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Leica Gold MP – People’s Republic of China 60th Anniversary Edition

by Jay Garrett on January 25, 2010

Leica isn’t renowned for its flashy eye-catching colours.

Quality cameras, yes – garish colour schemes, no.

That seems to have all changed in honour of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

Just check out the 24 carat gold-plated snapper that’s limited to a run of 60.

Each of these golden wonders will be hallmarked with a year between 1949 and 2009, the Golden Camera is encased in red calfskin, bears an inscription of Mao Zedong’s favorite slogan, and sports a Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 lens.

You also get a nice wooden box to hide it under your bed in.

It’ll be sold exclusively in mainland China at an eye-watering cost of 199,900 Chinese Yuan (£18,099.94) a piece.

For the less flamboyant, Leica is also releasing limited editions of the M8.2 and D-Lux 4 models without the gold and other silliness.

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Sexier Than an iMac – The Philco PC is Bringing the ’50s Sexy Back!

by Jay Garrett on December 14, 2009

Philco PCThe Philco PC is lovingly based on the fantastically futuristic and totally iconic Philco Predicta television set (check the gallery below) as well as some Steampunk influences.

The re-imagining of the 50’s style set into a contemporary computer includes some real nice touches.

Take the typewriteresque keyboard or the mouse which resembles something that would normally be found being waved around by Scotty.

This is just a concept at the moment but please someone – give Dave Schultze a call, give him some cash and some development time and help him build this machine.

Help us PC users have the last laugh at those trendy fashion-forward Mac users!

Check out the video – Yum!

Philco PC from Dave Schultze on Vimeo.

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Star Trek and Transformers Films Released in Collectors USB Editions

November 17, 2009 Click to read more →
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We like Sci-Fi don’t we? So when there’s a gadgety release of two of this years Sci-Fi hits it needs to be written about.
The two flicks in question are Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Paramount Digital Entertainment is releasing 20,000 of each movie on a 4GB USB drive (leaving around 3GB free space) [...]

Mr Jones The Average Day – A Routine Watch

August 21, 2009 Click to read more →
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Are you a slave to routine?
Does the phrase ‘just an average day’ resonate with you?
Perhaps you should ditch the hours and minutes of your week day and replace them with those general tasks of the day.
Ooooo…. it so happens that’s exactly what the Mr Jones The Average Day watch does!
If you check out the [...]

Orb – A Ring That Transforms into a Real Bluetooth Headset

July 24, 2009 Click to read more →
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This is Orb.
It’s a fantastic looking ring that actually transforms into a rather cool Bluetooth headset.
Although this all looks like a concept and something more suited to the Sci-fi channel it’s an actual product coming to stores in 2010.
Developed through a partnership between Hybra Advance Technology Inc. and AbsolutelyNew Inc. the Orb will cater for [...]