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Nokia Lumia 800 Illuminate London's Skyline in 4D

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 04:56 PM PST

To celebrate the launch of Nokia new smartphone Lumia 800, Nokia is bringing together world renowned producer, deadmau5 and the world's leading 4D projection team for an unprecedented projection show on this November 28.

Plans are to put on a spectacular light show on the full length of the 120 meter building of London's Millbank Tower. The show will use the 800 windows of the skyscraper as the canvas for the spectacle accompanied by a live music performance. deadmau5 will be performing two new tracks created especially for the event.

The 30-minute show will be able to be viewed from both the north and south sides of the River Thames, and will also be broadcast live online on Nokia UK's Facebook page.

Known as a "4D" projection (a term the team made up to distinguish it from normal projections), the 4D team scanned the exterior of the tower using lasers, and built a 3D model of it accurate to within 5mm. They then create animations and map them exactly to the building. The Millbank Tower will be effectively blacking out to project images of it back onto the building.

Of course, the show will culminate with a giant mobile phone appearing to mark the launch of Nokia's Lumia 800- to signals a new dawn for the company.

+ Nokia

Monday, November 28, 2011

The Tattoosday Book Review - Science Ink

If you’re still recovering from a day of camping out and fighting the crowds for Black Friday holiday gifts, might I suggest one more item for your list?

Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed was recently published by Sterling Press and it rates as one of the finer titles on tattoos that I have seen in while. Science Ink is written by Carl Zimmer, a science writer with great credentials and whose blog rates a spot on my blogroll shortlist.

I have been a fan of Carl Zimmer’s Science Tattoo Emporium since 2008, even warranting a mention in a stand-alone post here.

I was excited to hear last year that he was compiling a book on the subject of scientific tattoos, as, unlike a lot of the work in London Tattoos (my last review, which appeared here), the ink is drenched in meaning.

As a storyteller and a writer, I’ll admit to favoring tattoos that have stories and/or specific meaning behind them. Not that I don’t appreciate a fine work of body art that is beautiful for beauty’s sake. I just find myself more intellectually stimulated by tattoos that pack a narrative punch. This is also why I dig literary tattoos.

All that being said, Zimmer should be commended for compiling a whole slew of scientific ink, and organizing it in such a thoughtful and pleasing way. Chapters are divided up by category (Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, etc.) with photos of the contributors work, along with a paragraph or two devoted to explaining the accompanying pieces. These are not tattoos that resulted from walking in to a shop and picking flash off the wall. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Rather, we’re treated to tattoos that were clearly thought out and executed with the purpose of connecting to the individuals passion for their intellectual stimuli.

Tattoo purists may look at this book and cringe at the quality of some of the tattoos depicted. But the quality is not the point, and there is a lot of fine work, nonetheless. With a few exceptions, we are not seeing work contributed by tattoo aficionados. Instead, we get a glimpse of tattoos from people that you don’t normally associate with ink: scientists, doctors, university professors, and anthropologists. For that reason, Science Ink succeeds in drawing in the reader to the individual narrative behind the tattoo. What makes someone who is uninked take the leap and go under the needle?

Ultimately, it is the answer to that question that propels the mini-narratives forward and make Science Ink such a compelling read. Above and beyond the appreciation of tattoos, the book speaks to a larger audience, those who are steeped in the sciences and those who don’t consider themselves part of a “tattoo culture”. Ultimately, not everyone who is science-minded gets a tattoo related to their field, but a mathematician may understand someone’s desire to get an interesting equation inked on their forearm more than they would, say, getting a flaming skull or a scattering of cherry blossoms.

The biggest fault I find with Science Ink is not an original one. Marisa over at Needles and Sins voiced the disappointment in her review, as well, that the artists who created the body art are rarely named by the contributors. I always ask Tattoosday contributors to disclose their artists’ names to give credit where credit is due. Occasionally I meet people who do not recall the names of their artists, but that tends to be a smaller percentage. Zimmer includes a thumbnail “visual index” of contributors. It would be nice, if there is ever a Science Ink II, to include an index of artists, as well. As a saving grace, Zimmer does credit the artists on his website here, but I only discovered that by accident.** I’d imagine, however, that to the bulk of the reading audience, the tattooist’s identity is not as important and may seem extraneous, but for many it is nice to see credit where credit is due.

All in all, however, Zimmer hits the ball out of the park with a wonderful tattoo-themed product that I fully endorse and recommend.

