daily roundup

01. Apple iPhone 3GS 2x faster than old iPhone, autofocus camera, video, Pre killer.”Now you can shoot video, edit it, and share it — all on your iPhone 3G S. Shoot high-quality VGA video in portrait or landscape. Trim your…

01. Everybody’s Fujoshi Girlfriend (above) “Fujoshi kanojo 腐女子 (”Fujoshi girlfriend”) is a new movie based on a blog by “Pentabu” that rode the original post-moe fujoshi boom to bestselling book status a few years ago. (Pentabu is currently blogging part 2.) I don’t have…

01. Wurstküche Exotic Sausage Grill “Located just blocks from Little Tokyo, in downtown LA’s Arts District, the exotic sausage grill and beer hall Wurstküche is raising the bar on comfort food with a menu that includes classics such as bratwurst and hot Italian,…

01. Ten Years After Napster, Musicians Are Still Getting Screwed “Ten years ago yesterday, Napster revolutionized commercial music by – we’re all grownups; let’s call a spade a spade – democratizing piracy.” (readwrite) 02. OLGGA’s Portable Log Cabin Conceals a Sleek Modern…

01. A Fifth Avenue Topshop May Be on the Horizon “We’re still a little afraid of the Soho Topshop. The 14-year-olds. The bright colors. The bangle bracelets large enough to seriously injure a small child. Sometimes it feels more like…

01. Edgartista: The New Millennium “Meticulous and relentless, Edgartista‘s four year project, “The New Millennium,” began with a sketch on his daily train commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Inspired by the urban landscape, the upshot is a large-scale futuristic drawing that incorporates…

01. madsen; bicycle “+” “The cycle industry seems to only be getting stronger – I love practical re-makes. Made in SLC Utah, these bikes can haul about 600 lbs! Available in dramatic black, yummy cream and sweet baby blue – in…

01. A Rare Tour of IMAX Cameras (above) “There are 26 IMAX film cameras in the world today. At IMAX HQ, I got to play with 4 of them (and take plenty of photographs for you).” (gizmodo) 02. Branding Goes Real Time “The…

01. How Much Is That Artifact in the Window? “Many of us have bought design objects for pleasure or scholarship. We’ve paid big bucks or a pittance. But what determines the value? Is it simply supply and demand or some abstract…

01. Seafarers’ Memoirs, Written on Skin (above) “Cain was branded on his forehead. The town of Bethlehem was once renowned for its tattoos, applied by pilgrims as if to commemorate Jesus’ stigmata. During the Renaissance, tattoos of astrological signs were thought…