morkies are such good puppies! they get along so well with cats. but make sure the cat is kinda tough cause these dogs have spunk.

It's time for yet another update to the online photo gallery to spread more mariposaHD goodness with our friends from all over the world.

We happily present TWO new photo albums featuring amanda, the new mariposa girl from our latest HD video episode 01.08 :: adrenaline.  First, from the beach at Puerto Escondido, we get another glimpse of amanda in her butterfly bikini.  Then, back on the streets of Mexico City, we follow amanda for a ride around town in her cute little purple dress.

There'll be more updates to come as the medallion of lucky and the rest of the mariposaHD team continues to explore the sights and sounds of Mexico.  We've been hard at work in the studio with lots of new pretty faces so stayed tuned for more to see from mariposaHD.

Check it out! Go to vimeo.com to see mariposaHD and other content streamed in even higher quality!!!

vs. youtube.com streamed in HD! it is beautiful :)

And without further ado, we present the 720p and 1080p HDTV versions and iPod/iPhone/AppleTV version of our latest video episode 01.08 :: adrenaline:

Adrenaline is the hormone that gets the body ready for action. In this episode, our second shot in Mexico, we combine two subjects that always get our blood pumping: beauty and adventure.  A beautiful new mariposa girl puts her life at risk to bring you a truly breathtaking experience: skydiving with our HD camera!  For those who have never had the opportunity to jump from an airplane, fly thru the air, and land safely on the beach below, this is your chance to experience the sights and sounds in full 1080p HDTV.

After a tour of tamir's hometown of Mexico City, the mariposaHD team returns to the beaches of Oaxaca to explore the sky, surf, and sand of Puerto Escondido with uriel, roman, and amanda.

For those who prefer their videos streaming, you can continue to use the YouTube links we posted here earlier:

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If you happen to be waiting in line to buy your new iPhone 3G, your first stop (after legally activating your phone with AT&T of course) should be a visit to our page on iTunes to subscribe to the mariposaHD Video Podcast.  Our iPod/iPhone-optimized videos, which you can download direct from iTunes, are perfect for showing off your flashy new iPhone's high resolution wide-screen display.

If you have never tried skydiving, we suggest you download the full 1080p HDTV version, lie down in front of your 103" plasma, crank up the home theater, consume some of your favorite mind-altering substance, and experience the sensation of hurling towards the earth at 120 mph from the relative safety your own living room.

Thanks for watching and enjoy it ...

mariposaHD co-creator tamir appears in the latest issue of Argentina's Revista THC, Latin America's own version of High Times magazine.  The article (in Spanish) is from THC's monthly "Yo Fumo" (I smoke) column, which features local "celebrities" who publicly support everyone's favorite herb.

Congratulation to tamir on this illustrious honor and thanks to our friends at THC for bringing even more positive attention to this project.

Enjoy it, and we hope you smoke too!

We're back with an update to the online photo gallery to share our latest photo shoot with all our mariposaHD friends ...

Our new mariposa girl lu comes to us from the Almagro neighborhood of Buenos Aires.  After modeling in commercials and fashion shows for many years, she has finally decided to bare it all as a centerfold in next month's Playboy magazine Argentina.

We first met lu while hailing taxis outside of a fashion show.  A few days later she called and said it was her destiny to model for us.  So now, from the heart of Buenos Aires, we present our newest mariposa girl: lu, for all of you!

Our long-anticipated new video episode 01.07 :: solar cycle 27 is finally available for download from our episodes page:

Solar cycles have been tracked since 1755.  The ancient Mesoamerican cultures that worshiped the sun predict a great change to humanity to come in the year 2012.  The next sunspot cycle is expected to be the most intense in fifty years.

Could the coming solar storm mean the end of the world is near?  We can't really be sure, but after carefully consulting the latest forecast from the Mayan calendar, tamir decides that the right energy moment has arrived to bring the mariposaHD team (and the world of internet HD video) to his homeland of Mexico.  There, we meet tamir's younger brother uriel, who is a popular male model and host on Mexican television, and the perfect guide for our visit to the land of the Aztecs.

After filming 3 episodes in Argentina and 3 episodes in Uruguay, tamir, mike, jeff, and dominic grab the HD cameras, the medallion of lucky, and plenty of blank tapes and head north to bring you this new mariposaHD adventure in Mexico!

For this episode we have released a new higher quality iPod version that is optimized for the new iPhone, AppleTV, and  iPod Touch.  Ever since Apple introduced video playback to the iPod family in October of 2005, we have encoded our mp4 videos in a 320 x 176 pixel, 768kbps H.264 format appropriate for the original (5G) iPod with Video.  Our new 640 x 360 pixel, 1.5Mbps H.264 mp4 video format takes advantage of the higher resolution screens of the iPhone and iPod Touch and the improved playback performance of the new iPod Classic, iPod Nano, and AppleTV.  This new format will still work with your older 5G or 5.5G iPod with Video if you update the firmware to the latest version.

Our usual 720p and 1080p WMV-HD formats for your Windows PC and Xbox360 remain the same and should also playback fine on a Mac with Quicktime and Flip4Mac.

This time we have literally gone to the end of the earth to bring a fresh new series of adventure photos to the mariposaHD photo gallery.  After shooting our first three HD videos in Argentina and episodes 4-6 in Uruguay, the mariposaHD team has embarked on a journey around the world to bring you more beautiful images in perfect High Definition clarity.  And no journey around the world would be complete without a visit to the most isolated place on planet earth.

The island of Rapa Nui (which is called Easter Island in English and Isla de Pascua in Spanish because the first Europeans found the place on Easter Sunday) was the last habitable land mass on earth to be permanently inhabited by humans.  The island, which today is part of Chile, lies about 3,600 km from the coast of South America.  Living far away from their nearest neighbors, the early inhabitants had plenty of time on their hands to construct the iconic stone heads for which the island is famous.

Please enjoy the new easter island photo gallery and stay tuned for new episodes of incredible HD video footage from Rapa Nui and other exotic destinations as we take you around the world on mariposaHD!

While episode 01.06 contained the last of the HD footage from our recent visit to Punta del Este, Uruguay, we did actually attend another beach fashion show that didn't make it into any of our recent videos.  Unfortunately, the beach was really overcast that day and because of the lousy lighting conditions we wound up using other footage for our episodes from Punta.  However, the digital photos from the show turned out okay despite the flat lighting.  So, enjoy one last reprise from our visit to punta: a new bikini beach photo album in the mariposa style folder of our online photo gallery.

Despite the less-than-ideal weather, this 'fashion parade' turned out to be really hot.  The catwalk was located right in the heart of bikini beach and the show featured some of our favorite mariposa girls, such as rocio, eva, tammy, antonela, and many more.

The crowd on the beach seemed to really enjoy the show.  Perhaps you will too!