iSmart Dialer

iSmart Dialer claims to completely change the way you use your dialer, and it does, though I'm not sure in the way they were hoping. It features a robust settings menu that gives you some flexibility in the way the app works, but like many Cydia apps, the features are poorly explained, leaving the user to test them via trial and error, which can be frustrating.

Once you've activated the trial, you can see it work immediately by opening the dialer and trying to place a phone call. Shake the phone to bring up a search menu, which lets you search contacts by pressing the numbers on the phone keypad.
This seems to work pretty well, although I'd like to be able to click the search box and get a keypad to type from, as using numbers to correspond with letters seems so 1999.
I do like the photos in the favorites menu, which is much easier to use when you need to dial someone quickly. The speed dial option is nice, once you have it set up, and there are plenty of tweaks to play with, but overall, I find it to be too much, and more trouble than it is worth. As a trial, it's nice, but I wouldn't pay the 7.99 they are asking.
I like apps that speed up my user experience, but with iSmart Dialer, I feel like I'm moving in the opposite direction, and complicating things that need not be difficult. If you would like to learn more, you can visit their website here.

Maserati GT Garbin Concept

Jaime Cervantes, Andrea Coccia, and Chetan Rajput, a trio of students from the Transportation Design at the Politecnico di Milano in Italy, have come up with a design study that is fit to wear the Maserati crown. Under the guidance of Fiat, these students chose to create a design study of what a Maserati GranTurismo inspired vehicle would look like in 2020 with a throwback to the Maserati Ghibli produced in the late sixties/early seventies. It goes by the name of Maserati GT Garbin, but its look is anything but retro with some unique and modern interpretations.

The GT Garbin’s surface language features discontinuous shapes and luminescent fabrics as seen a fashion design concept called the Armani Collection Privé 2010. The modern edge was added through the use of dramatic, futuristic shapes inspired by the Opera Theatre of Valencia, by Calatrava. The sparkle comes in the form of various blue LED lights scattered throughout the exterior and unique doors that open outward and then slide forward. A typical Maserati grille was thrown in there for good measure.

The same design language was brought to the interior of the vehicle and is used to connect the door panels to the dashboard. The GT Garbin Concept can fit four adults in seats that seem to be a little awkwardly shaped. A long piano-black center console breaks up the look of the interior and houses the air conditioner, navigation, and entertainment system controls.

This concept was sponsored by Fiat, so the GT Garbin will use the same 4.7 liter V8 engine as seen on the Maserati GranTurismo. Not that we will ever see this concept out on the road.

Brother's Justice

In an attempt to reinvent his career, actor Dax Shepard makes the rash decision to abandon comedy in pursuit of his true dream: to become an internationally-renown martial arts star. Without any formal martial arts training, nor adequate funding for his ‘blockbuster’ action movie script, Dax enlists the help of his buddies including producer Nate Tuck and actor Tom Arnold. Together, they fight to realize Dax’s true passion while facing rejection at every turn. With maniacal conviction, Dax journeys on a bizarre path that becomes increasingly nonsensical and destructive, all at the expense and exploitation of his personal and professional relationships.