Here's a tidy little spot for all you design heads and logo fans out there. Logo pond is a user submitted logo archive and discussion forum. The idea of the site is that it provides logo designers and people with an interest in brand identity a portal where they can submit their works and discuss with other designers ways to improve on their concepts and share ideas. With over 30,000 user submitted logos it is also a great source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in logo design and a good way of contacting designers if you are looking to get a logo designed yourself. Hit the link to pass through:
Born in Italy on April 26th, 1940 Giorgio Moroder's ground breaking synthesizer experimentation during the 1970's and 80's would go on to have a significant influence on many genres of modern electronic music. One of his most revered productions was the disco classic 'I feel Love' by Donna Summer which quickly became one of the signature tunes of the generation. Some of Moroder's early works did not go unnoticed either. Taken from his rare 1972 album 'Son Of My Father' Moroder's haunting organ sequence on the track 'Tears' caught the attention of a young crate digger named Josh Davies (AKA DJ Shadow). It would go on to form the basis of Shadow's 1996 classic 'Organ Donor' which featured on his debut smash 'Entroducing..'. Samples from 'Tears' were also used by Canadian hip hop outfit 'Swollen Members' on their track 'Fuel Injected'. Enjoy the vibes...
It seems Nike really can't leave the BW alone at moment...and rightly so. This time we get another take on the classic silhouette in a clean black and white colourway with striking pink accents. Very nice to see a mesh toe box and although not 100% confirmed but it appears these may also come with the classic embossed tongue which is often overlooked in favour of the standard stitch job. Said to be hitting stores in January of '09, landing first at Opium Store, Paris. Click the link for more info:
Now here's a tidy little number. In 1954, the launch of the Leica M3 was considered a technical revolution. The camera quickly became known as “the most successful Leica of all time”. Photography enthusiasts worldwide still praise it's iconic design and impact on the industry. Now this jewel is available as a digital camera modelled faithfully to a scale of 1:3 and fitted with a 1.5 TFT display. Digital snaps can be taken at resolutions up to 5 mega pixels and avi video at 320x240. Although the Leicaminox is definitely not a powerhouse it's minuscule size and unique form factor will certainly make it a talking point. Visit the link for more info:
Born on May 24th 1945 and a childhood friend of Curtis Mayfield, Callier never truly reached stardom despite a number of regional hits. In 1983, after gaining custody of his 12 year old daughter he retired from music in search of a steadier income. Years later however he would re-emerge from obscurity as British Dj'sdiscovered his old recordings and began playing his songs in clubs during the late 80's. He soon began touring again during the early 90's and eventually resurrected his career releasing a further 6 albums starting with 'Timepiece' in 1998. This tune entitled 'Ordinary Joe' from his 1978 album 'Turn You To Love' is soul at it's finest and became a huge hit on the UK rare groove scene. Still hugely popular and serves as a lasting testament to Callier's undeniable song writing, vocal and instrumental talents.
Although not an application itself, this audio compression file format has some great advantages over other formats like Mp3 particularly for people looking for a higher level of digital audio quality or those looking to retain the full quality of their digital recordings when transferring files (e.g. ripping Cd's) to Computer. As you will have probably guessed from the picture, FLAC stands for 'Free Lossless Audio Codec'. Being lossless, FLAC does not remove information from the audio stream, as lossy compression formats such as MP3, AAC and many other popular formats do... Click the read more link below for more information and to download FLAC for free. Just like mp3, FLAC is suitable for everyday audio playback and archival, with support for tagging, cover art and fast seeking. There are many free applications which can be used to playback, rip or edit flac files. FLAC reduces bandwidth and storage requirements without sacrificing the integrity of the audio source. A digital audio recording (such as a CD track) encoded to FLAC can be decompressed into an identical copy of the audio data.
A small file called a 'CUE' can optionally be created when ripping a CD. If a CD is read and ripped perfectly to FLAC files, the CUE file allows later burning of an audio CD that is identical in audio data to the original CD. This is great as it means that if you lose the original CD, then you can make an exact copy that is not of reduced quality, but is in fact an exact duplicate of the original. Bare in mind however that FLAC files are considerably larger than Mp3 files however still no where near as as large as uncompressed audio data in WAV format.
