Now this is a case of sheer good luck! The only public diamond mine in the world, Crater of Diamonds offers you a one-of-a-kind adventure - the opportunity to hunt for real diamonds and to keep any you find. And it is here that Mr. Chad Johnson stumbled upon a BIG cube shaped 4.38-carat, tea-colored diamond which he almost threw away. Last Saturday Chad dug up his luck but unintentionally left it in his locker. Only on Monday did...

Voted to be one of the world's most powerful women, Oprah Winfrey is escalating her way up in the world of media entertainment. After dominating the TV talk, "The Oprah Winfrey Show", for decades, she is now all set to rule the world of internet by launching a YouTube channel. Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Prods. has announced a partnership with YouTube to launch a new Oprah channel on the video site. The new channel, which went live last Friday, features...

Not as expensive as the kind of players and speakers we have been putting up, but still it has managed to attract blogoshpere’s attention. The Mini Droplet 3.1 is a sleek CD player with an original aesthetic design that should win over the hearts of audiophiles and interior designers alike. It is the latest advanced 24bit over sampling CD-player Opera audio ever developed. Advanced digital and analogue design, construction techniques and components which have been carefully selected combine to...

If you were impressed with the Odaiba Ferris Wheel in Tokyo, then you may get blown away with what China is planning on to offer you. It has begun the construction work on the Great Wheel of China, a $99 million Ferris wheel that will soar over Beijing at an astonishing 680 feet when construction is complete in 2009. Each one of its 48 cars is like a gondola, air-conditioned and holding 40 passengers, for a total of 1920...

Precisely a month back we told you that Maybach was on the verge of closing down due to gloomy sales and dropping demand. But brushing those news aside, Daimler today revealed the Maybach Landaulet, an open-top version of its Maybach 62 S. Now this fresh bolt from the blue information will put smiles back on the faces of those who swear by this brand. The Maybach 62 Landaulet is directly inspired by the 1939 Maybach SW 42 Landaulet. Only...

A bit of warm news to tag on thru the winters for the Star Wars fans! They can grab an Animated Palpatine Maquette in the forthcoming summers. It is said that if you feel more attuned to the dark side of the force, then maybe this exceptional animated maquette from Gentle Giant is just what you can ask for. This Dark Lord is nine inches tall. You need not feel threatened as it’s just a resin sculpture. So enjoy...

If you live with lots of greenery in your vaults (got it?) then you’d love to spare a bit of it to name a new species of Mexican butterfly. Just about $50,000 is needed to christen the 4-inch butterfly that lives in Sonora, a Mexican state bordering Arizona. The money will also fund two more years of research on it. At least that’s what researchers who helped discover (presently called) the "owl eye" butterfly are hoping for from an...

You are spending money on medication, therapies and good mattresses for having a blissful bedtime? But I’ve got some thing contradictory for you! You’ll have a tough time getting out of the bed with the new Hollandia Platinum-Luxe Elite bed. This is a bed for people who love life, wants to have fun, and can afford it at $35,000! It packs an iPod docking station built into the headboard, a retractable 32-inch HDTV with surround sound, and a CD...

Here’s a bit of noble effort from the renowned lingerie brand Victoria's Secret. They are offering charity auction that benefits Camp Heartland, a camping and outreach organization for children affected by HIV/AIDS. For this year’s fashion show, they have managed to convince Spice Girls to perform on its catwalk. And we all know that getting to their fashion show isn’t every man’s cup of tea. Those with lots of surplus dollars can bid for the tickets on eBay. The...

If you’ve got the class and the style then you’d definitely want to lay your hands on the newest complication from Baume & Mercier. Actually complication doesn’t sound appropriate for this jeweled timepiece. This Baume & Mercier Riviera XXL Jump Hour watch is offered in 18kt white gold. The unusually big 43 mm case has a sapphire crystal. It is also presented in a version with 400 diamonds (394 round, 6 baguette shaped) weighing 9.5 carats. Powered by the...

Some time back we did tell you that Gisele Bündchen tops the Forbes.com's 2007 list of The Top Earning Models in the World, raking in $33 million. And this same dame is today in news for avoiding her pay check in the US currency! She is believed to be uncertain about the strength of the dollar. As last week the dollar hit an all-time low against the euro, the British pound and the Canadian dollar. Preferring Euros over US...

At first I was so confused…just couldn’t believe that its one watch that can be worn in three different angles. For ultimate style, elegance and attitude, just strap it on your dainty wrist and leave the rest to envious eyes. The Piaget Limelight Magic Hour watch has a very unique design to create three different looks that uses a special mechanism developed in the Piaget workshops. Wear it horizontally, at 45 degrees or vertically…..what ever suits your mood. Which...

Take a look at the most unusual chocolate factory in the world. It is the Nestle chocolate factory at Mexico! The brain behind this avant-garde ‘Charlie & The Chocolate Factory’ is Mexican architect Michel Rojkind. Since this plant churns out the most sinful goodies, the architect proposed creating a whole new structure to initiate the visitors into the ultimate Nestle experience. Situated along the main highway into Paseo Tollocan, the entire, horizontal sculptural structure has become an instant landmark....

Bling, bling and more bling………….where is all this blinging leading to? Here’s one more paradigm of the latest trend from the Midas Kingdom. Take a look at the outfits that were fitted with more than 1,500 Austrian gold coins! Designed by students from a Tokyo design school, Bunka Fashion College, the outfits were shimmering and the models looked like fishes with dazzling golden scales! The coins were lent by the Austrian Mint Office and worth more than $1.2 million....

This guy is a great Olympics fan I must say. Since 2008 Beijing Olympics is scheduled for China, this Chinese fellow, named Ken, thought of the most bizarre concept for his wedding. Originally he had contemplated of a 2008 meters long wedding dress for his fiancée. However, he felt that it would have been too hard to make and to handle. Thank goodness he realized it! So he changed the length to 200.8, and hopes the long train will...