Archives for: April 2010
Louis Vuitton Set to Make iPad Cases

It seems like everyone is jumping aboard the iPad train and Louis Vuitton is the latest to join. LV is set to release their cases in a simple sleeve in the label’s signature Monogram or the monochrome Damier Graphite. For you stylish people out there this should be a no doubter especially if you are a big Louis Vuitton fan. [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
TTH’s Spin on HP Buying Palm

First and foremost: Tip your hat to the board of Palm for making a business savvy move that will atleast sooth the fears of shareholders and consumers of their products (phones). But as a good buddy of mine said  @Rizzotees – “I think the surrender by Palm is a smart move” and I would have to agree. What’s The Deal? [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
Limited Edition Gucci Ronson Sneakers

Gucci Icon-Temporary is a flash sneaker store that is traveling around the world basically showing up for a sneak peak or tease until their gone and on to the next spot they’ve recently opened in London at 37 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden. I really love when these most prominent and iconic brands do these types of collaborations that [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
Should Bloggers Carry Similar Rights As Journalists?

I read a pretty disturbing blog post not on substance or content but of overall invasion of rights last night written by Jason Kincaid of TechCrunch. The base of the article covered in detail the search and seizure conducted on behalf of California’s Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team courtesy of Apple. What’s going on? Now let me clue those of [...]

By Charles West with 2 comments
Oprah Joins The Smartphone App Market

Yes, you’ve read correctly Oprah has officially launched her own app that is currently available on all popular smartphone operating systems which include iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Palm. Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios has announced the release of Oprah Mobile, a “single entry point, allowing users to interact with Oprah.com through one simple application.” Here are a couple notable features: Audio [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
Porsche Enters The Travel Design Business

For those of you out there saying huh, Porsche makes luggage? I can definitely understand but just think for a second, should it really be surprising? I mean Porsche is a luxurious brand that distinguishes themselves pretty well from the rest of the automobile world so doing something like high end travel gear, like fitted luggage, accessories and jackets is [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
7-Eleven Will Sell It’s Own Premium Brew Called Game Day

We are still living in tough times even though most economists claim we are out of our recession but we know tough times result in opportunistic business ventures. So, 7-Eleven has decided to roll out their own “premium brew” at ofcourse a budget price called Game Day. The fact that 7-Eleven home of the Slurpee and Slim Jim brought in [...]

By Charles West with 3 comments
NYC Artist Morphs Hummer H2 Into A “Hoover Cart”

For those of you who subscribe to a more greener living this should put a pretty big cool-aid smile on your face to see such a gas guzzling SUV gutted out, re-arranged and welded together into a horse carriage. The New York artist behind all of this goes by the name Jeremy Dean. This project of his was inspired by [...]

By Charles West with 2 comments
Leaked Pictures of The HP Slate Have Risen!

Almost two weeks ago, I wrote a post asking “Is The HP Slate A Real Threat To The iPad?” well since then these photos have popped up showing the real shape and size of the tablet. I always love when photos of gadgets or tech stuff hit the wild because it  gives you a better look at a real body [...]

By Charles West with 1 comment
Nicholas Kirkwood Spring 2010

If you haven’t noticed by now, I am a shoe fanatic and this spring I am going to be in platform heaven. Nicholas Kirkwood is one of the best things that ever happened to shoes. Winning the “Emerging Talent Award” at the British Fashion awards, his designs will be flooding the market this May. His fashion forward designs have the [...]

By skinnibee with 0 comments
Grotesk – Drops His Decade of Designs Book

I always wanted to know who was the designer behind The Cool Kids Bake Sale album cover, well now I do. Kimou Meyer who goes by Grotesk, is a Swiss designer who moved to NYC in 1999 to work for a European design agency which he still works for til’ this day. He’s behind a lot of these innovative looking [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
Danger Sidekick On The Brink of Extinction?

Remember when the Sidekick was the most hippest phone to have on your hip? Seemingly, everyone wanted one of these when they first debuted on T-Mobile almost 8 years ago! But quiet as kept I can now say the once cool and trendy handset is not only becoming un-cool to have but now it’s rumored to be completely replaced by [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
Live Designed And Amplified

This design reminds me of a post I wrote a few days ago that showed another cool setup you could add to your room or office space. These designs created by Rocket Design allow you to have more objectivity, there’s various retro like props such as a guitar, stereo jacks, cassettes, tracks, headphones (speaking of headphones wish I had Beats [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
Wu-Tang Returns With Bagua Shoe

Remember Wu-Tang? You know one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time? Well they are still in the mix at least when it comes to the fashion world. Wu-Tang hooked up with Bagua for what seems to be the perfect collaboration. Bagua produces a nice lightweight slipper-like silhouette which is based on the centuries old slippers worn by [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
Subaru’s Concept Hybrid Car Entitled “Tourer”

I woke up this morning and started sifting through my email I received my occasional Subaru newsletter and as a Subaru owner I was pleasantly encouraged that they were working on a hybrid slated for a 2012 release. This hybrid (at least right now) is supposed to be called Tourer but once again its a concept so its in preliminary [...]

By Charles West with 0 comments
Yoga in the Nude?

Hot nude yoga, as it’s known, is becoming a large trend, especially in the gay communities (men-only groups). Of all the trends we post about this one definitely caught my attention. I’ve personally taken yoga in which the temperature of the studio was in the 90 degree range but we didn’t do it nude! Of course the United States didn’t [...]

By KWARE with 0 comments