After using FLAC for while now I have really started to notice the difference in audio clarity and depth particularly when playing music on large sound systems. Digital Dj's may find it particularly useful as a compromise between a laptop disk space saving and maintaining high end digital audio quality. Highly recommended.To download FLAC for free and for a whole hosts of FLAC related applications and ripping programs click the following link:
Although we haven't seen a solo album from Tip in over 6 years, it would seem that his long absence from the game was well worth the wait. With the legendary J.Dilla (R.I.P) offering the posthumous production, this track entitled 'Move' is an absolute gem. The video pays tribute to the Michael Jackson classic 'Rock With You' and also features samples from the Jacksons' tune 'Dancing Machine'. Be sure to look out for 'Getting Up' too, another strong track from the impending album which will be entitled The Renaissance and is scheduled for release on Universal Motown on November 4th.
SmartQ, one of the few companies to shake the 'iPod clone' stigma attached to many Chinese media player manufacturers has been hard at work again on a new player called the 'TAO'. The TAO sports a tidy 3.3 inch 480x320 resolution, 262,000 colour display (not a touch screen), a perfect balance between size and pocketability. You also get a huge array of audio/video and image format support. On the audio side, you get MP3, OGG, FLAC, AAC, APE, WAV & WMA support. Images are viewed in a scrollable carousel format, similar to apples 'Cover Flow' (except for photos instead) which has been originally named 'PicFlow 3D'. BMP, JPG, PNG & GIF file formats can be viewed, the player also supports album art.
Finally to top it off you get support for high res XVID and DIVX (upto 720x576) video files as well as RM/RMVB, FLV, WMV, ASF, 3GP, MPEG & DAT. An eBook reader & sound recorder are also included as well as a range of sound manipulation, presets and EQ options. The player has no internal memory but supports cheap as chips SD/SDHC cards up to 16GB. Battery life is rated at 20hrs for audio and 6hrs for video. Importers are pricing the TAO at around $150 /£85 (with 8GB card) however in China it is significantly less. Click the links for stockists, videos and additional info:
It seems that nike has really started gettting their act together on the BW front. Favouring the clean traditional solid colourways and classic materials as opposed to this type of cheap looking junk that we have become accustomed too. An embossed tongue just like the original would have been nice but you can't get everything I guess. The obsidian, cayman and grey combo certainly ticks the right boxes and what looks to be a tidy nubuck and mesh material selection completes a nice effort all round. The damage? a relatively wallet friendly (well for the uk, anyway) £75. Available now in the UK @ MainSource and @ Proper in the US.
The Soul/R&b group Honey Cone was the premier female group for Hot Wax Records, operated by the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland writing and producing team in the early 1970s after the team departed from Motown Records. They clocked up a string of hits throughout the early 70's with their 1971 singles 'Want Ad's' & 'Stick Up' both going straight in at No.1 on the US R&B charts. This track is taken form their 1972 album Love, peace & Soul, which was their last album before the unfortunate demise of Hot Wax Records in 1973 after the label experienced serious cash flow problems. The opening bars of the song were also sampled by Kanye West on Commons' 'Testify' which featured on his sparkling 2005 album 'Be'.
Bit late with this one but anyway...London based artist INSA is certainly no stranger to the fashion game. After a string of high profile collaborations, crazy customs, limited t-shirt runs & commissions he has decided after much pressure to officially drop a limited run of stiletto's featuring variations of his classic high heels print. Teaming up with Fashion/Shoe designer Ruth Shaw he pays homage to his London roots by naming each variation after an area of London. Gold/Black for Chelsea, Baby Pink/White/Black for Hackney and Electric Pink/White/Black for Lewisham. All the shoes are made from premium leather andfeature a high gloss finish. Best hurry if you want a pair though as they are moving fast! Priced at £200. Click the link for more info and ordering.
