my my goals at the FCC is to help turn it into a 21st century agency.” To that end, the FCC launched a site yesterday to invite citizen participation in the process of revamping the agency.
Check out our CES 2010 coverage here.
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Konarka, maker of a unique solar plastic, is an old company. In nine years, it has raised more than $150 million from the likes of Chevron, New Enterprise Associates, and the government. But it’s had little to show for it on the market. That could change with a new round of funding (its seventh) closed today, totaling $23.8 million, according to a filing with the SEC. Will the company finally have what it needs to step out of the shadows?
Money isn’t Konarka’s only strength. Its technology is actually pretty special too. Its patented photovoltaic material, called Power Plastic, is more efficient than even the best thin-film systems devised by the likes of First Solar and Solyndra. It is lightweight, portable, and perhaps most importantly, flexible — making it suitable for a host of interesting applications ranging from rooftops to apparel.
It’s started to take advantage of this last facet, partnering with sports apparel maker Neuber to create messenger bags capable of charging portable electronics like laptops and mobile phones with solar energy. But this is just one of many uses for the Power Plastic the company has devised. It has also formed ties with companies that produce smart cards, personal care electronics like toothbrushes, emergency generators, carport rooftops and vehicle covers. It’s even been integrated into window panels to heat homes and buildings.
Yet, while it has shipped moderate amounts of plastic to some of these partners, it has yet to launch any products of its own, or even to churn out a significant volume of Power Plastic to date — as far as we know, at least.
Its first manufacturing facility (250,000 square-feet) opened its doors in October 2008 in Massachusetts, but production stalled during the economic downturn — even though it raised $45 million in venture capital almost simultaneously. As Earth2Tech notes, the company made some noise early last year about shipping the plastic in commercial volumes by the end of 2009, but this deadline came and went too.
When the news of the Neuber deal broke in October, VentureBeat reported that it looked like the company had finally found its footing in the portable electronics charging market after more than five years of lacking direction. But there was no real follow up.
Still, this doesn’t seem to have shaken investor faith, with the $23.8 million coming from existing backers Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Good Energies and 3i Group, among others. This round could herald the company’s big breakout in 2010.
In the past it has also received private financing from Mackenzie Investments, the Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, Partech International, Total S.A., Angeleno Group, NGEN Partners, Pegasus Capital, Asenqua Ventures and Vanguard Ventures.
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Fostering a sense of local community in the age of the Internet and globalization is no easy task.
A new venture called BlockChalk from the former product lead of del.ici.ous Stephen Hood and Dave Baggeroer of Stanford’s Institute of Design, is trying to tackle that problem. BlockChalk is a service that lets people leave messages for others in the neighborhood without compromising their privacy. You can leave opinions about local businesses, set up deals with other neighbors or even report a lost cat. Hood says it’s already in 10,000 neighborhoods and 6,600 cities.
Today they’ve launched an iPhone app so you can keep track of short notes or the latest “chalks” in your neighborhood. The company already has a HTML5 web app that works with the iPhone and Android-based phones and an app for the Palm Pre and Pixi.
The criticism that the pair have for existing location-based services is that they work for early adopters who have lower expectations of privacy, but they may not be so readily accepted by consumers that are more guarded. Anonymity, of course, raises other issues. How do you seed a social networking service without real or tangible relationships built-in? How can people be engaged if there’s no context for the others they’re interacting with? That said, there are anonymous community sites that have thrived like Craigslist.
We’ve seen other attempts at building information services for local communities. EveryBlock, which was acquired by MSNBC, just launched a ‘Notify Your Neighbors’ function yesterday to let regular people share updates about what’s happening on their block. ‘Neighborhoods’ was another early Facebook application launched in 2007 that had an intriguing concept because it was tied to real identities and places through the social network. But it only has a little over 8,000 monthly active users. Then, of course, there’s the grand-daddy of them all, Craigslist, which does have a mobile web site.
The pair say they’re looking for seed funding for the project.

