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Aquariva Super Luxury Motorboat

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Iconic Italian motorboat maker Riva Yachts will be debuting the Aquavira Super luxury motorboat, its newest luxurious creation this weekend at the New York Boat Show opening.
The motorboat maker is famous for epitomizing the Dolce Vita style. Priced at about $500,000, the Aquariva Super pictured above is a 33-footer combining elegant and sinuous lines, [...]

World’s Most Expensive Shirt

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Harrods, the luxury London-based retailer, is selling a diamond-encrusted shirt valued at £20,000, the world’s most expensive shirt ever made. Although the shirt has not yet been sold, it puts paid to the idea of the wealthy having to reign in their spending as a result of the recession.
The record-breaking shirt is designed by [...]

World’s First Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

The Panasonic LUMIX G1 is as easy to use as a compact digital camera, with the photo quality of a digital SLR camera. It’s a new-generation digital interchangeable lens camera that does away with the mirror box and is the world’s first Micro Four Thirds System camera.
The G1’s Full-time Live View lets you see in [...]

World’s Most Expensive Homes

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Here are the world’s top ten most expensive homes for your viewing pleasure.
$80 million House in Southampton, New York
The interior space of 13,500 square feet across four stories contains nine bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, four powder rooms and a movie theater. That’s enough to catch anyone’s eye, but what’s really unique about this property is the [...]

World’s First Mass-Produced Plug-in Hybrid Car

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

The world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid car, manufactured by Chinese auto maker BYD, went on sale on Monday in the southern city of Shenzhen, China.
“The F3DM is the world’s first hybrid car that is not reliant on specialized electric charging stations. It is the cutting-edge product to the global green auto industry,” said president of [...]

World’s Fastest Car

Monday, December 15th, 2008

The words “World’s Fastest” are enough to rush adrenaline into your body.  No matter how the car looks, it’s speed is enough to thrill you.  But when the looks are as stunning as the technology, it becomes the perfect mixture of extreme sporting performance and aesthetics.  The Bugatti Veyron is such an example being the [...]

World’s Toughest Phone

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

It is not going to win any beauty contests but the JCB Toughphone has been named the world’s toughest mobile phone. I have to replace my phone almost monthly so this is the most useful product I have seen in a long while.
Guinness World Records have confirmed the title after seeing the phone put through [...]

Fuel Cell USB Charger

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

This new fuel cell USB charger features a removable fuel cell cartridge that can be replaced  Each of the fuel cell cartridges can provide up to 25 hours of on the go power and can charge any device with a USB connection like your camera, phone or mp3 player.
One cartridge is enough to fully charge [...]

Chilling Shot Dispenser

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Enjoy ice-cold drinks without a watered-down taste thanks to this unique, insulated drink dispenser. The unit takes advantage of the cooling effect of ice, but instead of simply pouring alcohol or other bottled beverages over ice cubes, it uses a unique system of circular, aluminum pipes inside the dispenser for cooling. When alcohol flows through [...]

Wireless Touch Screen Digital Photo Frame

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

I reckon this is the coolest digital picture frame I’ve seen. It has all the usual things you’d expect from a digital frame, clock and alarm function, accepts multiple media card formats, MP3 player, etc. etc..
It is also Wi-Fi enabled so can pull pictures from GMail, Flicker or you can email them directly to the [...]