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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 

If Alcohol Brands Targeted Babies

Italian based artist Anna Utopia Giordano has come up with a humorous yet shocking series that fuses iconic kid’s toy brands with popular alcohol bottles. Check them out below but definitely not one to try at home...

Source: YinnYang

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Cathedral of 55,000 LED Lights at Light Festival 2012

Constructed of wood, covered with 55,000 LED lights and reaching 28 meters (92 ft.) into the sky, the LED cathedral was the standout piece at this years Light Festival. Taking place in Ghent, Belgium more than half a million people were drawn to the display and understandably so! Check it out below...

Source: The Cool Hunter

Instagram London

TimeOut recently put a call out for Instagram enthusiasts to submit their favourite London snaps. They have now received their 1,000th submission so in celebration we have picked some of our favourite. Check them out below...

Source: TimeOut

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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...

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

Review of 2011 in Lego

Last year was quite a busy one in the news to say the least. The Guardian have turned some of the more profound cases into Lego scenarios. Check them out...

The Royal Wedding

Charlie Sheen's Antics

Steve Jobs' Passing

Source: WeAreHQ

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2012 Films to Watch Out For!

As 2012 has now arrived we've put together a list of films to watch out for this calender year. There are some fantatic looking films on the horizon, check them out and let us know which you are most looking forward to...

Safe House: Released 24th February.

 Marvel's The Avengers: Released 4th May.

 The Amazing Spider-Man: Released 4th July.

 The Dark Knight Rises: Released 20th July.

 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Released 14th December.