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After Dubai’s debt debacle, will Kuwait become the next Persian Gulf state to come under greater international scrutiny?
The wealthy state, owner of 10% of the world’s oil, isn’t about to run out of money. But a political crisis, exemplified by Parliament’s demand this week that the state bail out its indebted citizens by buying $23 billion of consumer loans, is driving away foreign investment, damaging the country’s economic prospects.
Kuwait is the only Arab Gulf state with a fully elected Legislature. But the fractious relationship between Kuwait’s ruling Al Sabah family and the Islamist-dominated Parliament risks creating economic stagnation. In the past three years, Kuwait has seen the dissolution of three parliaments and the resignation of five governments. The emir, Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, is expected to oppose Parliament’s consumer-loan bailout bill, leading to a new bout of hostilities between the two camps.
The dispute will do little to raise Kuwait’s profile for investors. The sheikdom already receives less foreign direct investment than any other Gulf Cooperation Council state, ranking alongside Yemen and Iraq, according to the U.N. Foreign investors are losing confidence despite the emirate’s energy riches. Last year, Kuwait canceled contracts valued at more than $8 billion to build a new refinery in the Gulf state due to political objections.Oil companies, including BP, Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips, have become weary of the promise that Kuwait may open up its border oil fields with Iraq for investment. BP, which has operated in Kuwait for more than 50 years, has scaled back its office.
But without more foreign investment and expertise Kuwait is unlikely to achieve its target of boosting oil-production capacity to four million barrels a day, from below three million barrels now. Kuwait’s economy was the worst performer among the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council in 2009, according to the International Monetary Fund. Shares on the Kuwait Stock Exchange slumped 10% last year, compared with double-digit-percentage gains for Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and even Dubai.
Without radical overhauls, Kuwait’s economy will continue to lag behind others and oil production will suffer, threatening the country’s role as one of the top producers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. For investors, Kuwait is a further reminder of the political risks that lurk among even the most oil-rich states as their institutions struggle to keep up with the pace of social and economic change.
An Australian ad for fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken — that depicted a crowd of rowdy Blacks being calmed by a bucket of the Colonel’s chicken — has been pulled from the airwaves amid allegations of racism.
The ad opens with a distressed White man surrounded by a crowd of Black people at a cricket match. “Need a tip when you’re stuck in an awkward situation?” he wonders. He deals with said “awkward situation” by placating the group a bucket of fried chicken.
After criticism of the ad reached KFC Australia, the company issued a statement explaining its concept and announcing its removal, stating: “We apologize for any misinterpretation of the ad as it was not meant to offend anyone. It is a light-hearted reference to the West Indian cricket team … The ad was reproduced online in the US without KFC’s permission, where we are told a culturally-based stereotype exists, leading to the incorrect assertion of racism.”
If your short term memory is shot, and you are the kind of person that gets their best ideas in the shower, Aqua Notes can help. This waterproof notepad can be used even when submerged.
The woman in the video seems pretty confident that most of the world’s greatest ideas start in the shower. I’m more of a toilet/car man myself. What about you? [Aqua Notes via Twitter]

We managed to track down the guys from Canada’s Allerta and got to spend some time with a couple dummy models of the soon-to-be-released inPulse smartwatch for BlackBerry. Design-wise, it’s very attractive, with a brushed metal body and a leather band. As a bonus to early orderers, the first 1,000 sold will be custom-milled on a CNC router — ironically, it’ll actually be more cost-effective for them to do it that way while they build up production volume. In terms of functionality, it will launch with support for displaying text messages, caller ID, new e-mails, and BlackBerry Messenger messages (yes, it supports BBM!). It’ll give you information on who the message is from and a preview of the message’s contents. We couldn’t get a hard shipping date, but rest assured we’ll let you know as soon as we do — for now, our hands-on gallery will have to suffice.
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Surely you remember the You Rock Guitar from earlier this week. How could you forget, right? Well here on the CES show floor, we had the opportunity to rock out (gently, of course) with the lightweight, multitouch Guitar Hero / Rock Band controller — which just so happens to be platform agnostic. It’s got a plethora of settings and buttons, but it can actually double as a semi-legitimate guitar when plugged into an amp. For a music game peripheral, it’s about as real as it gets, though it’s hard to say if you’re better off dropping 180 bones on this instead of a standard controller and a swanky new Squier. Don’t take our word for it, though — jump on past the break and mash play.
Gallery: You Rock Guitar hands-on
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We’re already gone hands-on with the Boxee Box and its sweet QWERTY RF remote, but now that we know there’s a dual-core Tegra 2 in there it’s time for a little interface demo with founder Avner Ronen. First things first: yes, it ran Hulu in the browser — but the network connection on the show floor was acting up, so we couldn’t demo it very well. Avner tells us the built-in browser IDs itself as essentially standard Mozilla, so we’ll have to see if Hulu goes out of its way to block it –it’s definitely still possible, but it’ll take some work. Apart from that minor drama, we’ve got to say we’re incredibly impressed — the interface was lightning fast, the remote’s keyboard felt great, and we’re liking the Facebook / Twitter integration, which mines your feeds for videos posted by your friends and displays them on the home page. Avner tells us he thinks D-Link will be “aggressive” with that under-$200 price point when the Box launches in Q2, and there’ll be tons of content partners at launch. Video after the break!
Gallery: Boxee Box interface and hardware
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We’re live at the All Things D event at CES 2010. We’re slated to see conversations with Jon Rubinstein, Reed Hastings, and Andy Rubin, so stay tuned — we start at 3:30PM PT!
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No conocia este edificio, lo habia visto, pero nunca lo habia analizado, esta increible la fachada, se nota que por dentro lo han pinpiado, pero la fachada esta increible.





We’re on hand at CES 2010, capturing the sights and sounds as normal, and we figured we’d let you guys know that you can get instant updates from us over on the Gear Live Twitter account. We are posting live findings and images of some of the coolest gadgets that we find during events and from the show floor. Be sure to check it out!
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