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Acer Aspire One
Samsung Google Nexus...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m11brpUiCO1r9pi2ro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;What’s in your bag? &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Acer Aspire One&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Samsung Google Nexus S&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Minstation portable hard drive&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bose on ear headphones&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Notepad and pens, knife&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/19453648566</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/19453648566</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:16:36 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>
The Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller. There are few things that could be classed as truly bombproof, and...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="375" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6189/6034302733_8cfc106f33.jpg" width="500"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller&lt;/strong&gt;. There are few things that could be classed as truly bombproof, and this is one of them. If I ever have a spare ten thousand to spend on a watch, this will be it. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/virgile-fontaine/6034302733/" target="_blank"&gt;Photo by Fontaine Virgile&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15203407661</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15203407661</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:06:05 -0500</pubDate><category>Rolex</category><category>wristwatch</category><category>watches</category></item><item><title>
Windows Phone 7. Something that could have been great but just isn&amp;#8217;t really going anywhere in...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="355" src="http://alltechnoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/htc-hd7-windows-phone-7.jpg" width="450"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Windows Phone 7. &lt;/strong&gt;Something that could have been great but just isn&amp;#8217;t really going anywhere in my eyes. By far the best UI/UX of any smartphone platform, though. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15129492314</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15129492314</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:47:22 -0500</pubDate><category>Windows Phone 7</category><category>WP7</category><category>Microsoft</category></item><item><title>amprods:

I see why the product exists but at the same time,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lugtjxHJUU1r689aro1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://amprods.tumblr.com/post/12612768062" target="_blank"&gt;amprods&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I see why the product exists but at the same time, eBay has plenty of the old models. They mostly work, the cartridges are now more expensive but really.. I’d rather fork out twenty quid each and every time I need &lt;strong&gt;memories &lt;/strong&gt;rather than nearly £200&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15089990899</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15089990899</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:22:34 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>
The Mondaine Swiss railway watch. Beautiful, simple, and ultra-reliable. This is the best way to...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="333" src="http://www.stylophilesonline.com/archive/jan03/01mon9.jpg" width="500"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Mondaine Swiss railway watch&lt;/strong&gt;. Beautiful, simple, and ultra-reliable. This is the best way to show people that you&amp;#8217;re a punctual person, if being on time for everything in your life just isn&amp;#8217;t enough. I&amp;#8217;m getting one of these. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15080674505</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15080674505</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:54:44 -0500</pubDate><category>Mondaine</category><category>Swiss</category><category>wristwatches</category><category>watches</category><category>swiss railways</category></item><item><title>
Samsung&amp;#8217;s Flexible AMOLED &amp;#8216;Skin phone&amp;#8217; Concept. 99.9% of people won&amp;#8217;t like...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="467" src="http://www.gadgetwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Samsung-Concept-Foldable-Phone.jpg" width="560"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Samsung&amp;#8217;s Flexible AMOLED &amp;#8216;Skin phone&amp;#8217; Concept&lt;/strong&gt;. 99.9% of people won&amp;#8217;t like the idea of this, not because it is ugly or impractical, but because it is outside of their comfort zone. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15080577254</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15080577254</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:49:55 -0500</pubDate><category>Samsung</category><category>flexible AMOLED</category><category>future</category><category>concept</category></item><item><title>
Here&amp;#8217;s a screenshot of a video that Microsoft made showing us what their future vision of...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2m8dj3rt1qat3sr.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;#8217;s a screenshot of &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6cNdhOKwi0" target="_blank"&gt;a video that Microsoft made&lt;/a&gt; showing us what their future vision of technology will be. This handheld device is my favourite, and I think its UI is beautiful. I recommend the subway scene from the video in order for you to truly understand what I mean. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15080532054</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15080532054</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:47:36 -0500</pubDate><category>Microsoft</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>future vision</category><category>the future</category></item><item><title>
Sweden&amp;#8217;s Hotel of Tree Houses. This only excites me because it takes me back to my childhood...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="276" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Travel/Late_offers/pictures/2010/8/26/1282843606189/Treeholtel-Sweden-006.jpg" width="460"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sweden&amp;#8217;s Hotel of Tree Houses&lt;/strong&gt;. This only excites me because it takes me back to my childhood again; I mean, after a couple of hours I&amp;#8217;d feel sick at the thought of being in a suspended cabin thirty feet up in the air. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15077148718</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15077148718</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:19:23 -0500</pubDate><category>Hotel of Tree Houses</category><category>Sweden</category><category>architecture</category></item><item><title>
The Little Printer, a rather intriguing device with an interesting function. However, I can see the...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="312" src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2011/11/Berg-LittlePrinter-gray.jpg" width="468"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Little Printer&lt;/strong&gt;, a rather intriguing device with an interesting function. However, I can see the novelty of it wearing off pretty quickly. Unless, of course, I&amp;#8217;m looking at it with the wrong attitude. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/exclusive/big_idea_little_printer_exclusive_qa_with_matt_webb_principal_ceo_of_berg_21228.asp" target="_blank"&gt;Read all about it here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15077088497</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15077088497</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:15:44 -0500</pubDate><category>Little Printer</category><category>novelty</category></item><item><title>
