Looking for the buttons on the side of the phone? Flip the phone over - the
LG G2 Smartphone ($TBA) changes things up a bit by moving them to the back of the device, making the phone more ergonomic so you're less likely to drop it. They've also upped the ante with a 5.2-inch full-HD display (the largest of any smartphone in its class), a 13 megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 2.26GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. It sports some exciting user experience features like a pared-down guest mode, a programmable remote that can operate devices in your home, and a phone that answers automatically when you raise it to your ear. It also uses Graphic RAM (GRAM) technology. GRAM reduces the display’s energy use by up to 26 percent on a still frame and increases overall usage time on the device by approximately 10 percent. And with a generous 3,000mAh battery that is thoughtfully designed to take maximum advantage of the interior space, the LG G2 is more than ready for a full day’s work or play.
Key Specifications:
- Processor: 2.26GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 featuring quad Krait CPU
- Display: 5.2-inch Full HD IPS (1080 x 1920 pixels / 423 ppi)
- Memory: 32GB / 16GB
- RAM: 2GB LPDDR3 800MHz
- Camera: Rear 13.0MP with OIS / Front 2.1MP
- Battery: 3,000mAh
- Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2
- Size: 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9mm
- Colors: Black / White
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So in this day and age we have wood, plastic and now we have vinyl glasses.
Vinylize wants to revive vinyl and the way they are doing it is by designing designer glasses and sunglasses out of recyclable vinyl records. The idea spun off from the simple idea of creating eye-wear from recycled materials. Vinyl works great for this because its both a suitable material and there is sufficient quantities available. Prices for these styles can very but just like any designer glass be expected to pay a higher cost. Check out all the styles on
Vinylize.
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Welcome to this month's Playlist-52. In this month's installment is an upbeat playlist to end the summer of 2013. We have some new music by
Smallpools,
Grouplove and
Parade of Lights. Check it out!
If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on
Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog or in the menu.
Tracklist
1. Friends by Eliza and the Bear
2. Glitter and Gold by Little Daylight
3. Ways To Go by Grouplove
4. Dreaming by Smallpools
5. Teenage Crime by Adrian Lux
6. We're the Kids by Parade of Lights
7. Oceans by Coasts
8. By and By by Color Collage
9. Gotta Get You by Baywood
10. Everything is Green by The Dreamer and the Sleeper
11. Sleep by Changemod
12. Cherry Blossoms (Prod. Com Truise) by Natural
French designers
Zébra3/Buy-Sellf have designed a prefabricated holiday home in the shape of a cloud that sits next to a lake in south-west France. It was originally designed as an art installation and is now used as a rural shelter for holidaymakers. "
Sleeping in a comic-style hut is a unique urban experience," said Zebra3.
The cabin is made from softwood, plywood, plexiglass and glass‐fiber reinforced plastic. It is painted white to look like a fluffy cloud and has thin slanted windows that offer views across the countryside. The only downside is that the cabin doesn't provide any electricity or water. Just the bare essentials.
Source:
dezeen.com
For those of you that are always on the go and need a desk or a place to sit for work, then this suitcase is for you.
Boxed is a piece of multi-functional furniture that fits in a suitcase. The pieces can transform into at least four types of furniture. It can be a coffee table, a desk, two stools and a lamp. All of these elements can be extended by the simple introduction of another part to suit the user's need. These parts then all collapse back down to their most basic form, allowing them to be returned to the case that they are stored inside. The design was created by Scottish designer Tyrone Stoddart. If you want to know more about this product check out his
site.
Boxed from
Tyrone Stoddart on
Vimeo.
This
"Growler" concept city commuter is just a working sketch prototype in a series of thoughts on what we carry around with us and the importance of those items. They took a Growler from a local pub and set off to design a bike around it. Awesome! With or without the beer, this changed how we view typical beach/city cruisers.
29er fat wheel set, monarch springer front end, 2 speed internal kickback hub, disc brakes.
photos: dean van dis
Architect
Jesper Brask and his family spent time in this woodsy acre of land in North Zealand, Denmark to know everything about this site before building there summer home. The piney area where the house was to be built was not neglected as it was used in the creation of this summerhouse. This gateway also used steel, bricks, and glass for the dramatic sloping floor to ceiling windows and glass doors that brings the woods almost inside. At the core of the open-plan home is the towering chimney which holds three fireplaces, a conventional oven, and a pizza oven. That's pretty sweet. What do you think of this summer home?
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Welcome to this month's Playlist-51. In this month's installment we have the softer side of summer the cold yet breezy nights. We have some new music also by
Generationals,
Alt J and
River Run North. All worth checking out.
If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on
Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog or in the menu.
Tracklist
1. Days by The Drums
2. You Got Me by Generationals
3. Young by Air Review
4. Growing Up by River Run North
5. Taro by Alt J
6. Oblivion (Grimes Cover) by Wilsen
7. Ancient Gates by Glass Vault
8. Bros by Wolf Alice
9. Down under by NONONO
10.Formaldehyde by Editors
11.Dance by Rebecca & Fiona
12.Doin'It Right (Feat. Panda Bear) by Daft Punk
Pocket Tripod is a
Kickstarter project that has some actual use in which it fits in your wallet and can transform into a 360 degree iPhone stand. The portable credit card iPhone stand is so convenient that you can always have it with you in your wallet. Check out the video below and if you want more information check out there
Kickstarter page.
Samsung announced the launch of its new
Samsung ATIV Q tablet that runs both Windows 8 and Android 4.2.2. The 13.3" panel features a 3200 x 1800 resolution (276 PPI). Impressive! Android runs in a VM on top of Windows 8. Networking, storage and CPUs are all virtualized resources. There's even a dedicated key on the keyboard to switch between OS's. The Samsung ATIV Q is powered by a Intel Haswell Core i5 processor, and features include 4GB of DDR3L, a 128GB solid state disk (SSD) and connections for USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and HDMI outputs are provided as well as 720p HD video and lastly a microSD card slot for expansion. Samsung says it'll get up to 9 hours of battery life. No available date for release or a price tag. So the question would be: would this be something that you would want to give you the experience of working on a laptop, but also turning it into a portable Android tablet?
Welcome to Bikespiration 17! In this installation we have some bikes that make the Summer heat not so bad when riding in style. Imagine riding one of these slick bikes around town. The one that really caught my eye this time was the sculptural time trial frame by
English Cycles (see above) that won the 2013 NAHBS Best in Show award, no less. You can see more about this bike on
cycleexif.com
If you find any bikes out there that you think would be great in Bikespiration series. Please send me an email at pdragon65[@]gmail.com.
Check out the other installments -
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part3,
Part 4,
Part 5,
Part 6,
Part 7,
Part 8,
Part 9,
Part 10,
Part 11,
Part 12,
Part 13,
Part 14,
Part 15,
Part 16
Architects
OYO- Open Y Office created this beautiful home in Wijgmaal, Belguim last year. A single family home is conceived as a place without boundaries. It was constructed of a steel structure which gives this a open floor plan. OYO chose to go with a minimalistic approach, omitting fancy details so there is no need for ornaments. This and others choices result in a low budget home that sticks perfectly to the basic idea of living, functioning very open minded. See more images at
Archdaily.com
Photography by © Tom Janssens
Source: Archdaily.com