System of a Down Album Hiatus (2006–2010)

In May 2006, the band announced they were going on hiatus. Malakian confirmed the break would probably last a few years, which Odadjian specified as a minimum of three years in an interview withGuitar magazine. He told MTV, "We're not breaking up. If that was the case, we wouldn't be doing this Ozzfest. We're going to take a very long break after Ozzfest and do our own things. We've done System for over ten years, and I think it's healthy to take some rest.

May 2006 also saw the UK publication of a biography of the band entitled System Of A Down: Right Here In Hollywood by writer Ben Myers. It was published in the US in 2007 through The Disinformation Company.

Malakian announced he was forming a band called Scars on Broadway, which was joined by Dolmayan. System of a Down's final performance before their hiatus took place on August 13, 2006 in West Palm Beach, Florida. "Tonight will be the last show we play for a long time together," Malakian told the crowd during Sunday's last performance. "We'll be back. We just don't know when.

Tankian released his debut solo album Elect the Dead in the autumn of 2007 to great critical and commercial acclaim. Malakian and Dolmayan released Scars On Broadway's debut self-titled album on July 29, 2008. Dolmayan, alongside working with Scars on Broadway, formed his own band, as well as opened Torpedo Comics, an online comic book store. Odadjian pursued his project with RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, a hip-hop group named AcHoZeN, worked on his urSESSION website/record label, and performed as a member of funk legend George Clinton's backing band.

Shavo Odadjian told Launch Radio Networks in 2007 that System of a Down was "alive and well," but just were not working together.

In an April 2008 interview with Kerrang! magazine, Malakian and Dolmayan gave their takes on the band's future. When told that many people were wondering what the future of the band was, Malakian responded by stating that "We'll all know when the time is right." Dolmayan added, "It'll just happen."

In an interview with Tankian about Big Day Out 2009 (a show which involved playing his Elect the Dead album live with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, and a few songs from his then-upcoming second studio album) Tankian stated, "Every few months I am honored to hear interesting rumors about whether the band is going to tour or break up permanently. I find them all to be very entertaining."

On October 31, 2009, Odadjian threw a Halloween party at the Roxy during which he, Malakian, and Dolmayan performed "Suite-Pee" (off System of a Down), Scars on Broadway's "They Say," and an unknown song. Franky Perez from Scars on Broadway joined them for these songs. This performance was followed by another partial reunion of the band on November 20, 2009, at the Avalon in Hollywood during which Malakian, Dolmayan, and Odadjian played at a show benefiting bassist Chi Cheng and played hits "Aerials" and "Toxicity." They were joined by Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno for these songs.

On January 11, 2010, Odadjian posted on his official Twitter account, "Are you guys ready for System?" This statement was picked up by the media and fans as a potential reunion announcement. However, two days after that, in an interview with Billboard, Tankian stated that System of a Down was still on an indefinite hiatus while adding "We always have offers to play, from festivals and stuff, but we have not decided to do anything as of yet".

In July 2010, Dolmayan was interviewed and said the band would most likely tour in 2011, although at the time there were no official or concrete plans. This caused further speculation and rumors of a reunion.

On August 12, 2010, while in Yerevan‎, Armenia for a solo performance, Tankian said that a System of a Down concert in Yerevan may be a good idea. However, in a later interview, he said the band had no plans to reunite.

On August 31, 2010, in an interview with Tankian by Gibson, Tankian said that “If we decide to [reunite], the first people to find out will be our fans, on the website. We’ve all agreed that as a band. but later Tankian said they had not talked about reuniting.