With the holidays just around the corner, this would make a great gift for the science obsessed person in your life!

**After this posted, Carl Zimmer e-mailed me:

"Thanks! I agree that the artists should get credit. My designer and I put together a list, but a change in schedule prevented the publisher from putting it into the book. We'll be sure to get it into the next printing".

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Thanksgiving Re-Post: Have a Happy and Safe Holiday!

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for many things, especially my lovely wife and two amazing daughters. You, the readers out there in the world, are also people for whom I am thankful. Mahalo, as they say in my childhood home, for visiting often.

I am also thankful for the month of November, which always seems to be a slowdown month for me and Tattoosday. My posting pace slows significantly, despite still carrying a backlog of posts from the summer. Consider them my tattoo acorns that I'm saving for those cold days ahead when a tattoo sighting in New York generally means someone has removed their gloves or scarf!

Stay tuned in the weeks ahead for a flurry of book reviews, just in time for the holiday shopping season and, in the mean time, enjoy this post from last Thanksgiving, slightly edited, which appeared here.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

In honor of the holiday, I am sharing this, my newest tattoo, located above my knee on my right thigh:

This was done at Hand of Glory in Brooklyn yesterday as part of the shop's $75 Thanksgiving Tattoo Special ...

For those of you just tuning in, check the pre-post here, which includes all the Thanksgiving flash designed for the occasion. I asked readers to vote on which tattoo to get, and this one sneaked out a narrow victory over the traditional Native American profile.

I like this design because it combines a lot of traditional tattoo elements and delivers an image with a sociopolitical subtext. We have the traditional American flag and handshake designs, but the added element of crossed fingers serves as a reminder that, despite apparent good intentions, there was subsequently a historical betrayal of that initial good will.

But that's just one perspective, of course, and the Thanksgiving holiday focuses on the positive in our society. The mere existence of the tattoo reminds me to be thankful, which I alluded to in my original post.

I was fortunate enough to have BJ as my artist again. He had inked my Friday the 13th tattoo last August, and I appreciate that he works quickly and concisely.

BJ at Work

It was nice, also, that this design was one of his contributions to the flash sheet, as he was kind enough to embellish slightly on the original design, and it always seems better when an artist is tattooing his or her own design. As for the idea behind it, he was trying to represent graphically a broken treaty. I'm extremely pleased with the end result.
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I want to thank all of the readers who voted for designs, and for everyone who reads and supports the site.

And thanks again to ... BJ at Hand of Glory, and to my family, at home in Brooklyn and across the U.S., for their support

Monday, November 21, 2011

Mark's Dueling Sugar Skulls

On a Sunday back in July, I met Mark on the subway. He chose to share these tattoos among the many he has:

Full disclosure: it was this encounter that taught me an important lesson - my voice recorder doesn't do well on the subway.

I was able to ascertain that these companion pieces were inked with specific meanings. The blue tattoo on the right arm has the subtext of a break-up. Juxtaposed with that is the red piece which represents the rise of artistic expression.

These nearly-mirror image tattoos were credited to Shaun Carroll at Hod Rod Tattoo in Blackburg, Virginia.

Thanks to Mark for sharing these tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Tribal polynesian Tattoo Pictures To Choose tattoo disasters

There are plenty of websites where you can find tribal tattoo pictures if you are thinking of having one. Tribal tattoo pictures can help you decide which one to have on your skin. Aside from checking online tribal tattoo pictures you can also ask to see the tattoo designs of the shop or artist you choose to get your tattoo from.

People have different intentions why they want to have tattoos. Some have them for sex appeal. We can't deny the fact that there is something terribly sexy about tattoos especially if they are inked in a specific place like the arms, at the back, or legs. Choosing the right design to have is crucial as well as its location. Detail and color that can catch someone's attention is also important.

Other people use tattoo as a medium to express their individuality, their beliefs and sometimes the current state of their emotions. IF you are having tattoos for this reason, you might want to think very carefully about what you put in your skin for having a tattoo is almost a permanent thing. Should you decide to have it removed, it will cost you. Statement tattoos should be done in a very tasteful and classic design that will not go out of style after some time. It should also be a true representation of your beliefs and convictions, something you live by and you truly understand.

Tattooing nowadays has become an artistic impression to avid tattoo fans. They use their skin as a canvass for their artwork. You will be amazed and fascinated of how some people have very extensive and elaborate tattoo designs.

