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Adriana Lima Accessorizes With High-Tech Treats

GeekSugar — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:09:19 -0800

In this month's issue of Vogue Paris, you'll find Victoria's Secret beauty, Adriana Lima, modeling the latest in designer watches. What this tech-fanatic couldn't help but notice were the carefully place gadget goods - like iPhones, iPods and a BlackBerry - which were fabulously featured in the shoot. To see the scans featuring the tech cameos, have a little gander at my slideshow! Source

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Iron Maiden Gwyneth and The Future of Fashion!

GeekSugar — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:30:14 -0700

What if Tony Stark had been Antonia Stark and Gwyneth Paltrow was the one suiting up in Iron Man, out today? The film would probably look like Vogue's spread with cover girl Gwyneth Paltrow - real props from Marvel complement couture gowns and elaborate wiring that's as much her power as it is her accessory. Check out the slideshow for the whole Gwyneth shoot!

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Vogue Wants To Get Digital

GeekSugar — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:00:23 -0700

This month's Vogue has more than Iron Woman Gwyneth Paltrow - they have a spread called "Let's Get Digital," that seems to be aimed squarely at me and my geeksugar loyalists! They mix Logitech with Lanvin, iPhones with Armani, Blackberrys and Balenciaga - what I've been striving to do for years: meshing a look that loves fashion as much as technology. Check out the slideshow to see the geek chic intersections!

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Goyard Laptop Sleeves: I Have Died and Gone to Heaven

GeekSugar — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:30:43 -0800

Man alive, did I have to see these spankin' new laptop sleeves by Goyard in this month's Vogue right when I am at my most vulnerable - post-Christmas, when all I want to do is shop?

But at $830 each, they're more expensive than many laptops on the market, but I'm still sighing big. Goyard is my fantasy/someday bag maker, and now they've also got my fantasy/someday laptop bag.

Tech Takes a Backseat in The September Issue

GeekSugar — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:53:41 -0700

I've been patiently waiting to see The September Issue ever since Fab showed us the trailer back in June, and I finally got the chance to make it to the theater over the weekend.

The documentary follows Vogue's stoic editor Anna Wintour as she prepares for the biggest issue release of the year and chronicles the pressures that follow. Naturally, I was interested in seeing the fashion and getting a behind-the-scenes look at how the magazine runs, but I was hoping for some tech sightings as well.

Although there wasn't much gadget eye candy in the film, we first see Anna onscreen rocking two phones - a BlackBerry and a Motorola RAZR - on her way into the office. One for work and one for play, I presume. At first I was surprised to see Anna wielding that particular flip phone (I guess I was expecting her to tote a high-fashion Dior or Prada phone), but then I remembered this was filmed in 2007 - RAZRs were all the rage back then.

There were a few other gadget sightings in the film. Find out what they are when you read more.

In The September Issue, we see Anna using both a black and white MacBook in her office, as well as a MacBook Pro when she presents the final cut of the issue to the executives. Tech took a backseat in this film, but I can't complain - the fashion more than made up for its absence.

Philips Gets Sexy and Sultry In UK Vogue

GeekSugar — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:00:21 -0700

In next month's issue of UK Vogue, Philips will be unveiling the Aurea: A light-framed TV, which is said to "seduce the senses and bring emotion, luxury and desire into the functional world of technology." Photographer Vincent Peters, Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, and Paris-based jewelry designer, Lorenz Baumer join film director Wong Kar Wai to create a campaign that uses the concept of seduction by light as inspiration, hence giving it the name Seduction by Light. Discussed on Catwalk Queen, this new "tech ad" is definitely a rarity in many high-fashion women's mags. I'm wondering if this will become more of the norm, considering women spent more on technology last year than men!

Which Is Cooler: The Black Wii or the White Wii?

GeekSugar — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:37:26 -0700

After declaring white to be the in vogue color for gadgets, I may have to eat my words. After being crisp white for two years, the Wii is going to debut this Summer in black.

The bad news? It's not coming to the US quite yet - the new colors will first only be available in Japan. That's a bummer, but then, anticipating something is always half the fun.

Let's talk about the more important implications of these colors: It's black, baby! I've just gotten used to lightening up my media center, and now we're heading back to deep, mysterious noir? I'm not saying I can't get behind it, it's just an adjustment.

So tell me, when it comes to gadgets - particularly this new Wii - do you prefer them to be in clean, Apple-esque white, or sleek, chic black?

Five Must-Have iPhone Camera Apps

GeekSugar — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:03:49 -0700

It's probably safe to say Annie Leibovitz doesn't use the iPhone camera for Vogue photo shoots. The iPhone's camera is incredibly basic and comes with plenty of flaws, but use it right and it can make you organized and on-the-ball.

If you're looking to use it for more than remembering where you parked and goofy pics, invest in a few inexpensive apps to improve its functionality and enhance your pics. There are hundreds of choices available at the iTunes store, but here is a handful that you simply must have. Who can say no to improved pics for less than $10? Certainly not me!

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iPods and iPhones Are Not Allowed in the Gates Household

GeekSugar — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:02:16 -0800

This month's Vogue has a great interview with Mrs. Bill Gates, the lovely philanthropist Melinda Gates. The interview focuses on the Microsoft founder's better half, but there's a fun Apple rivalry moment in the piece, when the subject of the couples' kids is brought up.

She says: "There are very few things that are on the banned list in our household. But iPods and iPhones are two things we don't get for our kids."

Gates does admit to being swayed - a little- by Apple's smartphone, though: "Every now and then I look at my friends and say 'Ooh, I wouldn't mind having that iPhone'."

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Have You Ever Photoshopped a Picture of Yourself?

GeekSugar — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:15:57 -0700

Scientific American has a tutorial on how to spot a doctored photo, which is really interesting when applied to timely news photos, but for this gossip junkie, it doubles in interest when you use it to spot photoshopped celebrity photos! In the new Sex and the City movie, Carrie is swayed into doing a magazine photo shoot with two words: "Vogue airbrushing." I won't lie to you, my vanity perked up when I was first learning Photoshop, because I was thinking "Yessss! No more zits!"

If you don't do what you can to look your best while taking the photo, you know you have post-pic options. Though I have yet to erase my own blemishes with Photoshop, I have fixed red-eye and offered my skills to friends who have complained about unflattering photos of themselves.

So, spill: Have you used your Photoshop skills to fix a photo of you, or had someone do it for you?

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