Ulysse Nardin have been making high-class watches for a long, since the 1800s. The company has always dedicated itself to making the kind of timepieces that fans lust after. Their new unit, the Monaco 2011 Executive Dual Time watch, is no exception. Also it’s being manufactured in a limited edition run so you had better get on it.
The first thing you notice about this watch is its unique design. That particular blue tone isn’t one you see in watches often and it certainly is a sight for sore eyes. The 43 mm wide casing is done in industrial grade stainless steel which is also a sight for those same sore eyes. Anti-reflective sapphire crystal covers the case and the watch can tell two different times at once, thus the dual in the moniker. It uses an old-school winding functionality for power which is also pretty cool. That’s how they did it in the 1800s you know. Or not.
Only 100 of these are going to be made so you could be the first and only kid on your block sporting this piece of chrono-history. No price has been announced yet but one can assume it would cost a pretty penny.
The world can be a crowded and bleak place. Thankfully, Escapod are hip to that fact and have been manufacturing all kinds of garden rooms and offices designed for aesthetic pleasure. They have be limited in initial design options but still offer plenty of bang for your city-phobic buck.
These garden rooms and offices are easy to install and full-featured, as you can see from the photo above. They offer full appliance hookup capabilities and the kind of eco-friendly chutzpah that is usually limited for full homes. The exteriors have been given a coating of Silicosan Flex, which is a special treatment meant to endure the harshest of weather conditions, which means lower costs of maintenance.
Check out the Escapod website to peruse and figure out the best way for you to avoid that dreaded hustle and bustle. Country folk are so underrated, you know?
They say there is no such thing as bad sex or bad pizza. I cry foul on the former but regarding the latter, it may be true. This goes especially if the pizza in question was served to you on the moon. It’s true. You’ll soon be able to get a slice of cheese bread on the biggest piece of cheese bread that has ever existed.
Ok here is the deal. You know how the commercial space industry is heating up? There’s Virgin Galactic, Bloon and a bunch of other companies vying to take the richest of us to space for a quick galactic jaunt. Due to this, a Russian company is planning a resort on the surface of the damned moon. This resort will, like any crappy turnpike hotel, have an attached fast food restaurant. The restaurant in question? Domino’s Pizza!
The project is going to be costing the big D in upwards of 15 billion dollars. A third of that money is being allocated to transporting the materials and food to the moon’s surface for construction purposes. Getting stuff to the moon is expensive.
Samsung has officially entered the luxury market with their new line of colored Series 9 laptops. Oh yeah, they are also studded with lovely, lovely crystals. Don’t worry. They are not Swarovsky.
These limited edition crystal-encrusted Series 9 laptops have 13-inch windows and come in two luxury finishes: Rose Gold and Moonlight Blue. And, of course, both finishes come draped with a delectable drizzle of crystals across the top. Otherwise, they are the same Series 9 laptops you know and love.
Samsung has yet to announce a price for these models. We’ll keep you updated.
Once upon a time a company called Elipson produced a pair of highly sought after speakers called the BS50 Chambord speakers. Well, time continued it’s sad little dance as it always does and said speakers were discontinued. Flash forward several years and the company has brought them back, just in time for the holiday season.
These are dome speakers and domes are 50 cm in width, and are open to reflectors of sound emancipating from the audio device below. The set allows for rearrangement of the top pieces so you can control how you like music to sound. They weigh about 30 kiles each and it must be noted they look and sound absolutely fantastic. We are talking the highest of the hi-def here.
Delivery of these speakers commences in October, straight from the factory to your home. Each set will cost just $5875. Not bad, right?
You know what’s even better than a wonderfully made pair of studio headphones? A wonderfully made pair of studio headphones that have been dipped in gold. Crystal Rock realizes our collective lust for precious, precious gold and did just that.
These ‘phones are equipped with Beats Studio high definition powered isolation and is equipped with the monster cable, which is 1.3 meters long and can be easily fit in any phone like iPhone, Blackberry and those elusive those Android phones. The whole thing comes packed in walnut box as well. Oh, and did we mention they are dipped in gold? 24 carat gold to be exact.
All of that splendorous, golden sound will set you back around $2,500. The upside? Only a very few of these will be made so you could be on the cutting edge of precious metal music.
The only problem with Apple gear is that it’s sometimes hard to find non-Apple made peripherals that maximize the potential of your devices. Well, when it comes to sound, consider that a problem of the past. JVC has worked up quite the solution indeed.
These audio docking stations are perfect for any laptops, desktops, iPads, iPhones or any other iOS devices you have laying around. They don’t support the Newton though, sorry. Seriously though they are both handy and dandy.T he central unit consists of the docking slot with 2 adjoining speakers, which allows said connections. There are multiple slots though, so get ready for having more than one gadget usable at once. This is a novel, and rare, concept.
As expected, these are not for the faint of heart. These JVC docking stations cost around $369.
Do you often fantasize about outer space? Do you also fantasize about balloons? Well, that last one is a bit perverse for our purposes it’s fine and dandy. Introducing Bloon, the space-faring balloon. Wait, what?
It’s true. This space balloon seeks to beat Virgin Galactic to the punch by offering space travel to the masses. Only instead of a nice cushy, Bransony spaceship you’ll get a big ole balloon. You say tomato, I say tomahto. In any event, it does what it sets out to do, namely deliver your sorry butt to Spock territory.
The entire trip will last 2 hours at a paltry cost of $156,000. Which, I may note, is also less expensive than Virgin Galactic. No word on when these balloons will launch but we’ll let you know.
You love watches. You love games. What do you do? You can’t very well carry two things around can you? No, you can’t. With this in mind, enter Ritmo Mundo and their incredible inedible Ritmo Mundo puzzle watch.
This luxury timepiece features a unique sliding puzzle game, as you can see above. Don’t worry, though. This watch is also known for keeping good time. That’s important, after all. The timepiece is made of Swiss Sellita SW 200 automatic technology. It’s also water proof for you Michael Phelps out there.
All of this gaming pleasure will set you back, however. Expect to pay about $20,000 for the top-of-the-line version of this watch and $3,500 for a low grade version. You feel, don’t you? Only spending $3,500 on your timepiece. Geeze, small timer.
We all know Swarovsky is attempting to cover every inch of this planet we call Earth. The assimilation continues with this beautiful and useful sky trolley by Skypak. Just look at this thing. You know you want it.
The company has produced some fancy airplane trolleys in the past, with a gold-plated unit standing atop the pack. This new item, as stated, contains tons and tons of Swarovsky crystals. 82,000 of them to be exact. You heard that right. 82,000 Swarovsky crystals. The trolley is designed by Baz Pringle, a London based designer, who now works as a Senior Art Director in Orange County.
It’s not only a trolley that features several cabinets for whatever you want to place inside of them. Skypak’s new baby also includes a built-in mini-refrigerator. Keep the hot side hot and the cool side side. Just like a McDLT. How much will all of those crystals set you back? About $41,000. Not bad, right?
