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August 23rd, 2010
From Oakpointe to Downtown
Bing offers taxi fare’s
By: Deena Nissley
Bing Maps is adding a Taxi Fare search. Just like a map search, you can plug in 2 address and find the fare of the taxi. The app determines the cost of the cab by factoring best routes and publicly available rates. The initial cost is displayed and the distance estimated waiting times as well.
Plug in your location and destination — just like on Google Maps — and the app determines how much a cab will cost, by factoring best routes and publicly available rates.
Bing Maps requires Silverlight (another add-on, like Flash), so anyone not on a Mac or PC is SOL.
Other cool selections from the King of Bing Maps include a roadside attraction finder and a gas price list, making for a crucial roadtrip tool.
Here’s an example: bing taxi fare
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Posted by Deena Nissley on August 23rd, 2010
August 6th, 2010
Furnish your Oakpointe Home with a Robot
Robots that clean
By: Deena Nissley
Quite possibly the best gift for a college student, Roboscooper will lift beer cans, magazines and any other medium weight items. While Roomba scurries around sucking up dirt off your carpet, Roboscooper uses his hands to lift stuff out of the way. The robot runs on six AAA batteries which means it can’t pick up heavy items but it does have an infrared sensor to detect if the object is too big.
Like the Star Wars duo, they’ll be able to work in tandem when Roboscooper lands on Earth (it ships in a few weeks).
Roboscooper
wowwee.com
$70.
Ships at end of month.
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Posted by Deena Nissley on August 6th, 2010
July 28th, 2010
Secret Parking at LA Live
Don’t waste your time, try ParkWhiz
By: Deena Nissley
Let’s say you scored some new hot tickets to Justin Bieber at LA Live. Ok, maybe it’s for a Lakers game next season. Either way, you can guarantee that parking will be an issue. Instead of a fight for your next parking spot the size of a motorcycle, why not reserve a spot right away? And for $20. That’s pretty easy.
Go to ParkWhiz.com and reserve your spot ahead of time. You’ll give a credit card number and an email – then you’re set. When the next game or concert is around, it’s as easy as that.
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Posted by Deena Nissley on July 28th, 2010
July 20th, 2010
On Garde Summer Traveling, Now Luggage-Free
Travel without your luggage
By: Deena Nissley
Here is a novel idea: travel without the hassle of hustling your baggage. What if your luggage was waiting for you at your next vacation spot?
Here to help is an esteemed wardrobe butler called Garde Robe. Give them a ring and the contents of your closet are no longer confined to your closet. They’ll come to you, take anything you could ever need (wedding tux, winter sweaters, designer werewolf costume) and store them in a high-security loft. When it’s close to trip time, login in to your online closest and check out all your photographed items. Check off the need items and they’ll ship whatever you need to wherever you’re going.
When the trip is over, they’ll make the arrangements for everything to be sent back to storage, cleaned up and ready for next time.
And Garde Robe could come in handy even if you’re not planning any trips—like if you just want to free up some closet space for a few summer wardrobe additions.
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Posted by Deena Nissley on July 20th, 2010
June 30th, 2010
Wear Your Air
Airbags for Motorcycles
By: Deena Nissley
The issue with motorcycles for most is that they are extremely dangerous. Screaming along the open road with steel machines zipping by you without any protection can be daunting. Alright, terrifying. But now there is one small precaution motorcyclists can take before they jump on their bike. Strap into your leather jacket that, is actually an airbag. The Armored Air Jacket is now available online.
All you have to do is strap your new jacket to your bike with the anchoring cable and if you’re thrown from your bike it will instantly inflate. Pretty amazing.
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Posted by Deena Nissley on June 30th, 2010
June 28th, 2010
5 Best Fireworks in Los Angeles
For the best works around
By: Deena Nissley
Hollywood: Hollywood Bowl
LA Philharmonic Orchestra presented by Vince Gill
Three-peat: Catch the show on July 2nd, 3rd or 4th.
Fri-Sun 7:30p; fireworks to follow. Hollywood Bowl (323-850-2000). Tickets $21 and up here.
Redondo Beach: Red, White, and Blue Lagoon
Come early to snag seats for the best view next to the lagoon. Stay late to dance to live music by two local bands.
Kid-tastic: All day long there are fun events for kids (free admission for kids 3 and under).
Sun 2-10:30p, fireworks at 9p. 200 Portofino Way. $22 and up for lagoon seating here.
Echo Park: Dodger Stadium
If one night of fireworks isn’t enough, buy a ticket to Monday’s Dodgers-Marlins game to enjoy the post-game pyrotechnics.
Field seats: There’s no bad seat in the house since you’ll be seeing the show from the grass.
Mon 6:10p. Dodger Stadium. (323-224-1500). $12 and up here.