Remember the days when a laptop costed £10,000 and you needed a forklift to carry it? Things have certainly improved a bit since then. In October of 2007 South Korean Computer manufacturer Asus introduced the world to its Eeepc. What separated this device from other ultra portable computers on the market was that fact that while it was still very small it was also very cheap. The 701 was the first model to be released and featured a 7 inch 800x480 resolution screen, 2GB of solid state memory, 512mb of ram, Wi-Fi, an SD card slot & 2 USB ports all for the meagre price of just $299! (UK obviously saw a slight price bump).
The device was no slouch in the processing department either, packing a throttled 900 MHz Intel Celeron processor and eventually shipping with the choice of either Windows XP or Xandros Linux operating systems. The Eeepc would go on to become an overnight hit as the masses clambered to grab a piece of ultra portable low cost computer goodness. Click the link to read the rest of the article.
Since then almost every well known computer manufacturer on the planet has flooded the market with a whole range of low cost ultra portable laptops. On June the 3rd 2o08 intel introduced a line of processors specifically designed for use within these types of machines which called the Atom. A large percentage of the newer machines now utilise this processor. While clock for clock it is actually slower than the original 900mhz Celeron used in the Eeepc, the first version to ship was the 1.6ghz version which is said to have a similar clocked speed to the 900mhz Celeron yet also incorporates improved hyper-threading technology which helps when running multiple applications at once and is also said to be less power hungry. I have put together a round up of some of the new and upcoming models which are definitely worth taking a look at if you’re thinking of investing. Bare in mind, pictures can be deceptive, these things are pretty damn small.
1. MSI - Wind U100: Slightly larger and a little more expensive than some net books on the market, the Wind is a sharp looking device. It pack the 1.6Ghz Intel Atom processor, a 10inch (1024x600 res) screen, 1GB of DDR2 ram, an 80/160gb hard drive, 802.11B/G Wireless, Bluetooth 2.0 , 3 USB ports, 1.3mp camera, SD card slot and a the option of a 3/6 cell battery. It is available in black/white/pink colour ways and comes with the choice of Windows Xp or Linux. The Wind has received glowing reviews across the board and is said to be a strong performer. Prices range from £280 - £370 depending on the configuration and where you buy. The Wind has also been rebranded under a number of different name including the Medion Akoya and Advent 4211 (available for £279.99 @ Pc World).
2. Acer - Aspire One: Renowned forselling some of the cheapest laptops available Acers entrance into the net book market was always going to start with a low price tag. Like the wind the Aspire One is nicely styled and comes with a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom. It packs a smaller 8.9 inch (1024x600) screen to the wind as well as 802.11B/G Wireless, 3 USB ports, a 0.3mp camera, SD card slot and a 3/6 cell battery. It is available in a number of configurations with 512/1 GB of Ram, A 120GB Hard Disk / 8GB solid state disk and Linpus Linux and XP flavours. It comes in a range of 2 tone colour ways, black/blue, white/black or brown/black (and solid black in some countries) Again the Aspire has received positive reviews and has good build quality. The mouse button configuration is slightly strange though as they flank the track pad as opposed to being placed in the standard position, below. Prices start as low as £229 and max out at £300.
3. Asus - Eeepc 901: Asus’ latest incarnation of its ground breaking EeePC differs quite significantly in both looks and spec from the earlier models. Again we see the 1.6 GHz atom on board and an 8.9 inch (1024x600) display plus the usual SD and USB ports. Asus have in addition offered a couple of distinguishing features. As well as the standard 1GB or ram, you get the options of a 12GB/20GB sold state disk; no hard disk options are available however. Asus have thrown in Bluetooth though coupled with the faster 802.1.1N standard (as well as B/G) plus a 6 cell battery said to offer over 6hrs of juice! Colour options are white, black and, pink. Os options are XP/Linux. All this does not come cheap though; prices start at £300 and can hit £375 at certain retailers.
