Whitney Houston is set to take over Michael Jackson's London shows.
The the multi platinum best selling artist has a new record due out this year, and is being lined up for 23 of the dates the 'King of Pop' - who died of a suspected cardiac arrest on June 25 - was due to perform at The O2 arena early next year.
'Whitney Houston has been on the O2 arena wish-list for a while - she has the voice and hits to sell the arena out several times over.'
Michael had been scheduled to play 50 dates at the venue starting earlier this month and stretching into next year.
If the plan goes ahead, Whitney, could stage shows in January, February and March 2010.
She is expected to play greatest hits sets as well as her new material.
Whitney's 'I Look to You' comes out in August, and is her first new studio LP in the last few years.
~ MSN Entertainment
Q .... It's only right and fitting since Whitney's album 'The Bodyguard' is the world's 2nd biggest selling album after Michael's 'Thriller'.
Jumat, 31 Juli 2009
Rabu, 29 Juli 2009
Still Fabulous?
Tanning beds now rank alongside cigarettes and asbestos as a top-level cancer threat, the World Health Organisation's cancer research agency announced Wednesday.
Classified in 1992 and a "probable" cancer agent, research since then has left no doubt that soaking up UV rays at tanning salons significantly enhances the chances of developing the disease, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found.
"The use of sunbeds is carcinogenic to humans. It causes melanoma of the skin, and melanoma of the eye," said Vincent Cogliano, an IARC researcher who led the new assessment.
"I cannot see any reason why a healthy person should use them," he told AFP by phone.
The risk of melanoma -- the most lethal form of skin cancer -- increases by 75 percent when use of tanning devices starts before the age of 30, according to the findings, published in the British medical journal The Lancet Oncology.
The link between artificial tanning devices and cancer is not new. The WHO and national health agencies have long cautioned against using sunbeds, much as they have warned about the ill effects of overexposure to the sun.
But threshold of scientific proof is high, and required additional research on animals as well as epidemiological studies of cancer rates among humans before sunbeds could be labeled -- along with tobacco, asbestos and alcohol -- as a carcinogen.
Cogliano said it is not the IARC's role to issue recommendations, but that he hoped the new evaluation would focus attention on the issue.
"We are not a regulatory agency. We publish the scientific results so that the public health agencies can take action as they see fit."
Physicians hailed the decision, and called for tighter regulations for the multi-billion dollar tanning industry.
"We welcome the recognition that sunbeds are carcinogenic," said Nina Goad, spokeswoman for the British Association of Dermatologists.
"It is high time that steps were taken to regulate the industry, to prevent children using sunbeds, and to ensure that sunbeds are subject to health warnings like other known carcinogens."
"We have been trying for a long time to call the attention of the government to the potential risks," said George Reuter, head of France's National Union of Dermatologists.
The tubes emitting UV rays vary in intensity and can "become more dangerous over time," highlighting the need for stricter oversight, he told AFP.
Both associations stopped short of calling for an outright ban.
"The solution is to inform the public, not to outlaw sunbeds," said Reuter, adding that many dermatologists in France tell their patients not to exceed 10 sessions in year.
Those who use the devices to stay tanned year round are especially at risk, he added.
"People have the right to make their own health choices. Other known carcinogens are not banned, so I don't think you want to set a precedent with sunbeds," Goad said by phone.
Sunbeds are more common in northern Europe and the United States than most other regions. According to a survey conducted last year, some 14 million Germans aged 18 to 45 use them, with a quarter starting before the age of 17.
Earlier studies indicate that nearly a quarter of the adult population in many European countries -- including France, Belgium, Germany and Sweden -- have used sunbeds, which emit a higher concentration of UV rays than sunlight.
The sunbed association, and industry lobby group based in Britain, disputed the IARC's reclassification of tanning devices as carcinogenic to humans.
"The relationship between UV exposure and an increased risk of developing skin cancer is only likely to arise where over-exposure -- i.e. burning -- has taken place," it said in a statement.
Classified in 1992 and a "probable" cancer agent, research since then has left no doubt that soaking up UV rays at tanning salons significantly enhances the chances of developing the disease, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found.
"The use of sunbeds is carcinogenic to humans. It causes melanoma of the skin, and melanoma of the eye," said Vincent Cogliano, an IARC researcher who led the new assessment.
"I cannot see any reason why a healthy person should use them," he told AFP by phone.
The risk of melanoma -- the most lethal form of skin cancer -- increases by 75 percent when use of tanning devices starts before the age of 30, according to the findings, published in the British medical journal The Lancet Oncology.
The link between artificial tanning devices and cancer is not new. The WHO and national health agencies have long cautioned against using sunbeds, much as they have warned about the ill effects of overexposure to the sun.
