Whoever said it aint easy being green? This new solar-powered lawnmower and “garden cleaner” purports to make it easier than ever. It won the Red Dot Award in the Design Concept in 2009 so you know it means business. It’s one part electric lawnmower, and one part, well, something else. They call it a garden cleaner and that is the intended use. It works sort of like a home vacuum, sucking up unwanted weeds and soil and leaving everything nice and even so your basil or whatever can grow at a nice clip. The thing is also foldable and ridiculously easy to use. Gone are the days of sweaty men mowing your lawn for a measly five bucks.
Oh, and it was Kermit.
Wow. Soccer players are smart. Manchester United player Gary Neville is putting his eco-money where his eco-mouth is by helping to design this luxury ec0-bunker. Wait out the coming in apocalypse in style, and all without increasing your carbon footprint!
Neville teamed up with Make Architects to create this 8,000-sq-ft multi-million-pound luxury eco-bunker. It has been likened to a Neolithic settlement and will be built in the grounds of Gary Neville’s £8 million ($13m) estate in Lancashire.
The building will have solar panels, a ground source heat pump and a wind turbine. Energy produced from the wind turbine will power his neighboring property with extra energy being supplied to the national grid, helping to reduce his family’s carbon footprint. There’s one potential snag, however. The government has yet to approve the bunker.
They say when you are sick you can do no better than force down a few glasses of water. So, then, it holds that if you are super-duper sick, you should force down a few glasses of Exousia Luxury water. This high-grade H20 is infused with gold, which the company claims gives the beverage the ability to heal and cure what ails you. The only problem? A container costs a whopping 24 grand. If you buy a batch, please contact me and I would like to trade goods and services for just one sip. Just one sip!
The world continues it’s quest to wrap everything in Swarovsky crystals. This week’s edition: Bicycles. Bike manufacturer Mast has produced a series of beautiful Swarovsky-studded bicyles. Each bike features over 8,000 of the beloved crystals, not to mention a generous coating of gold trim. These little buggers sure do look adorable, like something from the 1950s mixed with, wel, tons of Swarovsky crystals. No word on pricing yet but when you do get them, for the love of God, get one hell of a bike lock.
Recently, we told you Richard Fain’s megaship the Oasis of the Seas was nearing completion. That day is now upon us. The world’s biggest cruise ship, or any ship for that matter, is ready to be sailed in. The thing cost a whopping $1.4 billion to build. It features more luxury than you can shake a sea-stick at, including two rock-climbing walls, two surfing simulation wave makers, a basketball cour, four pools, a full spa and an elegant piazza with shopping and restaurants. It truly is a neighborhood unto itself. To give you an idea of how big this thing is, it comes with a retractable funnel so it can duck under bridges. Royal Caribbean will be offering up cruises to passengers with deep pockets starting this month.
This may not exactly be tech-related, but hey, at one point even ping pong was considered the height of technology. Besides, don’t we all need to blow off steam once in a while? Nathalie Karg’s Cumulus Studios have come up with rather insteresting take on said ping pong: A mirror-polished table. The Argentine company created this prototype as an attempt to create a ping pong table that could easily withstand the elements. They’ve succeeded. The table is not available for sale just yet, but something tells me we’ll all be playing ping pong and looking at our reflections at the same time very soon.
If you are planning a major backyard redesign, look no further than CalSpas. Their new high-end fireplace product is the Cape Pod 90, a fireplace with built-in integration for a variety of gadgets. Theispergola structure offers a 360 degree view of a central fireplace that looks like something you’d find in an Italian villa. The gorgeous fireplace-firepit combo unit comes with its share of gadgetry, including an integrated stereo system, mood lighting and a 90-degree pergola roof. There are also exclusive Illumapanels, which are integrated to create a glowing light display at night. The unit will be available for order at authorized CalSpas showrooms within two weeks. Check the site for prices.
When one thinks of luxury items, a heater doesn’t immediately spring to mind. Until now, that is. Introducing the Poseidon futuristic heater with built-in media player by Outtrade-export. Yeah. You read that right. It keeps you warmed AND entertained. Remember, it’s not just the freezing cold that can do you in. Boredom also kills.
The IPX5 weatherproof media player included features a weatherproof high resolution LCD display, built-in crystal clear speakers and even a built-in USB port. You can also plug in your MP3 players and iPods using a 3.5 input socket. The specs are solid, and did we mention, it’ll also keep you warm? Patented carbon fiber heating tubes will cut your energy bills in half, too. You are gonna need it. The Poseidon by Outtrade-export costs a whopping $47,147.
There’s something about camping. Roasting a hot dog underneath the stars, drinking beer, communing with nature and, um, all of that stuff. The PIZZONI grill is probably the coolest thing to enter a campsite since Yogi Bear got stoned and started a Grateful Dead cover band. This thing is convenient! It’s portable, easy to transport and can be assembled without the use of tools. Who wants to bring tools camping?! Also, it features a sealed charcoal tray that enables convenient dismantling of the grill without any cleaning issues after use. Cool! The best part is, it’s only $440. That’s cheaper than the hospital bills you’ll pay after a bear mistakes you for a salmon tartar!
Popular cruise company Royal Caribbean is putting the finishing touches on their crown jewel, Oasis of the Seas. The massive, massive luxury liner is the biggest cruise ship of, well, all time. The vessel, worth 900 million euros (1.3 billion dollars), can accomodate up to 6,360 passengers and 2,160 crew members. It is 16 decks high, or 65 metres (213 feet) above the waterline, and measures 360 metres (1,180 feet) long and 47 metres (154 feet) wide. Dang. That’s alot of midnight lobster buffets. Of course, it features bars, pools and everything else we love about cruise liners. Oasis of the Seas takes off for it’s maiden voyage in December.