System of a Down Album Mezmerize and Hypnotize (2004–2005)

Between 2004 to 2005, the group recorded the follow up to Steal This Album!, a double album, which they released as separate installments six months apart from each other, notably including album cover artwork by Malakian's father, Vartan Malakian, which was designed to connect the two separate album covers. The first album, Mezmerize, was released on May 17, 2005 to favorable reviews by critics. It debuted at #1 in the United States, Canada, Australia and all around the world, making it System of A Down's second #1 album. First week sales rocketed to over 800,000 copies worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning single "B.Y.O.B.", which questions the integrity of military recruiting in America, worked its way up the Billboard Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts. The next single, "Question!" was released with Shavo Odadjian co-directing the music video. Following the release of Mezmerize, the band toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada with The Mars Volta and Bad Acid Trip supporting.

The second part of the double album, Hypnotize, was released on November 22, 2005. Like Mezmerize, it debuted at #1 in the US, making System of a Down, along with The Beatles, Guns 'N Roses, and rappers 2Pac and DMX, the only artists to ever have two studio albums debut at #1 in the same year. In February 2006, System of a Down won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for "B.Y.O.B.", beating out other established artists such as Nine Inch Nails and Robert Plant. Their second single off the Hypnotize album, "Lonely Day" was released in March in the United States. System of a Down released "Kill Rock 'N Roll" and "Vicinity of Obscenity" as their next promo singles. The band headlined Ozzfest 2006 in cities where tour founder Ozzy Osbourne opted not to appear or wasn't playing on the main stage.

Whereas on System of a Down's previous albums most of the lyrics were written and sung by Tankian and the music was co-written by Tankian and Malakian (and sometimes Odadjian) much of the music and lyrics on Mezmerize/Hypnotize were written by Malakian who also took on a much more dominant role as vocalist on both albums, often leaving Tankian providing keyboards and backing vocals.

Concert footage and interviews with the band concerning the importance of helping create awareness and recognition of the Armenian Genocide were featured in the 2006 film Screamers, directed by Carla Garapedian. An interview with Tankian's grandfather, a survivor of the Genocide, was also included in the film as well as Tankian's and Dolmayan's meeting with (then) Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert during which the two musicians campaigned for the United States government's official recognition of the Genocide. Footage of Tankian and Dolmayan marching with protesters outside of the Turkish embassy in Washington D.C. was also used in Screamers.

System of a Down was honored at a University of Southern California game at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in 2006. The Trojan Marching Band, along with Dolmayan and Odadjian, performed three System of a Down songs: "Toxicity," "Sugar," and "Hypnotize." System of a Down's song "Lonely Day" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance in the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007, but lost to "Woman" by Wolfmother.

System of a Down Album Toxicity and Steal This Album! (2001–2003)

On September 3, 2001, System of a Down had planned on launching their second album at a free concert in Hollywood as a "thank you" to fans. The concert, which was to be held in a parking lot, was set up to accommodate 3,500 people, however, an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 fans showed up. Due to the large excess number of fans the performance was cancelled by police officers just prior to the group taking stage. No announcement was made that the concert had been cancelled. Fans waited for more than an hour for the group to appear, but when a banner hanging at the back of the stage that read "System of a Down" was removed by security, the audience rushed the stage, destroying all the band's touring gear (approximately $30,000 worth of equipment) and began to riot, throwing rocks at police, breaking windows, and knocking over portable toilets. The riot lasted six hours, during which six arrests were made. The band's manager, David "Beno" Benveniste, later said that the riot could have been avoided if the group had been permitted to perform or had they been allowed to make a statement at the concert regarding the cancellation. System of a Down's scheduled in-store performance the next day was cancelled to prevent a similar riot.

The group's big break arrived when their second album Toxicity debuted at #1 on the American and Canadian charts, despite the events of September 11. The album eventually achieved multi-platinumcertification and has since sold over 12 million copies worldwide. It was still on top in America during the week of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the political environment caused by the attacks added to the controversy surrounding the album's hit single "Chop Suey!" The song was taken off the radio as it contained politically sensitive lyrics at the time such as "(I don't think you) trust in my self-righteous suicide." Regardless, the video gained constant play on MTV as did the album's second single, "Toxicity". Even with the controversy surrounding "Chop Suey!" (which earned a Grammy nomination), System of a Down still received constant airplay in the United States throughout late 2001 and 2002 with "Toxicity" and "Aerials". In May 2006, VH1 listed Toxicity in the #14 slot in the 40 Greatest Metal Songs.