In ancient times, tattoos serve as identification to certain tribes. Some consider it as a right of passage while others use tattoos to signify their rank and to let the others know of their achievement on the battle field. Recent discoveries tell us that ancient people have been using tattoos as far as the Neolithic age. The very first man discovered to have tattoos was the Iceman Otzi who live 3,300 BC. Though we might not know exactly the reason why they had it, it is certain that having tattoos have a very significant meaning or at least it means something to a particular reason.

Plenty of websites offer tribal tattoo pictures that will truly serve its purpose. You can have it printed and brought to your chosen tattoo artist to copy. The only tricky thing about tattoos is choosing the right artist or shops to ink it on your skin. Even though there are a few cases of blood transmitted diseases through tattoos, it is best to carefully check the credentials of the tattoo artist or shop. Do not hesitate to ask questions. Ask if you can see their equipments and certification. Certain states require tattoo shops and artists to get certified by the health department before they can operate. Ask them to get a skin test first for the pigment or ink they will use on you to check if you have any allergic reactions. Again it is better to be safe than sorry.

Within the existing day Celtic Tattoo Designs are well-liked in tattoo fine art, in addition to in jewellery along with other artwork. Celtic Tattoo Designs are composed of endless loops that are a symbol from the actually repeating cycle of death and rebirth.

Celtic Tattoo Designs are similarly composed of interlacing loops but on this situation the loops generally end within the limbs or head from the animal. The accurate meaning from the Celtic Tattoo Designs defies created translation and is expressed in a deep spiritual degree.

Celts regardless of whether of Scots, Welsh or Irish origin make use of the Celtic Tattoo Designs and Celtic jewellery to display their satisfaction within their heritage and also to spend tribute to their ancestry. Celtic Tattoo Designs are really complicated styles which need a tattoo artist having a powerful know-how of Celtic fine art.

They're hard to carry out correctly, and anybody desiring a Celtic Tattoo Designs ought to be certain to lookup to get a tattoo artist who's knowledgeable, and educated, on this function. The complicated styles need cautious placement of lines along with a great eye for detail. They are abilities possessed by fairly couple of artists.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Gabby and Carter, Forever in eBaum's World

At the end of August, I spotted a couple near the entrance to Penn Station on Seventh Avenue. The woman had a bunch of tattoos, the man did not appear to have any. When I interviewed them, it turned out that the guy did have a tattoo on his arm - one that corresponded to a piece in the center of his companion's chest. Here's a peek:

Our chat was a little bit rambling, but here are the highlights:

Me: What are your guys' names?

Woman: Gabby. Carter.

Me: Gabby and Carter?

Carter: Yes.

Gabby: Forever.

Me: Forever? How long you guys been together?

Gabby: Like, two years.

Me: So, what is that, it's a heart and a...

Gabby and Carter: It's eBaum's World.

Gabby: It's a website.

Carter: It's been around forever ... like YouTube.

Me: So that's just like the logo? The heart?

Carter: And the little globe, I got that.

Gabby: I did that tattoo on him.

Me: You tattooed that on him? Then who did yours?

Gabby: My friend, Nick. We're not friends anymore...

Me: Well, the two of them go together, that's cool.

Carter works for eBaum's world, which can best be described as a site for videos, like YouTube, but with more of a CollegeHumor.com slant. It's not just videos, but jokes, blogs, photos and games.

Thanks to Gabby and Carter for sharing these companion tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Al Shares Two for Tattoosday, Including a Rare Sole Tattoo

Back in August I received an email from Al, one of the thousands of people that commutes in and out of Penn Station on a daily basis.

As a reader of Tattoosday, Al recognized that a lot of my inkspotting occurred in this major transit hub and he had recently thought he saw me there. Of course, this was quite feasible, as I generally pass through Penn during my lunch hour, as well as before and after work.

He also sent me some photos and, as occasionally happens, the e-mail from Al got buried in the deluge known as my inbox.

But we are excavating it here to share some of Al's ink. I'll let him do the heavy lifting....

"... I often read your blog and I especially love the stories you include about how you ran in to each person or convinced them to show you their tattoos or whatever it was. Also the fact that you include the artist info (when you can) is amazing! So thanks, and keep up the good work!

... [Included are] pictures of two of my tattoos that are especially fun for me, and in their own ways, unique. The first at the top of my back, and it's an image of a jaw harp done as if it were an old-school traditional piece.