Asus have also released a whole host of variations of the EEE which is are actually very difficult to keep up with. There is the 1001 which is similar to the 901 but just with a larger 10 inch screen and keyboard. We also have the 904 and 904HD which feature a 8.9 inch display in a 1001 chassis and a hard drive option. We even have variations of the older 900 model except now with the new Atom processor and Hard drive option. See Asus' website for more details as it's all got very confusing!
4. Lenovo - Ideapad S10: Only just announced recently the S10 will not be released in the UK until November/December, however it looks like it will be well worth the wait. As well as an Atom processor the display is a 10.2 inch (1024 x 600) LED backlight panel, and the touchpad includes multi-touch (meaning it accepts multiple finger inputs, like the iphone). WiFi, Bluetooth, Express Card, 4-in-1 card reader and a 1.3 mega pixel webcam are all included too. The device will ship with either 512/1GB of ram as well as 80/160GB hard drive options in a number of colour ways. A 9-inch screen version with the same chassis to the 10 inch will also be available in Europe and a few other territories. Lenovo have a great reputation and always produce devices of a high standard, definitely one to watch.
5. Dell - Inspiron Mini 9: Dells net book effort will fit in to the low budget category. Intel’s Atom is present again and Dell have opted for a choice of 8/16GB solid state disk options. You can also expect the usual 802.11B/G Wireless, 3 USB ports, integrated webcam, SD card slot and a 4 cell battery. Prices are said to start at around £269.
6. Samsung - NC10: After a long period of silence Samsung finally decided to show their cards and the result is the tasty looking NC10. Nothing particularly unusual here but of course given their industry clout you can always rely on Samsung to put together an attractive package. The spec is actually very similar to the Lenovo S10, A 1.6GHz Atom 270, 1GB ram, 160GB Hard Drive, SD card slot, 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth 2.0, 10.2 inch (1024x600) screen. Samsung have however been kind enough to chuck in a 6 cell battery said to offer an up to a claimed 8 hours of battery life. This one is also said to be priced pretty aggressively with Samsung looking to bring it in around the £300 mark. Colourways will be black, blue and white. Said to be releasing in November.
With so many options we really are spoilt for choice. Be sure to look out for the Gigabyte 912M, Toshiba NB100 & the ECSG10IL (being sold @ PC world re branded as the Advent 4213), they look promising too. For in depth reviews, info and chat about net books and ultra portable computing devices I recommend visiting www.umpcportal.com it is a top site.
I have decided to start a new section called 'Sweet Soul' as I felt like I wasn't showing soul music the love it deserves. So to open we have a tune by Jose Feliciano. Jose Feliciano is a PuertoRican singer and guitarist. He was left permanently blind at birth due to congenital glaucoma, nevertheless he over came the effects of the impairment and went on to achieve critical acclaim around the world having many hit singles through out his long career. This tune is a cover version of the Mamas & Papas classic 'California Dreamin'' taken from his 1968 album 'Feliciano!' which features a selection of cover versions of classic 1960's hits. This is in my opinion one of the best versions ever made, he takes it to a completely different level. Also watch out for his cover version of Stevie Wonder's 'Golden lady' another unbelievable rendition. Click to listen:
Hard drive looking pretty jam packed? Can't figure out what file types are taking up the space? WinDirStat can help solve all your problems. WinDirStat is a program that helps you to visualize the data distribution of different files and folders on your drive(s). Takeing a moment to analyze your drive, It then breaks down every file and folder on the computer. It even color codes different files so you can see which types are clustered together. Highlighting a folder in the file hierarchy list will outline the contents of that folder in the visual area. Expand that folder and highlight individual files and watch them be located within the file group. It is very useful particularly when trying to clean your drive of file types that are taking up large amounts of space. You can download it free (all windows versions) here:
In celebration of their 5th anniversary Oxford based sneaker store 'Ryouki' has collaborated on these tasty little numbers knows as the Double Negative. Created in the stores own colours they seem to be ticking all the boxes: mesh toe box, reflective 3m side panels and a speckled midsole. They are in fact a variation on another Lacoste model the Missouri 85 and also include a hidden personal message from store owner Ryan Barr. However with a very limited run of only 100 worldwide, they are sure to be snapped up quickly. They are scheduled for release in October exclusively through www.ryouki.com. Click the link for more pics and info:
Tiny old dears, giant new born babies, enormous dismembered heads and naked old men. While this may sound like the backdrop to some twisted new wave horror flick it is in fact a list of some of the subject matter used by Australian hyper realist sculptor Ron Mueck in some of his work. The first and only time I saw Mueck's work in the flesh was at the Sensation exhibition at the Royal Academy in London in 1997. The sculpture on display was a small 3ft model of his father naked. Although this all sounds a bit sinister it was one of the most unbelievable things I've ever seen. At first I actually mistook it for a real 3ft old boy lying lifeless stretched out on the floor, I was on the verge of alerting security until I looked closer and realised it was actually part of the exhibition. Even after closer inspection it was still hard to tell it wasn't real as every hair and pore on the face could be seen close up. Click the link for more pictures, links and info:
Of course I was simply baring witness to the culmination of many years graft. Mueck's early career was in fact as a model maker and puppeteer for children's television and films, notably the film Labyrinth for which he also contributed the voice of Ludo, and the Jim Henson series The Storyteller. Mueck moved on to establish his own company in London, making photo-realistic props and animatronics for the advertising industry. Although highly detailed, these props were usually designed to be photographed from one specific angle hiding the mess of construction seen from the other side. Mueck increasingly wanted to produce realistic sculptures which looked perfect from all angles.
In 1996 Mueck transitioned to fine art, collaborating with his mother-in-law, Paulo Rego, to produce small figures as part of a tableau she was showing at the Hayward Gallery, Rego introduced him to Charles Saatchi who was immediately impressed and started to collect and commission work. This led to the piece which made Mueck's name, Dead Dad, being included in the Sensation show at the Royal Academy the following year. Dead Dad (mentioned above) is a rather haunting silicone and mixed media sculpture of the corpse of Mueck's father reduced to about two thirds of its natural scale. It is the only work of Mueck's that uses his own hair for the finished product. Click the links for photos and more:
Born on October 30th 1930 Clifford Brown is often referenced as one of the most influential and talented jazz trumpeters of his generation. Despite dying at the young age of 25 he still managed to leave behind a sizable back catalogue spanning 4 years, which included a whole host of live performances and even a collaboration LP with the legendary Sarah Vaughn. This track entitled Yesterdays is taken from a 1955 record released on EmArcy, called ' Clifford Brown with Strings' and combines Brown's distinctive trumpet stylings with powerful string arrangements. Little was Mr Brown to know that 40 years later the introduction to this melancholic jazz number would be sampled and spliced by legendary hiphop producer and pioneering jazzy crate digger Dj Premier to form the main loop on KRS-Ones 1995 classic 'Mc's Act Like They Don't know'.
Listopia.co.uk is a website that allows you to upload, read and comment on comical lists. You can make a list or comment on a list about anything. The lists include everything from 'film prequels' to 'words that should exist' to 'headlines waiting to be needed' and many more. A lot of the lists reference British culture and/or British celebrities/TV personalities so people from other countries may not get some of them. Although there are loads of them that don't too. Not recommended if you are easily offended but one of the funniest sites I have ever read. Some lists are better than others but one of my favourite lists has to be 'crap fantasies'. If you sign up you also get a whole load of other 'ruder' lists. Offensive British toilet humour at it's finest. Check it here...
What is this you might ask. A new iPhone? a cheap Chinese clone? well the answer to this question is not as clear cut as you may think. After Apple dropped the iPhone bomb shell in January of 2007 mobile phone manufacturers around the world have been struggling to respond to the huge hype created by Apples marketing machine and the massive game changing effect that the 'Jesus phone' has had on the industry. Even powerhouses like Samsung and Nokia have taken to whacking extra mega pixels on their phone cameras and bumping the GB's of memory in their devices to try and combat the lure of Apples silky smooth interface.
