Designed by LG and Google collectively, the newest Nexus smartphone was introduced yesterday for availability sometime next month. It will be available in 8GB and 16 GB. It will be interesting to see how the 3D Google Maps compares to the Maps on the iPhone. Most notable features below: High Performance Camera – Nexus 4 comes with a … Continue reading
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Funny Pic: Presidential Candidates Switch Hair
Last night, a tremendous amount of Americans took to Twitter and social-media to comment on the first U.S. Presidential Debate. The picture below, was photoshopped, then posted by a Twitter user during the debate. By the end of the debate, the tweet had over 10,000 retweets. The Audio Dope thought the pic was pretty funny … Continue reading
Facebook launches first advertisement
In celebration of Facebook’s 1 billionth user, Zuckerberg and crew decided to launch Facebook’s first advertisement. The video titled “The Things That Connect Us” was developed by Wieden & Kennedy. Overall, the ad is pretty well done. It gets the point across in a creative way using simple metaphors. In my opinion, they should have just stuck with … Continue reading
Facebook to allow users to advertise?
For anyone familiar with finance and valuation, you know the bottom-line question for many growing companies is “where is the cash flow coming from”. In a move that The Audio Dope sees as a desperate attempt to find new sources of revenue, FB is going to allow users to pay to advertise on the social-networking … Continue reading
Kate Upton Cosmopolitan Cover/Picture
The Audio Dope hasn’t featured Kate Upton on our site in a while and we felt she was due for an appearance. This week’s “Cosmo” magazine-cover featuring Upton was released today and she looks pretty sexy as-per-uuszz. While The Audio Dope would definitely rather see our favorite 20-year old in perhaps a a little less … Continue reading
Tarantino Film Collection Box-Set due Thanksgiving; features “Mondo” art
The film studio Lionsgate will be releasing a movie box-set featuring movies directed/written by director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Vol. 2) this Thanksgiving. The box-set entitled “Tarantino XX” will feature the following eight movies: “Reservoir Dogs” (1992),”True Romance” (1993-written) “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Jackie Brown” (1997), “Kill Bill Vol. 1″(2003), “Kill Bill Vol. 2” … Continue reading
Kendrick reveals artwork for ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city
Here’s the artwork for Kendrick Lamar’s debut album dropping October 22nd. Love the look of this. “A short film by Kendrick Lamar” on the bottom is a nice touch. Here’s the deluxe cover below…
Apple to launch service to rival Pandora
I think it’s safe to say Apple can do whatever they want. After recently winning their court case with Samsung and announcing the release date of the iPhone 5, Apple confirmed that they are working on a online music streaming service that would rival Pandora. The service would be available through all Apple devices. It is going … Continue reading
Artwork: Big Sean, Kanye West & Jay-Z- Clique
Kanye and the crew keep consistent with their artwork on this one. Looks like this track could be the next single from Cruel Summer. This is the only song that Jay-Z will appear on so we are hoping that it is a memorable one. The Audio Dope has mixed feelings on Big Sean but when it … Continue reading
New iPhone 5 leaks look credible
New iPhone 5 leaks hit the web this afternoon and it seems the new pics could actually be legit. The leaked design shows the new iPhone side-by-side with the current iPhone 4s for a comparative view. The new phone features a 4-inch screen as opposed to the 4s’ 3.5-inch screen. The Audio Dope thinks the … Continue reading
Interesting album artwork for Lupe’s ‘Food and Liquor 2’
Yes, this page has loaded just fine. That black square below is indeed the artwork for Lupe’s upcoming album Food and Liquor 2. This is some abstract shit… kind of seems like something Kanye would do. Either way, I don’t hate it because it is going to get people talking. The fact that this artwork is … Continue reading
Michael Phelps signs Louis Vuitton endorsement deal
After twelve years of shattering records and taking names at the Olympics, Michael Phelps now has some down-time to do whatever he wants. But in the meantime, the Olympic star is snagging some lucrative endorsement deals just as many Olympic athletes do following the games. Last week Phelps signed a deal with Louis Vuitton and … Continue reading
Crazy Batcave Home-theater
If I ever hit the jackpot financially, I’ve always known building a dank movie theater in my basement would be one of my first big splurges. Between that and always wanting my own personal Batcave, I now have a new hero. Some boss dropped a cool $2 million on his own customized home theater built … Continue reading
Dope: Original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles art
Not sure about everyone else, but the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had a profound impact on The Audio Dope’s life. Between action figures, Halloween costumes, and dope lunch-boxes, The Turtles were omnipresent. Here’s a pretty cool pic that is believed to be one of the original concept drawings that led to the birth of TMNT.
GOOD Music’s ‘Cruel Summer’ album artwork
Here’s the artwork for the GOOD Music compilation album, Cruel Summer, dropping on September 4th. This has a similar feel as the Watch the Throne art. I dig it.