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Design, Gadgets, Konsum, Lifestyle, Meinung

Sirin Labs – The 14000 $ Smartphone Called Solarin

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Side-Fire-Black-Carbon-DLC-930x615 SOLARIN-Flat-Front-with-UI-and-Notification.0Privacy on your phone is pivotal for many. Siri Labs has just launched a smartphone for the bargain price of 14000 $.

Sirin Labs was founded in 2013 by Kazakh entrepreneur Kenges Rakishev, Israeli venture capitalist Moshe Hogeg (the same guy behind Yo and Mobli), and former McKinsey consultant Tal Cohen. The mission? To create the Rolls-Royce of smartphones — an advanced device that combined “the highest privacy settings, operated faster than any other phone, [and was] built with the best materials from around the world.” The company had raised a $25 million “seed” round a couple of years back, followed by a chunky $72 million round just last month.

Solarin promises “the most advanced privacy technology, currently unavailable outside the agency world,” and has partnered with KoolSpan to integrate chip-to-chip 256-bit AES encryption, similar to what the military uses to protect communications. It’s activated via a physical security switch on the back of the phone.

Solarin also sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, comes with support for 24 bands of LTE, and promises “far superior” Wi-Fi connectivity than standard mobile phones. It also has a 23.8-megapixel rear camera and a 5.5” IPS LED 2K resolution screen.

TrendEngel thinks that this is one step too far and unless your name is Trump or Obama this is just money down the drain.

Design, Gadgets, Lifestyle, Meinung, Musik

Fender Earphones – Like Their Guitars They Are Damn Good

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FXA-group.0.0Fender announced a new line of in-ear headphones, marking its first entry into the consumer electronics world. The company is best known for its classic guitars and amps, which were key to the rock and roll revolution some 60-odd years ago, but it’s never dabbled in the electronics world like this before. The line of headphones were developed in-house using technology from Aurisonics, which Fender acquired for this purpose. The new Fender Pro In-Ear Monitor line, which ranges in price from around 100 to 500 Euros and caters to both casual listeners and audiophiles and musicians is just incredibly good. The sound is ultra crisps, the feeling is unrivaled and the design just beautiful. If you can squeeze the money out of your budget, the Fender FXA6 Pro are very special earphones. The way they fit and the way they sound rival competitors costing several times more. I like them a lo

Food, Lifestyle, Meinung, Reisen, Restaurant

Mani – Possibly the Best Restaurant in South America

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The obsession with the San Pellegrino World’s best Restaurant list is omnipresent. Rightly so or WTF? Who cares. One of the greatest meals in recent memory for TrendEngel took place  in the crazy City of Sao Paulo courtesy of the Nr. 41 in the World – Mani.

Nespresso Chefs Helna Rizzo e Daniel Redondo

Set in a former house in São Paulo’s leafy Jardim Paulistano suburb, Maní is immediately welcoming with its outdoor patio centred on a beautiful tree. Large wooden front doors open on to a long, white corridor decorated with contemporary art, where diners can enjoy close-up views of chefs Daniel Redondo and Helena Rizzo’s kitchen. Beyond the white-washed corridor, a cosy main dining room and a tree-lined outdoor courtyard with wooden benches make for a relaxed, homely eating experience in a city where fine dining too often feels pretentious.

12743057565_0baac22a7bBrazilian-born Rizzo has developed her reputation since opening Maní with Redondo in 2006, winning both the title of Veuve Clicquot Latin America’s Best Female Chef in 2013 and World’s Best Female Chef last year. Her career was founded on a firm footing – she met Redondo in his native Spain while working at the world-renowned El Celler de Can Roca.

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The chefs make great use of Brazilian ingredients, with dishes including a gazpacho of jabuticaba (a grape-like fruit) with cachaça-steamed crayfish, pickled cauliflower and amburana nuts, and fresh catch of the day with bananas, home-made manioc flour crumble and tucupí (a sauce extracted from wild Amazonian manioc root). Appetisers include delicate mouthfuls such as foie gras ‘bonbons’ with Brazilian guava jam presented on porcelain spoons, and thin-cut potato crisps with roast beef and Dijon mustard.b4f3dcd97211026ba0966eb7319e2b65

Lifestyle, Meinung, Mode

Ambsn – Real Californian Lifestyle in One Cool Brand

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AmbsnWhat began as a fundraiser for a friend in need, ambsn has since grown to be one of the top up-and-coming brands in the nation.

Since 2005, brothers Dustin and Dylan Odbert have been making fresh, vibrant, youthful, and 100% recognizable warm weather gear that goes against the grain. With a home base in San Clemente, CA (pictured), ambsn continues to produce top-quality California inspired menswear.

ambsn_s16_look_payotroseThe ambsn brand is everything FUN! It is a childhood memory that reminds you of everything right in the world.  Really great stuff. Check it out.ambsn_s16_look_waveslav

Architektur, Ausstellungen, Bücher, Design, Kunst, Meinung, Reisen

Strange and Familiar – Martin Parr Shows the Real Britain – Barbican

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Curated by the iconic British photographer Martin Parr, Strange and Familiar at the Barbican in London  considers how international photographers from the 1930s onwards have captured the social, cultural and political identity of the UK.1_web_800x1178 10.-Strange-and-Familiar.-Cas-Oorthuys-750x752 images-2 images photography04

From social documentary and portraiture to street and architectural photography, the exhibition celebrates the work of leading photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Rineke Dijkstra, Robert Frank and Garry Winogrand. Bringing together over 250 compelling photographs and previously unseen bodies of work, Strange and Familiar presents a vibrant portrait of modern Britain. For those who remember it’s a vivid reminder of an almost lost time. Not sure we want it back but it’s so deep and emotional. Easily the best exhibition we’ve seen this year. Easily. This can be seen at the Art Gallery of the Barbican until 19 June 2016

Meinung, Musik

Islands – Stargazer – The Next Bastille In The Making

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ISLAND_press-picGripping from the opening chords, ‘Stargazer’ is a mesmerising guitar delay, and gravelly, searing vocals, the unfixed instrumentation of ‘Stargazer’ is full of youthful abandon, purpose and promise.

Think early Artic Monkeys, Foals or Arcade Fire, with ebbs and flows that spellbind, peak, and evolve, the four-piece create music that breathes range within its songs, and simply, just breathes. Islands are from Oxford – the home of Radiohead. A good sign?