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A Quick Getaway

Trevor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:59:14 +0000

Spent the weekend on Catalina Island. It’s nice to get away every once in awhile and do absolutely nothing.

Check out the traffic.

Drinking Buddies!

If ever in Avalon, I recommend eating at the Country Club. The bar there is great and so is the food.

여보세요!!

Paul — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:45:43 +0000

A couple months ago, I had the pleasure of visiting South Korea. Its sights, sounds, and smells have won my heart forever! Here are some clips from my trip…

octopus dinner

kings dessert

We work for tips.

Maureen Fontecha — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:13:24 +0000

No! Really, we don’t. But if ever your at Grandstar in Chinatown, make sure you be kind to my girl, Pnut. She’s all sorts of awesome!

And lovers, BEWARE!

iPad what?

David Ung — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:56:21 +0000

Microsoft has recently released images and videos of their upcoming e-book / table device, Courier. Based on the videos, the interface appears pen-based and has accurate hand-writing recognition, and comes with a built-in camera. Check out what the Microsoft Courier can do for you in this video which showcases Nike Sportswear, a client of ours.

[via: Engadget]

Sunday is a Runday

Kim Dunn — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:09:54 +0000

So a little late on this post, but a few weekends ago I headed out to the Pasadena marathon to support a few friends crazy enough to run in the intermittent rain.

All The Girls Standing In The Line For The Bathroom

Maureen Fontecha — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:59:47 +0000

Apparently, want to be happy too.

Alien Assault Rifles Courtesy of Lenny Mcgurr & LEGO:

Kevin Dunn — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:38:02 +0000

Futura2000 & LEGO… can’t wait to see how this turns out!!!

ALIEN ASSAULT RIFLES COURTESY OF LENNY MCGURR & LEGO. from tabatha mcgurr on Vimeo.

Ideas worth spreading

David Ung — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:59:37 +0000

TED2010 happened last week here at Long Beach. TED started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. The range of topics and speakers, which include Bill Gates and James Cameron, have become even broader, yet the community have managed to keep it’s two purposes: To seek a deeper understanding of the world, and hope to turn that understanding into a better future for us all.

One thing that caught my eye was the topic of using lasers to control mosquito populations.

These lasers have the ability to track and kill mosquitoes and were made with parts found on eBay. Current methods of eradicating malaria aren’t working well in Third World countries, and so Intellectual Ventures Laboratory have devised this solution. They are currently examining it’s cost effectiveness to deploy in places like Africa.

This solution seems to be working better than my current one:

[via: Wired]