Wanna pamper that pooch or feline? You could go the usual routes, taking them to get groomed or feeding them filet mignon. However, Pet Acoustics Inc. has a new option for you pet owners. Their My Pet Speaker system is a speaker system designed exclusively to entertain and calm your pets. My Pet Speaker is able to monitor the sound to the level well suited to your pet’s ears, no matter how loud you are playing the music. It features a 3.5mm output jack. The speaker system is compatible with almost all iPods, iPhones and music players. It costs $250 or, in another currency, 400 dog licks.
What better way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of a country that seems to have a, um, problem with all forms of open media than with a, um, camera? Oh but what a camera it is! Leica has taken it upon themselves to create this beauty. It’s gold-plated(24 carat), and as you can see, comes in colors to celebrate the People’s Republic of China. Not bad. Limited to just 60 units, each hallmarked with a year between 1949 and 2009, the Golden Camera is encased in red calfskin, bears an inscription of Mao Zedong’s favorite slogan and includes the Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 Gold lens. It also costs a whopping $30,000. Wait, now China also has more expensive limited edition cameras than the Western World?! Why, I never.
Oh Swarovski. You multiply faster than Gremlins after midnight. This time on a guitar! But not just any guitar, a Gibson Bulls Eye. And not just any Gibson Bulls Eye, but a Zakk Wylde branded edition. Got all that?
To be fair, it’s not all Swarovski. There be gold gems on that thar guitar as well. Commissioned by an anonymous Monaco-based British celebrity, this limited edition Gibson guitar is encrusted with 4,000 individual Swarovski crystals - each measuring exactly 4mm in diameter and covered in 24-carat gold. Kim Webber and Gold2u worked in tandem to design this beast. The strings are also 24 carat gold and imported from Germany. And, that’s not all. 24 carat gold frets! Wow. I’m going to stop now before I also turn into gold. Is this guitar King Midas? Spend $24,200 and find out.
If you’ve ever wanted a helicopter but saw it as a pipe dream akin to wanting to be a fireman as a kid, then have we got something to show you. Aviation company Yuneec have released their Electric Sport Airplane. All of the fun of a helicopter but without any of the hassle! No carbon emissions, no outright danger. The Yuneec ESA E430 hopes to be mass released by 2011. The company is currently cranking them out in China. The plane holds two passengers, and only costs $2 per hour of flight fuelwise. Not bad. The nifty air gadget costs around $89,000. Oh, and, buy me one.
Do you like being clean and fresh so you can face the world with a smile? Of course you do! Would you like to not ruin the planet while doing so? Unless you are the nemesis of Captain Planet, you want to do that as well. Enter Lucedentro and their elegant, and green, bathroom top.
Fabricated from sandwich glass, the top has photo-luminescent PVC film in between the glasses that accumulates daylight and gives back the light accumulated in the dark through three colors: “Aqua-marina,” “Yellow green” and “Ocean blue.” They’ll also decorate it any way you like, but come on, it looks great as is. Why mess with perfection?
In order to commemorate the 20th anniversary of SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie), Panerai has decided to reissue it’s classic Mare Nostrum watch. It is not available yet as they are waiting for the official 2010 SIHH event. The watch is purported to sell for around $36,000. The Mare Nostrum features a monstrous 52mm dial and is reported as being based on a hand-wound Minerva chronograph movement, dubbed the Panerai OP XXV caliber. In short, this watch is a looker and is sure to capture the attention of any onlookers.
That age old question returns. Fire or television? Do we want warmth for our hearths and home or do we want the latest episode of LOST? Well now, thanks to French furniture company Mobilier DeFrance, we can have both. Introducing their Fontana TV stand and fireplace. Two-in-one! Look at them, standing side-by-side like two proud peacocks. Start a fire. Watch TV. Do both. No big deal. Why make a choice when we can have both? Isn’t that the way of the Western world? The unit is available now on the company’s website.
Put a stop to endless tech-clutter with the Evoline Port Lounge Table! This convenient cutie provides a discreet and elegant way to organize connections for power, networks, data and multi-media. The table contains two power sockets and two Ethernet ports to make organizing a breeze. Seems great for tech heavy living rooms or busy office environments. The table itself is nice, too. It’s double-aluminum and the composite covers are available in silver, black or stainless steel. This table is available now at the bargain price of $1470.
Admit it. Your entertainment room needs an upgrade. Don’t worry, though. Konig has got you covered. They’ve just released their HAV-MC100 Media Center. This bad boy does everything you need to turn your living room into a full fledged media playroom, except make the popcorn. It includes an LCD screen, a built-in DVD player with HDMI connection and speaker. Grab a beer and settle in.
You can take the man away from the sea, but you can’t take the sea away from the man. With that in mind, GERG GROUP has prepped their SHARKER motorcycle. As you can see, this lovely bike looks like a shark. And just like sharks, it’s fast. Real fast. It can go from 0 to 100 in just 4 seconds and has a top speed of 280 km. The SHARKER is equipped with an electromechanic push button gear shifter, a lightweight self-supporting carbon-fiber body and high-performance LEDs. The SHARKER(sorry just keep wanting to say that) is also keyless and responds to a personal code to start up. Check the site for more information.
