Galaxy Gear Wearable Tech

Cardboard boombox, Ai Weiwei selfies, Greg Packer's ban and more in our look at the web this week

At this year’s IFA 2013 technology conference, Samsung unveiled the latest in smartwatch innovations. The Galaxy Gear isn’t a standalone phone, but you can make calls from it. The beautifully designed accessory can pick up notifications, control music and has a camera, a speaker and two microphones. Connected by Bluetooth, the integration is quite impressive. Its ever-expanding array of onboard apps solidify the device’s value …

Motorola presents the Opening Ceremony BTW at SuperPier

Fashion exclusives, concerts and a catwalk show at a pop-up on the Hudson

It’s New York Fashion Week again and this time around forward-thinking retailer Opening Ceremony has launched a mega pop-up shop with surprises in store. The Opening Ceremony BTW at SuperPier at Hudson River Park will feature a week’s worth of shopping and events, selected by OC and sponsored by Motorola. All 19,000 square feet of the repurposed industrial pier will showcase the latest and greatest, …

Converse + Maison Martin Margiela

A coat of paint turns street style icons into a high-end fashion collaboration

Sneaker brand Converse—the longtime staple—has just unveiled the latest First String collaboration. This time, for their luxe limited edition collaboration, experimental Parisian fashion house Maison Martin Margiela takes a fresh approach to the iconic Chuck Taylor All Star and Jack Purcell lines by way of white-washing. This first time collaboration, “perfectly embodies each brand’s spirit of individuality and self-expression unifying Converse and Margiela’s conviction of …