San Fernando: San Fernando Recreation Park
A family-friendly show (no smoking, no drinking), with mariachi masters and a pyromusical blowout in English and Spanish.
Classic cars: They’ll be on display all day, with a trophy ceremony at 2p.
10a-11p; fireworks at 9p. 208 Park Ave. (818-898-1290). Free.
Anaheim: Disneyland
Disney knows how to put on a show, and their fireworks never disappoint. The best view is from in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.
Double Dose: After the finale, head to the river in Frontierland for more pyrotechnics.
Sun 8a-midnight; fireworks at 9:30p. Disneyland (714-781-4565). $72 and up here.
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Posted by Deena Nissley on June 28th, 2010
June 21st, 2010
Tony Stark Dwell on Design
Tony Stark showin’ off
By: Deena Nissely
Next weekend, the LA Convention Center will fill up with next-gen electric cars. There will be high-tech gear with more than 175 exhibitors displaying all sorts of interesting machines.
Dwell magazine curated the exhibitors according to their ethos for clean lines. Outfit your entire home in modish style, from Kohler’s latest kitchen fixtures to family furniture, even a Marmol Radziner prefab. (And of course, it’s all state-of-the-art green, too.)
Outside of the venue you have the chance to tour rarely seen east and westside homes. These architectural landmarks are a big draw; check out the Stahl House designed by Pierre Koenig in 1960, made an icon by famous photographer Julius Shulman.
Dwell on Design
Fri-Sun, June 25-27
LA Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa St., Downtown
dwellondesign.com
Tickets: $30-$40; home tours, $85.
Nearby: Corkbar; Rivera; WP24
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Posted by Deena Nissley on June 21st, 2010
June 4th, 2010
The Vader Project
Get choked up !
By: Deena Nissley
See 100 helmets customized by big-name artists at The Vader Project next week, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.
Street-art aficionados and Jedi enthusiasts alike will rush next Friday’s opening-night party to spot Dark Side headgear by Shag (that’s his Sith Lord as evil tiki god above), Gary Baseman, and Paul Frank.
Or stop in the following week, during the only West Coast showcase before every item goes to auction in Philly.
Pre-order one of the massive limited-edition catalogues ($40) and stop by next Saturday to have 20 of the participating artists sign your copy.
Sure, you’ll probably have to stand in line, but the payoff’s better than The Phantom Menace.
The Vader Project
Saturday, June 12th thru Sunday, June 20th
Noon-6p viewing hours
6812 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood
thevaderproject.com
Opening night gala: Fri June 11, 6-10p.
Catalog signing: Sat June 12, 2p.
Nearby: Cube; Hatfield’s; The Tar Pit
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Posted by Deena Nissley on June 4th, 2010
June 3rd, 2010
Superclogger Truck
Puppets and music on the freeway? 
By: Deena Nissley
We all spend so much time on the traffic-choked freeways, each day inching closer to mania…
Sooner or later, things were bound to get weird.
Here’s what happened—you’re stuck on the 405, hungry for some excitement. You notice a white pickup truck up ahead, no more unusual than any other truck in the sea of brake lights. Or so it seems.
But once you get closer, you start seeing some motion in the back. Some melancholy performance. It’s… puppets. They seem to be upset about their lack of control in this gridlock. (Even puppets hate traffic.)
And… there’s a soundtrack. Just tune your radio to the frequency listed on the truck and you’ll hear it. Suddenly, you’re not just marking time, you’re taking in some avant-garde theater. (It’s like a drive-in, but with actual driving.)
And if you’re really into mobile theater, you can even follow Superclogger on Twitter, thus enabling you to careen through traffic to chase this down.
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Posted by Deena Nissley on June 3rd, 2010
May 28th, 2010
Downtown’s New Rooftop Retreat
Go Blue
By: Deena Nissley
Historically, you’ve fought brutal traffic, crowds, cruelty and heartache just to get to a game at Staples. To say nothing of your attempts to get to Nokia to see Justin Bieber.
But now you can just come on down from a covert new rooftop lounge, fully equipped with poolside martinis and massages…
Welcome to the serene splendor of Blue, now open at the Ritz-Carlton in the LA Live complex.
In short, this isn’t the place for a wild, forget-your-name blowout. It’s a hidden spot 26 floors above it all for your next unapologetically lazy retreat… and if that happens to be followed by a Lakers game, so be it.
Mark off your territory by the pool (cabanas will be installed next month), summon dumplings and Umami Cocktails from WP24 downstairs, and if you’re still stressed-out, the nimble masseuses at the just-opened spa will join you poolside for a rubdown anytime you like.
You’ll need a room at the hotel to enjoy this—it’s only open for Ritz guests—which just means you’ve got room service and a bed awaiting you after the game.
Sure beats the 110.
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Posted by Deena Nissley on May 28th, 2010
