Posted in Luxury on 20 November 2009
Lady Gaga is known for her quirky behaviour and androgynous lifestyle. She is a gay icon and wants to be the next Carmen Miranda. However, she isn’t all that great and just because she is rainbow friendly doesn’t mean I m going to like her more than other talented icons such as Madonna and Kylie Minogue. She recently performed on a Damien Hirst-painted piano at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles.
They celebrated their 30th Anniversary and some of the attendees included Pharrell Williams and Japanese superflat master Takashi Murukami. The piano which Lady Gaga used was auctioned off for $450,000. I am sure there are many fans of Lady Gaga who would like her for her infantile music and quirks that seem barely campy though she tries hard to be so.
Posted in Luxury on 13 November 2009
There is nothing better than a cool brewery where you could go and check out barrels of beer lying waiting to be bottled. The whole scene and the environment is invigorating enough to make a drunkard out of a teetotaller. Here is a unique opportunity to go ahead and own a part per share of a world famous brewery.
At $250,000 you have the chance of owning a share of the Pabst Brewing Co. in Milwaukee, U.S.A. The brewery is trying to get $300 million and if you have that amount, you could buy the brewery in its entirety. When you pay $250,000 you get a lifetime supply of beer and also a certificate of ownership.
Posted in Luxury on 28 October 2009
London’s O2 Centre saw a number of Michael Jackson memorabilia being displayed and exhibited. His prized possessions were on display for his fans and lovers who flocked to the centre from all over the world.
A horse carousel, toys, a crown, a throne and numerous portraits were amongst his personal belongings which fans could see in a rare chance. Some of the other exhibits included the rocket ship that was used in his Leave Me Alone video and also the zombies from Thriller. After his death, interest in Michael’s life and his souvenirs have taken the world by surprise and even belongings that are mundane have become priced collectibles and cost millions of pounds.
Posted in Luxury on 19 August 2009
Designers Kim Seulgi & Evan Yiwei Ma have created a unique concept which will go a long way, if things go well. That is what is cool about great designs, as they would have good future prospects of being manufactured in real, and then the designers would be encouraged to create more such unique and exciting products.
This time around, Kim Seulgi & Evan Yiwei Ma have created the Share TV which looks like any other T but is made of bezalass OLED screens and thus you can separate the TV for individual viewing. The screen can be split in two and thus there is no opportunity to share and fight, though the TV is all about sharing.
Posted in Luxury on 17 August 2009
There have been many devices which aim to alleviate the misery caused by visual handicaps. Most devices use the electric signals in order to send brains certain neural messages so that the blind person can “see”. Here is a gadget which sends electric impulses through the tongue to the brain, and enables the blind person to perceive space and even read text.
The BrainPort is a device which helps the blind people to regain some amount of vision in certain cases with the help of a camera and electric impulses which are sent through the tongue. The BrainPort then decides the signals to the mountable which is attached to the blind person’s head. These impulses which are decided are then perceived as text or spatial information by the wearer.
Posted in Luxury on 5 August 2009
LG has just launched a new smartphone interface called the S-Class UI 3D Widget. The interface makes it easy for the user to experience a lot many things which were earlier not possible or not adequate enough. The idea is to replicate the mobile experience into a desktop one. The widget apparently is a desktop replica of the mobile UI and encourages open-mindedness in the user.
In fact, the S-Class UI 3D Widget is perhaps one of the very first attempts at embracing the power of Open API. It allows the user to use Heyzap, Youtube, Photobucket, Smugmug and other such services for free. This could perhaps become the new way of using smartphones as it lies between being a cell phone and a desktop.
Posted in Luxury on 31 July 2009
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan owns the Manchester City Football Club, and boy he must be swimming in loads of money. He has met with the flamboyant Richard Branson and has agreed to invest USD280 million in a project to the space called Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic is a kind of service offered by Richard Branson to kick start the space tourism.
The Sheikh would invest in the insurance of the deal and he shall make use of his Aabar Investments. With this in mind, Aabar would be granted the rights to host Virgin Galactic tourism. Moreover, Abu Dhabi would turn from being a desert tow into a space hub with rockets and space technology creeping into the dusty sand dunes.
Posted in Entertainment, News on 10 July 2009
Michael Jackson life and death has enough dope for everyone to talk about for years together now. For once, the controversies surrounding the King of Pop have hushed down but now everyone is curious about the family of the singer, which also includes a chimp called Bubbles. People have been talking about the monies that the legend has left behind including the large debts. But what none expected was the large sum of 1.25 million pounds that he has left in his will for Bubbles. By the by, his father got excluded from the paper.
We are told by reliable news sources that Michael wanted that the last years of his 26-years-old monkey friend were comfortable. And with so much money to ensure that, perhaps Bubbles can safely be called the richest chimp in the world. Now, we dunno if that little fact will make the hearts of the monkey women racing. But what we do know is that the media has found itself a new focus.
Posted in Luxury on 7 July 2009
While it is no big news that Michael Jackson’s memorial service is going to host a number of stars at the Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, some touts have already begun to sell tickets for exorbitant prices. Some of them are even quoting prices of about $100,000.
Artists like Justin Timberlake, Aretha Franklin and Lionel Richie are expected to attend and Britain’s Got Talent finalist Shaheen Jafargholi would be performing too. With such a star studded event it is no surprise that people are clamouring to obtain those few tickets available for sale.
Posted in Luxury on 5 July 2009
The Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Resort and Spa is one of the more renowned hotels and spas in the United Arab Emirates. While UAE has already established itself as a business destination, there have been many hotels vying for that privileged position of being one of the best hotels in this desert nation.
The Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Resort and Spa comes with all amenities and luxuries that you can ever d4ream of. In fact you could choose to say either in the main hotel or the numerous chalets. The pool looks worthy enough for sheikhs and princes. The rooms come with king sized beds, flat screen TVs and all rooms overlook the sea.
