Beth Teshome’s clothing takes the female form and helps it transcend into an elegant art form. The designs are unique and creative–puffs of chiffon, ruffles of rose petals, sinewy silk, and elegant linen.
Her style is both elegant and quirky, a difficult look that she manages to pull together so that the clothes can be worn off the runway. She created the now famous “Daddy Long Legs” legging bra that is very popular. You can read more about her on her Myspace page.
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So there’s actually two things to tell you about here; for one thing, you can play Tekken 3 on your HTC HD2 phone. That’s cool and all, but the big story is the emulator used to play it. The emulator, named FPSECE, not only supports the Playstation 1, but the touchscreen as well.
The software is free, but you’ll have to provide your own ROMs of course. The setup can be a bit twitchy but the developers site has some links to video to help you get it set up properly. Who cares though, cause at the end of you’ll be playing Tekken 3 with a touchscreen. How sweet is that?
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After our earlier post on the Nexus One, there was a lot of debate surrounding how much the thing would cost. It appears that this information is out there now. According to some leaked documents sent to Gizmodo, the Nexus One will be $529.99 unlocked and $179.99 if you sign up for a two-year T-Mobile contract (which runs $79.99 a month). This information is not 100% confirmed, but it seems in line with earlier reports and common sense.
So what does this mean? Well, at first glance, it’s pretty standard, really. For example, you can buy an iPhone without having to sign up for a contract, but it will cost you $599 or $699 depending on the storage size of the device. With a contract, those models run $199 and $299, respectively. The difference is that those phones, and many of the others you can buy without a contract, are still carrier-locked. That means that even if you buy them without a monthly contract, you will eventually have to sign-up for some kind of plan through that carrier, if you plan to use that device. That is, unless you plan to manually unlock it, something which in most cases voids the warranty — if it works at all.
But Google is supposedly selling this $530 Nexus One completely unlocked. That means that you can use it with any carrier — provided that carrier is running a compatible GSM network, which the Nexus One is built to run on. In the U.S., that basically means the device will be able to run on T-Mobile or AT&T. Though given earlier leaked specs, it would seem that if you do run it on AT&T, it may only work with EDGE data, and not the faster 3G variety. In other words, the thing still is rather locked down. In order to use it to its full potential in the U.S., you’ll likely want to be using it with T-Mobile anyway. But that’s not so bad since T-Mobile offers pay-as-you go SIM cards, though they are not a great deal.
Still, the fact remains that this in an important moment in the mobile industry in the U.S. While unlocked phones are common abroad, they’re almost unheard of here where the carriers rule with an iron fist. The iPhone was able to break this domination somewhat, but they’re still only tied to one carrier (AT&T). Google directly selling an unlocked phone, even if it’s limited, is a big step in the right direction. As we noted earlier, the next step for them is to sell an unlocked device that is compatible with both GSM and CDMA networks, then things will really start to get interesting. And even if they don’t do that, in the next couple of years, the next generation LTE networks will come into play, and those promise a more unified mobile experience from a hardware perspective.
So yes, while it’s true that Google is unlikely to be selling a $530 phone in droves, its existence means something. It points to a future where the carriers don’t dominate the mobile scene with their ridiculous contracts and lock-in policies. And that’s a good thing.
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Uh oh, looks like HP has confused its product release order of operations. Without even a hint of an official announcement, the HP 210 netbook has appeared in two quadrants of the internet: retail and troubleshooting. The former is eCost, which claims the 10.1-inch matte black portable is in stock for $390 and touts a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 (yep, that’s Pine Trail), integrated graphics, 1GB RAM, 250GB HDD, and a 6-cell battery. As for the latter, we need look no further than HP’s own support pages — similar to what happened with the Mini 311 back in September. So will we get an eye-full before CES or will we have to wait for the big show? After?
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Microsoft has just started offering something of a patch for its extremely popular Word software, allowing it to comply with the recent court ruling which banned the software giant from selling copyright infringing versions of the word processing product which contained a custom XML feature.
