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Exclusive Look at How an iPad is Made at Foxconn
As of January 2012, an incredible 50 million Apple iPads have been sold, emphatically reiterating Apple's stranglehold on the tablet computer market. But amidst the iPad's wild success, reports of suicides and rampant worker abuse at Foxconn — Apple's largest production plant...
Phantom Miro M320S High-Speed Camera
Current iterations of the award-winning Phantom high-speed camera have limited high-speed capabilities at maximum resolutions. The Miro M320S, Vision Research's upcoming successor to the Phantom throne will set a new standard for high-definition recording, as it will be able to...
Lomography La Sardina Splendour Camera
Inspired by the original Kandor Candid camera of the 1940s, Lomography introduces its own tribute to the sardine can-inspired design - the La Sardina Splendour. Equipped with the brand's Fritz the Blitz flash, the camera comes wrapped in hammer-finish metal and is a throwback to...
Sony’s SmartWatch Arrives in the U.S.
Sony has announced that its popular SmartWatch has made its way into the domestic marketplace. Wildly popular overseas, the watch which works in unison with a variety of smartphones allows wearers the ability to stay connected and conduct vital business without having to forage...
Converting BMX Bikes Into DJ Mixers – Turntable Rider by COGOO
Flatland BMX is enjoying huge popularity in Japan, with events drawing large crowds and well-known riders alike, as well as talented DJs to soundtrack the events. But why not make the riders DJs themselves? Taking a break from their Tokyo citywide bike-sharing service, the...
Facebook to Buy Instagram for $1 Billion
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has let it slip that the social media juggernaut has plans to purchase Instagram for a whopping $1 billion USD. Having recently expanded to the Android market, Zuckerberg confirmed the news on his personal blog, adding that the deal won't affect...
Rumor Suggests That Apple TV Will Be Called iPanel
Jefferies analyst Peter Misek believes that Apple's much rumored new solution for revolutionizing the television industry will be called "iPanel." While some speculated that it would simply be called "iTV" to keep their whole branded content line simple and easy to digest,...
Hasselblad H4D-40 Ferrari Edition Camera
New from Swedish camera manufacturer Hasselblad is a 40 megapixel camera infused with luxury car creator, Ferrari, with signature design sensibilities. The Ferrari H4D-40, produced in a limited edition of only 499 cameras, provides the perfect photographic accessory to the...
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF5
The latest successor to Panasonic's micro four-thirds throne has just been announced. The new DMC-GF5 directly follows the GF3, continuing the LUMIX G-series traditions of offering super-compact point-and-shoot cameras with the image quality and lens interchangeability of a...
master-piece x Casio 2012 Exilim EX-TR100
Japanese accessory label master-piece has partnered with electronics giant Casio for a two-part collaboration series. One of those pieces is a master-piece branded 2012 Exilim EX-TR100 camera. The EX-TR100 is a powerful little point-and-shoot camera, packed with a 12.1 megapixel...
master-piece x Audio-Technica 2012 Spring/Summer ATH-SJ55 Headphones
master-piece and Audio-Technica have come together for Spring/Summer 2012 on a durable and sonically impressive set of ATH-SJ55 Headphones. Crafted out of three-times the normal amount of nylon usually employed for headphones of similar construction, the latest from the two...
Google Project Glass: “One Day…” Augmented Reality Glasses
Google gave people a clearer picture of its secret initiative called Project Glass - the company's first venture into wearable computing. Of course, the glasses are not yet for sale, but that's not to say you might not encounter employees of Google stepping outside with them to...
Gourmet: A Day at Liquipel
When Liquipel was first announced, the idea that a molecular-level treatment could alter an electronic device's water resistancy seemed almost like science fiction. The crew at Gourmet Footwear dropped by the California startup to learn a bit about the brand's origins, and to...
Instagram Android App
The popular photo-sharing app Instagram has finally made its debut on Google's Android operating system. The app will work with Android devices running the 2.2 operating system or higher. It also offers support for front and rear cameras as well as instant sharing to Facebook,...
Paper by FiftyThree iPad App
Sometimes the best ideas are those scrawled on bar napkins, receipts, scraps of paper, or faithful notebooks. FiftyThree design studio has set out to create an elegant and convenient medium that encapsulates the rush of creativity in those epiphanous moments, through their new...