In 2001, the band went on tour with Slipknot throughout the United States and Mexico. Following a performance in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Odadjian was harassed, ethnically intimidated, and was physically assaulted by security guards backstage, who then dragged him out of the venue. Odadjian received medical attention from police and later filed a suit against the security company. Despite the incident, the tour was a success and System of a Down and Slipknot went on the Pledge of Allegiance Tour with Rammstein in 2001.

In late 2001, unreleased tracks from the Toxicity sessions made their way onto the internet. This collection of tracks was dubbed Toxicity II by fans. The group released a statement that the tracks were unfinished material and subsequently released the final versions of the songs as their third album, Steal This Album!, which was released in November 2002. Steal This Album! resembled a burnable CD that was marked with a felt-tip marker. 50,000 special copies of the album with different CD designs were also released, each designed by a different member of the band. The name of the album is a reference to Abbie Hoffman's counter-culture book, Steal This Book as well as a message to those who leaked the songs onto the internet. The song "Innervision" was released as a promo single and received constant airplay on alternative radio. A video for "Boom!" was filmed with director Michael Moore as a protest against the War in Iraq.

System of a Down (1998–2000)

In June 1998, System of a Down released their debut album, System of a Down. They enjoyed moderate success as their first singles "Sugar" and "Spiders" became radio favorites and the music videos for both songs were frequently aired on MTV. After the release of the album, the band toured extensively, opening for Slayer and Metallica before making their way to the second stage of Ozzfest. Following Ozzfest, they toured with Fear Factory and Incubus before headlining the Sno-Core Tour with Puya, Mr. Bungle, The Cat and Incubus providing support.

In November 1998, System of a Down appeared on South Park's Chef Aid album, providing the music for the song "Will They Die 4 You?" Near the end of the song Tankian can be heard saying, "Why must we kill our own kind?" a line that would later be used in the song "Boom!" Although System of a Down is credited on the album, South Park character Chef doesn't introduce them as he does for all other artist featured on the record.

System of a Down's former drummer, Ontronik Khachaturian, briefly reunited with the band at a show at The Troubadour in 1999, filling in on vocals for an ill Tankian. In 2000, the band contributed their cover of the Black Sabbath song "Snowblind" to the Black Sabbath tribute album Nativity in Black 2.

System of a Down Album Demo tapes and signing (1994–1997)

After Soil split up, Tankian, Odadjian, and Malakian formed a new band, System of a Down. The group took its name from a poem that Malakian had written titled “Victims of the Down." The word "victims" was changed to "system" because Odadjian believed that the alteration would appeal to a much wider audience and also because the group wanted to be shelved closer to their musical heroes, Slayer. Odadjian switched from guitar to bass and passed on his managerial duties to Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group and its founder David “Beno” Benveniste. The band recruited drummer Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian, an old school friend of Malakian's and Odadjian's who had played with Malakian in a band called Snowblind during their teens.

System of a Down quickly made what is known as Untitled 1995 Demo Tape, which was not commercially released but appeared on file sharing networks around the time of the band's success with Toxicity about six years later. Demo Tape 2 was released in 1996. At the beginning of 1997, System of a Down recorded their final publicly released demo tape, Demo Tape 3. In mid 1997, drummer Khachaturian left the band due to a hand injury (he subsequently co-founded The Apex Theory, which included former Soil bassist Dave Hakopyan). Khachaturian was replaced by John Dolmayan.

