BMW using MS Surface as car configurator (1)
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Now, you could just go down a list and tick the options you want, but that wouldn’t really be posh enough for you, would it? You’re getting a Bimmer, and you want the experience to be luxurious and classy from start to finish. And that’s why they’re employing a Microsoft Surface to choose your options and check out your car’s features instead of a good old piece of paper. The interface looks pretty standard to ...
BMW Product Navigator: create your next Bimmer on a Surface (5)
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It hasn't even been two months since Microsoft loosed its Surface SDK, and already we're seeing new and improved (or is it just one or the other?) uses of the giant multitouch display. In a presumed attempt to keep savvy shoppers off of those message boards and in the dealership, BMW has developed a promotional video showcasing the so-called Product Navigator. Said device reminds us an awful lot of that fictional computer seen the recent ...
BMW Using Microsoft Surface (2)
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BMW, in collaboration with Vectorform, has developed a Product Configurator based on the Microsoft Surface: More information on the process and ideas behind it: So far they only have three worldwide and aren’t sure what they’ll end up doing with the technology, but it looks pretty neat so far. I’m still unconvinced that this is ultimately more efficient than other means, but there is definitely a value in the emmersive customer experience of it. I’d ...
BMW First Car Company to Implement Microsoft Surface [Microsoft Surface] (5)
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By allowing its snooty customers to manipulate the snooty Microsoft Surface interface with their snooty fingers, BMW has officially become the first car maker to offer the touchscreen tech to a worldwide car-buying audience. Impressed? Me neither, but that's just because I'm a low-paid writer who's insanely jealous of anyone driving a car that's hotter than my 2006 Mercury Milan. So, basically everyone. As you can see in the video, there's nothing ground-breaking here, save ...
Οι 15 καλύτερες διαφημίσεις όλων των εποχών! (1)
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Καθημερινά δεχόμαστε χιλιάδες μηνύματα από διάφορες πηγές διαφήμισης! Τηλεόραση, internet, ραδιόφωνο και outdoor είναι κάποια βασικά.. Δεν είναι μόνο αυτά.. Πόσα ακόμα λαμβάνουμε χωρίς να τα συνειδητοποιούμε… Η χαρτοπετσέτα από το σουβλατζίδικο που γράφει Coca Cola, το βανάκι του υδραυλικού που διαφημίζει λέβητες, το T-shirt του μπροστινού όταν προχωράμε στην αγορά και πόσα ακόμα!!! Η μόνιμη σκέψη των διαφημιστών είναι το ” πώς θα κάνουμε τη διαφορά? “. Στήβουν το μυαλό τους για μια δημιουργική ...
Bmw Z2: la spider pulita (1)
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Le speculazioni riguardanti una futura Bmw Z2 si susseguono periodiche come una leggenda metropolitana. Sembra debba uscire da un giorno all’altro ed invece la stiamo ancora aspettando. A malincuore, perché le sue (ipotetiche) caratteristiche tecniche porterebbero il sole anche nelle giornate uggiose. World Car Fans rilancia il tormentone, proponendo un interessante render, la cui parentela con l’altrettanto evanescente Z4 traspare soprattutto nella trasposizione delle medesime proporzioni. Secondo quanto riporta il sito, però, la più piccola ...
BMW با طعم فتوشاپ (1)
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سلام بعد از مدتها دوباره فرصت پیدا کردم اینجا رو به روز کنم. یک نقاش آلمانی با ذوق و سلیقه دست به اقدامی زیبا و خیلی جالب زده که نقاشی بر روی ماشینهای مدلهای قدیمی به سبک های جالب و خیلی قشنگ. در ادامه میتونید دیگر نقاشی های این نقاش خوش ذوض آلمانی رو ببینید. من خودم علاقه خیلی شدیدی به جمع آوری عکسهای ماشین اونم به صورت گسترده دارم, البته این کار رو وقتی ...
Nokia BMW Concept Phone (1)
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Έχουμε δει πολλές συνεργασίες μεταξύ εταιρειών κινητών τηλεφώνων και άλλων επιχειρήσεων (π.χ. Ferrari, Prada, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Zastava και άλλα), οπότε μία συνεργασία μεταξύ Nokia και BMW δεν θα μας φαινόταν ουρανοκατέβατη! Ωστόσο, το τελευταίο concept design που κάνει τον γύρο του διαδικτύου τις τελευταίες μέρες με έχει αφήσει άφωνο. Πρόκειται για ένα αρκετά λιτό τηλέφωνο, αλλά πάντα εντυπωσιακό, εργονομικό και με στυλ στο σχεδιαστικό πνεύμα των γερμανικής αυτοκινητοβιομηχανίας. Δείτε τις εικόνες που ακολουθούν ...
BMW 450 X, Dakar 2009 (1)
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From the Motociclismo we get some juicy news with these shots of the Dakar Rally Raid BMW 450 X. The images come from the ToolEnduro site, a French magazine from the sector, reporting that the shots were taken outside a dealership. Built after about 200 hours of work, the BMW 450 X Rally Raid version will be ridden by Hugo Payen and will be the only BMW participating in the 2009 Dakar. Dakar will be ...
