As if the Apple MacBook Air was not hot enough, we now have Computer Choppers who have decided to bling the MacBook Air up, and blinged it up they certainly have by giving the MacBook Air a gold and sapphire treatment. The very special half Apple logo gets a set of sapphires that actually light up in rainbow colors that will surely make people literally snatch this ultra sleek notebook from your hands. The aluminum case too has received a 24 karat gold treatment to dazzle almost anyone who might want to take a look at this piece of pizzaz-kit. Specifications-wise the MacBook Air still retains a 1.6 Ghz processor, an 80 GB hard disk and runs a 2 GB RAM. To get your hands on one, you need to pay some serious money, $8000 to be precise, but then again, serious money for us is pocket change for those who will actually go out and buy this outrageous computing device.
Nowadays, designers seem to be steampunking almost everything that they can lay their eyes and hands on. Now we have Steampunk modder Rich Nagy a.k.a Datamancer who has taken an LCD computer monitor and keyboard to give it a steampunk touch. Brass dominates this steampunk design and all of 22 inches of the LCD monitor sits on a nice brass frame that is a quarter inch thick. The drilled holes on the frame make it look very nice and retro. The ports for the mic and earphones lie on the LCD monitor’s side and Datamancer has given the entire kit a nice sanding and polishing to give you that shimmering shine.
If driving around town with gold glinting off your wheels is your cup of tea, you must take a look at these Volk Racing RE30 Wheels, which have been plated with 24K gold. Fit for the super-rich hip hop crowd, these wheels could transform staid and boring cars into something very BLING BLING. These 19 inch wheels break away from the normal and have a seven spoke design and Ben Schaffer of Bulletproof Automotive is the crazy auto-nut who created this outrageous pieces of bling-kit. And, if you too follow suit and get your alloys gold plated, you might want be a little cautious about parking your car out in the streets because we definitely think that the allure of all this gold will be a little too difficult to resist for all the small time crooks out there. In case, you love diamonds, better take a look at the $2 million diamond-studded Wheels.
Here is a jet car that aims to bring the Land speed record right back to the Americans. To do that, Ted Shadle and Keith Zanghi have come together to create the North American Eagle jet car. For this, the duo and their team have taken a 42500 horsepower engine from a scrapped 1957 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter jet and have plonked it right into the North American Eagle’s rear. This, they hope, will give them enough thrust to break the magical 800mph barrier and reclaim the land speed record. The jet car uses aluminium wheels and binges on a whopping 160 gallons of fuel every minute. This translates to a cost of $18000 for every single run. Money apart, the Jet Car now has a new problem. It doesn’t have a pilot, er, driver to drive it along the Black Rock desert’s scorched surfaces to reclaim the record. For this, the team have advertised for good looking drivers between the ages of 20 and 40 to man this scorching machine.
All the glamorous music divas, watch out for this decked out CrystalCON. Better late then never, Neutrik, a name synonymous with some of the highest-quality cable connections, has also decided to lure all by offering a flashier version of their high quality XLR connectors. Looking sensual in all black, a few Swarovski crystals add a touch of glam. And if you are wondering that why would one need a bejeweled connector then you probably haven’t read about the diamond encrusted microphone here. As of yet we have no word on the pricing. But it will definitely hit the shelves next month.
Will there be a plane in every garage? Yay! Cause these days, owning a personal jet may not be as out-of-reach as it used to be. The idea of having this personal mode of transportation is no longer for just the billionaires and world leaders. And I am not only talking about American or European folks. Even in an Asian country like Korea, the graph of number of people using private jets is soaring upwards at unbelievable speed. And with the new opportunity from Funsky, one wouldn’t need to shell out millions to own a jet. They have come up with this unique ‘fractional aircraft ownership’. You can now be a partial owner of planes like Eclipse 500 and Gulfstream G550. For 180 million won (about 185,000), you can get a lifetime membership for an aircraft. It is one-sixteenth share of an aircraft and for that much you can fly for 50 hours each year. And it’s but obvious that you will need to pay more shares to get more hours.
Rolls Royce gets the world's most expensive hood ornament
The prestigious Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament that adorns every Rolls Royce automobile just gone more exclusive with designer Jean Kemanjian working his magic. If driving around in a Rolls Royce is not special enough for you, you might want to take a look at this pimped up mascot. This Hood ornament is worth $200,000, which is enough money to buy ten Honda Accords. The hood ornament itself is made up of platinum and other special metals and then the diamonds are literally paved onto the ornament’s body to make it one of the most expensive car surface ever created. The wings of the hood ornament carry intense yellow diamonds and the body itself carries 150 carats of shimmering D-diamonds. All this for a symbol, which measures just 4 inches long and 2 inches wide. And like truly exclusive things, this hood ornament is completely hand made. This exclusive mascot was commissioned by local luxury car dealership Manhattan Motorcars and can be spotted at the New York Auto Show. Speaking of exclusivity, it’s not for sale or replication.
