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Check out Apple's beautiful new NYC store — Gizmodo A hands-on review of Palm's Pixi device — Engadget Vimeo launches mobile friendly versions for the iPhone/iPod Touch and Android — CNET Some of the most wacky and high-tech vending machines for your viewing pleasure — The Business Insider Learn how retro rotary phones can be used as decorative pieces in your home — Unplggd Bing has Read more
Oh man, if you missed The Colbert Report the other night, I've got to fill you in on the details about this hilarious segment. Stephen started talking about Milton Pedraza, the CEO of the "Luxury Institute," who recommends a strategy of "stealth wealth" and "avoiding conspicuous consumption for a less flashy image" during this economic crisis. Stephen then goes on to say that he took Milton's Read more
In the days of cell phones and video chat, there's not much of a reason to keep a rotary telephone around other than its vintage good looks. A new project called the Rotobooth is repurposing those antique devices of yore in a way that is so 2012: a text message-sending photo booth. Rotobooth users dial their mobile numbers the old-school way with long winds around the rotary phone located below Read more
Lancôme's new L'Absolu Nu lipstick ($29) is getting a seriously sexy boost with a new ad featuring Kate Winslet. The Oscar-winning actress spends a full minute luxuriating in a sheet (and apparently not much else) and talking on an old-fashioned rotary phone in a totally white room. The spot does make her lipstick look extremely fetching, so to see more of Kate, just keep reading. Read more
