Posted in Luxury on 2 September 2009
We have just discovered some new Television remote controls by Sony Japan. These remote controls have simple basic functions and they come with big buttons. This will make it easier for the users to see the buttons and change the channels easily. These remote controls are waterproof. Thank God somebody at least came up with a waterproof remote control. Mine just stopped functioning as I accidentally poured water on it.Now I can care less if it happens again.
These Sony remote controls are compatible with most TV manufacturers. They will be on sale from September 10 onwards at but only in Japan. They will be available for 2468 Yen ($29). They come in five different colors. Interestingly, the remote controls have sharp numbered buttons but the button no. zero is printed on the button no. 10 in a small size.
Posted in Luxury on 2 September 2009
In this fast moving and highly technological world, laptops are fast replacing the old desktops. Interestingly, laptops are becoming the must have electronic gadgets for many of the techno-savvy people. Well, working for long hours on the laptop is sometimes a painful task to do so. Gorocool designed by Japan’s Thanko is an amazing laptop desk that will let you work more comfortably on your laptop.
You can fix this in any seating surface like the lounges, sofas, beds and chairs. You can adjust the Gorocool according to your comfortable seating position with the help of the hinges.This will also protect your lap from getting heated up that happens often as the powerful fan inside the laptop generates a lot of heat.
Posted in Luxury on 2 September 2009
It’s rather surprising to realize that some people are indeed very strange when it comes to performing scary stunts. A Canadian man is selling his homemade jetpack via online classified ad. Apparently, he handcrafted the jetpack by himself and used car and airplane parts. He had been a mechanic for 15 years. You must be wondering what this jetpack is all about. Well, this will allow you to jump in the air as high as 10 feet.
You can jump twice per hour. It weighs 53lbs and it is as big as an ordinary camping backpack. It comes in grey color. If you are looking at the fun part of the jetpack, it’s advisable to also look at the flip side of it. You might land up dashing against the wall of a building if you are not careful while jumping in the air. You might land up breaking your bones no matter how safe it is to jump in the air with this jetpack on your back.
Posted in Luxury on 23 July 2009
Gaggenau RW 496 is something that you would need to have if you are seriously considering being a wine connoisseur. It has been specifically designed for wine lovers and this refrigerator not only chills your wine to the right temperature but it also makes sure that the wine is stored in the best manner possible. It comes with amazing temperature and humidity control.
Not just pink, red and white wines, but you could also store “wine food” like cheese, meats and even chocolates. Cigars could be stored too, and you would not need to buy a separate humidor. In fact, the Gaggenau resembles a cigar humidor and that too an expensive one at that.
Posted in Luxury on 5 July 2009
There have been several complaints about fireworks being either too expensive, or noisy or even too polluting. Moreover you would need license to burn fireworks and you would not necessarily get it every time. What you could instead do is get yourself a Uchiage Hanabi fireworks which has been unveiled by Sega Toys.
It mimics the audio and video of fireworks and thus you could have your own fireworks show right in the living room. It comes with five lenses and projectors which create effects of fireworks based on the kind of fireworks you want. You could choose the colour, type, sound etc.
Posted in Luxury on 26 June 2009
Franck Nuovo and Michelle Yeoh are designers with Vertu and recently they designed the Constellation Vivre. The Vivre is an elegant phone that not only looks stylish but also feminine. The Vivre has been inspired by the flowers of Malaysia and it brings the tropical flowers to the realms of technology.
The cellphones come in pink, fuchsia, and ocean blue. There will also be a limited edition Vivre that would come in black. The black Vivre would have white diamonds and strange floral motifs. The limited version of black costs 22,000 Euros and the others cost 5,300.
Posted in Luxury on 24 June 2009
Wisdom Audio has launched their Sage Series speakers which are not exactly your conventional speakers. It comes with a planar magnetic driver array which can be adjusted to stand anywhere you want in the house, The L75i models look really awesome and each speaker costs $8,000. These speakers are in-wall speakers and come with amazing scalability.
The Sage Series speakers are bi-amplified and come with a built-in Audyssey MultEQ XT software. The result is amazing and would match the sound quality one would get in high end speakers. The point these speakers are quite high end too, at $8,000 and above each.
Posted in Luxury on 19 May 2009
If you thought recession had any effect on the way people spent, you actually might be wrong. Luxury houses are busy launching products that would turn spendthrifts’ faces red. Such is the condition with no one really bothering about global economic meltdown and all that.
Grasso, the luxury company have launched cellphones for girly girls. These phones are called the Lady Diamond Collection. The Lady Gold is bright red and in blue comes the Ultramarine. These phones are a gift to femininity and celebrated womanhood and the elegance of being a female.
Posted in Luxury on 16 May 2009
Blackberry and Nokia have now declared themselves as unaffected players of the telecom industry irrespective of this deep recession leaving its footprints across all segments. This is quite visible with their silent association with luxury designer and jeweler Knalihs Athem, to produce two limited creations– the Diamond Blackberry Bold (BlackBeauty) and the Diamond Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte (SnowWhite). The duo models radiate an impression of magnificence, tantamount to Athem past offerings. Not to mention, both these handcrafted handsets are created with expertise Swiss craftsmanship and comes coated with the a precise fitting of monochrome brilliant cut diamonds.
Both Diamond Blackberry Bold and Diamond Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte are customized in different designs with natural mottled diamonds in various shades i.e. pink, yellow, black, champagne and white. It gives you an opportunity to emboss your initials, lucky number, logos or any favorite thing on it. To make you realize the worth of your money, each of this handset comes with an official diamond grading report from a world renowned and reliable gemological lab.
Thanks John Bosco!
Posted in Elite Finds of the Week on 10 May 2009
The Martin Jetpack: Spare 1.5 minutes to witness jetpack’s 30-mins flight at 60 mph to an altitude of 8,000 feet. Its limited edition production of 10 units year would cost $100,000 each.
Stereovision concept table: Its third dimension form is so attention grabbing that you imagining your coasters, bathtub, alarm clock and even TV remote to develop similar appeal. This innovative creation by John Nouanesing looks like an anaglyph image. Agreed, they demand a view from 2-color glasses to get the full upshot, but 3D is all the vehemence these days.
