July 2008 - Columbus Geographic Systems has launched a new product demo for an advanced navigation system for New York's Central Park. The demo is available at http://www.columbusgis.com/CentralParkDemo.asp. The product demo displays mapping and aerial imagery of the park including over 200 points of interest and enables visitors to find their own location at any given point. For more fun, see our Walking Tour of Central Park!

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie could have had France's child photography laws in mind when they chose that European country for the birth of their twins in July. French law is tough on paparazzi, especially when it comes to snapping photos of children. There's general agreement on the need to shield children from the media. To avoid lawsuits, magazines regularly blur out the faces of celebrities' children or simply pull the photos. If Brad and Angelina want to take their family out for a stroll in a French park, all wearing sunglasses, minding their own business, a photographer can be sued in France for destroying their privacy. Even if they are French sunglasses, like Chanel Sunglasses.

July 2008 - Ray Ban breaks new color ground with the release their first ever pastel colored Ray Bans. The pastel color Wayfarers were launched in New York City by a promotion that featured billboards designed by five NYC-based artists. Ron English unveiled a giant billboard in New York which was part of the brand's Project Colorize campaign. To add to the unveiling, flash mobs were organized beneath the billboard to simply look up and stare at the board -- while wearing Ray-Bans, of course. Ray Ban is hoping for a big summer hit with this latest trend in Wayfarer color. Of course, we offer them in white. See our White Wayfarers.