Hotel Aeropolis, Moscow

Hotel Golden Apple, Moscow

Golden Apple hotel is located in the very center of the city within the walking distance from the Kremlin and Red Square. Stylish restaurant, prestigious shopping area, theatres, museums and nightlife are all nearby. Nearest metro stations - Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya, Chehovskaya - are in 10 min walk. The hotel's 7-storey historical building of late XIX century contains 92 rooms: standard, superior, deluxe and suite.  The hotel restaurant is a perfect setting for an exceptional gastronomic experience. Cocktail lobby bar and lounge offer a selection of drinks and light meals.

ISTOK brings together the European and Russian ICT communities

ISTOK initiative has been proposed by European and Russian partners and supported by the European Commission in order to create EU-Russian ICT virtual community, to identify priorities for deeper strategic ICT cooperation between Russia and the European Union and to help the European Commission to link FP7 ICT calls to joint European-Russian ICT priorities.

As part of the preparation of the European Framework Programme, FP7, the European Commission would like to identify common needs and opportunities for strategic cooperation between European and Russian research in the ICT domain. Europe, as well as Russia needs to strengthen it’s scientific and technology base in ICT, to drive and stimulate innovation through ICT use and to ensure that ICT progress is rapidly transformed into benefits for businesses, industry, government and citizens. 
The ISTOK project was initiated by European and Russian partners and supported by the European Union in order to identify priorities for deeper strategic ICT cooperation between Russia and the European Union and to help the European Commission to link FP7 ICT calls to joint European-Russian ICT priorities.
Throughout the 21-month project duration, the consortium contracted to implement the project - inno AG (Germany, coordinator), Institute of the System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Foundation Sophia Antipolis (France),  Russian Technology Transfer Network (Russia) – will:

• propose recommendations for EU-Russian ICT-collaboration taxonomy
• analyze strengths and weaknesses of Russian and European ICT R&D areas
• cross-compare European/Russian needs and priorities in order to detect those which are the most relevant for further EU-RU ICT co-operation.

This analytical work will be driven by a high-level ICT experts group, composed of Russian and European ICT experts, in order to contribute to the definition of a global scientific EU-Russian cooperation strategy in the ICT sector and set-up of the dialogue with broad communities both in Russia and  in the European Union. The awareness raising brokerage actions in Europe and Russia on a large and medium scale (conferences, seminars, workshops, internet open forums) will be organised to booster the joint research initiatives for FP7.
As a result of the implementation of ISTOK, there will be up to eight areas within ICT R&D that will be recommended to the European Union as strategic priorities for Russian-European collaboration of FP7.
In addition, the Russian and European ICT community will benefit from a large number of quantitative and qualitative advantages:

• access to a competence platform providing information relevant to the EU-RU potential cooperation in the ICT domain, as well as to a database with at least 2.000 key ICT contacts from Europe and Russia,
• participation in the open consultation campaign (via 10 e-Forum) in order to directly contribute to the  definition of the EU-RU cooperation strategy within FP7, 
• better understanding and larger involvement in the FP7 programme (access to know-how, complementary competences, scientific exchanges, funding),
• participation in the 5 large and medium scale events allowing partners from different countries and different ICT backgrounds to meet and work together,
• identification of potential partners to boost initiation in joint collaboration proposals for FP7 calls.

MacBook Air

Computer Equipment
Client: Apple (U.S.)
Design: Apple (U.S.)

The MacBook Air is a full-size 3 pound notebook encased in sleek, sturdy anodized aluminum. The 13.3-inch, widescreen LED backlit display is mercury- and arsenic-free. The keyboard is full-size and has backlit key illumination with a built-in ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts keyboard and display brightness for optimal visibility. MacBook Air also includes a built-in iSight camera and an oversized trackpad with multi-touch technology. The port hatch flips down to reveal (and closes to hide) a USB 2.0 port, headphone jack and a micro-DVI port. The Intel Core 2 Duo processor was custom-built to fit within the compact dimensions.

Spyder roadster

Spyder roadster

Bronze
Transportation
Client: BRP (Canada)
Design: BRP (Canada)

The Can-AM Spyder roadster combines the open-air benefits of a motorcycle with many of the convenience features of a traditional roadster to define a new paradigm for an on-road power sport vehicle. The unique Y-architecture with three wheels (two in the front, one in the rear) provides stability at rest and in motion, balancing performance needs with safety concerns. The Vehicle Stability System, which includes ABS, traction control and stability control, comes as standard on each vehicle. This makes the Spyder roadster user-friendly and the road accessible to many people who want to enjoy the open-air experience.

Samsung Galaxy Spica Official in Russia

 Samsung Russia officially announced the Galaxy Spica i5700 (aka GT-I5700, Galaxy Lite)Android smartphone, the little brother of the i7500 Galaxy. The Spica is powered by a 800MHz processor and 128MB  memory and runs the Google Android OS.

Samsung Galaxy Spica has a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a 3.2 Megapixel camera, A-GPS support, built-in digital compass and Bluetooth. We can also expect WiFi support and 1GB internal memory as well as a microSD card slot.
Samsung’s Spica supports Quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band WCDMA/HSPA networks. The Android handset will be released in Russia in November for 14000 Rouble (US$483).

Pegatron Wall-e IPP7A-CP Nettop for Russia

Pegatron introduces in Russia the Wall-e IPP7A-CP Atom-powered nettop PC, which is just another nettop based on Pegatron’s Cape 7, like Lenovo IdeaCentre Q100/Q110, Medion Akoya Mini E2076 D, EMTEC G Box and Ruvo MiniCap 7
Pegatron Wall-e gets an Intel Atom 230 procesor and NVIDIA’s ION graphics chip. Other features are pretty standard, 2GB RAM, 2.5-inch hard drive, WiFi, DVI, USB 2.0 ports, multi-in-one card reader. It lacks HDMI port, however.