There is a new iPod Touch  coming out next week with all the updates we expect. Here is the run down. Enjoy

• It has the iPhone's Retina Display, a 3.5-inch IPS-based that has a razor-sharp 326ppi resolution. That's 960 x 640 pixels.
• It can record 720p high definition video and take photos with its back camera.
• It can FaceTime with other iPod touches and iPhone 4s, using its front camera.
• It runs at the same speed of the iPhone 4, using the same Apple A4 chip.
• It incorporates the same 3-axis gyroscope of the iPhone 4, which makes motion tracking more precise than just the accelerometer.
• It will have iOS 4.1 built-in.
• It has a built-in speaker and microphone.

Yes I wear shoes, suits, and love brunch in SoHo, but I'm also a video game fan. The people of at Microsoft has decided to update their Xbox 360 controller.The changes include updated color scheme and a transforming dpad.  It will be available on Nov 9th as part of a play and charge bundle. $65

I dont have to say much about this one, Amazon always lays out the specs and information in full detail. Check it out people new slrs are always good.

The EOS 60D also features an EOS first: A Vari-angle 3.0-inch Clear View LCD (1,040,000 dots) monitor for easy low- or high-angle viewing. An improved viewfinder, a number of new in-camera creative options and filters, plus HDMI output for viewing images on an HDTV all make the EOS 60D invaluable for the evolving photographer. With continuously curved surfaces, user-friendliness and exuding solidity and refinement, the EOS 60D is true digital inspiration!

EOS 60D Highlights

18.0-megapixel CMOS sensor and DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor
The EOS 60D features a new, Canon-designed 18.0-megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor that captures such a high level of resolution, it's easy to crop images for enlargement without concern of losing detail. A major factor in reducing noise, the CMOS sensor assures that images shot at highest sensitivity will be remarkably smooth.

The improved DIGIC 4 Image Processor ensures that images are captured, processed and saved with remarkable speed. The EOS 60D DSLR's new 3:2 multiple aspect ratio, in-camera RAW image processing, creative filters, image resizing and provided S2 and S3 image-recording quality are all possible thanks to the DIGIC 4 Image Processor. With dazzling results, the new DIGIC 4 Image Processor also works to capture and process data of images shot at 18.0 megapixels at 5.3 fps, as well as 14-bit signal processing for excellent image gradation, enhanced Face Detection Live mode, Full HD video recording, Auto Lighting Optimizer and Lens Peripheral Optimization.

ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12800) for shooting from bright to dim light

With a broad range of ISO settings, expandable up to 6400 in the Auto Setting and 12800 with Custom function, the EOS 60D enables shooting from sunrise to sunset and helps ensure capture of the finest detail. With enhanced high-sensitivity optimization, subjects can be captured clearly and easily at high shutter speeds without flash, with minimized blur and noise. In bright scenes, especially long exposures in daylight, optimal exposure can be achieved with a fully open wide-diameter lens, no dark filter needed.

Improved EOS HD Video mode with manual exposure control
Designed for the evolving, tech-savvy user, the EOS 60D features HD Video capture technologies--manual exposure control for more creative control, for example--borrowed directly from professional Canon DSLRs to capture stellar video with all the benefits of shooting with a DSLR. By shooting video with the EOS 60D, photographers as well as filmmakers can take advantage of the creative features native to DSLR cameras. Along with its manual controls, the EOS 60D allows for full use of Canon EF and EF-S lenses, including Macro and Fisheye, providing a plethora of shooting options once reserved only for still photography. The resulting HD video is a standout in its beautiful depth-of-field characteristics and remarkable capture capability under poor lighting conditions. Additionally, a Movie Crop function is included: An SD-quality video (640 x 480) can be cropped to the equivalent of about 7x magnification of regular shooting.

The audio input level can be set to Auto or Manual, up to 64 levels, and a wind filter minimizes unwanted background noise. By pressing the Quick Control button, a simple graphic user interface for adjusting image quality, white balance, image creation and other settings appears on the LCD. The EOS 60D even lets users edit video in-camera: On-site or off, unnecessary scenes can be deleted and the start/end points of video footage can be designated via in-camera editing functions without the need of a separate computer.


Video can be captured at a number of resolutions and frame rates for numerous applications. It can capture 1920 x 1080 Full HD video at frame rates of 30 (29.97 fps), 24 (23.976 fps) and 25.0 frames per second, for up to 4GB per clip. Video footage is saved as MOV files and can be viewed in Full HD through the EOS 60D DSLR's HDMI output. Other recording sizes include HD at 1280 x 720 (50/60 fps) or SD/VGA at 640 x 480 (50/60 fps)--24/30 fps delivers cinema-like motion, while 60fps is perfect for footage being uploaded to video-sharing websites. The EOS 60D also has a built-in microphone for simple mono recording and stereo sound can be recorded through a self-powered external microphone.

