March 27th, 2008
This collection is a dream come true for the ultimate gamer, especially so for the gamer that shares passion for both the adrenalin rush of Formula 1 and the classical battle of chess.
The pieces of this beautifully crafted set are actually parts of the Renault car – the suspension, hubs, uprights, wings and cockpit sitting.
The genuine engine pieces of titanium, stainless steel, aircraft specification aluminium and carbon fiber have literally felt the heat of Formula 1, and sit coolly on 64 squares of sterling silver and leather.
A collector’s item for all the right reasons of exclusivity, uniqueness, luxury and delight, the Renault F1 Team chess set comes at a price of £21,000 (or approximately US$41,600) for the die-hard Renault fan who can boast of having a real piece of a Renault car gleaming on their coffee table. We have the latest exclusive pictures of the chess set for you courtesy of the makers at the Renault F1 Team Collection.
March 14th, 2008
On September 27, Sanrio announced plans to begin selling solid gold Hello Kitty playing cards, which the company will make available through its online shop beginning October 3.
Each of the 54 cards (2 jokers included) measures 58 x 89 mm and is made from 0.73 gram of 99.99% pure gold.
Pressed to a thickness of 7 microns with precision rolling technology developed by the Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, the cards are sealed in a protective laminate printed with colorful designs that depict Hello Kitty in royal dress.
March 14th, 2008
Touted to be the most exclusive and the most expensive set of backgammon set ever sold, is this Rare Italian Backgammon Set by Tomasso Barbi. Not much is known about this piece de art except that is crafted from Exquisite brass and burled wood
March 9th, 2008
Chess is known to be a mind game where each player plans his move and plots strategies against his opponent.
Enter the Thinking Table, an interactive table with a built in chess board with an artificial intelligence program, which thinks and predicts the probable moves the player may be planning. The computer’s thought process gets sketched on the screen as it plays and a map of thousands of possible futures gets illuminated on the board.
The board is both the arena in which the two players act, and a thought space in which their linked choices, deliberations and hostilities are made visible. Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders and that is exactly the thinking machines predict to make the game all the more exciting. The Thinking Table is currently a project in progress and we would love to see it being commercialized.
March 5th, 2008
Sony Japan has announced a new color for the PSP ‘Mat Bronze’ and is codenamed PSPJ-20002. The PSP-2000 is already available in white, black and silver.
The bronze edition will go on sale in Japan on April 24 and will be available in limited quantities 60,000 to be precise. Exclusivity always commands a premium and the Bronze PSP will sell for 23,800 Yen ($ 230) where as the normal PSP sells for 19,800 Yen ($ 190).
February 25th, 2008
The Mammoth Ivory Collector Series Signature Chess Set from the House of Staunton is crafted from 40,000-year old Wooly Mammoth Ivory and reproduced on the lines of the original Staunton pattern Chess set, registered by Nathaniel Cook and produced by Jaques of London in 1849.
The full Club-sized Chess set features a 4.4″ King with a 2.0″ diameter base.
While the white army retains the original ivory, the black army is stained black. The aesthetically handcrafted chess set comes packaged with a personalized Certificate of Authenticity and complementary English Leather base pads that can be affixed to the underside of the both armies if so desired.
The exquisite chess set can be all yours for $9,999.. And to think of all the history there is in each piece… Via Bornrich
This collection is a dream come true for the ultimate gamer, especially so for the gamer that shares passion for both the adrenalin rush of Formula 1 and the classical battle of chess.
