If you’re a member of an animal protection group or something like that, this is probably not the best article to read. Not because its because animals are being killed to make this product, but you won’t find it exactly tasteful either. Presenting the new Xbox 360 that looks like it just crawled its way out of the Everglades. The alligator-themed 360 is covered with a lizard-textured skin, and even has realistic alligator eyeball in place of its power...

Now hear this! A San Francisco start-up called Airship Ventures has raised $8 million to launch its first Zeppelin this fall, to serve tourism and research ventures. The "flightseeing," as they're calling it, will cost a $250 to $500 for a spin around the Bay Area in a bonafide Zeppelin. What's the difference, you ask? Blimps are basically helium filled balloons with little cockpits attached. The new Zeppelin NT is about 20% larger than a blimp, but it's still...

If you have a lovely garden that’s larger than life and if you are clueless as to what to decorate it with then here’s a solution that can serve more than just a single purpose. it’s something rather unusual in a way, I mean, how many of us have come across fireplaces that are meant for the outdoors. In addition to the calming electric flames you can also enjoy the music that the MP3 support in the fireplace and...

The idea of living life under the blue ocean is enchanting to the adventurous mind. This beautifully designed resort has its ways of fulfilling your deepest desires of seeing the world from below. It has walls made of acrylic glass and has a coral reef, beach bungalows for those who feel too sick underwater, a chapel (for matrimonies), an underwater library, restaurants and a lot more. One may think of this being another Atlantis. It’s kingdom below the sea...

Francis Bacon's 1976 triptych became the most expensive work of contemporary art ever sold at auction for $86.3 million. Experts feared that the art market would falter seriously this season because of broad economic anxieties. But the success went well beyond even the auction house's expectations, bringing in $362 million, above the sale's high $356 million estimate. The evening's golden moment was when Francis Bacon's triptych a vast (each of the three panels measures about 6 ½ feet by...

Looking for a exciting place for the whole family? Then check out Inspa World, a five-story 60,000-square-foot funhouse is an elaborate local copy of a jimjilbang, a traditional Korean 24-hour bathhouse where folks soak, steam and eat together, and sometimes even sleep over. The ladies bath has herbal steamers, supposedly very soothing after giving birth. Half the floor is a food court and the other half is a kitsch paradise: a green stone meadow coursed by a running stream...

Pair of yubari melons fetched a record price of $25000 during the season's first auction at at the Sapporo City Central Wholesale Markets in Sapporo's Chuo-ku. The brokers did expect Yubari melons would obtain a high price, but didn't expect the figure to be this high. The auctioned amount is to support Yubari, financially struggling Hokkaido city where the namesake premium melons are grown....

Luxury and sports don’t really go well hand in hand. You can never seek both these vices together. A sportsman wants the thrill of the moment where as someone seeking luxury wants the ease and comfort that is ample in this material world. This foosball table is built from Hard Maple and Silver Lace Wood. It is built and carved to perfection and has an Italian Bending Board. It uses P-95 black polycarbonate on the surface for better visibility....

Works of art by those who have past away are immortal and priceless. It’s only the living few who have a prize tag to compete for in order to make a mark on the guiness book of world records. And the most recent name to top the chart is Lucian Freud. His portrayal of an obese nude woman (Sue Tilley, 51, Supervisor of Jobcenter) asleep has invoked more than a few currency notes to be spent. The lady posed...

You can go back to the times when Rome ruled the world as far as regal style and aesthetic sensuousness of bathing luxuries were concerned. The Polisem Katharsys can soothe every nerve on your being with the splendor of luxury bathing elements like soothing aromas, warmth the bliss of music and a great show of tantalizing lights in color. To make it plainer, this isn't a luxury suite of a five star hotel, but can actually be bought home....

This ingenious universal remote by David Chacon, called the HP Thync comes in as an introduction to a future that spells convenience and control. It is a universal remote and can be tuned to work at different frequencies. This means that with it you will be able to control your air conditioner, roast a turkey and flip through television channels with just one device. The remote has a touchscreen interface that will make controlling your gadgets and appliances a...

With global warming taking a toll on earth and non-renewable fossil fuels hastening the process, designers and engineers are finding innovative ways of conserving and developing green energy in our environment. A merchandise of their efforts is the VEIL Solar shades which does more than just transforming sunlight into energy. Created by Australian design firm Buro North in partnership with the Victorian Eco-Invention Lab, it flaunts a super cool design, unlike the old school drab solar panels. With it’s...

This early 19th century Spanish Colonial Cage Santo, more commonly known as Santa Maria “Bastidor” is indeed a work of art. The design is quite eccentric, which features an original boat-shaped cage base, inset glass eyes and articulated arms that are joined at the elbow and shoulders, tiny hair eyelashes and a silver-crown standing nearly two feet tall. The manner in which the “Bastidor” could be attributed to religious connotation or one’s own personal perception. Nevertheless, I can’t stop...

There isn't much left to the imagination when someone as prestigious as MonaVie’s 19 fruits juice offering. The bottle will be bustling with tastes from all over the fruit world and still has a fluid that maintains the balance and moderation that is only for the extremely luxurious drinks. Imagine having this one on your shelf this summer. The cool draught of classy beverages can sooth any parched throat....

Like listening to music on a good set of speakers? Well if you leave it to Bang & Olufsen then rest assured you can be sure that this company will break the mould with their new designs. And that is exactly what has happened once again, this time with a TV under-screen speaker. While other manufacturers toil away with boring rectangles and cylindrical designs, the B&O wizards have gone a completely different geometric route: a triangle.The "BeoLab 10" is...