| LED Calculator Watches: A Brief History | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:17:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | Before the Hamilton Pulsar (once thought to be the first calculator watch), a gift giving advertisement in the June 1975 issue of Playboy magazine included the Calcron LED Wrist Calculator (pictured left). One of the most collectible, only 50,000 of Hewlett Packard's 1977 HP-100 (pictured center) were made, of which about half were purchased by a Saudi prince. That same year, Sinclair introduced their DIY kit that didn't include a watch function (pictured right) and between 1976-78 Hughes Aircraft Company produced a similarly bulky piece that made appearances on Battlestar Gallactica. Since then, the 80's brought LCDs and every imaginable company produced LCD calculator watches. Go here for more details and images. by Watchismo. .... | |
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| | | 2 billionaires bid on Tribune Co., owner of LA Times, Cubs | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:13:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | LOS ANGELES Billionaire businessman Eli Broad and supermarket magnate Ron Burkle have teamed up to submit a bid for the Tribune Co., The Associated Press has learned. Details of the offer by the companies controlled by the two businessmen were not disclosed. A person familiar with the offer who was not authorized to publicly discuss it confirmed Wednesday the bid had been submitted. Broad declined to comment on the report. A call to Burkle's office was not immediately returned. The bid comes one day after Chicago-based Tribune Co. replaced Dean Baquet as editor of the Los Angeles Times because Baquet refused to make mandated cost cuts at the paper. Broad and Burkle have long said they would be interested in returning the Times to local ownership. A third billionaire, entertainment mogul David Geffen, is known to be interested in buying the Times.... | |
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| | | OMRON Announces Preliminary Agreement to Acquire Semiconductor Business Assets from Seiko Epson Subsidiary | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:48:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | Tokyo, Japan, Oct 25, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645, NYSE: OMRNY), a global leader in automation, sensing and control technologies, announced that it has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire the semiconductor business assets of Seiko Epson's consolidated subsidiary, Yasu Semiconductor Corporation.OMRON develops, manufactures, and markets custom ICs that offer functionality and cost-performance not found in general-purpose semiconductors, as well as MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) products such as flow sensors and pressure sensors that utilize semiconductor processes in their manufacture. OMRON's semiconductor-related sales for fiscal 2005 were 6.6 billion yen. The acquisition of the business assets resulting from this preliminary agreement is aimed at further reinforcing these semiconductor operations, while strengthening the OMRON Group's line of semiconductor-equipped products.The parties will now enter into detailed discussions, aiming to conclude the final contract and complete the acquisition by March 2007.Assets to be AcquiredThe asset to be acquired is the semiconductor factory owned by YSC in Yasu, Shiga, Japan.... | |
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| | | 255 watches recovered in tri-state burglary investigation | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:19:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | STARKVILLE, Miss. The investigation of a Tennessee residential burglary that saw a 60-year-old former Starkville, Mississippi, nightclub owner arrested this past week is now spreading across three states, including Alabama. Thousands of dollars worth of stolen watches have been recovered as of yesterday (Monday). Starkville police recouped 255 watches ranging in value from 35-dollars to more than 9-thousand dollars while searching a camper trailer that had been towed to Oktibbeha County from Gadsden, Alabama. Police say the trailer was one of many places former Cheers nightclub owner Bill Arrington was reported to have lived. Police Sergeant Shawn Word says the 255 watches _ including such brand names as Invicta, Swiss, Gucci, Seiko and Rolex _ were in addition to the more than 50 police recovered at the time of Arrington's initial arrest a week ago outside Starkville.... | |
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| | | Warholiana: The selling of a Sixties icon starts to pick up steam | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 11:24:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | In 1968 Andy Warhol placed an advertisement in The Village Voice that said: “I'll endorse with my name any of the following: clothing, AC-DC, cigarettes, small tapes, sound equipment, ROCK ‘N' ROLL RECORDS, anything, film and film equipment, Food, Helium, Whips, MONEY!! love and kisses ANDY WARHOL. EL 5-9941." .... | |