The white iPad 2. Undoubtedly one of my favourite Apple products, this thing screams out Apple -...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="375" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5134/5536663845_ab3daa1932.jpg" width="500"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The white &lt;strong&gt;iPad 2&lt;/strong&gt;. Undoubtedly one of my favourite Apple products, this thing screams out Apple - white looks awesome; it harks back to the old iMac G4. iOS on a big screen is a winner for me. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonpixel/5536663845/in/photostream/" target="_blank"&gt;photo by m.p.3 on Flickr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15076889789</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15076889789</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:03:25 -0500</pubDate><category>iOS</category><category>iPad</category><category>white</category><category>Apple</category></item><item><title>
Everyone copies Apple, but people forget that Apple also copies everyone. Everyone copies each...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2bal3p6X1qat3sr.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everyone copies Apple, but people forget that Apple also copies everyone. Everyone copies each other, and it&amp;#8217;s sad that &lt;a href="http://gigaom.com/apple/is-it-time-for-apples-patent-war-to-end/" target="_blank"&gt;companies can get really petty and childish about it&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2bfc8v4i1qat3sr.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Those more observant will know what the image above is hinting at, if not, then &lt;a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/burnette/apple-copies-a-bunch-of-features-from-android-calls-it-ios5-updated/2295" target="_blank"&gt;read this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15076731001</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15076731001</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:54:29 -0500</pubDate><category>Apple</category><category>iPhone</category><category>Samsung</category><category>Galaxy S</category><category>copycat</category><category>patent</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>
Sir Jonathan Ive needs no introduction. The guy&amp;#8217;s received a knighthood, and boy does he...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="276" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/6/27/1246121278029/Jonathan-Ive-001.jpg" width="460"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sir Jonathan Ive &lt;/strong&gt;needs no introduction. The guy&amp;#8217;s received a knighthood, and boy does he deserve it. Really, this man should be worshipped in the same way Steve Jobs was. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15076596508</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15076596508</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:47:16 -0500</pubDate><category>Jonathan Ive</category><category>Apple</category><category>Steve Jobs</category></item><item><title>
There&amp;#8217;s something stunning about a ridiculously complicated wristwatch. Richard Mille&amp;#8217;s...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx16k3pA3q1qat3sr.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There&amp;#8217;s something stunning about a ridiculously complicated wristwatch. &lt;strong&gt;Richard Mille&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#8217;s timepieces are like &lt;a href="http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15036167483/the-mansory-conquistador-theres-much-beauty-in" target="_blank"&gt;that Mansory Rolls-Royce&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;em&gt;beauty in excess&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15037695470</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15037695470</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:13:50 -0500</pubDate><category>Richard Mille</category><category>watches</category><category>wristwatches</category></item><item><title>
I love pursuit bikes. Unlike most bikes, they look like they&amp;#8217;re going a million miles per...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx16asacav1qat3sr.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I love &lt;strong&gt;pursuit bikes&lt;/strong&gt;. Unlike most bikes, they look like they&amp;#8217;re going a million miles per hour even when they&amp;#8217;re standing still. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15037298861</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15037298861</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:05:44 -0500</pubDate><category>bike</category><category>pursuit bike</category><category>Cinelli</category><category>cycling</category><category>bicycle</category></item><item><title>
I use Bose headphones not because they have a Bose logo on them, but because they sound awesome,...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="375" src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1348/696221359_4072a797f4.jpg" width="500"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I use &lt;strong&gt;Bose headphones&lt;/strong&gt; not because they have a Bose logo on them, but because they sound awesome, and they fold up neatly to fit in my bag. Simple as that. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfichtner/696221359/in/photostream/" target="_blank"&gt;photo by mfichtner on Flickr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15036360252</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15036360252</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:46:19 -0500</pubDate><category>Bose</category><category>headphones</category><category>audio</category><category>fanboyness</category></item><item><title>
The Mansory Conquistador. There&amp;#8217;s much beauty in excess, you know. </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="333" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/4583970793_b7b7055dd1.jpg" width="500"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Mansory Conquistador&lt;/strong&gt;. There&amp;#8217;s much beauty in excess, you know. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15036167483</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15036167483</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:42:18 -0500</pubDate><category>Rolls Royce</category><category>Mansory</category><category>Conquistador</category><category>cars</category><category>automobiles</category><category>vulgarity</category></item><item><title>
The Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus - the best way to experience Android, because it&amp;#8217;s how Google...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx14fkmunL1qat3sr.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Nexus S&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Galaxy Nexus&lt;/strong&gt; - the best way to experience Android, because it&amp;#8217;s how Google wants you to experience Android. Yes, a little Apple-esque (not that there&amp;#8217;s anything wrong with that, it&amp;#8217;s just a little ironic given the context) but unlike Apple, Google treats you like an adult and doesn&amp;#8217;t hold your hand through the process of using their OS. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15035408487</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15035408487</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:26:23 -0500</pubDate><category>Google</category><category>Android</category><category>Nexus S</category><category>Galaxy Nexus</category><category>smartphones</category></item><item><title>
A lot of designers are big fans of Apple; while I’m dubious about the company’s mobile devices,...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img align="middle" height="281" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6197/6036720300_85361986c9.jpg" width="500"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A lot of designers are big fans of Apple; while I’m dubious about the company’s mobile devices, there’s something about a well-setup Mac that excites a part of my brain. People need to appreciate design for what it is, regardless of the logo stuck on the back of the product. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15035196095</link><guid>http://afiftythree.co.cc/post/15035196095</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:21:53 -0500</pubDate><category>Apple</category><category>Mac</category><category>iOS</category><category>fanboyness</category></item></channel></rss>

