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To Attract Guests, Hotels Splurge on Hi-Tech and Bling for Pools
Hotels are spending big bucks on new pools, and we're not talking about fluffier lounge towels and free slippers. Okay, we know, most nice hotels already give people free slippers, but we were trying to make a point. Anyway...
Basically, competition for the type of people who can still afford to travel is intense. Hotels know that having bells and whistles larger and shinier than the competition's bells and whistles can give them an edge. You want examples? We got examples (which we got from a recent USA Today article).
For all things tech, visit Puerto Rico's El San Juan Hotel and Casino where people can rent poolside cabanas with flat screen TVs and mini bars. The best part? While on break from spinning, the resident DJ will come around and customize iPods with some of his/her favorite music. Nice touch eh?
The Gaansevort South's pool (pictured above) in South Beach is infused with underwater lights and music. Bar patrons can watch the aquatic debauchery unfold from a dry spot near the bar courtesy of a large window in the pool.
The new Thompson Beverly Hills boasts a pool lined with Swarovski Crystals. Jason Pomeranc, Thompson Hotels Chief, calls the pool "very Hollywood." We call his description of the pool "very unoriginal."
The Joule, a new hotel in Dallas has a pool on the 10th floor that has one end sticking out over the street. Not only is this cool, but it is open to the public, which makes us like it a lot more, because we can't actually afford to stay there.
Get the picture? Now go have fun. If you can afford it. [Source: USA Today]
Diamond-Encrusted Espresso Machine for the Rich and Tasteless
For almost $4,000 you get what appears to be a decent, if more or less pedestrian espresso machine:
- cup warmer in aluminum
- removable grill for the preparation of Latte Macchiato
- automatically remove of used capsules
- illuminated collecting pan for used capsules
- high pressure pump with 19 bar
- electronic temperature control (Thermoblock)
- removable water tank
- automatic functions. Choose with one push at a button between Espresso and Lungo.
The only thing that sets this apart from the pack is the unbelievably gaudy crystal facade.
From Engadget
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The World's Most Expensive Tech Toys
If you happen to be the lucky – and as yet unnamed -- Indiana native who just bought yourself a winning $314 million Powerball ticket, you're in luck: PC World has compiled an excellent photo gallery you might find interesting given your new net worth.
The list of the world's most extravagant technology products is a diverse assortment that includes some pretty cool stuff, as well as some pretty lame stuff. For example, if we were in the market for a new mansion, we'd definitely fill it up with things like a $100,000 projector, a $20,000 media server and that amazing $7,500 per year DirecTV package that would get us every single channel, movie and pay-per-view event.
Of course, then there's the gold-plated, diamond-encrusted garbage that even Donald Trump would have trouble defending the purchase of. The worst offenders on the list are the $18,000 cell phone, the $1 million laptop (which can only be started when you insert a special diamond) and a $30,000 computer mouse (pictured).
Then again, now that you're a millionaire 314 times over, you shouldn't have to point and click like the rest of us little people.
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