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Mon, 20 May 2013 14:28:46 +0530

When you see someone wearing sunglasses in a club

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:06:59 +0530

parislemon: Tim Green: To me, there is a distinct movement...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:18:53 +0530

Tim Green:

To me, there is a distinct movement towards a particular style and I would be very surprised if Apple were ignorant of it. It’s not “flat design” per se and it’s certainly nowhere near the “Metro” levels that people are suggesting they may follow, but it’s a mellowing out of the visual indicators that people need to trigger the idea of a tappable element. Why? Because this is not 2007 anymore, and we are all now fully aware of the medium and the process; we don’t need to be led garishly by the hand. There is still a sense of depth and tactility but done in a refined and suggestive way, sensitive to the changed perceptions that people have of interacting with touchscreens.

That’s something important not being talked about nearly enough in all this “Apple is moving towards flat design” chatter: it’s not that flat design is necessarily “better”, it’s that Apple can start changing some things now because so many people have become accustomed to using the iPhone (and smartphones in general) over the past 5+ years. Not as much hand-holding in the design is required. Apple no longer has to try as hard to make new users think they’re just doing something like pressing a bunch of buttons on a screen. Hopefully that’s liberating for the design team there.

received the #Pebble a week back (a year and 3 days after I...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:53 +0530

received the #Pebble a week back (a year and 3 days after I backed it up on Kickstarter).

Can’t stop Watching it

instagram: Instagrammers Participate in #biketoworkday Are you...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:24:53 +0530

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instagram:

Instagrammers Participate in #biketoworkday

Are you planning to bike to work tomorrow? If so, be sure to share your Instagram photos with the hashtags #biketoworkday and #fromwhereibike.

May is National Bike Month, and tomorrow, May 17, is the League of American Bicyclists’ official Bike to Work Day. Many commuters around the United States will forsake their cars tomorrow in favor of cycling to promote environmentally friendly transportation and healthy living.

Can’t get enough cycling in your life? Be sure to check out these great Instagrammers:

The Bicycle Academy, English bicycle workshop: @thebicycleacademy

Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France and Olympic champion: @bradwiggins

Rapha, cycling accessories company: @rapharacing

David Aaron Roberts, LA bike-portraitist: @slvrlyt

Steiner - Argon 18, Swiss cycling team: @steiner_argon18

biszummorgenrot:

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:50:46 +0530

biszummorgenrot:

Plese, distence

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:30:00 +0530

Plese, distence

Need a new heart? Then print it out.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:52:13 +0530

Need a new heart? Then print it out.:

futuretechreport:

This new technology is being called biofabrication and its ultimate aim is the 3-D printing of entire human organs. Traditional 3-D printing is a machine process in which an ultra-fine nozzle extrudes particles - usually of plastic or metal - and micro-layer by micro-layer creates a 3-D object. Biofabrication adopts this process but uses living cells rather than plastic or metal as its building blocks.

Biofabrication scientists have already 3-D-printed human blood vessels using stem cells first cultured in a lab to grow into blood vessel cells and loaded them into a 3-D bioprinter. Because the stem cells are taken from the patient who will receive the blood vessels, it’s hoped that rejection of the new vessels will be unlikely. Now scientists plan to put the blood vessels through human clinical trials to prove that it is functional and able to grow, paving the way to a future in which damaged blood vessels can be treated with 3-D-printed replacements.

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Jelly HQ: What is Jelly?

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:11:45 +0530

Jelly HQ: What is Jelly?:

mrbizstone:

People are basically good—when provided a tool that helps them do good in the world, they prove it.

Jelly is a new company and product named after the jellyfish. We are inspired by this particular animal because neurologically, its brain is more “we” than “me.” Also, for the past 700 million…

harlem shake - CS version

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:02:22 +0530

harlem shake - CS version

emergentfutures: IS WEARABLE TECH LIKE APPLE’S IWATCH THE NEXT...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:59:18 +0530

emergentfutures:

IS WEARABLE TECH LIKE

APPLE’S IWATCH THE

NEXT BIG TREND?

Apple has already transformed two industries: music and computing. Now, as the company reportedly attempts the redefinition of the watch – one of man’s oldest pieces of technology – the next phase of the techno revolution is hoving into clear view: welcome to the age of “wearable tech”, with a gadget available to cater to your every need.

Paul Higgins: This is an interesting debate. I have not worn a watch since my dairy cattle veterinary days when I used to lose them regularly. This is the only time I ahve ever thought about wearing one again because my mobile has served the purpose. However not having to pull my phone out and visibility in daylight for limited functions are somewhat appealing

Full Story: Springwise

When in India…

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:36:14 +0530

When in India…

Ice flower without the flower

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:41:16 +0530

Ice flower without the flower

City palace, Udaipur (Taken with Instagram at Palki Khana - City...

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:16:49 +0530

City palace, Udaipur (Taken with Instagram at Palki Khana - City Palace)

Haldighati, Rajasthan (Taken with Instagram)

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:29:23 +0530

Haldighati, Rajasthan (Taken with Instagram)

Fire in the hole #noeffect (Taken with Instagram)

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:43:51 +0530

Fire in the hole #noeffect (Taken with Instagram)

Welcome!: Right from the heart of a Wasseypuri!

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:17:41 +0530

Welcome!: Right from the heart of a Wasseypuri!:

hparmekar:

Please forgive me for my absence from this platform for so long. I never meant to be away! Firstly, blame my lazy hands for not typing www.tumblr.com on the address bar. Secondly, blame Mark Zuckerburg… You get it, right?

Allow me to start writing about Anurag Kashyap’s new masterpiece –…

★ღSalmanKhanHolicSღ★: ★ Can’t take my family to watch ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’: Salman Khan !

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:13:38 +0530

★ღSalmanKhanHolicSღ★: ★ Can’t take my family to watch ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’: Salman Khan !:

salmankhanholics:

August 09, 2012

Mumbai: Even as critics and audience have given thumbs up to Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ calling this magnum opus a celluloid experience which ushers a new trend in the history of Indian cinema. Surprisingly, Bollywood megastar Salman Khan is not too keen to…

kya bakchodi hai? what value system & culture is he talking about - which hides the realities.

Anurag Kashyap gives me hope for the Indian film industry.

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:06:18 +0530

thebardofavon:

That man is something else altogether.

If you haven’t watched Dev D or Gangs of Wasseypur, then you really really should.

or gulaal or back friday, truly the man is something else

No More Mirrors: This movie has really set the bar for me. I suppose now on I’m...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:03:58 +0530

No More Mirrors: This movie has really set the bar for me. I suppose now on I’m...:

nonefi:

This movie has really set the bar for me. I suppose now on I’m actually going to compare every bollywood flick I see with the wasseypur duo. The realistic portrayal of rural/semi-urban India, the foot-two wheeler chase and that brilliantly thrown in longshot - as pointless as it was, is becoming a…

very well said - and I completely agree…