July 19th, 2008
Although christmas is still six-months away I can’t help myself featuring this piece of art.
The Christmas tree ball on the picture above is supposed to be the world’s most expensive Christmas ornament, in the Krebs Glas Lauscha GmbH company.
The transparent glass ball is decorated with finely sculpted solid 12 karat gold and 120 diamonds of the clarity VS1 with a total weight of 5.1 carats.
The price of the bauble in shops will be 20,000 Euro ($31,400) – It must be really fragile so you’d better keep your kids away from the tree and lock them in their bedroom during Christmas Eve ^_^ (Source)
July 10th, 2008
Jeremy Kipnis, a music engineer, producer, classical music lover, has paid a whooping US $6 million for this ultimate home theater experience, designed to feature the very best audiophile equipment.
“The picture elements alone are composed of a Sony SRX-S110 Professional Video Projector with an impressive 4,096-by-2,160 resolution and the Stewart Snowmatte 1.0 Gain Laboratory-Grade Motion Picture Screen stands a t a mammoth 18 x 10-foot which is nearly equivalent to an actual theater screen viewed from the balcony!
The Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Player complements the state-of-the-art Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD Player with SATA Drive (72 HDTV Hours Total) and Mark Levinson N° 51 DVD/CD Media Player upping the bet for other HT systems.
It also features HLD-X0 Hi-Vision HDTV MUSE Laserdisc Player along with JVC HMDH-5U D-VHS recorder that helps you record a running live telecast. And for gaming fans, it offers a Sony PlayStation 3 Gaming Console.”
Jeremy Kipnis hopes wealthy movie industry professionals, actors, directors, and producers will soon be lining up to commission him to custom-design and build a KSS for them. And no worries, for just $60,000, Mr. Kipnis suggests that movie aficionados can enjoy a top shelf home theater experience.
July 4th, 2008
Inspired by the Lewis Carroll’s novel ‘Alice through the Looking Glass,’ designer Yasmin Sethi developed a chess set that features pieces that “magically turn transparent” when they touch the board.
(In ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’ by Lewis Carroll, Alice falls through a mirror and on the other side of the mirror, she becomes a piece in a game of chess.)
The pieces of this chess set are each contained in a cylinder that turns opaque when they’re removed from the board hiding the identity of the piece.
However, when you put them back down in one of the squares, the pieces turn transparent again and reveal their true identity.
June 27th, 2008
Marie-Jacqueline, a French fashion designer, and LumiGram, have teamed up to create a very unique collection of high tech and decorative items, based on fiber optics fabric.
When powered on by an embedded electronic module, thefiberoptics fabric emits acoloredlight along the full length of thefiber, producing a stunning and classy luminous effect.
A small switch allows turning the fabric light on/off. Unlike other light sources like LEDs or Electroluminescence, the light coming from the Fiber Optics Fabric is subtle and mysterious, allowing the creation amazing, stylish and wonderfully original accessories and clothes.
Based on this new technology, LumiGram collection of cushions and tablecloths is probably the most dazzling you’ll ever see as you can see on their website : (LumiGram also offer a range of clothes based on the same technology).
Price range from : 299 to 899 euros ($450 to $1,400)
June 11th, 2008
Sony’s HT-IS100 Bravia Theatre Micro System has gotten a US launch where it will be available in July for around $700.
One big box and five “incredibly” small speakers - the system has three 1080p HDMI inputs with repeater functionality and support for eight channels of uncompressed audio. It’s hard to believe, but the satellite speakers are scarcely as big as a strawberry.
The 5.1 channel system, with 450 watts of power, includes a subwoofer with integrated 32-bit S-Master digital amplifier, Sony’s S-AIR technology and the ability to add optional wireless rear surround speakers and multi-room wireless speakers.
The system also features Digital Media Port, Digital Cinema Auto Calibration, BRAVIA Sync, Dialogue Audio Enhancer and Portable Audio Enhancer - all Sony in-house tech that promises amazing performance.
The system claims to sacrifice nothing in the way of sound and everything in the way of cumbersome space-gobbling size.
June 9th, 2008
Imagine how wonderful life would be, if every morning you could simply press a button and a warm and inviting shower would be waiting for you when you reached your bathroom. Few of us can deny that at some point we’ve dreamt of such a luxury !
This Grohtherm wireless shower can be switched on and off from any room in the house, allowing you to step out of bed and straight into a shower already running at the exact temperature you require.
The remote system can be programmed for each member of the family or for different times of the day (if you want a cold shower to wake you in the morning and a warm one to relax at night).
The remote wirelessly connects to a concealed base unit, which uses your settings to adjust and mix the water to your setting. When the ideal setting is found, a visible or audible signal will highlight this. There’s also a split-second response if the water flow changes, adjusting the flow to the right temperature accordingly.
The wireless shower system costs around - £720 ($1,450) and is available on bargainplumbingshop
Although christmas is still six-months away I can’t help myself featuring this piece of art.
