Turkey Day just ended and you better believe we have already put out our Christmas trees, decked the halls with cheer and turned the outside of our house into an EDM trippy private concert. If you know a friend, daughter or relative that is a total sass monster and considers herself to eat, breathe and live fashion, keep reading. This gift guide is sure to make your holiday shopping much easier.
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The secret to finding a great hairbrush is about finding one that works with your hair, not against it. Learn all about bristle type, rounded silhouettes vs. cushioned tools, and more key factors that make for the best brush for your hair type with pro-tips from celeb stylists. Find out which factors make for a quality tool, plus their favorite hair brushes ahead.
What are the world’s most expensive shoes?
The ones thrown at US President George W. Bush!
In 2008, during a Iraqi press conference which Bush was conferring with then Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, an enraged reporter hurls his shoes, one after another, towards a stunned Bush.
Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi was listening to his speech when Bush’s words pissed him off. Like a dramatic scene, Bush dodges the shoes neatly and the bodyguards immediately jumps onto the reporter.
When news got out, many similarly disgruntled people hailed him as a hero. The bigger hero though were his shoes and apparently, a Saudi businessman offered a whopping US$10 million to buy the shoes thrown by al-Zaidi.
(In addition, Ramazan Baydan, the maker of the shoes, got a windfall when they received orders for 300,000 pairs in a single week!)
Valentino Is Opening Sport-Themed Pop-Up Shops Around the World
The brand also unveiled a new logo.
Valentino is taking fashion’s love for athleisure to the next level. The brand is opening sport-themed pop-up shops in New York, Milan, Hong Kong, and Tokyo to sell its athletic-inspired Resort 2018 collection, which creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli presented in May.
The interiors are designed to resemble chic gyms, and training spaces. (A release from the brand even teases “imaginary basketball nets.”) In addition to the resort range, the pop-ups will also be selling sports gear, including basketballs, sneakers, yoga mats, and tracksuits.
The limited-edition items are all marked with a new logo, “VLTN,” which was inspired by old Valentino logos in the ’80s and ’90s, according to WWD. Take a look at some of the athletic gear below:
Latest Gadgets News
Snapchat Spectacles
Much like Snapchat itself, you either get it or you don’t. Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. demonstrated its mastery of artificial scarcity when it debuted its Spectacles video-recording glasses late last year. An easy setup process, good-enough video quality and stylish look made Spectacles a hit. But the company’s distribution process—vending machines with limited stock that randomly appeared across the country—made them a phenomenon. From a hardware perspective, Spectacles could use improvement—they’re not great when it’s dark out and they’re troublesome for prescription eyeglass wearers. But Snap’s first foray into hardware shows promise at a time when camera companies like GoPro are struggling.
Here One
The next time you’re sitting on a plane with a wailing baby, imagine being able to simply turn down the poor kid’s volume. Or you’re hanging out in a crowded bar, struggling to hear your friends, and you boost just their voices. That’s the promise behind Doppler Labs’ Here One earbuds, which let users manipulate sounds in the world around them thanks to onboard microphones and sound processors. In practice, the Here Ones are often better are quieting general background noise rather than specific sounds. But Doppler’s innovation reveals how the headphone tech of tomorrow could make us masters of the audio universe around us.
Superpedestrian Copenhagen Wheel
Superpedestrian’s robotic bike wheel augments cyclists’ oomph by powering their ride up to 20 miles per hour for over 30 miles. Though it looks like a simple bike wheel, the Copenhagen packs impressive technology inside. An integrated motor powered by a battery provides the giddyup, a wireless sensor connects to smartphones for data crunching, smart-locking hardware makes sure no one makes off with this $1,499 wheel, and regenerative brakes add to the efficiency. Cycling purists might shun the device, but it’s really geared for the increasing number of bike commuters out there. Turns out reinventing the wheel was worth it.
LG Signature W-Series “Wallpaper” TV
TV-makers today face an impossible task: On one hand, consumers expect new screens to make TV shows and movies look fantastic. On the other, they want these eye-popping displays to blend seamlessly into their living room. LG’s Signature W-Series “wallpaper” TV accomplishes this masterfully. The $7,999, 65-inch display weighs just 16 pounds and is .15-inches thick, making it seem like the screen is floating on the wall. (It’s mounted with magnets, no bulky brackets necessary.) But it’s the OLED (Organic LED) technology that’s most impressive. Pairing the blackest blacks possible with rich color results in a visually stunning high-contrast.
eSight 3
In a world of Internet-connected coffeemakers and juicers and whatnot, it’s nice to find a gadget aiming to solve problems of a higher order. The eSight is an over-eye visor that helps legally blind people navigate via a combined high-definition camera and video display. Showing a live feed on a pair of OLED displays placed in front of the wearer’s eyes, the lightweight, hands-free device do everything from read to provide directions. With virtually no input lag from the front-facing camera to the screens, eSight is a true augmented reality headset.
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