Tag: LUXURY

We've heard plenty of spurious claims made about so-called "high-end" products -- most often in the world of audio and video. High-end HDMI cables hijack consumers for their cash, and phrases like "gold-plated" and "silver content soldered" get tossed around as if they actually meant something -- all in an age when most connections are digital (and therefore less susceptible to signal ...

Hybrid automobiles may be the future of mass terrestrial transport, but their vanilla styling and performance simply do not compare to the sheer awesomeness of one new aquatic counterpart. Put it this way, we just don't see James Bond tearing through a foreign metropolis in a Prius. Put Bond in a boat/submarine hybrid in a Venice canal, however, and he looks right at home. The Scubacraft is ...

Intelligent Design Titanium Mouse (Style-o-Phile, under $2,500) What do you get for the computer fiend who has everything? A diamond-encrusted motherboard, or a gilded monitor bezel? There's no need to be so flashy, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for generic crap, either. The Titanium Mouse by Intelligent Design (€800, or about $1,200) positively oozes class and minimalist ...

Apparently no longer satisfied with being just a smartphone, the BlackBerry went out and got itself some swagger. Designer Alexander Amosu has introduced his new, tricked-out riff on the BlackBerry -- an 18-carat gold gem of a device, replete with 4,459 finely cut diamonds. Users can brand their new bejeweled bambino with their company name and logo, and will have a 24-hour "global concierge" ...

Throw away those those frilly, lace pillowcases and those fluffy, white duvets, men. There's a change coming to the bedroom. At least, that's what manufacturers hope. The Wall Street Journal reports that companies are incorporating more man-friendly features into beds and mattresses (video after the break). But additions like built-in TVs, 'muscle recovery' mattresses, and iPod docks don't come ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2009/09/22/billionaires-yacht-blasts-lasers-at-spying-paparazzi/'; The world's largest, costliest, and most private yacht, owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, has two heli-pads, a missile defense system, two swimming pools (one doubling as a dance floor), and six-foot wide cinema screens in all 26 of the guest bedrooms. Oh, and to keep out prying ...

Share It's a combination that surely could only come from the hand of God: beer and arcade games. No, this isn't a joke or a dream. Someone really has created this heavenly contraption. According to Uncrate, the Arkeg Drink n Game is an arcade cabinet that holds a five-gallon keg and comes with 69 classic arcade games -- from 'Asteroids' to 'Mortal Kombat II.' (This Internet- and iPod-ready ...

An English resort chain, once known for its low rates and quaint seaside cottages, has given an incredibly high-tech renovation to its reputation. The result is the impressive Butlins Ocean Hotel -- a seven-story, 200-room vacation destination in Bognor Regis, West Sussex that looks to be straight out of the Woody Allen movie 'Sleeper.' According to the Daily Mail, the brand new facility ...

Responding to the decidedly 21st-century dilemma of "greening" the king of supercars, car manufacturer Lamborghini believes it has come up with an answer. Its newest vehicle will use a small electric motor when moving at slow speeds, but will allow the full power of its gas-guzzling engine to take hold on the open road. The move towards hybrid technology comes shortly after Lamborghini's recent ...

As we traverse the Web, we're constantly discovering incredible new gizmos and gadgets that we'd absolutely love to have. But, thanks to DVICE, today may have provided us with the most awe-inspiring technological adaption we've ever seen. Hybrid Space Furniture has engineered an entertainment center so awesome that it's sure to send men, and sports fanatics everywhere, into a full-on frenzy. The ...

The future, finally, is here, we've learned from Dvice. For those of us who marked 2015 as the date we would get flying hoverboards, there isn't much hope for our dreams being realized. Fortunately, Samson Motorworks feels our pain. While we don't have airborne skateboards, the company has recently designed a three-wheeled, flying motorbike (or is that motortrike?). Ditching the idea of ...

High-end jeweler Cartier garnered itself a bit of (perhaps unwanted) attention this past weekend when it filed a trademark infringement suit regarding a small time iPhone app developer -- Digitopolis Game Studio. The company created a pair of apps, called Fake Watch and Fake Watch Gold Edition, which featured recreations of Cartier's "Tank" watch. Oddly enough, Cartier didn't sue Digitopolis, but ...

So let's say you're a video game company with a new release called "Big Family Games" to promote. You've decided it'd be a great gimmick to send the game to one of the world's most famous big families -- namely, the Royal Family of England. And, more specifically, to its matriarch Queen Elizabeth. Of course, there is one problem with your plan -- the Queen doesn't have a Nintendo Wii. So, now ...

Apparently there is no recession at Pets Palace, an Australian pet store that specializes in high-end pet products such as plush beds, denim sneakers, and "doggy bling." Launched only two months ago, Reuters is reporting that the site's business has skyrocketed all the way up to at least 15 orders a day. Say what? Diana Costa, marketing director and founder of the site, attributes this success ...

The most satisfying part of any flight (unless you fly first-class, in which case we hate you) is the moment you get off the plane. That said, we were intrigued when we heard that the Costa Verde Resort in Quepos, Costa Rica had transformed a plane into a new luxury suite. The two-bedroom Boeing 727 Fuselage Home's exterior looks just as you would imagine it to look. Constructed from the actual ...