It's been a while since we gave Harry Winston's Opus watch any play, but some timepieces are just too lavish to pass up. Case in point: the Opus Eleven, designed by temporal taste-maker Denis Giguet of MCT. Aesthetically speaking, it's probably a touch too steampunk for some, but the way it tells time is straight up fascinating. Giguet points out the movement enlists 566 parts, a good deal of which are exposed in the main face -- the center piece displays the hour, while the upper right disc shows off the minutes. Now, it might look like a relatively minimal watch for Harry Winston, but its case is made of 18k white gold and sapphire crystal, and the Opus Eleven's definitely got a Winston-worthy price tag, ringing in at about $250,000. So if you've got a quarter of a mill just laying around, this is a definite contender for that stack of cash. Want to see all those tiny pieces in action? Check out the video after the break.
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Monday, April 4, 2011
Harry Winston's Opus Eleven watch: mechanical masterpiece / bank breaker (video)
It's been a while since we gave Harry Winston's Opus watch any play, but some timepieces are just too lavish to pass up. Case in point: the Opus Eleven, designed by temporal taste-maker Denis Giguet of MCT. Aesthetically speaking, it's probably a touch too steampunk for some, but the way it tells time is straight up fascinating. Giguet points out the movement enlists 566 parts, a good deal of which are exposed in the main face -- the center piece displays the hour, while the upper right disc shows off the minutes. Now, it might look like a relatively minimal watch for Harry Winston, but its case is made of 18k white gold and sapphire crystal, and the Opus Eleven's definitely got a Winston-worthy price tag, ringing in at about $250,000. So if you've got a quarter of a mill just laying around, this is a definite contender for that stack of cash. Want to see all those tiny pieces in action? Check out the video after the break. 
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Watch Egyptian President’s Address Live on YouTube
Protests against Mubarak’s presidency have continued in Egypt during the past 17 days. The government has responded by shutting down Twitter, Facebook, and then the entire Internet. On February 1, Mubarak promised that he would not run for office again after his term expires in September, a concession that many protesters were not satisfied with.
Al Jazeera has led the world’s media in coverage throughout the protests, and it has used its obviously superior coverage to leverage a campaign to bring the news network to the United States.
For now, however, many Americans are accessing its broadcast on the Internet. YouTube has made this a bit easier by hosting a live stream of its coverage.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Watch Rupert Murdoch Unveil “The Daily” [LIVE]
News Corp Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch is on stage to unveil his latest project: a newspaper designed specifically for the iPad dubbed The Daily.
We’re reporting live from the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, where the event is being held. Murdoch has been joined by Apple’s Eddy Cue, vice president of Internet Services.
The launch was originally rumored to take place on January 19 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where Murdoch was expected to be joined by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. (Jobs has since taken an indefinite leave of absence from the company, citing health issues.) A person familiar with the matter told AllThingsD that the launch was delayed by Apple, who needed some more time to fine tune its new subscription service for publications sold through iTunes.
The key facts:
Two subscription options: weekly at $0.99 or yearly at $39.99, new subscription process from Apple.Many photographs will be formatted as interactive, 360-degree images.Can share articles on Facebook, Twitter and e-mail.Can clip and save stories.Can record audio comments.Will link out to the web, view in in-app browser.Has interactive bells and whistles found frequently in existing iPad magazines.Twitter integrated in parts, especially in Sports section.It will be updated throughout the day.First two weeks are free courtesy of Verizon.Other advertisers include Pepsi and Virgin Atlantic.Sophisticated in-app weather dashboard.Will go live at noon.Issues will not be backlogged. Archive searching coming soon.Initial investment was $30 million, says Murdoch.Costs less than half a million dollars to produce each week, says Murdoch.Murdoch & editor-in-chief skirted questions about political bent.As other tablets get established, we will develop other technology to be on them, Murdoch says. We will be on all the major tablets, he adds.HTML versions of many stories will appear on the web.Non-subscribers can see content shared on social networks for free.Subscriptions will pay for most in the beginning, hope to get to advertising to 50/50.Saturday, December 4, 2010
Internet TV Network Revision3 Wants You To Lean Back And Watch … On Your TV
Internet TV network Revision3 is today formally debuting a new TV-optimized website and bringing its full catalog of online content to multiple platforms including Google TV, Yahoo! Connected TV, Windows Media Center, AppleTV, Boxee and Roku.
Revision3, which was founded by Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson and David Prager, is porting its full line-up of more than 20 programs to the television screen, including shows like Tekzilla, Diggnation, AppJudgment, Dan 3.0 and Film Riot.
You can use either customized applications for the various Internet-enabled television sets or combos, or you can simply visit TV.revision3.com to watch the shows.
The application’s user interface was designed to make finding content simple, according to the company, as it sorts shows by name, category, featured content and most recent episodes. Viewers are also able to manually search for their favorite episodes and “lean back and watch” fresh content.
Will you be tuning in to the no-longer-strictly-Web-only Internet TV network from your TV?
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