Posted in Hotels on 9 February 2010
The natives of Scaramento, California got one more reason to bask in the pride as the Natomas, CA hotel came up with a ’sweet’ way to lure visitors. The not-so fully developed area of the Natomas is making steady growth by offering such deals to the customers.
The Fairfield Inn & Suites has every luxury to offer and is leaving no stone unturned while promoting its brand. It has come up with a whole new strategy to leave a long-lasting impression on its customers by offering them a ‘ Sweets for Our Suites Package’. In this package, they would greet you with a box of exquisite chocolate truffles and a wide palette of deserts menu to select from and for its VIPs, they will arrange a special seating arrangement along the River restaurant or treat them with a three course meal having a Thai entree picked up from the famed Tuktuk Restaurant (yumm!).
While the food makes your taste buds go gaga, the suites are no less, and they have all the amenities that you can think of. For people who have to catch a flight in a jiffy, this surely is the hotel that you are looking for, as it has a 24*7 airport shuttle facility, which can avert all the unnecessary hassles that crop up while commuting.
via: marriot
Posted in Cosmetics & Fragrance on 7 February 2010
Having difficulty in finding the right shade of foundation or lipstick? The advent of digital tryvertising has apparently solved this problem. Every make-up amateur must have landed with the wrong shade of cosmetics, even after having sorted it out by the experts, but this is not going to be the case anymore. The Takashimaya store in Shinjuku has stalled a Digital cosmetic mirror which can accurately predict the suitable shade of beige for your face.
This unconventional method used by the Takashimaya store allows customers to test make-up without having to try it on. The customers have always complained about this mode of cosmetic selection as it exposes their vulnerable skin to the uncountable-times-used testers. This technology will put an end to all the grievances of the customers. It has been employed by the Shiseido, it scans your face, traces all the major contours and the skin tone and allows you to test any shade of the cosmetics they have in the store. You not only get customized suggestions, but also a take away print out of it.
The sad news is, this technology has only been employed in Tokyo and it might take a little longer to reach out to the whole globe. To play the video click here.
via: japantrends
Posted in Home Appliances, Luxury on 30 January 2010
The digital kitchen is here! De Dietrich, after having dealt with ironwork and design is now all set to mark its position in the world of kitchen appliances. The new concept of kitchen appliances unveiled by the firm will turn your home into an urban home.
De Dietrich, in an endeavor to deliver the best, has come up with these chic kitchen appliances (in concept), which you can fit in your tiny kitchen to make the most of the space. Did it ever dawn on you that the steam escaping from a simmering container can actually be put to use? This firm has come up with similar ideas to save the energy, which is usually unnoticed and thus goes waste.
Posted in Bath Accessories, Concept, Electronic Products, Home Decor on 27 January 2010
Sleek is always in as far as the modern way of life goes. There is no time and space for clutter. In fact, those who used to proudly show off their homes over stuffed with artefacts from all over the world do not necessarily win any envious glances nowadays. People want clean, simple and beautiful spaces to breath in. And where does this apply most than your own home, or can we take the liberty of saying the bathroom.
Yep, the only refuge in the world known to mankind can now be given a new avatar thanks to Lucedentro and its all new bathroom top that promises to be a real deserving addition to your already well chosen hardware and the contemprary design. We hear that this one is a sandwich glass fabrication with the top bearing a photo-luminescent PVC film in between the glasses. The latter is able to accumulate daylight and gives it back through three gorgeous colors – Aqua-marina, Yellow green and Ocean blue.
Posted in Concept, Eco-friendly on 26 January 2010
You must have heard of terrestrial gardening, indoor gardening, container gardening… but ever heard of Aeroponic Gardening?? Sounds strange, but this avant-garde gardening concept has been brought to life by Jim Ruck. The invention, called Aeroponic Garden, has broken all biological laws and has proved that plants do not require soil to grow!
This portable product has misters in it, which are located at the inner bottom. These misters provide the plants a constant source of nutrients and water. All it requires is a medium voltage source so that it can pump water and switch off the misters when required and in case a power supply is not available then a set of batteries can also support its continuance. It is so compact that it can very well fit in your dining table or your kitchen shelf for that matter!
Posted in Aircraft, Eco-friendly, Electronic Products, Luxury, Travel on 22 January 2010
Have you always wanted to own a private helicopter but we let down by its carbon emissions or even the ever rising fuel costs? We might have just the option you were always looking for. This one likes to go by the name of E430. It’s a prototype of an electric aircraft that was introduced by Yuneec International, which is a British company currently working in China.
We hear that the organisation has great aspirations. It has full plans to mass produce the aircraft for the global market and have it readily delivered by 2011.
Posted in Gadgets on 14 January 2010
Silverpac Digital Thermostat comes with a cool interactive touchscreen interface, which could do wonders to your energy management at home. With a programmable 7 day cycle, the 7″ touchscreen enabled gadget is a wonder that comes in a chic and stylish package.
It tells you how energy is being used in the house, and can also isolate specific devices which are consuming more power. Moreover, it tells you how you could reduce energy consumption and thanks to Wi-fi, it can send reports to the utility company directly. I would say, this is one of the best gadgets that look chic and also do their work properly. Read More
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Concept, Eco-friendly, Technology on 4 January 2010
The New Year will see California embracing a green and eco-friendly world of its own. This one will be complete with homes equipped with solar panels and stuffs. Comstock Homes is the main developer behind the nation’s first single-builder, solar-powered community. This one would be called the Villages at Heritage Springs and will spread across 54 acres in Sante Fe Springs, Cal. From what we hear, some 500 homes will be available from styles that range between two-story townhouses and three-story free-standing homes.
These very homes will have doube pane windows which permit energy efficient lighting. Plus there are benefits like valu effective heating and air conditioning. A cool roof and tiles along with a tankless water heater seal the deal. On top of all that, these look better than great.
Posted in Apparels, Designer, Display, Eco-friendly, Fashion on 21 December 2009
Ecology is the mood of the moment. Everyone’s talking about it, right from the world leaders at the climate change conference in Copehagen to environmentalists (they have always been focused on Mother Nature) to automobiles and now fashion. Indeed, it is going to take several constant and consistent reminders to save the earth and save humankind, to awaken the world’s green conscience. The CO2 dress is also here to help.
Well, as the name suggests this one is a perfect green (though not literally so) dress for your wardrobe. We do realise that not most of us are as bold and daring as PETA activists and are not particularly comfy going public in our birthday suits. Back to the CO2 dress. This one is a stunning, detailed chic dress that has been conceptualised and designed by diffus.dk, Alexandria Institute, The Danish Design School and embroidery company Forster Rohner.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Eco-friendly on 14 December 2009
It’s rather funny when those living abroad share with their kin in India that they are riding a bicycle to work and run errands, to which the latter are a bit surprised thinking maybe the ‘NRI’ has gone poor. This is just the difference in mindsets. With due respect to the growing Indian luxury lifestyle, let us give a gentle reminder to one and all – bicycles are healthier, cheaper and eco-friendly while cars and mobikes are everything but these. That said, we in India must try to appreciate a more natural way of life. It is quite easy on the pocket too (contrrary to the popular belief)!
Concordia University could not agree with us more. After all it has designed and developed a bicycle or should we say Altercycle that would attempt to surpass all the constraints that customer needs foresee in the path of riding the two-wheeler. Well, the new concept works with the idea of a hinged recumbent bike tat makes use of a gas spring (just like the one in our everyday office chair) to help you shift from one position to another.
