Book Of Swag » gear http://bookofswag.co.za Online News Portal For Lifestyle|Fashion|Culture|Entertainment & More Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:53:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 Marshall's speaker has a retro feel http://bookofswag.co.za/2013/10/17/marshalls-speaker-has-a-retro-feel/ http://bookofswag.co.za/2013/10/17/marshalls-speaker-has-a-retro-feel/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:38:44 +0000 http://pixelgrade.com/demos/bucket/?p=134 He is the rockers among mobile musicians: the Marshall Hanwell , a speaker in the style of famous guitar amplifiers, which is also known by the great stages of the world.

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He is the rockers among mobile musicians: the Marshall Hanwell , a speaker in the style of famous guitar amplifiers, which is also known by the great stages of the world.

Smart phones, MP3 players, etc. are very down to earth connected only by jacks. No Bluetooth, no docking, no frills.The plugging the supplied cable with its gold-plated connectors into a headphone jack as well as very reminiscent of connecting an electric guitar.

The speaker’s sound is rich, clean, and endowed with Marshall’s characteristic electronic crunch.

The controls are reduced to the bare minimum. Only a toggle switch for dressing and stable knobs for volume and tone – and which is sensational: Extremely clean highs, powerful bass, even if you turn right! And with its 100 watts of Hanwell is extremely loud. Since it is better to invite the neighbors equal to the party.

No frills

Stanmore , the new speaker system, the manufacturer will fit perfectly into theMarshall family one. The vinyl casing, gold trim, Mashall logo and classic Boxenbespannstoff represent the typical vintage look: The ingredients from the Stanmore already a rock’n’roll classics to make. Whether on tour or in everyday life, powerful sound and compatibility make the Stanmore into an optimal, so the manufacture.

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The three typical, Marshall-style controls for volume, bass, treble and a switch to flip on and off the Stan Mores, located on the top of the unit. Through the included 3.5mm spiral cable, which has the appearance of a typical guitar cable, virtually any music source to the powered speakers can be connected.

CLASSIC MARSHALL DESIGN DETAILS

The Stanmore features a classic Marshall design, with a vintage-looking front fret, gold-coloured metal details, and that iconic script logo. So it will never look out of place amid the rest of your Marshall collection.

Can be beyond even via Bluetooth with aptX technology or the two other connections ( RCA input / optical input ) connect directly to their sources.Thanks to the high quality components Stanmore intended to provide a detailed sound across the entire frequency range without sacrificing quality. The sound is punchy, without losing detail, and very clear and powerful to penetrate the entire spectrum from Stanmore.

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The Lamborghini Aventador Roadster http://bookofswag.co.za/2013/10/16/the-lamborghini-aventador-roadster/ http://bookofswag.co.za/2013/10/16/the-lamborghini-aventador-roadster/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:02:51 +0000 http://pixelgrade.com/demos/bucket/?p=118 The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 defines the sport auto Supertest towards an extrovert appearance and delivers what it promises optical.The sporting facilities are at its best, as it would naturally. It’s like always and not ... Read More »

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The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 defines the sport auto Supertest towards an extrovert appearance and delivers what it promises optical.The sporting facilities are at its best, as it would naturally.

It’s like always and not everywhere the large, lofty promises, which gives a relationship maintenance and substance. It is the small, endearing details that make up the key to lasting success.

But even if you’re Batman himself, you’ll have a hard time getting your hands on one of these mean machines.

And yet there are so lovable alien form like this, which will make your day – and far on this side of each border region. To awaken the bull named 700-4 Lamborghini Aventador LP from St. Agatha to life, the driver is initially stopped to open a small red flap on the center tunnel.

But quite as explosive and difficult to follow the following on the press of a button dramaturgy is then but fortunately not represent the red fuse cover is just a metaphor – not an obstacle.

700 hp and top-class racing technology

This does not mean that the new, re-named after a brave Spanish bull from the Spanish Corrida Lamborghini would not do justice to his job on the whole. But let’s be honest: It will not be easy in everyday life, even beginning to discover the 700 hp driven and experienced made ​​of exceptionally high caliber racing technology sports talents. Thus love but could cool quickly if not for anything else, which can fuel the passion in less exciting times.

Whether the investment – in this case just under 330,000 euros – can be recorded as a worthwhile contribution to improving the quality of life, thus also depends on Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 from factors other than the ability to retrieve shoulder to shoulder with him the state of maximum efficiency . Including those in this Lambo is reached only at 350 km / h.

Everything has its price

When looking into the technology and equipped with all the luxury features pulpit of the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, to be thermodynamically and aerodynamically necessary accessory around it and on the Aggregate collection, the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 to achieve its ambitious required goals, one comes to the conclusion that the extra kilos are not entirely in vain incurred.

