The first styles that have leaked online show the Converse All-Stars with the unmistakable Missoni ZigZag pattern:
So what do you think, Yay or Nay?
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Missoni x Converse: Yay or Nay?
WWD reported that Converse has signed a collaboration with Converse to create "Premium Chuck Hi Missoni". The men's shoe line is set to be released in Spring/Summer 2010.
The first styles that have leaked online show the Converse All-Stars with the unmistakable Missoni ZigZag pattern:
So what do you think, Yay or Nay?
The first styles that have leaked online show the Converse All-Stars with the unmistakable Missoni ZigZag pattern:
So what do you think, Yay or Nay?
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Now in Stores: iPhone 3G S
The latest iPhone dubbed the iPhone 3G S went on sale last Friday in Apple stores in the United States. The phone is packed with old features that iPhone users have loved since the smart phone’s initial release but it also comes with new features that will make users fall in love with the phone even more.
The new model comes in 2 capacities: 16GB and 32GB. The phone runs on 3G data rate of 7.2Mbps and comes with the new iPhone OS 3.0. The phone also has a 3mega-pixel auto-focus camera, a support for 30fps video-recording and a video editor application. The old iPhone only had a 2 mega-pixel camera. The old and new versions still do not have external flash. The video editor makes it easy for iPhone users to edit videos before sending them directly toYouTube and other video-sharing channels from the phone using MMS.
Another new feature of the phone is the Compass which should be helpful for people who often use maps. Apple also added Voice Control to the phone. Voice control allows no-dial phone calls. A user just has to say the name of the contact, the phone then repeats the voice command and dials the number of that specific person. The voice command also lets the user play music on his iPhone using only voice commands.
The phone also has a cut, copy and paste feature between applications. The cut, copy and paste application work for words, pictures and videos.
The phone also has an added security feature called Find My iPhone. The service lets you find your phone through a map in the Mobile Me service. You can let you phone play an alert sound so that you can easily find it if you see on the map that it’s nearby. If you left the phone someplace where you can’t get to it right away, you can let it display a message that will help people return it to you. If the phone is not returned safely to you, you can wipe-out important and confidential data from your phone through the remote wipe feature. The remote wipe feature will restore the phone to factory settings.
The iPhone 3G S is being sold for $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the model with the 32GB capacity. Apple also released an 8GB version of the old iPhone for just $99.
The iPhone 3G S is the third iPhone to be released in the market since it was first launched in 2007.
The new model comes in 2 capacities: 16GB and 32GB. The phone runs on 3G data rate of 7.2Mbps and comes with the new iPhone OS 3.0. The phone also has a 3mega-pixel auto-focus camera, a support for 30fps video-recording and a video editor application. The old iPhone only had a 2 mega-pixel camera. The old and new versions still do not have external flash. The video editor makes it easy for iPhone users to edit videos before sending them directly toYouTube and other video-sharing channels from the phone using MMS.
Another new feature of the phone is the Compass which should be helpful for people who often use maps. Apple also added Voice Control to the phone. Voice control allows no-dial phone calls. A user just has to say the name of the contact, the phone then repeats the voice command and dials the number of that specific person. The voice command also lets the user play music on his iPhone using only voice commands.
The phone also has a cut, copy and paste feature between applications. The cut, copy and paste application work for words, pictures and videos.
The phone also has an added security feature called Find My iPhone. The service lets you find your phone through a map in the Mobile Me service. You can let you phone play an alert sound so that you can easily find it if you see on the map that it’s nearby. If you left the phone someplace where you can’t get to it right away, you can let it display a message that will help people return it to you. If the phone is not returned safely to you, you can wipe-out important and confidential data from your phone through the remote wipe feature. The remote wipe feature will restore the phone to factory settings.
The iPhone 3G S is being sold for $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the model with the 32GB capacity. Apple also released an 8GB version of the old iPhone for just $99.
The iPhone 3G S is the third iPhone to be released in the market since it was first launched in 2007.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Facebook Users Rush to Grab Good Vanity URLs
On Saturday at exactly 12:01 EST, Facebook users rushed to get their vanity URL from the social network. Previously, user accounts on the popular networking site were only identified by random numbers.
In the first three minutes alone, more than 200,000 users were registered on the network. More than 10 minutes later, 500,000 users registered new URLs on the social network. The mad rush on Friday night to secure the best possible URL resulted in 3,000,000 registered URLs by Saturday afternoon.
When Facebook announced that it was offering URLs to Facebook users, it reminded people to think hard about the choosing a good username.
“Think carefully about the username you choose. Once it’s been selected, you won’t be able to change or transfer it. If you signed up for a Facebook Page after May 31 or a user profile after today at 3 p.m. EDT, you may not be able to sign up for a username immediately because of steps we’ve taken to prevent abuse or “squatting” on names.”
Still there seems to be more than a handful who decided not to take Facebook’s advice seriously. The following day, this story came out regarding the silliest names that were registered on Facebook during the URL registration rush. One URL was long and didn’t seem to have any logic behind it: http://www.facebook.com/alksjfalskjfoiwefalsdlasfaslleseouaiwejndlsknjkdfs. And what is the most enviable username on the list? http://www.facebook.com/default.aspx .
Facebook’s move to offer customized URL is offering better opportunities for individuals and companies to use the network for its branding efforts. Now, instead of random numbers, users can use their trade names and brands for the URL to help deliver a more consistent marketing and branding message to the public. Vanity URLs also helps people find your profile without the need to do searches. In March, Facebook already allowed the registry of vanity URLs but they were limited to those who knew someone within Facebook or had a business relationship with the company.
This is the first time the company is allowing the public to register their vanity URLs. This is why so many people rushed to get their URLs registered on the site. While there are many who were able to grab their desired URL (including some pretty silly ones) there were also many disappointed users who got beat to their desired usernames by someone else.
In the first three minutes alone, more than 200,000 users were registered on the network. More than 10 minutes later, 500,000 users registered new URLs on the social network. The mad rush on Friday night to secure the best possible URL resulted in 3,000,000 registered URLs by Saturday afternoon.
When Facebook announced that it was offering URLs to Facebook users, it reminded people to think hard about the choosing a good username.
“Think carefully about the username you choose. Once it’s been selected, you won’t be able to change or transfer it. If you signed up for a Facebook Page after May 31 or a user profile after today at 3 p.m. EDT, you may not be able to sign up for a username immediately because of steps we’ve taken to prevent abuse or “squatting” on names.”
Still there seems to be more than a handful who decided not to take Facebook’s advice seriously. The following day, this story came out regarding the silliest names that were registered on Facebook during the URL registration rush. One URL was long and didn’t seem to have any logic behind it: http://www.facebook.com/alksjfalskjfoiwefalsdlasfaslleseouaiwejndlsknjkdfs. And what is the most enviable username on the list? http://www.facebook.com/default.aspx .
Facebook’s move to offer customized URL is offering better opportunities for individuals and companies to use the network for its branding efforts. Now, instead of random numbers, users can use their trade names and brands for the URL to help deliver a more consistent marketing and branding message to the public. Vanity URLs also helps people find your profile without the need to do searches. In March, Facebook already allowed the registry of vanity URLs but they were limited to those who knew someone within Facebook or had a business relationship with the company.
This is the first time the company is allowing the public to register their vanity URLs. This is why so many people rushed to get their URLs registered on the site. While there are many who were able to grab their desired URL (including some pretty silly ones) there were also many disappointed users who got beat to their desired usernames by someone else.
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