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Archive for 'June,2007'

Chinese Scroll Cell Phone

Very slick concept design from designer Yun Liang. The phone will utilize upcoming flex-screen technology (ePaper) to mimic traditional Chinese scrolls that must be ‘un-rolled’ to be read. You only have to un-scroll the screen if you [...]

Ad Executive Down

The verdict was in yesterday on Lafleure for his role in the Liberal Sponsorship Scandal. Despite his letter to the Judge proposing to pay his ‘debt to society’ in time instead of money, Judge Suzanne Coupal [...]

FENDI in China: Big Brand. Big Marketing.

Fendi wants to be seen from the moon, and they’re sparing no expense. The Italian fashion icon ‘Fendi’ announced that their next fashion show will be held on… the Great Wall of China! More details are available from Reuters. [...]

Nicholas Cage Pachinko Ad – Celebrity Shaming from Japan.

Do you know what Pachinko is? A friend explained this to me when I visited Japan last year and noticed the abundance of ‘Pachinko Parlors‘. (Click image to enlarge) Much like slot machines in the western [...]

Telus-BCE Merger: A Blessing or a Curse?

The big news on the M&A front these days are the talks of a Telus acquisition of Bell (‘Belus’ is the current street term I see being loosely coined during some discussions of the merger). The [...]

'RAZZ' – Rock Arabic Jazz from Jordan

New young talent is springing all across the Middle East due to the increase in exposure to an international world. Popular arabic music among teens, tweens, and yuppies these days tend to blend latin and western elements. Artists continue to [...]

Biometric Scanning at Heathrow Airport

If your travels this summer will take you through London’s Heathrow Airport (the world’s busiest international airport), then be prepared to go through some new biometric security measures. According to a Business Week article, Heathrow has been testing [...]

Underground Halifax Video

Speaking of Halifax and its peculiarities, here is a funny video I saw on raincoaster.com that’s been making the rounds online.You can read into it as you will. Deep political and social statement cloaked in amateur-ish [...]

Ridiculous Red Tape

Readers rejoice! After a mere three years of deliberation, Halifax City Hall finally gave its endorsement to the $80 Million Waterfront Hotel and Condo project of developer Ralph Medjuck of Centennial Properties. The last waterfront project to be [...]

Rami Nasser: Young Haligonian Entrepreneure. Next Internet Millionaire?

YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Kareem; ages 30, 29, and 28, respectively (as of 2007). When Google acquired YouTube, Chad and Steve walked with $326 Million each and Jawed with about [...]

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