However the iPhone has not been without it's critics. Common complaints have included: Chaining to itunes/network carriers, pricey contracts, poor audio/video format support, crippled bluetooth, no cut and paste, no video recording, poor quality camera and no removable battery to name a few. Hackers the world over have even taken it upon themselves to try and break the chains from apples restricted platform. But what if there was another contender, a rogue pretender with intentions of unleashing a device that may just do everything the iPhone can and more....... Click the link for the rest. This is where a small Chinese company by the name of Meizu step in. While the name Meizu may be unfamiliar to many in the West, the company has been quietly churning out well recieved MP3/4 media players over the last few years. Although frowned upon by some for their 'Apple inspired ' aesthetics, Meizu is certainly not just another Chinese ipod clone manufacturer. In fact their 'M6 Mini Player' has received favourable reviews from many large tech websites and magazines including Cnet.com and has been accredited with having some of the best sound quality in the industry (often attributed to their use of an audio chip manufactured by a Scottish electronics company by the name of Wolfson, who provided the sound chips for the first few incarnations of the ipod). Meizu also secured a deal with flash memory giant Dane-Elec who now distribute their players throughout Europe and the US.
Although debates rage as to when the official announcement was made Meizu and many of it's fans stand by the fact that their M8 mobile phone was in fact announced prior to the iPhone. However a series of marketing mishaps and poorly judged time frame calculations meant that Meizu's M8 had until recently been destined to become the stuff of tech fiction....or so we thought. Here is the first rendering said to have been released by meizu in early January 2007.
After almost 2 years, a whole host of different heavily iPhone inspired renderings and mock ups, numerous forum posts and promises from Meizu's CEO not to mention a raft of tech show no shows and missed release dates, it does however seem that this mysterious device may actually see the light of day after all.
Nevertheless the road has been fraught with controversy. Many believe that this phone is just another in a long line of shameless iPhone clones and knock off's too emerge from China which simply attempts to mimic the look and feel of Apples reveered device with no original thought or innovation taking place at all. However at the same time a whole other school of thought has emerged that is pinning it's hopes on this device being the media communications powerhouse that the iPhone had the potential to be but......with no restrictions, no locks and no Apple making the rules. Large tech blogs such as Engadget have even added fuel to the the fire by posting tid bits of information on the M8's progress sparking debates between the pro Apple lobbyists and the Meizu fan boys which have at times even descended into US vs China copyright law face offs and racial slagging matches.
So the question remains what distinguishes this jumped up pretender from any other phone that has tried to steal some of Apples almost infallible glow. The answer is in the components. Now while the copycats of China's Multi billion dollar fakes industry attempt daily to copy the iPhone or infact any phone produced by the large manufacturers, as you would expect 10 times out of 10 they use cheap components, have horrendous build quality, terrible software, dodgy logos and comical phrases written on them like 'Super Apple Mp4 player'. In my opinion Meizu's M8 can certainly not be classed in this category.
The M8's main processing unit is a Samsung/ARM (6410) processor. This processor is from the exact same family of processors that is used in the iPhone except...the one Meizu will be using will be faster, clocking in at around 667 or 800Mhz it is still unclear (the iPhone clock speed is said to be around 624Mhz). It will also use Samsung nand flash memory, the same type used in the iPhone and many high end flash memory based electronic devices. It is also rumoured to include a Wolfson Audio chip, which is said to produce superior sound quality than the processing unit found in the iPhone. The M8 will also include a 3.4 inch 720x480 resolution capacitive touch screen again trumping the iPhones 480x320 resolution touchscreen (although it is o.1 inch smaller). Not to mention the fact that Meizu will also include their own flavour of Apples famous 'Multi-touch' technology which allows for multiple finger inputs on the device enabling features like photo 'pinching' etc. Like the iPhone it will also incorporate an accelerometer for changing screen orientation automatically. But unlike the iPhone it will also come with support for a whole host of Audio and Video formats (AVI, H.264, MP3, OGG, FLAC to name a few) and will be capable of decoding video up to full DVD resolution, (720x480) which I believe to be a first for any mobile phone on the planet.