But threshold of scientific proof is high, and required additional research on animals as well as epidemiological studies of cancer rates among humans before sunbeds could be labeled -- along with tobacco, asbestos and alcohol -- as a carcinogen.
Cogliano said it is not the IARC's role to issue recommendations, but that he hoped the new evaluation would focus attention on the issue.
"We are not a regulatory agency. We publish the scientific results so that the public health agencies can take action as they see fit."
Physicians hailed the decision, and called for tighter regulations for the multi-billion dollar tanning industry.
"We welcome the recognition that sunbeds are carcinogenic," said Nina Goad, spokeswoman for the British Association of Dermatologists.
"It is high time that steps were taken to regulate the industry, to prevent children using sunbeds, and to ensure that sunbeds are subject to health warnings like other known carcinogens."
"We have been trying for a long time to call the attention of the government to the potential risks," said George Reuter, head of France's National Union of Dermatologists.
The tubes emitting UV rays vary in intensity and can "become more dangerous over time," highlighting the need for stricter oversight, he told AFP.
Both associations stopped short of calling for an outright ban.
"The solution is to inform the public, not to outlaw sunbeds," said Reuter, adding that many dermatologists in France tell their patients not to exceed 10 sessions in year.
Those who use the devices to stay tanned year round are especially at risk, he added.
"People have the right to make their own health choices. Other known carcinogens are not banned, so I don't think you want to set a precedent with sunbeds," Goad said by phone.
Sunbeds are more common in northern Europe and the United States than most other regions. According to a survey conducted last year, some 14 million Germans aged 18 to 45 use them, with a quarter starting before the age of 17.
Earlier studies indicate that nearly a quarter of the adult population in many European countries -- including France, Belgium, Germany and Sweden -- have used sunbeds, which emit a higher concentration of UV rays than sunlight.
The sunbed association, and industry lobby group based in Britain, disputed the IARC's reclassification of tanning devices as carcinogenic to humans.
"The relationship between UV exposure and an increased risk of developing skin cancer is only likely to arise where over-exposure -- i.e. burning -- has taken place," it said in a statement.
Selasa, 28 Juli 2009
World Clock
World Clock
- June 29, 2009 – 7:10 pm
- Posted in Design, Gadget, concept, inspiration
- Tagged clock, concept, Design, map, world
- Comments (5)
This is pretty simple and may have been already used somewhere.
Put the colored magnet on the map and use the corresponding colored short hand.
There’s no am/pm indicator and it will look crammed and hard to tell the time with more than 3 hands.
For 30-minute time zones, use this +1/2 hand.
Future of Internet Search: Mobile version
Future of Internet Search: Mobile version
- February 10, 2008 – 2:26 pm
- Posted in Design, Gadget, future, inspiration, technology
- Tagged device, future, Gadget, Google, iGoogle, internet, intuitive, mobile, search engine, technology
(Followed by a previous post “Future of Internet Search“)
This is what I wish the internet search will be able to do with a mobile device in the NEAR future. Touch screen, built in camera, scanner, WiFi, google map (hopefully google earth), google search, image search… all in one device. Like this way, when you can see a building through it, it gives you the image search result right on the spot.
Choose a building and touch a floor and it tells you more details of the building.
Well, it doesn’t have to be a building, but it can be any object you see. You can use it when you want to know a car model, an insect name, what kind of food is served at a restaurant and how much, who built a bridge, etc. etc. But as a designer myself, I hope it’s able to tell me a name of a font of the type I see, the size, color (in RGB), and so on.
It’s got a scanner built in, so you can use it this way when you want to check the meaning of a word in the newspaper, book, magazine, etc.
It would be much easier to read a real book. You can use the dictionary, wikipedia, thesaurus and anything else available on the web. What do you think?
Future of Mobile Internet Search: Applications
- March 1, 2008 – 5:26 am
- Posted in Design, Gadget, future, inspiration, technology
- Tagged device, future, Gadget, Google, iGoogle, internet, intuitive, mobile, search engine, technology
I think the following ideas should enhance the functionality of the device I introduced. Many applications like these will be developed that have never been possible.
Indoor guide
Works in a building, airport, station, hospital, etc.
Automatic simultaneous translation
Search keyword
Helpful when you want to find out a word from a lot of text
Look at What You Don’t See Through Glass
- April 15, 2008 – 3:16 pm
- Posted in Design, Gadget, future, inspiration, technology
- Tagged device, future, Gadget, Google, iGoogle, internet, intuitive, mobile, search engine, technology
Here are some more examples of how you might be able to use the device I introduced before.
(”Future of Internet Search: Mobile version” and “Future of Mobile Internet Search: Applications“.)
You can even see flowers that are not actually blooming.
There are a lot more ideas drawn in my Moleskine, so I’ll introduce them later.
