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Mega Watches And Cars In duPont Registry {Luxist}
Oct 24th 2008 9:51AM i've said it before, and I'll say it again. Those iceLink watches are some of the must hideously appalling and aggressively mediocre timepieces ever. They look like something you'd buy for $15 from a fleamarket in a bad part of town. Wearing one advertises to the world you have neither class nor taste, and I dont understand why they'd feature it in this publication. I (literally) wouldn't use one to wipe my ass, let alone adorn my wrist. Let the rappers have their fun with their little bit of money, I do believe this recession (coupled with their resounding lack of financial common-sense) will take care of them just wonderfully.
While the Corum isnt really to my liking either (more of a problem with the square case, nothing else), I do quite like the Franc Villa & the Ulysse Nardin
$65 Million In Malibu, Estate of the Day {Luxist}
Jul 12th 2008 12:18PM Kevin, I couldn't agree with you more. While that IS a lovely house, theres NO WAY its worth $65 million (to me anyways)
a few yrs ago I could have purchased the CN Tower here in Toronto for less than 1/3rd that price, or I could decide to blow my $65m to have 3 x 100,000 sq ft Hindu temples hand crafted by master artisans in India, deconstructed, shipped here in large containers and subsequently rebuilt in tremendously short order by an army of cheap domestic laborers.......or 1 x 10,000 sqft "so-so" house sitting mere ft from an ocean who's level is expected to gradually rise in the next several decades, more than likely destroying this home and all those around it....no thank you.
that being said, I have to agree that as far as EOTD listings go, this is certainly one of the more tasteful ones Ive seen in a while. At this price range I'd tend to live in fear of being exposed to disconcertingly opulent, trump-esque interiors and tacky accoutrement's that would make even a saudi oil sheik blush.
Channel Drive, Estate of the Day {Luxist}
Jun 6th 2008 10:17PM Ewwwwwwww......
not for $35m, thats for sure.
Im generally not so averse to modern homes, but this thing is so dated, I cant imagine someone paying that much money to live in such an abomination. It looks like the lobby at a holiday inn. At 1/2 acre, I couldnt even picture this as being any kind of returnable investment. I dont care if its in Santa Barbara, I'd still feel like a piece of sh** for paying almost 1/30th of a billion dollars for 1/2 acre of mediocre land.
Vodka 360: World's First Eco Luxury Vodka {Luxist}
Mar 30th 2008 5:06PM So what about this is in any way, shape or form considered "green" or "eco-friendly"? It makes me sick how people through around terms such as "eco-friendly" and "sustainable" to suit a whole host of trivial endeavors. "responsibility" is generally not something synonymous with the consumption of Vodka....
Chopawamsic Island, Estate of the Day {Luxist}
Apr 12th 2007 7:53PM The property has a lot of potential....looks like with a bit of work and a dumptruck full of money you could make something truly special.
Whats with the terrible, BW or discolored photographs though? You'd think that considering they want $25 million they'd at least go down and take new pictures...
Bell & Ross Instrument Tourbillion {Luxist}
Apr 12th 2007 7:45PM WOW!
I dont care what dick tree the watch boy says .... thats frigging HOT!
I've always been a huge fan of Bell & Ross watches....in fact the Space 3 was the watch that made me love watches, but this is, in my opinion, the finest model yet. Where can I get one?
Are Brad and Angelina Buying A Yacht? {Luxist}
Apr 12th 2007 7:41PM I was just thinking that myself David...As wealthy as they may be, I dont think they've got a few hundred million dollars sitting around that they could casually waste on themselves.....and, as much as I dislike the both of them, I've got to believe they'd be more likely to donate money to chairty or adopt more children from the hottest boutique african nations..
RealPIX point-and-shoot aims at realtors, fails to impress {Engadget}
Apr 12th 2007 4:31PM Chris,
Do you mind elaborating on exactly which facet of photography I seem to be negligent in...