The band's first official release of a professionally recorded song was on a collection called Hye Enk ("we're Armenian" in English), an Armenian Genocide recognition compilation, in 1997. Soon after playing at notable Hollywood clubs such as the Whisky-A-Go-Go and Viper Room the band caught famed producer Rick Rubin's attention who asked them to keep in touch with him. Showing great interest, the group recorded Demo Tape 4 near the end of 1997. Unlike the previous demo tapes, however, Demo Tape 4 was made only to be sent to record companies (although it has since been leaked onto the internet). Rubin signed the group onto his American/Columbia Records, and System of a Down began to record in Rubin's studio, laying down tracks that would eventually be released on their debut album. Also in 1997, the group won the Best Signed Band Award from the Rock City Awards.

System of a Down Album Soil (1992 - 1994)

Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, and Shavo Odadjian all attended Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School while children, although due to their eight-year age difference they did not meet until 1992 while working on separate projects at the same recording studio. They formed a band named Soil with Tankian on vocals and keyboards, Malakian on vocals and guitar, Dave Hakopyan (who later played in The Apex Theory/Mt. Helium) on bass and Domingo "Dingo" Laranio on drums. The band hired Shavo Odadjian (another Rose and Alex Pilibos alumnus) as manager, although he eventually joined Soil as rhythm guitarist. After three years, only one live show, and one jam session recording, Hakopyan and Laranio quit the band, feeling that it was not going anywhere.

Hummer H3 3.7L 2010

Hummer H2 is an SUV that his design a lot of adaptations of tactical vehicles for the military and Federal America. So the Hummer H2 car is very strong in use for heavy off road terrain. The latest technology engine enables the car All Wheel Drive Hummer H2 is used for roads, steep and rocky steep. Body height and big cars that make it tough tungguh an SUV through the flood plain is generally not get through it. 

Hummer H3 has a direct lineage from its predecessor, the Hummer H1. Corners rounded deliberately designed to make it look neat. To reinforce the impression gahar, Hummer H3 supported a convincing performance. That said, 4×4 wheel drive SUV is equipped with new technology to tough ride in all terrain, including siege menerabas flooding that often occurs in Jakarta.

When a test drive, the car was able to prove capable of running in the area flooded to a depth of 80 cm with a speed of 8 km / hr. only. Even the emerging capabilities are in grade 60 percent with a slope of up to 40 percent. In addition to performance, this car is also supported by the completeness of safety Electronic Stability Control, four-wheel ABS, traction control, until the tire with pressure gauge.

Entering the side of it, you’ll be treated to the pleasure. Where is the cabin is equipped a set of television, mini bar and a seat high quality leather seats. Foreign usually longer, the body is coated bongsor bulletproof material that is safe from attack by bullets. Suspected, the Hummer H3 is a limited edition. Able to load the 15 people inside with seating which made.

No doubt, the Hummer H3 is capable of showing the success of self-identity, a symbol of courage as well as sexiness for any person to drive it.

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Lumus glasses, Walking While Playing Games

Now to play the game more easily. We often find a game console in various places, ranging from the playstation game console, Nintendo, sega, and so forth.Interestingly portable game console is preferred. Because it can be taken anywhereand do not need the help to play it.

Such as the PSP, we can play that game consoles with various games that stay put.This time there is a new technology for the gaming world, where the glasses as adevice. Glasses with this advanced technology called Lumus glasses.

Glasses Lumus PD-18-2 is glasses that can display various information directly in front of our eyes without the aid of any device. By using these glasses, we can open the internet, email, GPS, watch videos or TV, play games and much more.

These glasses are originally designed for professionals, such as pilots, surgeonsand soldiers, but is expected to be marketed freely in order to facilitate more peopleto watch movies while walking up to play games using these glasses.

The technology used in glasses Lumus PD-18-2 is a Light-guide Optical Element(LOE) so as to menambilkan high-resolution images on the lenses. Later in thespectacle lenses used features augmented vision, namely the accumulation ofimages and graphics with the look of a normal eye.

By using the augmented vision and LOE technology, we can look at pictures,watching movies, playing games or other information by using the Eye-Lumus PD18-2 without obstructing the view and can also see through to the front of the glasses,so that the images shown do not block the view.

