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Apple OS X Mountain Lion Preview

Yesterday Apple released a developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion, the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system, which brings popular apps and features from iPad to the Mac. Mountain Lion introduces Messages, Notes, Reminders and Game Center to the Mac, as well as Notification Center, Share Sheets, Twitter integration and AirPlay Mirroring. Mountain Lion is the first OS X release built with iCloud in mind for easy setup and integration with apps. The developer preview of Mountain Lion also introduces Gatekeeper, a revolutionary security feature that helps keep you safe from malicious software by giving you complete control over what apps are installed on your Mac. Mac users will be able to upgrade to Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store in late summer 2012.

Features:

Messages App – Replaces iChat and allows you to send unlimited messages, high-quality photos and videos directly from your Mac to another Mac or iOS device. Reminders and Notes help you create and track your to-dos across all your devices. Game Center lets you personalize your Mac gaming experience, find new games and challenge friends to play live multiplayer games, whether they’re on a Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Notification Center – Provides easy access to alerts from Mail, Calendar, Messages, Reminders, system updates and third party apps. System-wide Share Sheets make it easy to share links, photos and videos directly from Apple and third party apps. Twitter is integrated throughout Mountain Lion so you can sign on once and tweet directly from Safari, Quick Look, Photo Booth, Preview and third party apps. Mountain Lion also introduces AirPlay Mirroring, an easy way to wirelessly send a secure 720p video stream of what’s on your Mac to a HDTV using Apple TV.

iCloud – Access documents across your devices. Mountain Lion uses your Apple ID to automatically set up Contacts, Mail, Calendar, Messages, FaceTime and Find My Mac. The new iCloud Documents pushes any changes to all your devices so documents are always up to date.

Gatekeeper – A revolutionary new security feature that gives you control over which apps can be downloaded and installed on your Mac. You can choose to install apps from any source, just as you do on a Mac today, or you can use the safer default setting to install apps from the Mac App Store. For maximum security, you can set Gatekeeper to only allow apps from the Mac App Store to be downloaded and installed.

For more info on the update head HERE.

Source: Hypebeast

Back To The Future Hover Board Going into Production

There have been hundreds of replicas already, but now the time has finally come. Shortly after Nike released the Nike Mag, Mattel has announced that it will be producing the Back To The Future Hover Board!

Mattel:

“Back to the Future Hover Board: Finally! This totally awesome 1:1 replica of the hover board from the BTTF 2 and BTTF 3 films includes multiple whooshing sounds and will glide over most surfaces (does not actually “hover” – check back in 2015 for that feature). We’ll be taking orders for it March 1 – March 20, 2012, and the final product will be shipped around November/December 2012. Because this is such a high-cost item, there will be a minimum number of orders required to go into production. If we don’t receive the minimum orders, won’t go into production and customers will not be charged. The price will be announced later this month. (Note: Hover board does not work on water!)”

We can't wait to see it in action!

Source: High Snobiety 

Grammy Winners 2012

Last night the 54th annual Grammy Awards were given out and there was one clear winner of the night – Adele. The artist went home with overall 6 Grammys. Overshadowed by the unexpected death of Whitney Houston over the weekend, found dead at 48 in her Los Angeles hotel room, the Grammy Awards were nevertheless a big spectacle as usual. Check out below other standout winners...

Record of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep” Adele

Song of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep” Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth

New Artist: Bon Iver

Rock Album: “Wasting Light” Foo Fighters

R&B Album: “F.A.M.E.” Chris Brown

Rap Album: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” Kanye West

Dance/Electronica Album: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” Skrillex

Source: High Snobiety

The Bourne Legacy Trailer

There's mixed feelings amongst Bourne/Matt Damon fans about the non-reboot, non-prequel follow up to the Bourne trilogy. Apparently Matt Damon's Bourne was just the tip of the clandestine iceberg which is where The Bourn Legacy and Renner's character comes in to play. Take a look at the trailer and let us know what you think...

 

Source: Hypebeast

The Sartorialist 'Lunch for 25' with Kanye West

Yesterday we brought you the preview of 'Lunch for 25' by The Sartorialist. Today the full installment has dropped featuring some of the most influencial tastemakers from the fashion industry. Take a look to see who you can recognise...

Source: The Sartorialist

To see how the lunch came about head HERE.

The Sartorialist 'Lunch for 25' Preview

Some call him Scott Schuman, while others simply refer to him as The Satorialist. Either way, he’s arguably one of the most notable fashion photographers in the world. 'Lunch for 25' marks his first foray into a web series, in which he will feature some of the guys that have helped make his site one of the world’s most popular. Taking place at Pitti Uomo earlier this month, surely some of the most iconic looks and people will be featured. As we await the first installment to drop, this preview serves to wet your appetite.

Source: Hypebeast

A Smart Thief - You'll Watch This Twice

Well done LG...

Source: A New Hype

Samsung Touchscreen Window

Samsung recently revealed quite an amazing piece of technology at CES, whereby a window in your house is converted into a computer whilst still being able to see outside. Take a look below as the seemingly standard window popped up weather apps, Twitter and email icons that could be moved around with the swipe of a finger. Even when you want to block the light out it can even be used as an electronic blind and enabled to watch TV! Definitely one of the best bits of technology for a while...

History of Streetwear: Street Kings

Take a look at Topman Generation as they delve into the history of streetwear; with its humble beginnings at Stussy, developing through the likes of Run-DMC to become what it has today with brands such as Billionaire Boys Club now at the helm.

Source: Topman Generation

For the full article head HERE.

Apple iPad 3 Leaked Details

Just as CES (Las Vegas) was winding down Bloomberg has had 3 people claiming they have intimate details about the Apple iPad 3. The rumours are:

• It went into production this month and is due to launch in March.
• It will have a quad-core CPU (as opposed to the dual-core A5 found in iPad 2).
• The new high def display has more pixels on its screen than some high-definition televisions.

If this is true the introduction of the new iPad will be Apple’s first major hardware release since the death of company co-founder Steve Jobs in October.

Source: TechCrunch