If you have been a Star Trek plus Luxurylaunches follower, then you would surely remember that we wrote about a Star Trek - themed home theater with real props. That was then but today we have another interesting home theater inspired by the Enterprise NCC-1701D from Star Trek - The Next Generation. Stationed in Palm Beach County, FL home, the identity of the owners is kept under covers….wonder why? However named the best theme theater installation at CEDIA 2007,...

If only god made me as beautiful as Gisele Bundchen or as cute as Shirley the dog. Either ways, I could have made millions by launching brands. Shirley, from North London, the face of a new fragrance from one of the finest noses in British perfume, is the latest supermodel to hit the billboard. This three-year-old grande bassett, to be correct, gets paid about $50,000 (£25,000) for such a job. From today onwards, her picture will be flashed on...

The waves of opulence are expected to wash down the names of Vertu, Goldvish, Amosu and the likes as the ‘World's most expensive mobile phone’. They now have a stiff competition from the Ancort phone. This Russian company, JSC Ancort, has partnered with jeweler Peter Aloisson to conceive an incredibly expensive version of Swiss Crypto Telecommunication Security’s Crypto Smart telephone that carries and exceeding price tag of $1.3 million. At this price, it’s undeniably got gold and diamonds to...

Goldstriker is back again with a bang with Bang & Olufsen product. The latest to be influenced by its Midas touch is the 24ct Gold Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 4 Phone. Remember last month we did post an entry about the 24-carat Bang & Olufsen BEO 3? So moving on from 3 to 4 and shunning the mediocre look of plastic casing, the company presents BeoCom 4 that strikes an opulent pose drenched in pure gold! The UK based...

DIAMONDS, in general, are not at all rare. But natural fancy colored diamonds are very rare and expensive. And Red is one of the rarest and most desirable colors! So if it’s red and if its diamond too then it’s bound to be the most sought after rock by women! Recently a rare purplish-red diamond ring has sold for 2.97 million Swiss francs ($2.6 million), setting a world record for a red diamond, Christie's said. Who bought it? Well,...

Audi's Cross Cabriolet Quattro is still at a concept stage but the anticipated features are delicious enough to entice us. Imagine a car that features a Bang & Olufsen sound system that could stream Internet radio via a built-in Internet link. Sounds groovy? Read on…apparently it also helps drivers to "judge" the tracks as they were played, enabling the system to "build up a picture of their preferences and offer individual play lists." The built-in intercom system with noise...

Key chains happen to be the hot favorites when it comes to birthday gifts, anniversary gifts or any other occation. The first Louis Vuitton trunks were lined with striped canvas and the Monogram Mini Lin Croisette Key Holder is inspired by the preceding collection. It is beautifully adorned with logo charms which dangle from the chain, One monogram flower print ball, and another ball with stripes with Louis Vuitton signature. Almost everything on this key charm screams Louis Vuitton...

A model shows the world's most expensive credit card at the 2007 Cartes & IDentification Show in Paris, France on Thursday, the last day of the three-day show. Made by GKPower, the credit card is studded with 333 diamonds. GK power has also designed a diamond-encrusted credit card that will attract so-called "VVIP" clients. The luxury High End card developed by the Seoul-based company has 1mm by 1.65mm diamonds embedded into a silver rivet on a black high-gloss card....

With an array with gold Hello Kitty stuff emerging lately, I was not amused to see this Hello Kitty gold pocket calendar. All these years, as we grew up, we could relate to Hello Kitty with the color pink. But now with Kitty having a Midas touch, our kids will relate to her as golden cat! Coming to this gold pocket calendar, it is drenched with 0.6 grams of 99.99% gold. In some days, Year 2008 will be here...

Producers and Directors can take a crack at this. This one is the same snow machine used by world-renowned special effects company, Thomas FX that produces evaporative falling snow that looks, feels and responds to ambient conditions just like the real snow! How cool is that! The apparatus uses a patented snow solution and distilled water to make realistic looking flakes and the 600-watt engine and integrated fan propels the flakes up to 30” high. The output for light...

NAT Audio's Magma is the "most powerful single-ended tube amplifier on the market," and it specs 160-watts at 4- and 8-ohms with a frequency response of 10Hz to 100kHz. Moreover it weighs only 88-pounds, measures 11.8- x 25.2- x 14.2-inches and depends on a 6N1P-EV, a 6N30P-DR and a Eimac 450TH tube to dish out the music. The features also include an input impedance of 100-kohms, input sensitivity of 2.7V RMS for full power output, gain of 22.5 dB...

Did you know that Piaggio Aereo Company, which is the manufacturer of the Avanti II, is actually owned in part by the Ferrari family? I didn't know this either; one of these planes is used to fly the pilots of Ferrari's Formula 1 racing team. I guess that reason enough for me to go ga-ga over the plane that was featured at the Dubai Air Show 2007. To top it all, the Ferrari-branded P180 Avanti II is the fastest...

This Christmas do something different. Like spending a cool $1.8 million (¥200.7 million) just on a Christmas tree! If you are in Japan then you can actually buy this EXPENSIVE small tower of preserved roses with a teddy bear. Selling at Japan’s Takashimaya department store chain, the tree, which stands 40 centimeters high, features about 100 carats of diamonds from southern Africa and Australia. Based on a design by Parisian flower boutique Claude Quinquaud, the smaller diamond pieces sparkle...

Rock stars exist in all the parts of our globe……its not only U.K and U.S that house this breed. Samsung is also aware of this and has decided to honor the best rock star of Korea, Seo Taiji. To celebrate his 15th album, Samsung will offer a unique version of the P2 Digital Audio Player with a signature on the back and a customized GUI (Graphic User Interface). And all this is only for folks in Korea. They can...

Imagine spending a special occasion with your dear ones at a special hotel that offer spectacular views of the Eiffel Tower! Just the right idea for proposing to your spouse, isn’t it? You can actually book at world's most exclusive hotel – a one-room designer prefab. The Swiss-built prefab is actually an art installation – with guests as part of the exhibit. Its designers insisted those taking part in the project can expect a "bounteous dimensioned room". So the...