Other features and technologies on board include a USB 2.0 host port for plugging in peripherals and hard drives etc. A removable 1200mah battery, a 3.2mp camera, 128mb (1st 8gb version)/256mb of ram (second 16gb version), Opera's latest mobile web browser (9.5), cut and paste, TV-out, Line-out, unrestricted Bluetooth 2.0 & Wifi 802.11b/g. It will also be completely unlocked and available off line for use on any carrier (although initially only in China). It will also be able to be used as a storage solution and not require syncing software and the SDK (software development kit) will be made publicly available after it's release too.
The interface itself will be built on top of Microsoft's latest windows embedded operating system, Win CE 6.0 which is targeted to enterprise specific tools such as industrial controllers and consumer electronics. Not to be confused with Microsoft's current Mobile operating system Windows Mobile 6.1 (which places far more restrictions upon it's programming) Win CE 6.0 will actually form the basis for Microsoft's next generation of Mobile operating system Windows Mobile 7 which it is said will be heavily graphics driven and gesture/touch orientated. The use of Windows CE 6.0 is also also another 1st I believe for any phone available (in the west anyway).
The Graphical User interface has also been part designed by respected Chinese design house Eico who have recently worked with Chinese computer giant Lenovo (formerly IBM) on their latest 'Ideapad' range of internet devices. The best thing about the whole package though is that it is that the 8GB entry level unit will cost below £200! with the 16GB looking version said to come in around the £220 mark. Unfortunately the initial release will not include 3G but it is said that a 3G model will follow in due course.
Now while this all sounds very promising on paper, almost to good to be true, there are certainly no guarantees as to when we will see this device or crucially...how well it will perform in the real world. Meizu are said to be currently negotiating a mobile phone license with the Chinese government and are hoping to release sometime in October or November. However Meizu's track record when it comes to sticking to release dates is not exactly steller and I personally would not expect it to be as polished as an Apple device on it's initial release either. Bare in mind also that initially it will only be available in China so importing will really be the only option for those looking to get their hands on one.
Here is the only video available of the device in action, it shows Meizu's CEO J.Wong using a prototype (that it not softcore porn on the screen btw it is a famous Japenese pin up). iClone or iPhone killer the M8 has already made it's mark and stirred up considerable controversy despite it's illusiveness. But with a domestic market of over 1 billion people and a legion of foreign fans itching to get their grubby mits on one...one thing is for sure...they are definitely gonna shift a few units. Take a look at the device in action and judge for yourself...
Please visit the international Meizu fan Forums for more news and info:
Whats the point of having a blog if you can't shamelessly plug your night right? Anyway this ones for all the London Kats...On September 13th 'Bustin Loose! Productions' will be hosting their 1st Birthday Bash. This will be a very special show as it will be taking place at Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, one of the most unique live music venues in London. With a spanking new sound system, an extensive menu of classic American diner food and a late license until 3am this is bound to be one of the best shows to date. In addition, on the night 4 bowling lanes will be reserved exclusively for bookings from Bustin Loose! family and will be allocated on a 1st come 1st serve basis, so be sure to arrive early to avoid any disappointment. Expect a blinding selection of live music and DJ's dropping the finest soul, funk, hiphop, reggae, breaks, beats & bangers. Click the flyer for more info or visit the Myspace Page (Below). This ones gonna be sick!!!!!!
Easy peeps, My name is Nicky and welcome to my blog! Seeing as my 'freelance' status allows me to spend a pretty meaty portion of the day 'working' on the net, I thought I'd share some of the stuff that I like. Hope you enjoy.
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Here's a tidy little spot for all you design heads and logo fans out there. Logo pond is a user submitted logo archive and discussion forum. The idea of the site is that it provides logo designers and people with an interest in brand identity a portal where they can submit their works and discuss with other designers ways to improve on their concepts and share ideas. With over 30,000 user submitted logos it is also a great source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in logo design and a good way of contacting designers if you are looking to get a logo designed yourself. Hit the link to pass through:
