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Armani + Samsung phone

Posted by Team,  October 1 2007 Comments Off

Minimalist stuff.

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The credit-card-sized Luxury Phone will be available soon. Giorgio Armani and Samsung decided to collaborate on making this phone together. The technical name for it is The P520. It was presented for the first time last week during Milan’s Women Fashion week. The only physical controls on its front face are “call/answer” and “end” buttons. All other things (dialing, contacts, etc) are handled through software. Can you say “minimalism”? It’ll have a camera (3 megapixels) and MP3 + AAC + MPEG -4 video support too.

Note: Gotta comment that these moves are followed by other Italian labels who did this first. We’re already fans and owners of the Prada/LG phone. Another phone collabo was Dolce&Gabbana linking with Motorola.

Armani’s P520 is going to be available at Giorgio Armani boutiques in major European countries this November. It will be available in other markets in 2008. Estimated cost? 400 Euros ($563). Also, how’s about TV Sets? The Armani/Casa-Samsung Luxury liquid crystal display television will be unveiled in January. Watch out!

J

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Radiohead is gangster

Posted by Team,  October 1 2007 Comments Off

In control of In Rainbows.

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Radioheads deal with EMI expired in 2003. Who cares? Freshly announced last night, they’re going old school and selling the new stuff out of the trunk of their car (that means off their own website). If this pops off, it could be a “Tipping Point” for every other band to follow suit and blow off corporate labels. I don’t think it’ll be the death of cooler small labels though…artists will always need guidance from loved ones!

Anyway, the digital album will be released Oct 10th but the site is taking pre-orders. For the collector freaks, order the boxed set of two 12-inch Vinyls + 2 CD’s with artwork enclosed in customized sleeve ($80). Product will be shipped Dec 3rd.

Ding Dong the witch is dead!
J
Buy the records here:
OFFICIAL RADIOHEAD WEBSITE

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