Archive for the ‘Chic Geekery’ Category

Last night I attended HP’s pre-screening of Sex & the City 2, followed by a swanky after party at Bergdorf Goodman. Thanks to the amazing Vivienne Tam, I sported one of her colorful dresses from the Spring 2010 collection (what an honor! Thanks Amy for taking the pic of VT and me above). People kept taking my picture…which makes me wonder, either the photogs thought I was someone else, or they take pics of anyone who “might” be “someone.” Either way, it’s sort of flattering, but I’m definitely not a socialite.

One of my favorite parts about the evening? The people! I caught up with a lot of lovely bloggers/editors and some of my favorite, stylish PR girls. There were a lot of VIPs there as well. I am usually the last person to spot celebrities and even when I do, I act like they aren’t there. It’s probably because I spend my days as a publicist. Just after the screening, I was taking a photo of some friends and a woman Read the rest of this entry »

This is work related, but too cool not to share…

As part of the retail launch for KIN, the new phones from Microsoft available now from Verizon, free concerts have been popping up the past two weeks where one juicy detail at a time is revealed through social networking. In San Francisco on May 9, Yeasayer put on a great show at the Longshoreman’s Hall and N.E.R.D. + Asher Roth took over European Collision Center (yes! an auto repair hub). Last weekend the KIN SPOT concerts hit NYC with Passion Pit at the Classic Car Club on Friday night, The Black Keys at the same spot on Saturday night and Read the rest of this entry »

 

If you follow me on Twitter, you probably know I’ve been a little busy with the day job lately. I have some free time coming up and I can’t wait to catch up on all the exciting things I’ve seen/heard about so far this spring. Last week when I was cranking away in the office, a little surprise arrived for me from the generous and oh-so-lovely, Vivienne Tam. It was her new HP Mini 210 Butterfly Lovers netbook – GASP!!! She also sent me the matching mouse and an amazing scarf from the spring collection, which I plan to work into some upcoming outfits. Check out the unboxing video above! Read the rest of this entry »

Who’s excited for Sex & the City 2??? I’m going to a premiere party for HP next Tuesday and am SO excited! HP has  just announced Sarah Jessica Parker as the new face of their “Computer is Personal Again” ad campaign! Good timing since a lot of HP’s fashionable products are in the movie. Above is the first video for the campaign.

By the way, what the heck should I wear to the SATC 2 party? I want to be Read the rest of this entry »

Calling all SATC fans! I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty stoked for the sequel next month! A little birdie gave me a heads up about some goodies we can expect to see in the movie. It looks like HP has been cast as the newest character! In the movie, we’ll see a ton of fashionable gear including the HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Butterfly Lovers clutch, HP TouchSmart PCs  and the HP TouchSmart tm2. Check out the trailer and images below!

Could this mean we might be seeing less of a certain fruit in the movie? The first Read the rest of this entry »

To follow my post about the KIN launch, here’s the outfit I picked out for the day’s activities. For a normal PR launch event, you’d probably find me in something a little dressier. Given the brand is playful and a little funky, I decided to go that route.

The Nerd t-shirt is from Zara. It’s almost like it was made for me. I have two little chihuahuas and feel like Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not very often I write about my day job here, but in light of a launch I’ve been working on since July, it’s sort of a special occassion. Let me tell you about KIN. It’s a new brand of mobile devices from Microsoft Windows Phone, available via Verizon in the US next month. In short, they are meant for socially connected teens/twenty-somethings who like to broadcast their lives. I’m not going to go beyond that or provide opinions because I clearly have a bias. You can find all you need to know at KIN.com.

KIN was unveiled on Monday and during the evening, we hosted a small preview event for a few friendly faces (the big unveil event happened earlier in the day in SF). It took place at Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, I had the delight of attending one of my favorite events so far. In light of HP’s partnership with Project Runway and the most recent episode where designers created their own textiles using tm2t Touchsmart PC’s, HP hosted an intimate brunch meet-up at Cellar Bar in the Bryant Park Hotel reenacting themes from the episode.

Above: Emilio Sosa, Vivienne Tam, Yuli Ziv, me, Seth Aaron Henderson and Jay Nicholas Sario

Attendees Project Runway finalists Seth Aaron Henderson, Emilio Sosa (the winner of the challenge) and Jay Nicholas Sario. Guest judge Vivienne Tam, one of my favorite designers and queen of fashionable tech, also attended. Read the rest of this entry »

UPDATED: Check out my guest post about the new digital clutch on Time Magazine’s Techland! Special thanks to Peter Ha for giving me an opportunity to show my gadget-obsessed side!

Are you sick of my Vivienne Tam tech obsession posts yet? LOL Good news – no more teasing. HP has just announced the juicy details for the 2nd edition digital clutch! The HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition is expected to be available March 19 with a starting price of $599 and it can be reserved today at www.hp.com/viviennetam.  It will also be available at U.S. retailers including Read the rest of this entry »

Some of you may already know this, but I’ve been spending time with the beautiful people behind Urban Signals (hearts for CEO Aubree Nichols) as they make their mark in the location-best social networking world. Urban Signals is a mobile application, currently available for the iPhone (others coming soon), that allows you to see users that are around you, if they are available and the option to connect with them right then and there.

One of my new blogger bff’s, Amy Chandra of Midtown Girl, knows all about Urban Signals (read her post here) and on Valentine’s Day she was featured on ABC World News demoing the application! WOW – I’m so Read the rest of this entry »