Glance-shape glasses Lumus PD 18-2 is similar to the 3D glasses yes. For a whilethese glasses are in the process improvement because it still needed development,such as light, contrast, optical efficiency, resolution and other image.

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Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

Having continued to be the issue, finally confirmed that the supercar Lamborghini Lamborghini Sesto Elemento ready to reveal them. This car will be produced only 20 units in the world with a tag that will make shaking his head, because of its fantastic price.

President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini Stephan Winkelmann at the Frankfurt Motor Show as detikOto quotation from the official website of Lamborghini says is highly coveted car racing lovers.

"The feedback is good, and the many requests from our customers makes us the challenge to produce a car with this unique character," he said.

But for the devotees, who in the bag seemed to be dug very deep. For Lamborghini reportedly will membanderol this car in the price range of 2 million euros, or about USD 23.4 billion.

With such a high price, the owners will get a Lamborghini Sesto Elemento using carbon fiber materials for the entire material. Sesto Elemento own name seems to refer to the number of carbon atoms of the element which is the figure 6 (Sixth Element).

By using the carbon fiber body weight is a very lightweight car that is only 999 kg. Super lightweight body is also a benefit for the speed enthusiast

Due to the lightweight body, the impulse engines could bring ferocious typical Lamborghini Sesto Elemento run 0-100 km / h in just 2.5 seconds, with a maximum speed reaches 354 km / h

Ability is obtained from an ear with a capacity of 5.2 liter V10 engine with 562 bhp power, which reportedly will strengthen this Italian kitchen car racing.

Is Lamborghini be trouble when selling a car to the skies this valuable? Most likely not.

Because they already have experience when removing the Reventon is worth about 1 million euros and only in the production of 35 units. The car is able to sell them out in just one week since the announcement of the price.

Seeing this, looking for 20 people on earth who are willing to spend that much money for a Lamborghini Sesto Elemento not seem to be difficult. Moreover, this car is a car with the most advanced technology, the fastest and most insane in the last 48 years.

This car will begin shipping to customers in 2013.

New Technology 2012: Mouse Scanner

LG Electronics is the company's second largest company of South Korea in the field ofelectronic devices, and is ranked third in the world for the manufacture of electronicdevices. At the beginning of 2011, shocked the world with the latest technologies,Hologram TV technology. And before that, there is also news about the future of the technology table. In the beginning of 2012, LG launched a device that is one of thenewest technology in 2012. This device combines the functions of the navigationcomputer (mouse) and scanner (scanner). Appliance or device which is the latest device from LG for 2012 is named LG Mouse Scanner. LG with LG Mouse Scanneroffers the latest innovations and surprises unique function in this new device.

In terms of appearance, it is obvious if the LG Mouse Scanner has a shape that is not much different from navigational aids computer (mouse) others. The difference will be seen when we see it in detail because the left side will be seen the addition of twobuttons that serve as keys to activate the scanning function (scan) and the 'Back' toreturn to the previous menu. In addition, the most notable difference is seen in crosssection which is the basis of the location of the scanner. LG Mouse Scanner is equipped with an optical lens series with support device that functions to recognize objects. Just as the scanner (scanner) others. With the LG LSM-100, man can modifythe results of the scan which is a combination of text, tables and images.

How to use the tool or device is also quite easy. Buddy simply press the scan button,and then block the whole area of ​​the object you want scanned. After that, my friend just have to slide the previously scanned into the pages of Microsoft Word or MicrosoftExcel, the device automatically will only take a text or a table of previously scanned in a format ready to edit.

LG LSM-100 is able to scan or scan the vast field reached the size of A3. As one of thelatest technological devices 2012 that are not only used as a navigation aid, but also as a scanner, LG Mouse Scanner is equipped with two powerful 1200dpi laser sensor,which serves to identify the coordinates of the object to be scanned. Both of these lasersensors scan results will not change despite repeated scanning process will occur in the same plane. With two laser sensors of the latest devices from LG this, of course, my friend can scan freely without affecting the results of the scan.

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