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Light Painting Evolved http://bookofswag.co.za/2013/10/14/light-painting-evolved/ http://bookofswag.co.za/2013/10/14/light-painting-evolved/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:39:28 +0000 http://pixelgrade.com/demos/bucket/?p=224 Gif animations included in this post. Add photoreal images, abstract designs, and animation to your long exposure photos and timelapse. Light painting is a fairly simple to do. The first step is to make sure you ... Read More »

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Gif animations included in this post. Add photoreal images, abstract designs, and animation to your long exposure photos and timelapse. Light painting is a fairly simple to do. The first step is to make sure you have the right equipment. Almost every DSLR, and most point-and-shoots, have a long exposure mode.

Pixelstick began as a proof of concept using an arduino and some off the shelf LED strips. We got results, but weren’t happy with the resolution of nor with the durability and usability of the actual device.

It’s as simple as choosing the length of the exposure (from a few seconds to a few hours) and moving a light source within the frame. The process itself is fun and the excitement of seeing what you captured immediately can be extremely rewarding.

The fine detail

Pixelstick reads images created in Photoshop (or the image editor of your choice) and displays them one line at a time, creating endless possibilities for abstract and/or photorealistic art. Taking this one step further, Pixelstick can increment through a series of images over multiple exposures, opening up light painting to the world of timelapse, and allowing for animations the likes of which have never before seen.

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Rainbows are no longer beholden to the laws of physics

The Tale of pixelstick

Pixelstick began as a proof of concept using an arduino and some off the shelf LED strips. We got results, but weren’t happy with the resolution of nor with the durability and usability of the actual device. We moved quickly into custom LED circuit boards, a more powerful ARM microcontroller and a sturdier design made of lightweight aluminum rather than plastic tubing. With the ability to control the density of the LED count while at the same time refining the custom aluminum extrusion, the current version of pixelstick began to take shape.

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Animation to your long exposure photos and timelapse.

Each iteration performed better and was tweaked as we logged more hours with the pixelstick.

The full package contains:

  • LED PCBs (198 LEDs total)
  • Two 3’ aluminum extrusion with connecting bracket & diffusion lens
  • Handle with foam grip and rotating sleeve
  • Controller box with connecting cables and clips
  • Battery holder (AA Batteries not included)
  • Carry bag

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Top Cocktails of The Week http://bookofswag.co.za/2013/10/10/top-cocktails-of-the-week-the-drinkers-manifesto/ http://bookofswag.co.za/2013/10/10/top-cocktails-of-the-week-the-drinkers-manifesto/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:20:03 +0000 http://pixelgrade.com/demos/bucket/?p=278 From a straightforward gin-and-tonic to a gussied-up concoction like Associate in Nursing absinthe-infused cocktail, cocktail preferences vary vastly. we tend to collected our favorites from a number of the most effective bars and restaurants within ... Read More »

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From a straightforward gin-and-tonic to a gussied-up concoction like Associate in Nursing absinthe-infused cocktail, cocktail preferences vary vastly. we tend to collected our favorites from a number of the most effective bars and restaurants within the country.

WHO will resist sampling quite a couple of in one sitting? Not the T&C staffers, WHO sipped everything from Burgundy to Black Label within the name of analysis.

Basically it’s a can of Tecate with some lime juice, hot sauce, and salt. That’s pretty much it

Specifically, testing cures for the aches you will likely be feeling the morning when January 1 Eve. Blowfish ($2 per dose, forhangovers.com), a pill to be dissolved in water à la alkaliser, contains a not entirely revolutionary however winning combination of alkaloid and Empirin. It received out and away the best praise of all the hangover cures we tend to tested.

BARTENDER QUESTIONS: WHAT DOES HIS AIRNESS DRINK?

It worked sort of a charm,” one editor reported . alternative remedies we tend to tried enclosed milk “I felt rehydrated, however the nausea didn’t fully subside”, greasy food Helped settle my abdomen, however I did not regain full operation till regarding five p.m. that day, and greasy foods extremely gain the pounds, sensible recent hair of the dog “While the Bloody The Virgin helped distract my body from the hangover promptly, the new buzz eventually wore off, and that i was back to wherever I started: on my couch, feeling horrible, and 2 of the oddest and oldest cures: tripe No change and ice in one’s underclothing If the aim was to show my happy place into a frozen plain appropriate for the likes of Happy Feet, yes, it worked.

Did it rid of American state of my hangover? completely not. Of course, one might simply settle for the pain and take it as a lesson to indicate moderation within the coming back year, however nobody volunteered to check that strategy.

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