Focal XS Satellite Speakers
Designed to complement the look of the iMac and PC’s, respected French high-end speaker maker Focal JMLab’s new XS system has finally delivered on a Hi-Fi Computer – iPod system. If you know this French company’s reputation as one of the premier speaker manufacturers, then you can guess that this is no ordinary budget speaker package. At $599, you will dig much deeper into your wallet for this outfit than the run-of-the-mill speaker sets that populate Best Buy. At the same time, you will be setting up a system designed by a company that produces speakers with mortgage-sized price tags. Audiophiles spend more than $599 for the speaker cables to connect Focal speakers. This is not to say that “price makes right” is a law in audio and here is where the XS system becomes a bargain. If you compare that $599 to the price of a reasonable integrated amplifier, speaker set, DAC and iPod dock, the XS system comes out a steal.
LG GD-900 Mobile Phone
The GD-900, which LG debuted at the GSMA World Congress, is billed as the world’s first mobile phone with a transparent design handset. Not everything on the slider handset is transparent (the mechanical components are the old-fashioned opaque variety) but the rear slider is translucent. LG promises a Bluetooth headset is in the works which will match the clear design of the phone itself. Expect the LG GD900 clear handset phone to show up in stores sometime in the third quarter of 2009.
Source: LGE
WANT Kansai Computer Portfolio
WANT is a purveyor of fine leather goods. Their Kansai Computer Portfolio offers a great way for you to store your laptop. Made from 100% leather, this stylish carrier allows you to store other essentials in its functional compartments. It is ideal for 14″ laptops and also features signature gold & silver zippers, and your very own A4 size notepad. It is designed to hold an iPhone or PDA, documents, business cards, and pens as well. $450.00
Richard Chai Fall 2009
With his first men’s show, Richard Chai established a distinctive handwriting. Chai’s fresh blend of sharp tailoring and rugged style was equally perfect for city or country.
Reverse seams subtly highlighted the tailoring, and the designer’s placement of zippers as embellishment throughout the collection was masterfully controlled. The utilitarian cut of the trousers, with a slightly dropped crotch, also felt refreshingly masculine, especially when tucked into a heavy boot. Chai’s strong background in knitwear is demonstrated by sweaters with boiled wools, plaids in washed cotton, textured cashmere cardigans and long johns.
Source: Men.Style
Gomorrah
Gomorrah is hailed as the film that will reinvent the organized crime genre. It is based on the non-fiction book by Roberto Saviano which was released in 2006. This contemporary drama looks at the underbelly of Italy’s crime scene and its modern-day crime families. The movie was just released this week in limited theaters and should be worth the look as Martin Scorsese’s name is mentioned as a presenter. Directed by Matteo Garrone.
Trailer for Inglorious Basterds
Synopsis: In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. – Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Sugar Movie Trailer
Sugar surrounds Dominican baseball player, Miguel Santos and his journey to break into the American big leagues. Synopsis: Miguel Santos is a talented pitcher who might just have what it takes to earn a prized spot on a Major League Baseball team, but before that happens he’ll have to prove his worth in the minor leagues. Advancing into the United States’ minor league system at the tender age of 19, Miguel is warmly welcomed into the small-town Iowa home of his host family, but can’t help but struggle with language and cultural barriers despite the kindness of strangers. Directed by Filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (Half Nelson). Watch the trailer after the jump.
Beautiful Video by El Guisante Mágico
El Guisante Mágico’s music video for their single Beautiful is both entrancing and surreal. It’s basically just a guy who jumps off from an airplane and descends in a free fall. The images captured in the music video is quite hypnotic however. The song is from the album “Love, Lust & a Bit of Champagne”. This video clip was filmed by the directing team Sofa Experience, from Agosto.
3.1 Philip Lim Spring 2009
While other designers’ collections seem to come out monotone for a season like Spring, American designer Philip Lim delivers with a collection filled with vibrant earthy hues. Light jackets, multi-pocket shirt details, baggy cropped shorts all take shape and form with yellows, light blues, violets, and even pinks. Definitely a collection worth checking out for.
Source: The Fashionisto
Franklyn International Trailer
Franklyn is a dystopian fantasy film by writer/direct Gerald McMorrow. The movie stars Ryan Phillipe as Preest, a masked vigilante looking for his nemesis in Meanwhile City. The overall plot of the film surrounds “four lost souls, divided by two parallel worlds, on course for an explosive collision when a single bullet will decide all their fates. ” Slated for a Ferbruary release in the UK. No word yet on a stateside release. HD trailer can be viewed from IGN here. Or view after the jump.
Source: Slash Film
