I’m a complete sucker for industrial designs that combine the functions of two products into one. It’s just… so… smart! Like I wish I came up with this kinda stuff…
Now it's a bin.
Now it's a pan.
And there you have it… the “Binpan”. Admit?
Behold the Sesto Elemento concept from Lamborghini…
Front view, when I'm walking towards her from far...
Side view, about to open the door for the girlfriend...
Top view, looking down on her from the balcony INSIDE the garage...
Did you take that in? Great! Now set your sight on these:
Yesterday Apple made four big announcements that give a glimpse into the future of notebooks, content creation, operating systems and video-calling. Here is the roundup, in bite-size chunks, for you to see:
The all-new MacBook Air is the first of the next generation of notebooks that will replace mechanical hard disks and optical drives with Internet services and solid-state flash storage. It’s available in 11-inch and 13-inch models and weighs under 1kg – it’s Apple’s lightest, most mobile notebook ever. The MacBook Air uses the same solid-state storage technology as iPad to deliver instant-on responsiveness, up to seven hours of battery life, and a whopping 30 days of standby time.
It's so thin and doesn't use a hard drive!
The Air is also the first notebook from Apple to use aluminum unibody technology for the screen housing as well as the main body of the machine. Pricing is very competitive and starts at $999.
This is a major upgrade that gives Mac users even more great ways to create and share photos, movies, and music. iPhoto ’11 has a whole new look, with stunning full-screen modes for Faces, Places, and Events.
Add a name to a photo in Faces - it doubles as a Facebook name tag
iMovie ’11 makes it easier than ever to edit videos and quickly transform them into fun theatrical trailers for easy posting online. GarageBand ’11 introduces new ways to improve your playing and create great sounding songs with Flex Time and Groove Matching. New integration with YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook are exciting and deliver amazing features like automatic tagging of your Facebook friends in your iMovie video footage – That’s impressive!
Apple announced the public beta of FaceTime for Mac, an entirely new application that allows Mac users to video call iPhone 4 and iPod touch users as well as other Mac users. Featuring an intuitive interface, FaceTime for Mac automatically uses your Address Book contacts so there’s no need to create special buddy lists, and it works seamlessly with the built-in camera and mic on Mac notebooks, iMac, and Apple LED Cinema Displays.
Macs, iPhones and iPods can now talk to each other!.With video!
The public beta is available immediately as a free download. This could be a revolutionary step in providing a new alternative and accessible means of video communication to replace land lines and possibly cell phones down the line – you can video call on your iPod Touch for goodness sake!
This will be the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system and will ship next summer.
Best iPad & iPhone interface elements coming to Macs!
Lion is inspired by many of iPad’s software innovations and features include the Mac App Store, a new way to discover, install, and automatically update desktop apps; Launchpad, a new home for all of your Mac apps; system-wide support for full-screen apps; and Mission Control, which unifies Exposé, Dashboard, Spaces, and full-screen apps into an innovative new view of everything running on your Mac, allowing you to instantly navigate anywhere. This is going to be the big one!
As usual, Apple’s stock went wild as the announcements were released. Look at yesterdays share price with online news items (red dots) plotted on the graph:
Stock graph with realtime RSS news is a feature of See More Markets from Peresys
The day ended off on a high, but the coming week will tell if investors are as excited as I am!
As the seasons are-a-changin, the girlfriend suggested I get stuck into my closet and get rid of all the old crap I thought was awesome once apon a time (but only ever wore once). Before I knew it there were at least 5 pairs of old Levi’s and a stack of formal shirts that were just “no good” anymore.
I looked at some of the stuff and surprisingly asked myself “who the hell would buy that?!”, then came to terms with the fact that if I’m throwing out stuff (I actually gave it to someone less fortunate for the record), I would need to replace it with some new improved items…
Fine threads from 40 Savile Row, London. Nothing wrong!
As I’m an office guy and believe that a man can never have enough quality formal shirts, it made perfect sense to me to get my new threads direct from the most famous fashion street on earth: Savile Row in London (If it was good enough for Winston Churchill, then it’s good enough for me).
Fine quality fabrics with microscopic details are excellent!
The double cuffs are awesome and the white collars are a favorite of mine, but I wish I knew where I could find myself some of those little fabric cufflinks that won’t tinker and klank on the desk while I work?
Don’t get me wrong… some cuff links are great! For example these Zippo lighters, the YSL bullets or even these Guitar Hero cuff links for guys who are really out there!
A friend, Daniel Janks, was recently involved in a short film made for the 48 International Film Festival. The event gives teams just 48 hours to conceptualise, script, shoot and edit a film of up to 7 minutes. Team “Get It Together” asked Dan to play a small role in their film Valentown which was nominated and then practically won every category including:
Sit back and press play…
What are you doing? Go back up there and press play!
