This recession is digging it’s hells into even the most venerable of institutions! NASA, the space people, have begun selling off their unused space shuttles. Most of these spaceships were manufactured in the 1970s. They are going for about half of “retail” price. This puts a shuttle at anywhere fro m$28 million to $42 million. There’s a bonus, however. NASA will throw in the engine for free. These shuttle engines alone can cost a cool million so it’s not a bad deal. Now when you say “One of these days, BANG, to the moon!” you can actually mean it!
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.
Steampunk merchandise is certainly a niche market, but when it clicks, it certainly clicks. Check out this Victorian-themed USB drive, available for $600. The aesthetics are through the roof, and it holds 16GB of data so it’s useful as well. It also comes with a custom made, velvet lined tin box. Not bad for $600, or using Victorian monetary standards, one billion trillion British pounds.
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.
So you like to have a few drinks in the bar, right? Then it holds, you like to have a few drinks in your living room bar. Why stop there? Why not have a bar built right into your BED. If your eyes just lit up, this bed by Disegno is definitely for you. You know what else is definitely for you? Counseling. The Disegno Reflex bed has grooves built in for champagne, wine, whiskey or whatever it is your thirsty body demands. There’s also room for glasses and cups. And, it’s round. So when the room is spinning, it could actually, you know, be spinning.
Jewelery manufacturer Since1910 has been around, well, since 1910. That’s 100 long years of watch and bracelet sales. In order to commemorate this feat they decided to, what else, make a diamond-topped cupcake. This magnificent diamondy cake rings in as the most expensive cupcake ever made. It costs $106,794 in order to bite down on this diminutive cake. But don’t bite down the diamond, it’s a GIA-certified 5.48 ct round diamond – F color – Si2 clarity –and it’s a good cut. And yes, we know this isn’t exactly cake, but it’s a diamond topped cupcake for God’s sake!
There are diamond watches, and there are diamond watches. This falls into the latter category. As a matter of fact, this timepiece features so many of the desired gems, you’ll have friends saying “Would you like any watch with your diamonds?” Over 20 carats combined. But it’s not all diamonds. There’s white gold on the case as well, and beautifully designed patterns running throughout. The automatic caliber 25A tourbillon movement is composed of 238 components with 29 jewels with a 168-hour power reserve. All of this can be yours for $1,342,700.
Sony Music is upping the ante on home theater technology with their new BDPorter all-in-one. omes with a WXGA projector, surround sound headphones, speakers and a 60-inch screen. The whole package seems to be aimed for the corporate crowd but it sure screams home theater to our eyes. They come in four different designs and are on sale for about $7,700.