Kevin Kutz, Microsoft’s director of public affairs, said in a statement last week that the firm had been preparing for the injunction decision handed down by the US Court of Appeals for quite some time, and was prepared. Kutz also said that he expected to have copies of the software with the offending features removed available for sale by the official injunction date, january 11, 2010.
It now appears that this patch is available on Microsoft’s OEM Partner Center Website, under the heading – “2007 Microsoft Office Supplement Release (October 2009)”. The patch works so that once it is installed, Word will no longer read the Custom XML elements contained within DOCX, DOCM, or XML files. Microsoft also notes, very importantly, that the patch is required for all US customers.
This creative workaround should put an end to a long-running dispute between Canadian i4i and Redmond, although Kutz has also hinted that this legal battle might yet take another turn, as the patch is indeed a workaroundCourtesy of itnews.com.au
London, U.K. | Incredible Ruins
It is difficult to imagine the enormous glass masterpiece of Victorian engineering that once stood on this spot. Few traces remain – just a few stairwells guarded by old sphinx, and some foundation stones. However, now new plans are underway, exploring the possibility of a new Crystal Palace rising again.
In 1936 a great fire lit the London horizon, but the efforts of 381 firemen with 89 engines were not enough to stop the blaze. Arson or accident, it was destroyed beyond saving.
The Crystal Palace was originally built to house the Great London Exhibition of 1951, a World’s Fair type expo highlighting the wonders of technology and arts of England’s far flung empire. The engineer Joseph Paxton was inspired by the underlying structure of the giant water lily to create ever larger conservatory buildings, culminating in the design of the spectacularly large exhibition hall, which he designed in just 10 days (his original sketch is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum).
Taking advantage of new modular design innovations, the 108ft tall, 1,848ft x 408ft building was able to be assembled in record time. A newly constructed railroad brought the tons of timber and iron, and 10 million feet of glass to the original Hyde Park location, where the exposition opened on May 1, 1851, just a little over nine months from initial design.
It was an intentionally elaborate and showy building, and became famous almost immediately.
It was however not universally loved. “August Welby Pugin, a proponent of Gothic architecture, called it a “glass-monster” and even told Paxton “You had better keep to building greenhouses, and I will keep to my churches and cathedrals”(Harrison). Thomas Carlyle called it a “big glass soap bubble”, and John Ruskin a “conservatory”.” (The Demolition of the Crystal Palace, 1936-1941, By Manpreet Singh)
Although it was originally intended only as a temporary structure, in 1854 after the close of the exhibition, it was moved to a permanent location at Sydenham in South-East London where it was surrounded by elaborate gardens, and became home to an eclectic assortment of attractions intended to draw back the crowds. Two new 280ft tall water towers designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel powered fountains which launched jets of water 120ft in the air. The Dinosaur Court sculpture garden showed off recently discovered prehistoric beasts was added on the grounds – now a protected landmark still visible today.
In 1866 the first of several fires struck, destroying the North transcept. A gigantic aquarium opened in place of the lost trancept in 1871, the largest in the world, hosting over 300 species and requiring 120,000 gallons of saltwater pumped in from Brighton. In the 1890s the fish were replaced by monkeys. Festivals and cricket matches were held on the grounds, along with roller coasters and hot air balloon rides.
But by the turn of the century, the Palace was losing money and declared bankruptcy in 1911. The fountains were turned off, and Brunel’s huge water towers emptied. So when the building caught fire in 1936, there was no water on hand to put out the blaze.
The towers made it through the fire, but were destroyed in WWII for fear that they were easy markers for German bombers. There are now plans to rebuild the water towers on site, reinvented as green technology with wind turbines.
Another organization formed in 2008 is dedicated to efforts to rebuild a 2/3 size Crystal Palace at Sydenham. The new plans call for a building that is an homage to the original, but with shops, a hotel, underground parking, an enormous waterfall, and something referred to as “Hanging Gardens” included in the design. The grounds would be updated with sporting fields, RV parking, and other modern attractions.