If you haven't heard of a jaw harp (also called Jew's harp, trump, mouth harp, etc...) check it out! It's a very simple instrument that has a place in indigenous cultures all around the world...and it's one of the most ridiculous and fun instruments I've ever played. I especially love that it's considered something of a "low class" instrument in most cultures. Sort of the underdog of the musical world! This piece was done by Michael Hastings at the Boston Tattoo Company in Somerville, MA.

The second one is less of a serious tattoo and more of a product of "hey, you know what would be funny?" A tattoo artist friend of mine and I were joking around, and I convinced him to tattoo the bottom of my foot, more or less to see what would happen.

Anyone will tell you that getting a tattoo down there is a bad idea, but how exactly would it work out? Well, the first picture you see is on it's second or third day of life -- already blown out in areas and starting to fade. One month later, and you can see it's already nearly half gone.

It was a fun tattoo experiment, and it earns me major badass points everywhere I go :-)"

Thanks to Al for sharing these tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Beautifull SnakeTattoos

Samsung Wallpaper

Cell Phone Wallpaper - The Fashion Statement
According to Kumar Alok

Mobile phones have become very complicated with the progress in computer technology, and together with the mathematical properties, we can now aesthetic qualities. Wallpapers for the phone in the same way as Desktop Wallpapers.

With the growing popularity of wall paper, there is a large position in the market. Customers choose a location that defines their personality and mood, they can now watch their favorite animals, cars, nature, flowers, actor, movies, cartoons gizmo or other animated images, as well as their wallpaper.

Wallpaper can also be personalized using a picture that you clicked. These photos are digital camera or video camera cellphone. Now you can have a picture of your spouse, children, parents and friends, PET, or a nice vacation, if your wallpaper.

Samsung Wallpaper

Mobile Wallpapers can be easily downloaded from the Internet site of many free download of Wallpapers: This is a beautiful wall papers are available in bright colors and interesting Graphics. Can still picture or animated wallpaper. It adds a splash of color and fun to you in any way other basic colored phone.

Wallpapers can be a topic of conversation. Due to its popularity, people want to see your wallpaper on your mobile phone. This is a good way to pay more attention to the social circle and keep it interesting wallpaper design you can easily install a "cool" category and the new trend. You must be creative in your choice of wallpaper, which will help you create unique and different from the crowd.

A number of different backgrounds can be stored on your phone so you can wallpaper as often as you want to change. You can change your mood or outfit or a group of people you hang out in practice, you can select a different wallpaper and friends.

Cellphone Wallpapers trendy, cool, easy to download and is free of charge. "One can easily find and groom, using the technology of choice Wallpapers: Wallpapers can be exchanged between friends and other Bluetooth devices. This is not only an accomplice to the phone, but also a very popular tool.

Free Pc Wallpapers

Free Beautiful Wallpapers for your Desktop
By Ivan Tokic

Free Wallpapers for your desktop can be given a new life is very boring same old ground again and see your time. Background of this change is always welcome, especially when it comes to beautiful and absolutely free. There are many available online for free wallpapers. You must search for "Free Desktop Wallpapers" on a search engine such as Google-day, and you will have a long list of sites that offer this table backgrounds, free download gets. You can click on any of these sites and select any picture you want.

When you hear the word, what a beautiful baby that comes to your mind. There are beautiful landscapes, beautiful landscapes, a romantic beach, Fantasy Wallpapers and many more things that are absolutely beautiful. Categories available on the websites that offer free wallpapers free 3D Wallpapers, Hot Wallpapers, Nature Wallpapers for free, love, fun and Wallpapers for PC, free computer wallpapers, Wallpapers for free city, free landscape wallpapers, celebrity wallpapers for free, free Newest Wallpapers, Cool Wallpapers Free Beautiful Wallpapers for free - Each of these beautiful enough to decorate your desktop.

Free Pc Wallpapers

When in your office, and even when you are stressed, just look at a beautiful picture and allows you to relax. This is a relaxation technique, you can even try this if you have some spare time on your hands, simply load your table with a nice background for a website on the Internet, as defined, is that your posters and just looking at that in a few minutes without anything else. You will see that your mind is empty and careless after a few seconds then when you return to work, you will feel fresh and relaxed, you can inspire your position very nice manners.

