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Lady Gaga creates her own Beats
Fashion and music maven Lady Gaga has teamed up with Dr. Dre and Monster Cable to create her own line of Beats headphones. Heartbeats is designed by Lady Gaga herself. They will be available in October in pink/white, silver, white, and black color variations and price will range from $99.95 to $149.95, depending on body type and jewel design. Included are multiple ear tips, a red travel case, and Monster’s tangle-resistant flat cable design, and Monster’s ControlTalk connection that allows you to swap between music and phone calls. For more information about the Heartbeats, see the press release after the break. Check out the gallery below for some product images and more.
[Via Engadget; ChipChick; Beatsbydre]
UFO sighting by chinese scientists
Scientists at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing have captured 40 minutes of (what they believe to be) UFO footage recorded during a solar eclipse back on July 22. According to Chinese TV, people witnessed a “glowing blue sphere” that changed its shape repeatedly.
Observatory director Ji Hai-sheng: “Purple Mountain Observatory and Chinese Academy of Sciences said that during the July 22 total solar eclipse observation, China had discovered near the sun, by observing staff, an unidentified object, it’s physical nature remains to be further studied. Currently manpower is being organized to deal with this data, complete the data analysis and reveal the scientific results and this will take at least one year’s time to finalize.”
What do you think about this startling footage? Have you ever had a UFO sighting? Sound off in the comments below.
[Via Gizmodo; Telegraph.co.uk]
“World of Paper”
Scribe Mundo De Papel. Created by CRU DE LADIES from Mexico City. Produced by Lemon Films. Conceptualized by BBDO Mexico City agency.
This video was created using Nuke, After Effects, 3Dmax, and Photoshop on Mac and Windows.
I love concept advertisements like this. What makes them different makes them so special.
[Via KanyeBlog]
100 years of visual effects in 5 minutes
“A “5th-grader-friendly” collection of clips and making-of footage from notable visual effects films of the past century.”
It’s amazing how far we’ve come, huh? (FYI: The song is “Rods and Cones” by Blue Man Group.)
[Via Gizmodo]
Stunning time-lapse videos of the LA fires
[Via Gizmodo]
The mystery surrounding today’s Google logo
When I woke up this morning, turned on my computer, opened up my preferred web browser, and was automatically sent to www.google.com I was surprised to a new Google doodle. Normally, a Google doodle often celebrates a famous person’s birthday or invention or a national holiday. Today, though, the Google doodle is a mystery. It features a UFO abducting the second letter “o” from Google. If you hover over the logo, text does not reveal what the logo is pointing to, as it always does when it is a doodle. When you click the logo, it searches the term “unexplained phenomenon.” You are left with many links to choose from, per usual, but the one that has been gaining the most attention is LiveScience’s Top Ten Unexplained Phenomena. Number 7 on the list is UFO, the object that is seen in the doodle.
To add to the mystery are people’s thoughts on the matter. Some believe Google is trying to prove that the Google doodle is a prime advertising spot and that companies could potentially pay Google large sums of money to place their product in the logo. Others think it is an advertising plug for the sci-fi movie District 9 that is in theatres now. And of course there are those who believe it actually represents government coverups of alien UFO landings that occured in September 1965 during the “exeter incident.”
Beyond these postulations there have been two discoveries about the meaning behind the doodle. (1) Today Google posted an encrypted messageon Twitter that reads “1.12.12 25.15.21.18 15 1.18.5 2.5.12.15.14.7 20.15 21.19” When decoded it translates to “All your O are belong to us.” This is a reference to a popular Internet meme “All your base are belong to us” which comes from an old Japanese video game. (2) If you highlight the logo you can find the link’s URL: http://www.google.com/search?q=unexplained+phenomenon&ct=go_gle&oi=ddle. Furthermore, the doodle’s URL is http://www.google.com/logos/go_gle.gif. Notice that in both URLs the second “o” in Google is missing. This relates back to the UFO abducting the “o” in the doodle and the encrypted message about said “o.”
An unofficial Google blog found a post on Google Korea’s blog that states “this is the first from a series of doodles that provide clues to solve the mystery: who’s celebrated by Google?” When I conducted my own translation from Korean to English I got this: September 5, 2009 on Saturday Hello today Google’s Memorial logo, ‘you cannot explain the phenomenon that are associated with either. The two logo is walking out the series (The next time the 15). Whom Does the memorial a logo,? hints, mystery, transparent and fiction that the key word to you. Once we know? I wonder if it is difficult, but, “Aha! “bondservant. : -) Author: Google blog Operation Team Korea. There is no mention about this in the US Google blog.
All there is to do now is wait and see if a new doodle shows up on the Google homepage tomorrow. Who will solve the mystery first and figure out this “unexplained phenomenon?” Sound off in the comments below.
Update: Many websites (including CNET) are putting the nail on the coffin by concluding that this doodle did celebrate an event: the 20th aniversary of the Japanese video game Zero Wing. This is the game that featured the “All your base are belong to us” quote. Although this does make sense, I’m still hoping there is more to all of this. There was no follow-up doodle on Google today.
[Via AC; Googlesystem; GoogleKoreaBlog]
“Border Patrol Fail”
From our friends at FailBlog.
Two new Kid Cudi, Man on the Moon trailers
Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day releases September 15 in CD (10.99) and DVD (13.99) form.
[Via DatNewCudi]
Halo 3: ODST live action trailer
I really enjoy these live action Halo trailers/videos. I can only imagine what director Neill Blomkamp (District 9) could do with it to create a live action Halo movie. Halo 3: ODST drops September 22 for Xbox 360.
House: “Snakes on a Cane” marketing campaign rocks
[Via EW]
Michaela Watkins, Casey Wilson leaving SNL
Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson were newcomers to Saturday Night Live. Their comedy potential was just rising as they were axed from the show by creator Lorne Michaels yesterday. Watkins will be remembered for her “bitch, pleeeeze” character, Kathy Lee’s counterpart Hoda Kotb, and her spot on portrayal of Barbara Walters. Wilson’s Cougar Den sketches and celebrity impressions will also missed from the show.
In related news, Abbey Elliot will remain on the show, and two new cast members have been added to arsenal: Jenny Slate and Nasim Pedrad (see below).
Click here to read EW’s exclusive interview with Watkins to learn more about her firing. Peek after the break for some favorite Watkins/Wilson moments.