For many of us, Halloween is a chance to put on some zombie makeup, drink a bunch of beer and eat some candy. But for some people, it's a chance to make their most wild fantasies come true, in costume form, no matter what the cost in time or money. And those people come up with the most insane and kick-ass costumes ever. Let's see some of the best.
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BlackBerry Master Control Program is one of those applications that isn’t for every BlackBerry user, however, if you are a moderate to power user, one of those folks who regularly installs leaked OSs and every cool looking BlackBerry application just to test it out, or someone who needs to easily create screenshots of your device, this is the program for you.
BlackBerry Master Control Program 0.9.2 Beta 10 has just been released and its creators have added a ton of new features:
BlackBerry MCP is one heck of a program and you absolutely cannot beat the price. BlackBerry MCP is free, however, it’s creators do accept donations and I strongly recommend that you do if you find MCP useful. You can download BlackBerry Master Control Program 0.9.2 Beta 10 here…
BlackBerry Master Control Program 0.9.2 Beta 10 is a post from: RIMarkable
Ambassador must be the word of the day. We just reported on Charmin’s quest to find bathroom ambassadors, Ford’s looking for Fusion ambassadors, and now Coca-Cola is looking for a few brand ambassadors themselves.
The Coca-Cola variety, however, are on a mission to find happiness in the 206 different countries that sell Coca-Cola products across the world.
With the Expedition 206 campaign, Coca-Cola is tapping regular people to be their “Happiness Ambassadors” and travel the world for the whole of 2010 and document their quest via blog posts, tweets, YouTube videos, TwitPics, and other social media mentions.
They’ve already narrowed down the playing field to 9 competitors, separated into 3 teams, and have just opened up the final selection process to you. You can visit the site, watch team videos, and vote once per day on your favorite between now and November 6, 2009. Here’s a video intro:
The winning three-person team will begin their journey on January 1, 2010 and attempt to travel more than 150,000 miles in 365 days, visiting each of the 206 countries where Coca-Cola is sold. On the way, they’ll get to experience the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and the World Expo in Shangha. Their duty is to engage with local denizens and uncover what makes them happy, openly document and share their experiences online, and complete tasks in each country as determined by online voters.
It’s a pretty impressive undertaking, and one of the most unique and involved social media marketing and travel campaigns we’ve ever seen.
Image from IceNineJon on Flickr
Tags: coca cola, expedition 206, social media, social media marketing
You know what my biggest problem with clocks is? That they just don't require enough effort. Not the case with the manual digital clock, which requires you to update the time manually every minute.
Sure, you'll need a second, real clock on hand to know when to update it. But still, won't it feel good to get back in control of time and the scheduling in your life? Just don't blame the clock when you're late all the time. That one will be all on you.
Possessing a private plane is never a fantasy for a billionaire, for he can afford them at any stretch in life. But it does become a guaranteed fantasy when an Airbus 380 is converted into a flying palace embedded with wholesome goodies to be created into a captivating experience that’s never been seen or dreamt of before. Reckoned to be the world’s largest private jet on completion in four years time, Worcestershire-based firm Design Q is working on this heaven-like flying experience on a superjumbo designed to order for a Saudi prince. When on board, apart from being an owner of a space occupied by 600 passengers, the £300 million (approx. $482,300,000) flyer has five suites with king-size beds, high-tech entertainment systems and prayer room with computer controlled mats that always face Mecca. The belly of the A380 has been turned into a relaxation zone with a Turkish bath for four; the adjoining room has floor and walls converted into a giant screen to show the ground bellow.
For workaholics, there’s a boardroom with iTouch and holographic screens and a conference room where the owner can virtually project his members and hold conferences. Tailored for all flying needs, the unique Airbus 380 has everything a billionaire could want, including onboard parking for the Rolls-Royce.
Via: DailyMail
Roman Abramovich’s most-awaited mega yacht “Eclipse,” touted as the world’s biggest yacht, has finally made a preliminary launch at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany where it was built secretly for more than two years. The 170-meter yacht (557.6 feet) will feature 2 heli-pads, 20 water jets, a pool with large Havana bars surrounding it, a cinema, library, restaurant, private garden, 5,000-square-feet master suite, a private submarine boarding from the bottom of the yacht for a secret escape, and a missile-detection system to deflect pirate attacks safely. The 9-deck megayacht has at least five possible exits, which literally makes it the safest yacht ever built. This 557-foot Eclipse has literally eclipsed all other vessels, including the 525-foot vessel “Platinum 525” owned by the Crown Prince of Dubai, earlier known as world’s biggest yacht. The $350 million mega yacht will undergo further construction and will be delivered to her owner in 2010.
This Russian oligarch has lost more than half his fortune in the past year, which made him slip down to #51 spot on the prestigious Forbes World’s Billionaires 2009 list. Forbes reports that the loss in his wealth was mainly due to disastrous performance of Russia’s second biggest steel company, Evraz, in which he has a large stake. In fact, the Russian government had to loan Evraz money so it could pay a tax bill in the fourth quarter of 2008; but none of it had any effect on this billionaire’s ostentatious lifestyle. Recently, the tycoon was spotted at the VIP preview of Art Basel. Though we believe if you earn your money legally, you are entitled to spend it however you want, considering it’s the taxpayer’s money that bailed him out, this much-awaited launch comes at the wrong time, when most of the American people have lost their retirement funds due to the recession.
Via: MorganPost
The burned hair of Michael Jackson lost during the shooting of Pepsi advertisement in 1984 [video here] will be turned into diamonds. LifeGem, a US-based company known for making high-quality diamonds from the carbon of a loved one’s body as a memorial to his or her life, has unveiled a bizarre plan to produce 10 diamonds from the locks of the late pop legend’s hair to give a few fans a unique way to remember their idol. The hair was collected by the executive producer of the videograper Ralph Cohen, when the star’s hair was set on fire after a stunt went terribly wrong. He saved this important piece of history for 25 years after which he sold it to John Reznikoff, an avid collector of celebrity and historical hair. Now, Reznikoff has inked a deal with LifeGem to produce an exclusive set of diamonds from a portion of the hair, although the rest will remain in his collection. The company has previously worked with the collector to create diamonds from Beethoven’s hair in 2007 and one of them was sold for around $200,000 on eBay. The latest collection is also likely to rake in a good amount when it goes on sale.
Via: Prnewswire/Lifegem
Just as comforting as the glow from a Christmas tree, easier to take down after the holidays, and you’ll be the envy of your neighborhood! Trust us… your wife won’t mind.
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