I said it would be more beneficial to use a higher aperature like f22 or f29 with longer exposure to utilize a greater depth of field, resulting in substantially more detailed images than can be captured at f2.0....AM I crazy or have I just misunderstood the principals of optical science and photography for the past 15 years? Its nice to have a lens that goes down to f2.0 for a variety of reasons I mentioned earlier....macro photography, portraits, action / sports photography....highly detailed arcitechtural photography is most definetely not one of those reasons...or at least its certainly not a feature I'd want to brag about when trying to sell something without an LCD screen for $300....
Also...your assertion that your canon wideangle lens cost $1200 is a testament to the shittiness of this camera...you CANNOT buy a good (in nearly every conceivable sense of the word) "wide angle" lens for $300...probably not even if it was stolen...if they "spent their money on the lens" then its still going to be nothing more than a crappy camera with no major features, no expansion slots, no LCD, no adjustable aperture or exposure, no adjustable ISO....Im sure the pictures DO look better than ones taken from a comparable 640x480 camera phone or webcam, but Im sure the differences are negligable, and I still wouldnt wish this $300 abomination on my worst enemy....You cant make a wideangle lens for $300 without it experiencing distortion and chromatic abberation - if it were possible you and I wouldnt be forced to shell out $1000+ for our lenses, as I'm sure you already know...
I'd like to see some examples of pictures taken with this camera...
RealPIX point-and-shoot aims at realtors, fails to impress {Engadget}
Apr 12th 2007 12:27PM That is pretty obscene....While I certainly understand the reasons why a product like this might exist, the design and execution of that idea is absolutely insane. Sure....having a semi-wide angle lens like that is a good idea, but there is NO conceivable scenario that would validate such a high price tag for such a woefully inadequate feature set. F2.0 with a big flash is alright for very low-light scenario's...but if I had the choice, I'd much rather shoot at f29 with a tripod and have everything in perfect, crisp focus.....I have a few f1.8 lenses for my DSLR, and, as much as I love them for macro or dramatic portrait photography, I’d never dream of shooting any type of detailed scene or architectural photography at 1.8, or 2.0 for that matter…its just stupid….. also, 640x480 is completely unacceptable...you might as well just use your cell phone to take the pictures....what if you ever want to get the photos printed or displayed on just about any other medium than a shitty thumbnail real-estate website? And the omission of an integrated LCD is especially unforgivable...It doesn’t have to include buttons or complex menus....just let people see the pictures they took...otherwise, why the hell do they even want to shoot digitally? Might as well just go back to film and start wasting money and time developing pictures you don’t even want...
If this were $100 it MIGHT be considered only a moderately reprehensible markup for an especially niche product, but $300 is just criminal…unrestrained profiteering at its worst....I see nothing that would justify this price....their only hope in the world is that there just might be enough stupid-assed, overpaid, clueless, luddite real-estate agents out there willing to shell out for this steaming pile of deuce..
Lil Jon's Necklace Sets Bling Record {Luxist}
Mar 29th 2007 6:38PM What an unconscionable waste of resources. A more shameless, tasteless, downright obscene farce I have yet to encounter. There is something inherently felonious with a society that allows someone of such resounding ignorance to accumulate enough wealth to ever be in a position to purchase something like this.
And no, I’m not a racist moron who just doesn’t like hip-hop out of principle (although I must admit, I really don’t like what hip-hop has become as of late)....I’ve been a huge fan of rap for over 15 years and have seen it steadily decline in quality for almost as long. Give me some classic shit....gangstarr, wu-tang, big-l, biggie, tupac, atmosphere, madlib, MF Doom etc, and Ill listen to it all day and support it fully. This crap Lil Jon is making just sucks - He's taken stupidity and unrestrained gaudiness to an all new low.
Krunk sucks, krumping is weak, and I'll be shocked if he survives 5 years at this rate until his finances require him to melt this down and sell it all off.