Vari-angle 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor
A first for any EOS, the EOS 60D features a bright, high resolution, flip-out Vari-angle 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor for shooting at a variety of angles. By easily switching between low and high angles, the EOS 60D freely enables angle adjustments even if the camera is mounted on a tripod or has a battery grip attached.

With 1,040,000 (dots/VGA) pixels for spectacular detail, the advanced, smudge-resistant monitor includes high transparency materials plus anti-reflective and water-repellant coatings to provide clear and bright viewing. Superb for reviewing, editing and deleting photos or composing new images in Live View function, the Vari-angle Clear View LCD monitor is also the perfect means for accessing camera settings like ISO, metering modes, AF Point selection, the horizontal Electronic Level and flash options.

5.3fps continuous shooting up to approx. 58 Large/JPEGs and 16 RAW
The EOS 60D operates with such effortless speed that operation is nothing short of intuitive. With a 0.1 second start-up time, speedy autofocus and minimal shutter lag, the EOS 60D is made to capture even rapidly-occurring scenes with stunning precision. Able to shoot up to 5.3 frames per second (fps), capturing a maximum burst of approximately 58 Large/JPEGs and 16 RAW, the EOS 60D DSLR lets you catch even the briefest of moments, whether it's a faced-paced soccer game or the flicker of a candle flame.


96% viewfinder coverage allowing you to see more of your image in the viewfinder
The EOS 60D features a phenomenally redesigned viewfinder that not only offers an improved 96% coverage, 0.95x magnification, a 27.0° angle of view and user-controlled dioptric adjustment, it also features a newly designed transparent LCD display that enables a number of viewfinder displays. A six-level battery check indicator has been added on the left, and the exposure level indicator scale has been expanded to up to three stops, with arrows indicating greater exposure levels.

The 60D's Electronic Level.

The EOS 60D also features an advanced horizontal Electronic Level, that, when activated, is superimposed on the LCD monitor to aid in achieving evenly leveled shots by indicating the horizontal tilt up to approximately 9° in 1° increments.

Enhanced iFCL 63-zone, Dual-layer metering system; and 9-point AF system
The EOS 60D features a sophisticated, 63-zone Dual-layer sensor designed to complement the 9-point AF system. By taking into account the color and luminosity surrounding chosen AF points, this system delivers an advanced level of accuracy for better results even in difficult lighting situations. Since the metering sensor has a color measurement function, exposure errors and focus errors caused by different light sources are minimized; the EOS 60D gives stable exposure from shot to shot in situations where light changes, such as in a theater or concert hall. This makes the EOS 60D ideal for scenes with extreme difference in brightness such as brightly lit scenes or backlit scenes; the camera balances exposure of the main subject at the background, and exposures are not overly influenced by bright areas in the shot.

Since the EOS 60D provides high-speed X-sync ("X-sync" means the fastest shutter speed that can synchronize with a flash burst at the moment the shutter is fully released) up to 1/250 sec., the range of photographic expression is dramatically increased, allowing the EOS 60D to be used with confidence in bright scenes or dim.

Metering zones.

Convert RAW images into JPEGs in-camera and set the images to a 3:2 aspect ratio
The EOS 60D marks a highpoint in convenience for the photographer by being able to shoot an image as a RAW file and then process it entirely in-camera to produce a separate JPEG file without the need of an outside computer. The EOS 60D gives you 10 process variables--brightness adjustment, white balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, noise reduction, JPEG image-recording quality, color space, lens peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction and chromatic aberrations correction--to create the image you envision, set to the 3:2 aspect ratio used in 35mm film.

Additionally, once you capture an image with the EOS 60D, you can digitally manipulate it in-camera with a number of creative filters for artistic and dramatic effect. Options include Soft Focus Effect to convey dreamy tableaus; Grainy Black-and-White Effect for a gritty, hard-bitten look; Toy Camera Effect--the deliberate vignetting and color shift technique popular in art photography--and Miniature Effect, which blurs the top and bottom edges of the image to emphasize perspective and conveys a miniaturized look of the scene.

Compatibility with SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
The EOS 60D DSLR uses popular SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards. Compact, inexpensive and available in increasingly large capacities, SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards are a perfect complement to the EOS 60D DSLR's compact and lightweight body design.