Future of Mobile Search for Diet
- May 14, 2008 – 2:10 pm
- Posted in Design, Gadget, Google, app, concept, diet, food, future, inspiration, search engine, technology
- Tagged concept, device, diet, food, future, Gadget, Google, internet, intuitive, mobile, search engine, technology
Mainly because I don’t usually care about nutrition when I eat, this kind of function would be helpful for people like me.
Future of Mobile Search- Search Beyond Time
- July 9, 2008 – 12:09 am
- Posted in Design, Gadget, Google, app, concept, future, inspiration, search engine, technology
- Tagged concept, device, earth, future, Gadget, Google, internet, intuitive, map, mobile, place, search engine, technology, time
This is the fifth post about this gadget.
Getting data of a weather forecast, maybe this might be possible. 
When you wonder what the scene you’re looking at was like in the past, you can see it.
This might be off-topic, but it would be nice if it could work in sync with Google Maps like this.
Future of Mobile Search- Power of Visualization
- July 12, 2008 – 1:41 am
- Posted in 3D, Design, Gadget, app, concept, future, inspiration, search engine, technology
- Tagged app, concept, Design, future, Gadget, Google, inspiration, search engine, technology, visualization
Visual aid for any book. It means any book can be a picture book.
If it could be wirelessly in sync with your mobile phone or other mobile devices, visualized data exchange could be done like Microsoft Surface, but with this device, you wouldn’t have to stick with 2D.
Also visit other posts of this gadget.
Future of Mobile Search: Virtual Shopping #1
- August 20, 2008 – 10:51 am
- Posted in Design, Gadget, concept, furniture, future, inspiration, interior, search engine, technology
- Tagged device, furniture, future, Gadget, Ikea, interior, internet, intuitive, mobile, search engine, shopping, technology, virtual
I’m pretty sure companies like Ikea would quickly start to use this device this way if it became really available.
Speech Balloons for the Hearing-Impaired
- February 14, 2009 – 12:48 am
- Posted in Design, Gadget, concept, future, inspiration
- Tagged concept, Design, future, Gadget, glass, hearing-impaired, inspiration, technology
Speech balloons in comic books show very well how the characters speak. If we could instantly visualize how people speak, wouldn’t it be nice for the hearing-impaired? It means they can SEE our voices.
Stressed words are rendered larger than those spoken less loudly.
Arrows of the balloons show from where it’s spoken (of course).
A scream is shown in a balloon with jags.
Imitation sounds are also rendered, but with other colors than spoken words.
When spoken to from out of the screen, it shows the words with the direction the voice is from.
A pair of glasses with the same functions could replace the device if we could figure out a good way not to block visual informati
Looking Glass for iPhone
- July 26, 2008 – 12:37 am
- Posted in Design, Gadget, Macintosh, apple, concept, future, iPod, inspiration, iphone, search engine, technology
- Tagged apple, concept, Design, future, Gadget, gizmo, iphone, iPod, mac, mobile, search, technology
Minority Report-like data exchange like this?
Nuforce UF-30 - 3D sound
Headphones representam o mais próximo que você pode se conectar com a música. Para fornecer a você todas as nuances de uma música, algo nunca antes experimentado, Nuforce introduziu o UF-30, um leve e dobrável par de fones de ouvido por 79,00 dólares.
Concebido para funcionar apenas maravilhosamente bem com o iPod e outros dispositivos portáteis de música, ele é equipado com NuForce de propriedade Ultrasone ® com drivers para maior clareza e graves profundos.
Com o Ultrasone ele coloca o ouvinte dentro de uma apresentação tridimensional, proporcionando música ao redor da cabeça do usuário em vez de apenas enviá-lo a orelha. A imagem tridimensional criada pelo S-Logic, produz um som do mundo significativamente diferente da dos fones tradicionais, o envio de música para o ouvido do canal auditivo só depois os sinais têm-se refletido em várias direções até a superfície da orelha externa, criando um natural som 3D.
Via: Nuforce
Bose SoundLink
Escute o seu iTunes, Pandora, ou um computador com base em fonte de áudio em qualquer lugar da sua casa com o Bose SoundLink ($ 550, 27 ago). O SoundLink conecta ao seu computador usando USB. Uma bateria recarregável mantém a música tocando longe, graças ao controle remoto incluído, pode saltar faixas ou pausar a música, sem fazer uma viagem de volta para o computador.
Sony 400-Disc Blu-ray MegaChanger
Se voce tem necessidade de ter todos os filmes que você possui, pronto para assistir, com nada mais do que um toque de um botão?
Se eles estiverem em Blu-ray ou DVD, ou o CD normal, o MegaChanger (características: HD 1080/60p e 24p True Cinema saída capacidade de 7.1 canais de saída de áudio analógico, Sony HD Reality Enhancer e Super Bit Mapping tecnologias, e DVD Upscaling) é o produto que voce estava esperando.
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