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| | | Featuring Furniture and Accessories from Homes in Maine, New York ... | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:22:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | Our photo gallery is updated daily so be sure to visit our website often for photos and details of this and other upcoming auctions at www.cyrauction.com. Furniture: Pr. Belter “Rosalie With Grapes" Rosewood Parlor Chairs; Fine Carved Walnut Side-by-side Secretary; Great Large Renaissance Rev. Walnut Overmantel Mirror; Austrian Art Nouveau Oak And Tile Server; Military Civil War Mirrors; Signed Horner Settee And Chair; Vic Walnut Tall Chest With Carved Griffons; Mission Oak Even Arm Settle; JM Young Mission Oak Arm Chair; Good Mission Arm Chair And Rocker; Good High Back Walnut Bed; Signed Horner Cheval Mirror; Fine Eastlake Lamp Tables; Good Ebonized Corner Chair; Walnut “S" Roll Top Desk; Carved Chinese Stand; Good Walnut Drop-well Chest; Eastlake Oak Bedroom Set; Louis XV Style Oak Sideboard; Haywood Wakefield Champagne Coffee Tables And End Tables; Chrome Dinette Set; Oval Marble Top Center Table; Very Good Oak Library Table; Set Of Six Sabre-leg Vic.... | |
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| | | Watch and Jewelry Place Announces the Launch of Online Store, Brand Name Watches and Fine Jewelry Half Off Retail | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:13:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | Richmond, Virginia (PRWEB) October 23, 2006 -- Just in time for the holidays Watch and Jewelry Place announces the launch of its eBay store - Watch and Jewelry Place located online at http://stores.ebay.com/watchandjewelryplace . Watch and Jewelry Place specializes in quality watches, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, clocks and musical instruments. Major brand watches from well known watchmakers including Seiko, Kenneth Cole, Croton, Lucien Piccard, Anne Klein, Prague, J-Lo and many others, offer many choices for even the most discerning shopper. .... | |
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| | | Ham dinner and auction to be held | | Posted Friday, October 13, 2006 11:13:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Boys & Girls Club of Newport/Cocke County will be sponsoring the 3rd Annual Ham Dinner & Big Country Auction on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The club hopes to reach a goal of $25,000. The event will be held at Edgemont Elementary School's cafeteria and gym. The ham dinner will be served from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The cost for the dinner is $5, and carryouts are available. The auction begins at 6 p.m. Items for the auction will be able to be viewed from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Donations are still needed for the auction and are tax deductible. Call 423-623-6536 for pick-up or to donate or inquire about items. Items collected for the auction thus far are: 1995 Windstar van, 1989 Mazda mini-van, gold jewelry, antique Kramer costume jewelry and other costume jewelry, 13" TV w/FM radio, Apple color printer, treadmill 550, Stepper (Pro FormLex), Rocking Lounge Chair, Leopard mushroom chair, 3 Seiko watches (mens), 24kt.... | |
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| | | A watch ahead of its time | | Posted Friday, October 06, 2006 7:13:49 PM by Blog57 Team | | Really want to create an impression when you show up at the Allentown Art Museum to catch the tail end of Andy Warhol's Athlete Series exhibition? Flash a little wrist Warhol with a watch that sports a design by the Pop Art master. Manufactured by Seiko Instruments and approved by the Andy Warhol Foundation, the colorful watches feature classic Andy prints? the banana, the Campbell's Soup can, the daisy ? on their face and genuine leather straps. They also come with a two-year limited warranty. .... | |
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| | | COOL HUNTING | | Posted Wednesday, October 04, 2006 1:20:43 PM by Blog57 Team | | The past few years have been an interesting time in watchmaking (granted only on the haute end of the stick), but nevertheless, innovators like Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner of Urwerk are breathing inspired fire with their 103 series and the Opus 5. The platinum 103.05 (pictured), an edition limited to 50, has orbiting satellites that align with the bottom arc of minutes to tell the time. Details like the acid yellow numbers (which glow blue in the dark) and the deco styling of the case are the hallmarks of these younger independent visionaries creating remarkable timepieces that both draw on the past and push forward into the future—a long overdue relief for the aesthetic stagnation witnessed in modern watches since the eighties. by Watchismo TAGS: Accessories (97), Fashion (286), Limited Edition (100), Watches (15), .... | |
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