OVAL Vodka, as we all know, unites everything that captures the heart of the connoisseurs - unparalleled purity, incomparable smoothness, intriguing subtlety and ravishing esprit. Now, the OVAl Vodka has taken the bling route, with a brand new limited edition version of the award winning OVAL vodka bottle coming this April. The new bottle will boast cutting-edge design and will be festooned with 7000 Swarovski crystals. Starting this month, the limited edition bottle will be shown on the back bars of the famed clubs. It will be displayed on ‘The Glorifier,’ which is a rotating LCD display unit, highlighting the sparkling Swarovski Crystals. Priced at a cool £3,500 (US $6,922), the OVAL Swarovski Crystal bottle will be available only in exclusive London night clubs such as Embassy, Dolce, Amika, Maya, Tramp, Maddox, and Chinawhite. Tags: Vodka, OVAL Vodka, Swarovski Crystal bottle, Lifestyle
Weber 7800 Seat for the ultimate flying experience
Airlines are out to woo their business class travelers with a host of amenities to give them the ultimate traveling experience. Comfortable seating ensures that passengers aren’t drained by the end of their journey. Weber Aircraft’s 7800 business class seat by TXS designers is designed keeping class, comfort and luxury in mind. Enough care is given to ensure ergonomic, aesthetic and systems integration is on right track. The seat boasts of an ultra-slim console featuring large eating and working trays, effect lighting and business class level entertainment amenities. The intuitive seat recline control panel allows passengers to relax in any comfortable position. Business class passengers seem to be the pampered lot these days and why not, they must get the comfort they pay for.
Apparently PS3 addict and mod-specialist Ben Heck was sick of being fired form every job he ever landed because most mornings he couldn’t find it in him to tear himself away from his fav PS titles and go earn his daily bread. So he decided it was a worthwhile idea to make something that will enable him to enjoy all his fav Playstation titles on the go. Thus the portable PS3 laptop was born. Encased in a slick, glossy black case, the mod crams an entire PlayStation setup in a cool, slightly thick laptop with a 17-inch LCD screen running at 720p resolution fueled by a Blu-Ray drive retrofitted to a front loading slot. Functioning with a built-in full USB keyboard, the laptop PS3 mod weighs a staggering 16-pound which actually defeats the whole portability”purpose of this thing, but it might not be such a bad thing to have it permanently seated under your office desk so you can enjoy all the goodness of the real thing during lunch hour and coffee breaks.
World’s First Vintage Tin Robot Concept Watch for Sci-Fi Lovers
Watches are meant for keeping track of the time with precision, but while gazing at this state-of-the-art robot timepiece, you could lose all track of the time. This Vintage Tin Robot Concept Watch from Azimuth’s Hallmark Creation from the Mecha–1 BMF Collection will be equally sought after by watch-lovers and geeks, alike. Azimuth’s Mr Roboto is world’s first vintage tin robot concept of the 1950s. This whimsical creation is truly a collector’s item. The design of Mr Roboto was inspired by the Lantern Robot of the 1950s. The avantagarde design is complemented by user-friendly functions.
How would you like your Ferrari to look like? What say about designing one on your own? Well, Ferrari has recently announced its new Ferrari 612 Scaglietti One-to-One Personalisation Program, which will allow the buyers to design their own Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, accessory by accessory, detail by detail. The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti takes pride at the Ferrari stand for being the model used in the inauguration of the personalization program. A specially designated area will be set up at the Ferrari Factory to allow clients to put together their ideal 612 Scaglietti. In consultation with the Ferrari experts, clients can then decide what best accessories they would like for their cars. Eventually, the Ferrari experts would help clients build the car, according to specifications laid out by the clients.
As if the Apple MacBook Air was not hot enough, we now have Computer Choppers who have decided to bling the MacBook Air up, and blinged it up they certainly have by giving the MacBook Air a gold and sapphire treatment. The very special half Apple logo gets a set of sapphires that actually light up in rainbow colors that will surely make people literally snatch this ultra sleek notebook from your hands. The aluminum case too has received a 24 karat gold treatment to dazzle almost anyone who might want to take a look at this piece of pizzaz-kit. Specifications-wise the MacBook Air still retains a 1.6 Ghz processor, an 80 GB hard disk and runs a 2 GB RAM. To get your hands on one, you need to pay some serious money, $8000 to be precise, but then again, serious money for us is pocket change for those who will actually go out and buy this outrageous computing device.