Mozilla to add third beta to Firefox 3.1 (1)
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Extends development schedule for FirefoxMozilla is expected to add a third beta to the development schedule for Firefox 3.1. The move is to get a better handle on remaining bugs and give several new features, including a faster JavaScript engine and a private browsing mode, more testing time, the company's browser director said yesterday.
BMW considering diesel 7-series for U.S. (1)
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Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Green, BMW Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2009 BMW 7 Series While we were visiting with BMW at the LA Auto Show, the automaker made a big deal about its diesel engines, suggesting that the oil-burners would be an alternative to hybrids in the United States just as they are in European countries. Although it wasn't initially in the plans for the U.S. market, BMW of America is getting ...
Berlusconi-barbaro favorisce gli inquinatori tedeschi (1)
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Nonostante cerchi in tutti i modi di difendere l’italianità, stavolta il Presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi si fa un autogol incredibile. Nel tentativo di ostacolare in tutti i modi i parametri europei sulla riduzione dell’inquinamento, il Premier italiano sta difendendo a spada tratta le case automobilistiche tedesche, tra le più inquinanti del mondo (Mercedes, Wolkswagen e Bmw), dimenticandosi che tra le case europee una delle più virtuose, se non la più virtuosa, è proprio la ...
A BMW e a aerodinâmica (1)
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Talvez por falta de algo mais interessante, foi muito discutido o novo aerofólio da BMW, apresentado nos testes de Barcelona.Não chamou tanto a atenção por seu desempenho, mas pelo visual. Como prova a foto acima (sem data; tirada entre o fim dos anos 60 e início dos 70), de um carro de Fórmula 2, não é uma atitude inédita da BMW. O dispositivo colocado na traseira do carro não parecia ter efeitos aerodinâmicos relevantes. Mas ...
现在就开始创业的五个理由 (1)
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再翻一篇不错的文章，《5 Reasons to Create Your First Startup》。惭愧啊，几个月前就关注了，拖拖拉拉直到今天才算完成。在此要大力感谢老罗的答疑解惑。 说明一下，作者Chris Campbell是在线表单创建服务Wufoo的创始人之一，他和兄弟Ryan Campbell以及朋友Kevin Hale共同创建了两个公司、三个产品，并得到Y Combinator的天使投资。因此，本文其实就是他们自己的现身说法。 全文如下： 现在就开始创业的五个理由 作者：Chris Campbell 翻译：htmlor 引言 如果正考虑开始创业，你很可能会查天时观地利，以此判断会否得不偿失。（这么想的话）现在看来时机不错：VC们青睐创业公司，硬件成本越来越低，Google还刚花16.5亿美金买了家公司（htmlor注：Youtube）…… 不过，首次创业的成功或失败，并不一定取决于这些外界的社会经济因素。 假如你是初次创业，SSRN的一篇文章《创业的技巧和运气》（Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship）会告诉你，朋友，你跌倒的可能性很高： “我们的经验模型表明，前一次取得成功（即开创公司并上市）的创业者有30%的机会再次创业成功。相形之下，初次创业者的成功机会只有18%，而前一次失败的创业者，成功机会是20%。” 即使真如这些数字所说，你的第一次创业就会陷入困境（甚至第二次也会），也不要太灰心。就像走路、说话甚至滑雪一样，商业成功往往来自于执着和不断的学习、进步——这也是败将比新兵更容易成功的原因——因此，你应当尽可能的先实践起来（尤其是年轻且无负担时）。我们列举以下五个理由，只为说明一个道理：第一次创业不论成功与否，都比你想象的有价值的多——因为你将获得宝贵的经验。 一、它会让你知道成功需要多少工作量 许多创业公司失败，是因为创业者没有对成功所必需的、破天荒的工作时间做好思想准备。基本上，对创业的严酷性缺乏准备的人很难成功。在创业成功2006讨论会（Startup Success 2006 Panel Discussion）上，当一名观众问到创业者能否朝九晚五的上班时，LinkedIn创始人Reid Hoffman很有感慨的说： “在盈利和确立领先地位之前，你基本行走在死亡边缘。你必须意识到这是一场马拉松，不是100米短跑。” 接下来他又说，你们可以想象一下为了产品上线每周工作70多个小时的感觉。如果有过长跑经验，你就会理解精神集中的重要性。举例来说，假如你做好了跑5英里的精神准备，跑够了5英里却被告知要再跑5英里，这时你的精神和心理状态跟开始就准备要跑10英里截然不同。练习马拉松的唯一手段就是不断的跑，练习创业的不二法门就是开始去做。 