Now be proud and tweet about it using the button below!
On the weekend I prepared a couple of fillet steaks using this quick recipe. they turned out great and I promised I would share it with you…
No matter what they say... fresh herbs win hands down!
You'll smell the flavour the moment you mix it all up together!
How to make it
Add all ingredients into a medium glass bowl and whisk until blended. Add your meat or vegetables and all of the marinade into a sealable plastic bag or dish. Refrigerate for up to 24 hours, shaking the bag or turning the meat in the dish occasionally to make sure all surfaces of the meat are in contact with the marinade.
Two steaks making love in a pond of magical marinade.
Remove the meat from the marinade and season with salt and pepper to taste. Finally, grill your meat and vegetables until cooked to your satisfaction! And BANG! There you have it… the incredible taste of fillet steak in a rosemary & balsamic marinade.
Check out these digital braai tongs and remember: you can’t blog on an empty stomach! Write that down.
This is D’Espresso, a tiny coffee shop on Madison Avenue in New York City…
Go on, tilt your head to the right...
The designers took the idea of a coffee shop that looks like a library and literally turned it on it’s side – awesome hey?
I just love the life-size images of books printed on custom tiles and how the pendant lighting sticks out from the wall instead of being hung from the ceiling! (Via)
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EFC Africa, for those who don’t know, will be hosting their inaugural heavyweight title fight on Thursday 21st October at the Coca-Cola Dome between Bernardo “The Black Panther” Mikixi and Norman “Chef” Wessels.
The Black Panther and the Chef go head to head!
This is the fifth EFC Africa event and I must say I’ve watched it grow since its inception earlier this year. I promise that you can expect a world-class event featuring incredible lighting, huge video screens, an exhibition area and of course top quality MMA bouts!
“This is unquestionably the best fight card that we have ever seen in Africa” says EFC Africa director Cairo Howarth. “There are so many great fighters and match-ups, all coupled with the heavyweight title fight and Nel taking on Mazany from the USA. You do not want to miss this.”
The following fights have been confirmed for Thursday:
Get more information on www.efcafrica.com or just buy your tickets here.
You gotta know when to hold ‘em… and when to fold ‘em!
I’ve been searching for a simple sleek cash wallet for a long long time now. I hate the coin holder and whoever thought men needed them should be punished!
These slender sheaths are about as low tech as you can get – just a single piece of leather, three folds, and voila your cash is snugly secured for safekeeping!
They come in two sizes; small for dollars and large for Euros, Pounds, Yen plus a credit card or two.
Leonardo Davinci put it well (and Capitec bank bastardised it:
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
The girlfriend and I bought ourselves Nike Cross Trainers about six months ago – we had the best intentions to finally get fit (at least she looks it!). This weekend we whipped them out and got to some brisk walking and a short jog on both Sat and Sun – it’s impressive, it really is!
Who names their house "Cottage Pie"?
Keeping with the theme of health we decided a salad would be the most complimentary lunch to our new health kick. No better place for that than Life in Sandton Square. They have this salad buffet with a huge variety of goodies to choose from and you’re surrounded by all the awesome furniture of the interior store alongside the restaurant.
Extra virgin olive oil & balsamic vinegar makes the salad!
There’s this chair I’ve been in love with for ages… it’s a massive tree trunk that’s been carved out and stained and surprisingly comfortable. It’s been there for the last two years and I’m convinced it will be mine some day!
Thirty-odd thousand bucks?! It's much bigger in person. I swear.
After lunch it’s predictable that Lauren will be lured into stores to find a fashion pick for the week. This time it was a cute little 70′s looking thing. Flared shorts and a top in one – Sexy!
The Girlfriend finds a fantastic little outfit at Fashion Depot
Later that evening we went to Piza é Vino to celebrate an engagement. The food was pretty decent and they offer this spicy little soup on arrival with bread. I had the carpaccio followed by a rump steak. The only problem with the place was the over-eager waiters and their lack of respect for personal space. I found myself having to duck and watch my back as plates and trays swung within inches of my pip. Also, tables that are barely big enough to accommodate huge dishes can cause a problem when you have 10 people eating a three course meal! Their overall vibe was great though…
Ed Hardy inspired pizza boxes make for great leftovers
Sunday was a lazy day and as usual I needed my braai fix! This time I tried a balsamic & rosemary fillet recipe found online which included garlic, olive oil and honey (I’ll post that up in a couple of days for you to try).
Fresh rosemary from the garden - the spice of life!
The ribs and corn crashed the braai party and, like Nigella, I’ll probably be snacking late into the night considering the girlfriend is a vegetarian. Luckily I had some assistance from my little helper…
Lucky for the sausage there was no room left on the braai!
All in all a great weekend that’s put me in a great mood to take on the week ahead!
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