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Exclusive: first Google Phone / Nexus One photos, Android 2.1 on-board originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Range Rover is the automotive embodiment of a distinctly upper class British sporting aesthetic, as quintessentially English and aristocratic as the country houses dotting the verdant landscape. The luxe SUV was introduced in 1970, expanding upon the utilitarian Land Rover first designed by the Wilks Brothers in 1948. The preferred country conveyance of Prince Charles and his kin, the marque continues to dominate the upper end of the SUV spectrum in the UK and abroad despite having passed out of British hands.
For 2010 the Range Rover and its rakish younger sibling, the Range Rover Sport, were treated to a makeover encompassing several significant engineering and design upgrades. We had a chance to ramble 'round the scenic byways of Vermont recently in the latter. At 375 hp, the normally aspirated Sport model has nearly the same power as the previous year's supercharged version, capable of 0 - 60 mph in 7.2 seconds (just 0.1 seconds off the pace of the outgoing supercharged unit).
The Sport's smooth, refined, responsive performance and good looks mark it as a thoroughbred in all respects. For 2010 the exterior has a somewhat cleaner, more sculpted appearance. LED headlamps combine with a new two-bar grille, front bumpers and fenders to create a more sporting, aerodynamic, low-slung stance. At the rear, new light clusters and a revised bumper design mirror the smoother front-end. The interior has been comprehensively redesigned as well, using higher quality materials and finishes.
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The Classicist: Rambling in the 2010 Range Rover Sport originally appeared on Luxist on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Punishing The Dems On Health Care CBS News Democratic senators and congressmen have been trying to convince each other, particularly their more conservative colleagues, that they'll all be better off ... |
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Money, it seems, just might be able to buy you a bit of happiness this holiday season. Or so says research from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University. Continue reading Maybe money can buy happiness after all
Maybe money can buy happiness after all originally appeared on WalletPop Blog on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Even more info on Tron Evolution revealed along with first screenshot originally appeared on Big Download Blog on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rock Band Weekly: Green Day, 30 Seconds to Mars, All-American Rejects, Beatles: Rubber Soul album originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 30 - Dec. 6: Gundam overdose edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
After 17 months of misery, luxury home prices in London are finally up on an annual basis. Banking and hedge fund industry professionals are spending money again, largely because they're being paid again. Homes with values of above $1.6 million appreciated 1.6 percent in November compared to the same month last year. This was the first annual increase since June 2008. Nonetheless, prices remain 15 percent lower than the March 2008 peak. From October to November, prices grew 1.2 percent.
Liam Baily, head of residential research at Knight Frank, told Bloomberg News, "Anecdotal evidence from across our offices suggests that City money is becoming more apparent as we get closer to the end-of-year bonus season," continuing, "Demand from senior management is driving the market." Bonuses could wind up growing by 50 percent this year to 6 billion pounds in London's largest financial districts, and professionals in this industry are responsible for half the city's demand for luxury homes.
For homes at prices of more than $16 million, the price increases are even better: 1.9 percent from October to November this year. Residences in Chelsea, Kensington and Knightsbridge got the biggest boosts.
This has led to a bit of optimism. Luxury real estate could reach May 2008 levels by 2012, up to two years earlier than expected.
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Bankers Buying in London: Luxury Home Prices on the Rise originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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European Nintendo downloads: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Monkey Island originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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James Cameron's Avatar required many technical miracles, including next-gen 3-D cameras and motion-capture, but it also needed years of sketching and brainstorming from a platoon of concept-artists and designers. We talked to five designers, and learned Avatar's secret design history.
We interviewed creature designers Wayne Barlowe and Neville Page, plus concept artists James Clyne, Ryan Church and Daphne Yap, about creating a whole new universe from scratch. Plus we've got some stunning concept art, from the new book The Art Of Avatar. In a year that's seen some amazing books of movie concept art, The Art Of Avatar features 106 pages of lush full-color paintings, interspersed with the industry's greatest design minds geeking out about every little aspect of Avatar's creation.
So here are a few things you didn't know about the design of James Cameron's Avatar:
"[We'd be] working late at Jim's house, and having him come back after a three week spell of being down at the freaking Titanic, and having him tell us a story [about being on the ocean floor]." Read the rest of the story.
Early on in the process, James Cameron "mentioned the core idea" of having Pandora's creatures be "superslick and aerodynamic, and be like a race car with racing stripes," says creature designer Neville Page. Read the rest of the story.
"In the real world, we didn't invent these colors. They exist on animals today. We didn't invent a whole new palette. I think the problem is — the challenge is — you don't often see large creatures with this much color on them." Read the rest of the story.
"One thing I worked on big interior for the mech suits, and the whole interior had to have a reason and function for why the suits were lined up the way they were, and how they could work on them like a pit-stop at an F1 race. It had to have that functionality." Read the rest of the story.
Avatar concept art from The Art Of Avatar (Abrams 2009)
Nokia Messaging for social networks hits beta, brings Twitter, and leaves out the N900 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Zara Terez is a young and fabulous handbag designer who we recently met at a Bagtrends event in New York City. She's shown here at right wearing one of her most exciting new items: the 14th Precinct Holster, which is part of her Fall 2009 collection (available here). We chatted with Zara about her fresh and fiesty line of handbags, including this gun holster she just couldn't resist.
Luxist: Tell us about the gun holster.
Zara Terez: Well, I actually saw a gun holster, and I thought it would be a really cool idea to make it into a handbag. It's good to go out with, and for mommies who have little kids, they can carry around their diaper bag and have their cell phone and their credit cards [in the holster]. And actually, my sister said that it's really good for exercising, like, you need a bag you can run around with.
L: So you are manufacturing them?
ZT: I am, everything's made here in New York City.
L: Is that suede?
ZT: This is suede, and we also have it in pebbled leather. All the leather comes from Italy; I bring it in.
L: Excellent, and how much does one cost?
ZT: $125. It's really, really fun, we have it in multiple colors, and you can use it day or night -- it's perfect for everything.
L: Tell us a little bit about these other materials you're using,
ZT: Everything is leather. Embossed snake, embossed croc, and what I love to do is, I make sure that there's always a ...
L (discovering the inside of a feathered bag): There are sequins in here!
ZT: Yeah! There's always a splash of surprise in each one. There's a surprise in every bag. It's really all about you, and what represents you as a person.
L: So, where do you get your inspiration?
ZT: My friends, my family, New York City as a whole. [The bags] are all named for different places in New York City. My holster's actually called 14th Precinct, which is the precinct in the garment district.
Check out more of Zara Terez's badass girly designs below:
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Zara Terez and the 14th Precinct Holster originally appeared on Luxist on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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