Compatible with the full line of Canon EF and EF-S lenses
The EOS 60D is compatible with all Canon lenses in the EF and EF-S lineup, ranging from ultra-wide angle to super telephoto lenses. Canon lenses employ advanced optical expertise and micron-precision engineering to deliver unprecedented performance in all facets of the photographic process. Special optical technologies, such as aspherical, ultra-low dispersion, or fluorite elements are featured in the universally acclaimed L-series lenses. And Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer technology is featured in select lenses to minimize the effect of camera shake. Additionally, photographers can use for video the same lenses they do for still photography; Canon wide-angle, macro, super-telephoto, tilt-shift and fisheye lenses provide a wealth of focal lengths, depth-of-field and other creative shooting options once reserved for stills. Through Canon lenses, photographers can truly maximize the quality and liberating performance of the EOS 60D.


Flash Photography
With a flash sync speed of 1/250 of a second, the EOS 60D also features the acclaimed E-TTL II flash metering system. With any of the flashes in the EX Speedlite line (sold separately), E-TTL II provides reliable flash output whether shooting fill-in flash pictures in sunlight, or using flash in total darkness. With E-TTL II, the exact same 35-zone metering sensor used for measuring ambient light is also used for flash metering--giving even finer metering command of the image area. If you prefer a broader area for flash metering, there's a menu setting to change to "Average" flash metering--where the entire 35-zone area is measured evenly for flash exposure. Additionally, the EOS 60D has a Speedlite transmitter built-in for convenient, full-featured wireless control of EX-series Speedlite flashes set as slave units.

The Canon Speedlite 430EX II is the ideal step-up accessory for powerful flash shooting with the EOS 60D. It has excellent flash power (maximum guide number of 141 ft./43m at ISO 100), and is the perfect way to get great flash pictures when you can't get right up to the subject. The 430EX II is also great for bounce flash, with its tilting and swiveling flash head. It automatically zooms the flash head to cover lenses ranging from 16mm up to 105mm or longer with the EOS 60D. Of course, it works with the camera to provide full E-TTL II automatic flash exposure. And the 430EX II has a powerful AF-assist beam, which allows the camera to autofocus even in total darkness on subjects as far as 32 ft. from the camera.

Big Sean's new street album Finally Famous III: BIG will be released tomorrow but here is something to hold you over. Liberated via Onsmash

Big Sean – Almost Wrote You A Love Song (feat. Suai) (Produced by Key Wane & No I.D.)

 

Photography books are my all time favorite, not just cause it has less words but more so because you have powerful images and words to support them. Cult Scorsese classic film,Taxi driver, has been rebirthed via this paper form. The Unit photographer Steve Schaprio has published a book of several images he captured while on set of the film. 95% of the images have never been release this book is an instant classic. $700  Liberated via Taschen Books

I have always loved Canon and their SLR line for I shoot alot with my T2i and 5D this is exciting news only true camera heads would get. Here's the press release.

TOKYO, August 31, 2010—Canon Inc. announced today that it has successfully developed the world's largest CMOS image sensor, with a chip size measuring 202 x 205 mm. Because its expanded size enables greater light-gathering capability, the sensor is capable of capturing images in one one-hundredth the amount of light required by a professional-model digital SLR camera.

At 202 x 205 mm, the newly developed CMOS sensor is among the largest chips that can be produced from a 12-inch (300 mm) wafer, and is approximately 40 times the size of Canon's largest commercial CMOS sensor.

In the past, enlarging the size of the sensor resulted in an increase in the amount of time required between the receiving and transmission of data signals, which posed a challenge to achieving high-speed readout. Canon, however, solved this problem through an innovative circuit design, making possible the realization of a massive video-compatible CMOS sensor. Additionally, by ensuring the cleanest of cleanroom environments during the production process, the sensor minimizes image imperfections and dust.

Because the increased size of the new CMOS sensor allows more light to be gathered, it enables shooting in low-light environments. The sensor makes possible the image capture in one one-hundredth the amount of light required by a 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor, facilitating the shooting of 60 frame-per-second video with a mere 0.3 lux of illumination

Potential applications for the new high-sensitivity CMOS sensor include the video recording of stars in the night sky and nocturnal animal behavior.

Through the further development of distinctive CMOS image sensors, Canon will break new ground in the world of new image expression, in the area of still images as well as video.

As of August 27, 2010. Based on a Canon study.
The approximately 21.1 megapixel 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor employed in the company's EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR cameras.
Approximately one-half the brightness of a moonlit night.

