It is with my deepest regret to inform you that as of today, Stage6.com has shutdown. Stage6 was an alternative source to viewing streaming videos online. Unlike Youtube, Stage6 allowed you to view and download videos in high quality DivX format (some in HD). I have gone back and fixed all the videos embedded on my blog so no worries. I will not convert to Youtube's crappy video quality or their ugly template. You will be missed. Good times. Good times...
This weekend, I hit up WonderCon at the Moscone Center in San Francisco with Jon Mendez. For those not too familiar, WonderCon is a big comic book convention where actors and directors talk about upcoming movies, artists show off their drawing skills, and fans can be superheroes for the day. There were some pretty cool costumes. Walked over to Sanraku at the Metreon for sushi. As we were heading back, we passed by the Chinese New Year Parade.
Here are some of the pictures from Saturday.
After hearing about the Optimus Maximus keyboard over two years ago, Art Lebedev Studio is finally taking orders and shipping out these bad boys. Every key is fully customizable so you can easily create a visual mapping for a specific key to do a certain function. You can draw your own keys and making them appear only when you run a certain program. What's also cool is when you press Caps Lock for instance, all your keys will switch to capital letters.
The Maximus Optimus keyboard is still in its early stages, so there are still some bugs to kink out.
You can order your Optimus Maximus keyboard at Art Lebedev Studio. Price starts at $462.30 USD. Visit their website to find out more info about keyboard and their other products.
Free Rice
use advertising profits generated by visitors to donate money to the UN World Food Program in an effort to help end hunger. People are invited to come to the site and play a multiple choice word game. For each correct answer, 20 grains of rice are donated. Not only does this help the needy, it also help you strengthen your vocabulary.
Remember those slap-on bracelets we all loved so much back in the early 90's? The same ones we used to try to slap it on everyone and everything. Or how they were taken off market because supposedly people were slitting their own wrists with the metal? YIKES! Well, they're back. Sort of. Chocolate Agency created a mp4 player using e-paper technology that allows us to download images onto the device. Maybe they'll add a phone function into it as well before it goes into the production line. Sweetness!
Remember back in the days, in the 80's and early 90's, when you sat around pirating music on that old dual cassette boombox of yours and making mixtapes for yourself or for that special someone? Mixa has created a 1GB USB drive with the classic cassette tape housing. You can custom design your tape by either using their pre-made images or upload your own images. Word.
Design your own mixtape now: Mixa
With New York Fashion Week and Magic in Las Vegas ending last week, here's a look at the new fashion trend for 2008.
Just kidding folks. Improv Everywhere is a group of people from NYC getting together to pull off some major pranks. Do you live in NYC and want to participate in their future missions? You can sign up on their mailing list here.
Check out more videos of their missions Improv Everywhere
Complete Technique is a Brooklyn-based jewelry company. Their design is on audio, electric and soundborne. The outcome? Some pretty bad ass chains.
Check out their site at Complete Technique
Simply amazing. Aitor Throup's MA collection tells a story of "When Football Hooligans Become Hindu Gods". His platform was based on European football (American soccer) casual attire. Love his designs and drawings.
Aitor Throup
For all you missed the 50th Grammy Awards, here's Kanye West doing his thing with Daft Punk
Fashion Week in Paris showcased the Fall/Winter 08 clothing line for Comme des Garcons Homme Plus, Louis Vuitton, Raf Simons, Yohji Yamamoto and more...Each season, there's always one show that stands out. This year belongs to Yves Saint Laurent. Instead of using models on the catwalk, Stefano Pilati of YSL showed a film on three LCD screens.
Artist David Choe and Harry Kim decided to film their adventures hitchhiking across America. From meeting vampires and unmasking Optimus Prime to running across the Mexican border from Tijuana to California, all while leaving their mark.
Check out the rest of the episodes at VBS.
Presale tickets for the Kanye West: Glow in the Dark Tour went on sale today. I got my VIP tickets. Did you get yours? Today is also the premiere of Kanye West - Flashing Lights video. Check it!
I've been stuck on the Japanese Kamen Rider series, also known as Masked Rider. It has been years since I've watched anything remotely close to Power Rangers. It could be the fact that American remakes are pure garbage. I know what you're all thinking. Ya ya...SHUT UP! It's my little guilty pleasure. Let me have my fun dammit!
This captivating 6 minute documentary reveals a glimpse into a subculture which has not been explored before - the Haight Street life.
Every year hundreds of teenagers and young adults from around the country run away from home and flock to Haight Asbury in San Francisco. A modern counterpart to the hippie movement of the sixties, these "kids" have created their own homeless culture which mixes panhandling, drug use, musical performance, anarchist values, pet dogs and illegal travel on freight trains. The community of traveling kids around Haight Street actively defy all constructs of traditional modern society.
This short documentary interviews several street kids and musicians in an attempt to understand their motives for leaving home, their daily lives on the Haight, and their hopes for the future.
Here are some cool concept applications for the Apple iPhone.
Starbucks Quick Order application allows you to select your desired beverage using your phone, with detailed information such as size, type of milk, and any desired extras. The application then produces a 2D barcode for you to scan yourself in the store to avoid the line. You can save your favorite drinks for an even faster order process next time. Quick Order also includes a Quick Pay feature, with a predefined amount of credit, to complete the process.
Current State is a conceptual mobile application used to monitor and control energy usage in your home. The conceptual application allows users to set energy goals for themselves and then monitor how well they are meeting those goals. Current State also gives users remote control over powered devices within their home. Users can turn devices on or off, as well as setting up automatic timers to maximize their energy efficiency.
You've probably never heard of the name Adam Tensta before. He's topping the charts in Sweden with sounds of Hip Hop and Dance. Yes. Sweden offers more than just IKEA. He recently won the Sweden Grammis for Best Hip Hop, Dance and Soul album.
Adam Tensta's Myspace