It is unclear whether the plans have moved beyond mere suggestion, however.
There are numerous hair loss remedies on the market and you may be simply overwhelmed on which ones may work for you and your personal needs. Hair loss can seem very devastating to many people and you do not have to live with this condition.
There are many things out there that can help you to stop hair loss and possibly even reverse it.
Surgical procedures is one of the remedies that has gained a lot of attention lately. This involves cutting some of the scalp that has good growing hair and transplanting it to the area that is lacking.
This can provide a long term solution, however it may be at a high cost. This is also a surgical procedure and that involves recovery time and all of the other things that involve surgery. You will be at a higher risk for infection and there are many other things that could go wrong with any surgery.
There are also many herbal and natural treatments to help stop hair loss and thinning. You may have to do a little research to find out about each product before you make a decision. This can be time consuming, but will be worth it in the long run when you look into the mirror.
You may also want to check into supplements to see if you can find supplement that you can take on a daily basis that will stimulate hair growth. You will want to be careful when taking any supplement and be sure to only take it as directed.
You may also want to look at all of the products you are using on your hair. You may be using a brush that is way to hard for your hair that is causing thinning.
Some shampoos also can be very harsh for hair and you may want to look at the ingredients when you are purchasing the products. An all natural shampoo may be less harsh and will also be a great tool for your hair.
You also need to avoid any unnecessary heat on that you place directly on your hair. If you can avoid it heat is one of hairs worst enemies.
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Sit back and enjoy a trailer that shows a bit of gameplay of Borderland’s next DLC expansion, Mad Moxxi Underdome Riot. [via Joystiq]
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Looks like 2010 is turning out to be the year of the e-book reader. I’m not sure at what point these are going to stop being news, but here we go again. Insdream is launching the SX601 which seems to borrow some significant design ideas from another rather popular e-book reader. The Insdream does use a different type of screen from the source material (can you say Kindle), but looks pretty much the same otherwise.
Insdream states that 6-inch DSTN panel is better then the E Ink display that Amazon uses, however refresh rate is really not all that important when you are talking about e-book readers. Insdream’s reader is also missing a wireless connection and support from the Amazon.com website, however it does have a text to speech in Mandarin Chinese, something that the Kindle does lack. The Insdream supports TXT, HTML, PDF, EPUB, PDB, and several other popular e-book formats. Battery life is expected to be around two weeks of regular reading.
I wouldn’t expect to ever see this anywhere other then China, considering the potential for lawsuits, and we have no idea what it’d cost anyway.
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There’s a nice little feature addition to LinkedIn’s just updated iPhone app. Building on iPhone 3.0 OS’s expanded support for Bluetooth, you can connect or exchange contact details with others in person through the app.
It’s quite similar to what Bump Technologies demoed when the startup initially showed off its product nine months ago. In Bump’s version, if “bumped” two phones (held them side by side), you could share e-mail addresses or phone numbers. It was a natural next-generation version of the old business card, so others were bound to copy it.
But Sequoia-backed Bump is so far avoiding commodification — it’s launched an application programming interface this month to support all types of physical phone-to-phone interaction so that you could, for example, bump to exchange virtual gifts. Another goofy idea was to create a Bump Kevin Bacon, so you can see how many degrees of separation are between you and the actor. Bump also has a rough solution for Facebook friending and cross-platform support, so you can bump an Android phone against an iPhone.
Expect LinkedIn’s Bump-like interaction to show up in more places soon.
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From TorStar “U.S. appeals court backs T.O. firm over Microsoft“,
“Microsoft Corp. has lost an appeal against a small Toronto company in a patent fight that cost the world’s biggest software maker $290 million (U.S.) and forced it to alter its ubiquitous MS Word program.”
i4i v. Microsoft (CAFC 2009-1504)
Since 2003, versions of Microsoft Word, a word processing and editing software, have had XML editing capabilities. In 2007, i4i filed this action against Microsoft, the developer and seller of Word.