Kanye is not stopping, as you must of heard already Kanye has decided to put out a new song every friday from him or one of his artists until Christmas. G.O.O.D. Fridays from the G.O.O.D. music family. Here we have a record that is said to be on the Kanye West x Jay-Z  5 song EP titled ,Watch the Throne,. He is really doing his thing. Liberated via OnSmash

Kanye West & Jay-Z – Monster (feat. Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Ivor)

Balenciaga can do no wrong in my eyes, they have confirmed my opinion with these frames. The over sized round acetate frames give a 60's feel with current style. The sunglasses have brown graduated lenses, gold-tone designer logo at hinges, a designer stamp on inside arm, transparent arms and come in a black stamped leather hard sunglasses case. 100% UV protection. $350 Liberated Net-A-Porter

The summer season is coming to an close, so why not end it in style. Acquaefuoco  has several outdoor fireplaces that don’t call for marshmallows, but more so a glass of wine.  Meet their Minerva model, the 140 x 60 cm steel cylinder, which comes in black or white, the slick design is topped with a Pyrex glass to protect against the fire. Fit for any outdoor event and is sure to make your friends reconsider those fire pits.

 

Perfect for the upcoming fall season, Burberry has released their 2010 Check sneaker. These cocoa favorites are composed of chocolate leather with a their signature print covering the canvas sides. Available via Burberry retailers. $308 for the Hi tops and $279 for the low.

N.E.R.D. MTV Live Sessions by Hypetrak


N.E.R.D.'s Private session with MTV from their album NOTHING

The legendary Steve Stoute did a great interview with Time Mag about marketing for the new age. Check out a piece of the article below.

According to Stoute, this seismic shift has ushered in an era of shared cultural tastes and attitudes. The tanning concept, he says, is built around not the physical reality of different racial makeups but rather what he calls "a shared mental complexion." To make a brand relevant, companies need to understand that multicultural advertising is no longer a niche strategy: multicultural is what America looks like. "One of the things that made me realize right away that Steve was an innovative thinker was when I heard him talking about the tanning of America," says Pamela El, marketing vice president of State Farm. "He said that advertisers and marketers need to follow the lay of the land, and the face of America is changing." Stoute took LeBron James to State Farm, managing to make King James both relevant and funny in ads for insurance.

Full Story over at TimeMag

 

The Fall/Winter season will soon be upon us and what better way to get in the mood for it then with Christian Louboutin. Meet their Guerriere boot, outfitted with smooth black suede, bold leather straps, 4.5 inch heel, and signature red sole. $1495 Liberated via Net-A-Porter

 

This remix is nothing short of amazing to say the least. The moves Kanye has been making lately has been game changing enjoy people. Liberated via 2DopeBoyz

 Kanye West – Power (rmx) f. Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz | Mediafire

The good folks from Lomography has decided to show your mobile phone some love in the camera department. These babies are called Jelly Lens, made to enhance your mobile photography experience with a full line of lens. They come in 10 different styles from wide angle to polorizer to fit any photographers mood. Get them all for the small price point of $6 each. Liberated via Jelly Lens.

Bron Bron covers GQ mag and talks about to all.

 

 

 

I haven't blogged G-Shocks for one reason, they are all starting to look the same until now. This GA-110 has the ability to be your standout piece as if it where your sneakers. Here's some background on it via Streething.

G-Shock’s Japan division has revealed their new releases for the month of August and here we take a look at them.

First up is the collaboration with iconic Japanese animation Neon Genesis Evangelion (pictured above). The design takes inspiration from the EVA Unit 01 mecha with its colourway being applied onto the new GA-110 model.

Cody Hudson x Converse has joined forces to make this special edition (Product)RED Chuck Taylor. They are outfitted with  premium leather upper, embossed emblems on the ankle and tongue, and two-tone laces that match the red exterior leather and the blue inner liner. In addition, a blue toe cap and striped heel tab are used to add subtle details. Available F/W 2010 Liberated via Nicekicks

Something vintage and dope from the great minds over at pottery barn. I cant honestly say when was the last time I stepped into one of their stores, but this is a most have. It composed of 100% iron with a mango wood base $199

 

J. Crew enlists Red wing to collaborate on this boot for the upcoming fall winter season. Check out what the great folks at J.Crew had to say about the product. $300

Exclusively ours, this boot reminds us why we fell in love with Red Wing® (est. 1905) all over again. Our designers collaborated with the footwear phenom to create this rugged beauty, which is handcrafted in the U.S. from waxed canvas and the finest S.B. Foot distressed leather (the more you wear it, the more handsome it gets). It's everything we want in a work shoe and more, with just the right amount of polish to boot. Made in limited quantities (we suggest getting yours early). Leather upper. Vibram® mini-lug sole. USA.