Uh oh! I have an iPhone Again

After 2 and a half years of “Hit me on my pre-pay!” and GoPhone calculator simplicity… I have finally stepped back into the iPhone world. I can honestly say that I haven’t missed being technical, the trendy factor of owning Apple devices definitely pushed me away from playing in this arena for a while – But now I’m back.

GoProYourGoProHDHero2!


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The HD HERO2 is the most advanced GoPro camera, yet. To celebrate its release, we traveled the world with some of our favorite athletes, adventurers, and filmmakers to see what we could capture and create with the HD HERO2. We hope this film inspires you to get out and do the same.

Enough said – Inspired.

1080p | 960p | 720p
120 | 60 | 48 | 30 FPS
11MP 10 Photos/sec
170° | 127° | 90° FOV

Skeleton Housing Now Standard
Wi-Fi BacPac™ and Wi-Fi Remote™ Compatible (coming soon)
Live Streaming Video and Photos to the Web

[Learn More | Get One | GoProYourself]

Apple iWhatever Recap of the Day

Not from my mouth… but from Apple’s.

Apple Announces iPhone 4S

iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet. It’s packed with incredible new features, including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip, a new camera with 8-megapixel sensor and advanced optics, 1080p HD video recording, and Siri, your intelligent assistant that helps you get things done by just asking.

iPhone 4S comes with iOS 5, which includes over 200 new features, and iCloud, Apple’s breakthrough cloud service. iPhone 4S is a world phone, with both GSM and CDMA technologies built in. Customers can roam in over 200 countries worldwide using GSM networks.

iPhone 4S starts at $199 (U.S.) for qualified buyers with a new two-year contract with AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon. It will be available in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the UK on October 14, 2011. iPhone 4S will be available in more countries by the end of October. See the press release for details.

Apple Announces New Features and Lower Pricing for iPod touch and iPod nano

iPod touch
iPod touch now comes in black or white models and starts at just $199 (U.S.). It ships with iOS 5, with over 200 new features that include iMessage, Notification Center, Twitter integration, Reminders, and more. iPod touch is ready for iCloud, which stores your music, photos, documents, apps and more, and wirelessly pushes them to your other devices.

iPod nano
iPod nano now starts at just $129 (U.S.) and features a redesigned Multi-Touch user interface with larger icons, 16 new clock faces (including Mickey and Minnie Mouse), and improved built-in fitness features. iPod nano features the same great clip-on design and bright colors.

Apple Announces iOS 5 and iCloud Availability

iOS 5 and iCloud will be available on October 12, 2011.

iOS 5 is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. It will be a free software update for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, and iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation).

iCloud is Apple’s breakthrough set of cloud services and will be available as a free download to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users running iOS 5 and Macs running OS X Lion. Using iCloud with a PC requires Windows Vista or Windows 7.

iTunes 10.5 is required for iCloud users. It will be available soon as a free update.

Jason Fried — Why “Work” doesn’t Work

[Vimeo] <— 121 Views We did an Apple video with 37 Signals back in 2006 and I have recently re connected with Jason Fried. Even though I have never worked in an *office* environment – His thinking here is spot on for the creative types. Nice share Manley

Bamboo Blackbox Case Project = 100% Funded


Today is an exciting day!

At 10:08am I got a call from Matt Wells telling me he wanted to fund our project exactly. At 10:11am he pledged $83 for an iPad 2 Case which put us exactly at $25,000! Thanks for the help señor Wells and for being so cool to exactly pledge what was needed to get these screen shots. You are the man… right up there with all 204 of our other backers who pledged for 247 cases throughout our first fund raising goal.

If your still interested in picking up a Bamboo Blackbox Case for your iPad 2, MacBook Air or Macbook Pro — you have 1 week remaining to pick up a discounted first offering case! And there is still 37 iPad 2 cases available for only $79. These cases will never be priced this low again so grab one for the holidays!

Rock on!
Greg Hydle

[Pledge on Kickstarter]
[BlackboxCase.com]

Bamboo Blackbox Case Launch

We finally launched a project I have been working on early this morning. I have to say that it is scary to put yourself out there like this when you simply just don’t know what can happen. I’m feeling confident that we can get some attention and reach our goal though. These cases are just too well made and gorgeous to not be seen and there are some super good deals for those early adopters.

“Thank you for your support and helping us take Blackbox Case to the next level. As you can see in our pledging limits to the right we have tried to accommodate for nearly anyone who would like to be a part of making this product a success. We have included some fun enhancements for those of you who are looking for that extra effort in truly building a product together and we have provided some excellent deals for you early adopters. Don’t take our light hearted approach of making something unique and home grown the wrong way — We are firm believers in following your passions and making the most of any opportunity that is granted to you. Life is simply too short to not make something amazing.”

Save $20 on an iPad 2 Bamboo Case for the first 100 pledgers… Cheers to the future!

Golden – Blackbox Case Announces New Bamboo MacBook Pro Line of Cases




Although they are currently not available on the http://www.blackboxcase.com store – The new line of Bamboo Apple MacBook Pro sleeve cases have been announced.

Just like their counterpart Oak models – the Bamboo Blackbox Case will fit a 13″, 15″ or 17″ MacBook Pro and will come in two different flavors… Natural Bamboo and Carbonized Brown Bamboo.

If you have an iPad 2… you can already purchase your Bamboo iPad 2 Case.

Happy Happy Joy Joy

A Day in the Life of an Audi Driver


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Audi is a dominant force at Le Mans, winning 9 times in the last 11 years and it’s an aspect of Audi that perfectly exemplifies the Audi ethos and approach to engineering and product development. In short, it’s Vorsprung durch Technik in action.

In 1923, the winning LeMans team completed 128 laps in 24 hours. Last year, an Audi R15 TDI plus completed a record setting 397 laps.

Full Credits:
Agency: BBH London
Art Director: Kevin Stark
Client: Audi
Writer: Allan McNish
Writer: Nick Kidney
BBH Creative Director: Nick Kidney
BBH Creative Director: Kevin Stark
BBH Producer: Matt Towell
BBH Strategy Director: Neil Godber
BBH Strategy Director: Simeon Adams
BBH Team Manager: Polly Knowles
BBH Team Director: Simon Coles
Production Company: Passion Pictures
Director: Chris Hemming
Producer: Belle Buckley
Director of Photography: TBC
Post Production: Passion Pictures
Illustrator: Tim Marrs
Editing House: Passion Pictures
Sound: Factory Studios