These two commentaries on the case in The Patent Prospector were fun to read,
“As with other issues in this case, Microsoft screwed its own pooch with procedural sloppiness.”
“There was no hesitation to rub salt in that wound.”
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‘Single Ladies,’ by Beyoncé. I’m feeling that so hard. Gaga had a pretty epic year, but Beyoncé’s my secret crush. She’s amazing.
Go Ke$ha!
Many people make resolutions about exercise for the new year. If getting fit and healthy is one of your goals this year why not amp the stakes a bit and also make your workout plan as eco-friendly as possible…
Forget the gym: Plant a tree and burn almost 300 calories. Take a hike in the woods to burn even more. Heck even growing organic veggies can be a workout. Being outside in the fresh air is very good for you. It’s just plain smarter to skip the gym anyhow, green or not. Studies show that very few people (less than 20%) buy and then use gym memberships to their full potential which is a waste of money plus the gym exposes you to stale air, not fresh air and nature. Beyond saving money, skipping the gym offers numerous green benefits. Check out Join the nature gym: love the planet, get healthy, and save money for more details.
Cut down on gas needs: If you don’t skip the gym, get a membership at a nearby gym vs. one on the other side of town, and make sure to combine errands – i.e. hit the pharmacy then gym.
Drink smart and green: Energy drinks are fun colors but not as healthy for your body as plain old H2O. Grab a nice reusable water bottle and drink filtered or straight tap water.
Green your exercise gear: Why buy gear made with non-sustainable materials or chemicals. Aim for the greenest exercise gear possible AND only buy what you’ll actually use. It takes a lot of materials and energy to create a stationary exercise bike. If you won’t use it, don’t get one. Below are some eco-friendly exercise gear options…
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We’re always interested in cool promotional and marketing ideas from content creators, and Hypebot alerts us to the news that musician Christopher Bryant is planning a neat concept for his solo shows: throughout 2010, he’ll “open for himself” when playing live. Basically, he’s playing two sets, but the first set will all be music by another artist. The first such artist is Ben Harper, who is apparently a huge inspiration to Bryant:
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Two weeks ago, Apple opened the floodgates for video recording apps on the iPhone, ending a longstanding ban. Nobody was waiting longer for the change than mobile video startup Qik, which tonight is further building out its collection of iPhone apps with the launch of the Qik VideoCamera. The new app allows the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G to locally capture video — something that only the 3GS has been able to do until recently.
Qik has, of course, made its name building live streaming apps that allow users to broadcast their video directly from their phones to the web. Their live streaming app, which is called Qik Live, was released less than a week ago.
You’re not exactly going to be grabbing high quality video with the the Qik VideoCamera, but it could be worse. The first application to enable video recording on the older iPhones was iVideoCamera, which captures a mere three frames per second at a 160×213 resolution. Qik claims to record at 7FPS and 352×288, which is obviously a big step up. But it still pales in comparison to the iPhone 3GS’s 30FPS and VGA (640×480) resolution.
Just to recap, Qik now has three applications available on the App Store. First, is Qik for 3GS, which was the company’s ‘workaround’ for Apple’s ban on video — it was for 3GS users only, and would upload videos after recordings were completed. Second is the live streaming app released last week that lets users broadcast from any model iPhone directly to the web. Today’s release is Qik’s third on the app store.
Here’s a demo of the video quality, recorded using an iPhone 3G:
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You remember OnLive, right? The service, which lets you play any game remotely on a distant server, has produced much skepticism and much interest, and is now in public beta. We got a good look at it back in March when we were at GDC, and it appears that things are much the same. However, the combination of crowd noise and my bad playing made for a less-than-optimal viewing experience. This video is much clearer and much longer (it’s essentially a guest lecture at Columbia), so if you’re still interested in the OnLive thing, it may be for you.
This video deals with some of the technical issues that have been brought up. I haven’t watched the whole thing (skipped around to get the interesting bits) but he does address some of the compression and packet loss issues they have to deal with.
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