二、它将教会你如何寻找创业伙伴 在Paul Graham的短文《创业为何失败》（Why Startups Fail）中，他说： “创业伙伴之间的内讧极其普遍。我们投资的对象中，大约20%的公司都有创始人离开。这种情况如此频繁，以致我们转变了投资的态度。” 如果你和你的伙伴是非常认真的想干一番事业，那就开始干吧。即使不以你的想法为中心，即使压力重重，即使需要很长时间，即使会考验你的奉献精神…… 两个朋友耗费多时精心筹划了一个完美的想法，却在开始创业后分道扬镳——这种事情并不少见。（因此应该尽早的开始创业，期间考察创业伙伴，以避免这种情况。） Particletree（htmlor注：作者三人共同创立的第一个网站）就是块很好的试验田：初期它风险很低，可以先考验考验我们共同工作的情况（别误会，我们对Particletree的态度始终是认真的）。一旦我们发觉彼此个性冲突（无法继续合作），会很容易停掉服务，也不至于影响太多人。虽然我们三个在创业之前就是好朋友，可好朋友并不一定就是最好的商业伙伴。 三、它会让你明白一个想法的灵活性究竟有多大 在Dharmesh Shah最近的一篇相关文章中，他认为创业失败的原因经常是“一条道走到黑”或者说执拗。用他的话说： “顽固不化极可能妨碍你事业成功。即使你本能成功。” 同样的，有个风险投资商也告诉我们，一个创业公司的最终产品通常跟最初构想大相径庭。举例来说，我们开始是想做一个ASP的CMS而不是表单创建系统（htmlor注：Wufoo），Flickr最初是个给女孩子玩的游戏，Craig Newmark（htmlor注：Craigslist创始人）只不过想帮助人们找到有意思的活动。想到这些，他应该意识到了什么。现在就开始很重要，不仅因为想法需要时间才会变得成熟，而且一个想法也经常引发其他不相干的想法。假如Joshua Schachter的Loaf和Bill Gates的Traf-O-Data没有失败，我们会看到del.icio.us和Microsoft吗？天知道。（htmlor注：微软大佬Bill Gates与Paul Allen的初创公司Traf-O-Data无疾而终，del.icio.us创始人Joshua Schachter的首个项目Loaf也未能成功。） 四、它会告诉你，保持激情很重要 一旦对某个想法不再抱有激情，创业者往往会选择退出。在线日历Kiko最近卖掉了。原因有很多，其中之一就是缺乏激情。Kiko的联合创始人Richard White声称： “我无法全情投入了。简单的说，我们丧失了思想的火花。我们没能提升产品品质，这导致了用户的失望。” 后来他又说： “整个团队已身心俱疲，我们觉得该把火炬传给旁人了。” 不管怎么说，开始一个项目，哪怕马上发现它不是你所钟情的，也绝对要比等到所谓“最好的”时机再开始一个你仍然可能不感兴趣的项目好得多。 五、它会告诉你，你对钱其实一无所知 推出Web开发杂志Treehouse时，为了赚取一点人气，我们提供了免费版。尽管第一周就有3000人下载，可只有300人左右认为值得付费。事实离我们之前的想当然有很大差距，正如Dropsend的联合创始人Ryan Carson所言： “如果你提供了免费版，就得预计有98%-99%的用户会一直使用。也就是说，只能指望1%-2%的用户付费。我们的经验就是如此，同行业的其他网站也都同意。这大约是行业的平均值。” 让用户为产品付费很难，创业公司也经常因为预算不足和缺乏现金流失败，这不稀奇。SCORE的调查《公司失败的最大原因》（Top Reasons Why Businesses Fail）表明，错误的财政预算经常导致公司失败。 82% 缺乏现金流的管理技巧/缺乏对现金流的理解 79% ...
Obama Targets 2.5 Million Jobs With Stimulus Plan (Update1) - Bloomberg (1)
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CTV.caObama Targets 2.5 Million Jobs With Stimulus Plan (Update1)Bloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Edwin Chen and Jason Gale Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama said he aims to save or create 2.5 million jobs in a two-year plan to stimulate an economy facing a “crisis of historic proportions.Video: Obama Outlines Job Creation Plan AssociatedPressObama vows 2.5 million new jobs by 2011 MarketWatchNew York Times - The Associated Press - Washington Post - BloggingStocksall 617 ...
Mitsubishi Partnering with California and Oregon to Bring Electric Cars to Market : Gas 2.0 (21)
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After my test drive of the Mitsubishi i MiEV at the 2008 LA Auto Show yesterday, I walked away with the distinct feeling that Mistubishi has designed a sporty, relatively spacious, and well-thought-out winner of an electric car. Mitsubishi is currently testing the i MiEV in California in collaboration with Southern California Edison. Additionally, according to Mitsubishi executive, David Patterson, the company is in negotiations to partner with Oregon after Nissan announced its new electric ...
Video: (fast) alle Fahrzeuge der BMW M GmbH (1)
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Ich bin grade über ein nettes Video gestolpert, das fast alle Fahrzeuge der BMW M GmbH und einige Motorsportszenen zeigt. Zu sehen sind, ohne spezielle Reihenfolge genannt, der BMW M1, der M3 E30, E36, E46, E90, E92 und E93, der M5 E34, E39, E60 und E61, der M6 E63, der Z3 M Roadster und das Z4 M Coupé. Ich wünsche jedenfalls viel Spaß beim Video gucken, es ist zwar mit Musik statt Motorsound unterlegt, aber ...
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