Category: Hi Tech
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Mobiado Grand Touch Executive marble phone
The first phone to use a hybrid stone material In 2010, luxury mobile phone maker Mobiado created a concept phone called the CPT001 crafted from one piece of solid marble. Two and half years later, the Grand Touch Executive is a realization of that concept as the first phone to use a hybrid stone material and…
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HYT’s Hydro-Mechanical Watches – an encounter between Fine Watchmaking and fluid mechanics
Hydro Mechanical Watches HYT’s Hydro-Mechanical Horologists, the creators of the first timepieces ever to combine mechanical and liquid engineering, have turned utopia into reality. The watch has a 65 hour power reserve and manual winding – driving a unique high-tech fluidic module. The idea that led to the H1 was simple and consisted of two…
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Flying yachts – the aircrafts of the near future
Flying yacht: Seaplane-convertible trimaran sailing yacht The idea of combining the air transport with water vehicles is literally in the air. Seaplane-convertible yacht, sailboat airplane, honeymoon space shuttle, innovative plane propulsion system, large capacity interurban air transport. The science-fiction projects created by Octuri have a single goal – to create dream planes. The latest Octuri…
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Belair X 6-12: a new dimension of Lomography
The Lomography Belair X 6-12 Medium Format Camera To revive the features of old medium format cameras and for a ton of stylized images, Lomography issued the Belair X 6-12, the first 6×12 camera with an automatic shutter speed feature, for speeds up to 1/125s. The jet-setting camera combines all the features of a panoramic…
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Apple ‘s biggest Asian store opened in Beijing
Wangfujing Apple Store Apple’s biggest Asian store in Beijing attracts hordes of shoppers The growing importance of China to the Apple tech giant is expressed through the biggest Asian store opened in on the busiest commercial street in Beijing on October 20. After the United States, China is now the second-biggest market for Apple…
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What works when building a 21st century city. The 5th edition of Cities of Opportunity report
How leading global cities stack up against one another? Though New York and London lead cumulative scoring, emerging cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, are narrowing the gap within key economic indicators, according to the fifth edition of Cities of Opportunity released by PwC and the Partnership for New York City. While New York officially edges…