Every time, when you download free wallpapers, look for a good resolution. There are high quality beautiful wallpapers on some sites. You can also scan these wallpapers once you get to do even better, if you buy anti-virus software is up, if there is no virus threat, before downloading the images. You can also have some beautiful pictures, and make it as wallpaper for your desktop, but you need a few changes in the sizes of these images. Free Wallpapers for your desktop screen size and is adjusted according to need no further changes. Get your free wallpaper today and make your desktop clean.

Petra's Tattoo with Teeth

A couple weeks back, I was coming out of my office at 7 Penn Plaza when a woman named Petra walked by with this tattoo on her foot:

When I stopped her and introduced myself, she was happy to share it with us here on Tattoosday.

Petra explained that this is the skull of a Velociraptor. When I asked why this particular design for a tattoo, she elaborated:

"Velociraptor is my spirit dinosaur. They're small and quick and very vicious and I identify with that as a person ... I really like dinosaurs. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a rock-climbing paleontologist, so I knew it was something that I'd like, you know, for the rest of the time I have my skin on."

This is Petra's first tattoo, and she got it inked by Cheyenne Sawyer at Atlas Tattoo in Portland, Oregon.

Thanks to Petra for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Actress Wallpapers

How Free Bollywood Actress Wallpapers to find
By Lavanay B.

Well, it's not true. Music actresses like Shilpa Shetty and Celina Jaitley can knock the socks off of a man, when fully dressed from head to toe. The effect is tripled when short and clingy clothes. Suffice it to anyone drool makes no sense. If you have a favorite actress, who would set wallpaper to have on your computer screen, then here are some simple ways to quickly find.

1. Go back to Google engines sites that are hot and sexy photos of the stars that you want to find. You can easily download images from Google Images for use, as well as sexy wallpaper. Almost all the stars of Hollywood in the internet and you will all kinds of photos you want. Enter the formula, even if not all photos are enough to use the Google Desktop Wallpapers detailed.

Actress Wallpapers

2. There are several other options you can choose a more Wallpapers for your favorite heroine. Bollywood fans, there are several places where you can create a unique portfolio and modeling shots of your favorite color heroines find.

3. Another great site is a good wallpapers of heroines are Photobucket to find where there are thousands in the last picture posted free and open for use. You can be the exact image you want to download and use as wallpaper for your computer.

4. If you have a digital camera can take pictures for use in magazines, and Wallpapers: This only works if you're really a great camera to take pictures, and know how to use the computer. You must have a high pixel camera to record images. You can harvest them if you need them if you want to modify.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Brian's Literary Chest Tattoo

The weather here in New York has been turning autumnal and visible tattoos have been disappearing from the streets, but fear not, Readers, we still have material to get us through the end of the year, thanks to a backlog of photos from the summer!

Case in point is this tattoo from Brian:

I met Brian at a drugstore in Bay Ridge, back in the beginning of August. He told me he had just started working as an apprentice at A-List Industry Tattoos, a few blocks away.

At the time, Brian had seven tattoos, including this chest piece, which is comprised of two parts.

The top section reads "Incomplete - Imperfect" and is an allusion to lines from Chuck Palahniuk's novel Fight Club:

"May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect. Deliver me, Tyler, from being perfect and complete."

Brian credited this piece to Paul Ilardi, the owner at Monster Tattoos on Staten Island.

The bottom section of the tattoo features a banner that reads "Death steals everything but out stories."

Brian explained that he took this to mean that "what outlives us is the memories we have, the stories we have".

It's actually the final line in a short poem by Jim Harrison:

Larson's Holstein Bull

Death waits inside us for a door to open.
Death is patient as a dead cat.
Death is a doorknob made of flesh.
Death is that angelic farm girl
gored by the bull on her way home
from school, crossing the pasture
for a shortcut. In the seventh grade
she couldn't read or write. She wasn't a virgin.
She was "simpleminded," we all said.
It was May, a time of lilacs and shooting stars.
She's lived in my memory for sixty years.
Death steals everything except our stories..

Brian credited this part of the tattoo to Cesar at Bullseye Tattoos, also on Staten Island.

Thanks to Brian for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday!

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Awesome And Beautiful Nature Pics

Awesome And Beautiful Nature Pics : These autumn photographs are especially wonderful and beautiful' when the leaves change their colors from golden to crimson and come fall to the ground. Here's a best selections of nature photos you will love in it....