Soft Comfort – Chair in a Box
Designed by Israeli-based D-Vision, Chair in a Box is a minimalist side table inspired by the Japanese art of origami. Part of the Soft Comfort collection – an eclectic range of prototype modern furniture with classic inspirations, the Chair in a Box is an exquisite emergency seat that transforms from an end table to a [...]
Read More // Leave a Comment2012 Dragon Boat Israel
Celebrating its inaugural year, Dragon Boat Israel (DBI) is a joint Canada-Israel initiative introducing the sport of dragon boat racing to the country of Israel. Running May 17 and 18th, 2012, DBI originated with the members of a Canadian dragon boat team as a way to introduce people to the joys of dragon boat racing [...]
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Written and directed by Ron Ficke, Samsara is a non-narrative film sequel to the highly acclaimed 1992 film Baraka. Filmed over a period of five years in twenty five countries on five continents, Samsara transports us to the “wonders of our world, from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man’s [...]
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Canadian telecommunications company, Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM), manufacturer of the BlackBerry have been experiencing its share of plunging U.S. sales has set its sights on Dubai. Hoping to catch first-time smartphone buyers and get back in the smartphone race, RIM plans to to expand rapidly in the Middle East and other emerging markets. In [...]
Read More // Leave a CommentKissing Outside the Lines
Kissing Outside the Lines: A True Story of Love and Race and Happily Ever After by Diane Farr is a candid exploration of interracial marriages in America. Told through the viewpoint of her own experience of dating, marrying, and creating a family with someone from a race and culture different from her own, Diane Farr [...]
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South Korean automobile manufacturer, Hyundai has collaborated with Italian fashion label Prada for a limited run of Hyundai’s Genesis Sedan. With interest to provide South Koreans an even higher level of sophistication for those who really want to stand out, the 2012 Genesis Prada sedan is limited to 1,200 units built and will be sold [...]
Read More // Leave a Comment54th San Francisco Int’l Film Festival
Celebrating its 54th year, the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) continues to be the longest-running film festival in America, with an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation. Running April 21 through May 5, 2011, SFIFF features 189 films from 48 countries with a mixture of feature films, live action and animated shorts, television [...]
Read More // Leave a CommentTap Translate iPhone/ Android App
Tap Translate, iPhone/ Android application by Ronen Drihem is a mobile translator tool that translates foreign languages through the phone’s safari/android web browser. Supporting 56 languages, Tap Translate instantly translates words while browsing the web without the need to switch into an application. Translation from words all the way to entire web pages are supported [...]
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Google Translate, iPhone/ Android application by Google introduces an official mobile translator tool, built upon Google’s Google Translate HTML5 web app launched in August of 2008. In addition to translating a word or phrase into more than 50 languages features on the web app, Google Translate’s new application accepts speech-to-speech translation for 15 languages and [...]
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Jibbigo, iPhone/ Android application by Jibbigo LLC is a mobile speech-to-speech translator tool, offering a vocabulary of around 40,000 words. Available in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, German, French, Iraqi Arabic and Tagalog translated to English, the application works by speaking into the mobile device in one language and then Jibbigo renders the translation audibly as [...]
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