So for your next vacation, leave
your selfie stick at home, take your social media apps off your smartphone, and lose yourself in the travel experience.
Most travellers start in Sydney, home to the famous opera house (
selfie sticks at the ready), Bondi Beach, and world class nightlife.
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Selfie sticks are all the rage right now, showing up everywhere... even
at red carpet events!
Former Liverpool defender José Enrique is to retire his
selfie stick from football
at the age of 31 due to a knee injury.
Security measures in place for the «unprecedented challenge» of Pope Francis» visit to New York City this month will include screening checkpoints, airspace restrictions and a ban on balloons,
selfie sticks and backpacks
at papal events, federal and city officials said.
Not just because dodging
selfie sticks makes navigating tourist attractions harder but because tourists no longer even look
at the monuments, piazzas, or works of art anymore.
As much as my friends (and yes... even myself) cringe
at the thought of the
selfie stick... it's time to get rid of the pride.
Ben Stiller, center, uses the world's longest
selfie stick to take a picture of «Zoolander 2» cast and crew members and guests
at the London premiere of the movie.
For some reason, the open - top Hollywood tour buses were out in full force that day, and every time I pulled up behind one
at a stoplight, the heads would begin to turn — first one, then three, then the whole bus, smartphones and DSLRs and
selfie sticks snapping and flashing away
at the Italian supermodel.
Don't expect a solitary mountain experience
at Gunung Bromo, you'll have to fight the
selfie stick wielding crowds especially on weekends and during high season when it's wise to book your accommodation in advance.
The answer is probably a
Selfie stick,
at least if the friend in question is not a professional photographer.
It is worth stopping here to soak up the atmosphere, admire the beautiful window displays on adjacent shops, or enjoy a drink
at one of the pavement cafés dotted around the square, but it does feel very touristy (particularly with the new blight of the
selfie stick to contend with).
Also, it's within spitting distance to the main sights of Rome so you can grab yourself an espresso on the way and sneer
at the
selfie -
stick carrying tourists.
Carla Galfano, registrar and assistant curator
at William Benton Museum of Art
at UConn in Storrs, also hasn't heard of any
selfie sticks in their galleries.
Imagine a conveyor belt with 32 objects that you can view only through a single window, one object
at a time — a
selfie stick, three pairs of stockings, a collection of mints from all over the world.
Harrison, who is known for her bulbously weird sculptures made from Styrofoam and cement, all studded with bits of human detritus, has a new show
at Regen that employs both the concept of the
selfie (the framing of oneself, hence the title of the show) and the
sticks (her alien forms bear
selfie sticks as if they were some robotic prostheses).
Harrison, who is known for her bulbously weird sculptures made from Styrofoam and cement, has a show
at Regen that employs both the concept of the
selfie (the framing of oneself) and the
sticks themselves.
The four - day programme, which runs during the Offprint London art publishing fair, includes workshops, presentations and performances by Simon Baker, Curator of Photography
at the Tate Modern, Antony Cairns, as well as «
Selfie Stick Aerobic» by Arvida Byström and Maja Malou Lyse, «The Smoke House» by Melinda Gibson.
You can use it to take a
selfie without that embarrassing
selfie stick, play video games without the risk of throwing a remote control
at your TV, or use custom gestures to control your smart gadgets without reaching for a phone.
At the San Francisco event Asus invited press to try out a wide variety of these experiences, from checking out the solar system with Solar Simulator to entering a
selfie -
stick based classroom experience with Google Expeditions.
Aside from the new silicon, we get the typical ASUS design which
sticks to the original Zenfones (4,5,6) in terms of design, but goes heavy on hardware, which is where the Zenfone
Selfie (
at least on paper) seems invincible.
So, expect to cram a lot of people in that one
selfie at the dinner table without needing a
selfie stick.
OPPO F1 ICC WT20 Limited Edition is priced
at $ 17,990 also includes gift kit (WT20 2016 key chain, stylish back cover with ICC logo and
Selfie Stick).
Other listed items Apple is pushing include the Beats Studio3 wireless headphones, priced
at $ 349.95; the Belkin Boost Up Wireless Charging Pad, priced
at $ 59.95; the DJI Mavic Pro Alpine White Combo drone, priced
at $ 1,049.95; and the CliqueFie
Selfie Stick, selling
at $ 39.95.
Along with the new device, the company also unveiled the lightweight 150 - gram Mi
Selfie Stick, which is priced
at CNY 49 ($ 8).