Shoppers and workers at a Tesco store in Andover, Hants were in for a surprise when a drunken man threatened to drive through the shop if he wasn’t served and actually did just that! The 50 year old drunkard on being refused his order of spirits ploughed through the front window in his Rolls Royce, careered into the store and demolished two checkouts. The man who is believed to own a Chauffeur firm was arrested sitting in the wreckage....

Looks like its celebration time for TAG Heuer. After winning the Red Dot award this year, the famous watchmaker is all set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its famous Monaco watch. The watch is also referred to as the ‘McQueen Monaco’ as it was personally endorsed by Steve McQueen who made it famous in the movie ‘Le Mans’. To commemorate this special anniversary, TAG Heuer is launching an updated version of the Monaco watch. The caseback of this...

It just isn’t surprising to see gold plated cars anymore. Even though I personally don’t favor bling makeovers for cars, there are many who think otherwise. It is because of people’s ‘bling obsession’ that the poor luxury cars are made to undergo a golden makeover. And the latest beauty to get all “blinged-up” is a BMW M5. This luxurious car covered in gold was spotted in Moscow, Russia. The owner must be another bling addict who thinks it’s extremely...

I always expected Dubai to be the place to come up with a unique idea like Gold vending machines. But on the contrary it is Germany who has decided to introduce these machines that would be selling gold. A German company plans to install about 500 of these gold vending machines in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. What has me confused is that you are expected to pay by cash and not card. The idea to launch these machines has...

Mobiado has added one more phone to its professional line-up of luxury phones. The new member is known as the Professional 105GCB Rose edition which is actually the Professional 105GCB in a new color. A bling-bling phone, it boasts of a body frame that is precision CNC machined from solid brass and finished with a 10 micron thick 18-karat rose gold plating. The screws are gun metal black steel while the buttons are sapphire crystals. That is not all....

Fashion conscious folks in Japan have a reason to celebrate as a fashion phone is set to hit their shores. Softbank has teamed up with renowned Emporio Armani to unveil the 830SC Emporio Armani Model exclusively in Japan. This stylish handset will some with LEDs embedded on the side which will highlight the text "Emporio Armani" in red, blue and green when switched on or receiving a call. Not much is known about other specs. However it’s Armani and...

If the $250,000 platinum Gundam caught you by surprise then Tokyo has a bigger one in store! There is something very special planned for celebrating the first broadcast of the "Mobile Suit Gundam" animated television series. It is a mammoth 18-meter-tall, "full scale" Gundam statue that is under construction at the Shiokaze Park in Tokyo's Odaiba. At the moment, you can see that the lower half of the body that stands at a height of 11 meters has been...

With the summer here, sailing is definitely on the cards. That's why it is the right time for Ferretti Custom Line to launch their luxurious 124’ superyacht now. This tri-deck yacht has four spacious cabins plus a large owners suite that can house ten guests and there is additional space for six crew members. Some of the really nice features of the yacht include a large balcony on the upper deck directly overlooking the sea and a sun pad...

Lambda, the world’s first ultra premium couture olive oil is estimated as the most expensive cooking oils on shelf. And latest news is that it can now be picked from Harrods, London. Touted to be a must for any style-conscious cook, Lambda is also known as the Rolls Royce of olive oils. Now that explains the grandeur of this cooking oil. Most of the Londoners are cribbing about crashed economy but connoisseurs with the most refined palettes there can...

The most costly blue rock aka Cullinan's Blue Diamond has been christened by its pompous owner. Weighing 7.03 carats, this cushion-shaped diamond will now be known as 'Star of Josephine'. Also it is now clear that this record-breaking blue diamond was purchased by Hong Kong collector Joseph Lau Luen-Hung for $ 9,500,000. "Mr Lau bought the diamond for HK$74-million (US$9.48-million or R80.53- million) and he has already exercised his right to name the diamond, which is now known as...

TAG Heuer has yet again (for the fifth time to be precise) won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award. Two of its timepieces the Grand Carrera Calibre 36 RS Caliper Chronograph and the Aquaracer 500 M watch have claimed the award for the best Product Design. TAG Heuer has garnered various Red Dot awards and has been a favorite with the acclaimed Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, a prestigious design center which annually recognizes a wide range of product fields,...

Another landmark hotel is all set to make its debut in UAE. Designed by the New York based Asymptote Architecture, the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE is almost nearing completion. Another architectural wonder, this massive 85,000-square-meter complex will boast of 500 rooms. Asymptote’s founders and partners Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture claim this architectural landmark has been inspired by the ‘art’ and poetics of motor racing, specifically Formula 1, as well as the celebration of Abu Dhabi...

The PC mod from Popular Mechanics is as extravagant as it can get. Fitted with equally extravagant hardware, this beast from PopMech is anything but modest. The hardware includes a 4 GB of Kingston HyperX DDR3 RAM, a GeForce GTX 280 graphics card, two 300GB, 10,000RPM VelociRaptor HDDs, and an Antex kilowatt power supply- all centered around an 3.0-GHz Intel Core 2 Quad processor. But it’s the transparent case that takes your breath away. The main structure of the...

Porsche will no longer be restricted to your garage as this beauty is all set to invade your cooking space as well. Barbeques Galore and Porsche Design Studio have collaborated and worked hard for two years to create the X-Series Grill. As sleek and stylish as the car itself, this Grill is sure to take your breath away. The X-Series boasts of a German-styled exterior and uses four infrared burners that can crank out 52,000 BTUs using 50% less...

While scanning through yesterday’s newspaper, I noticed a column that read about a man who dedicated eight years to designing his apartment in to a Star Trek vista and I couldn’t help wondering if he included the James T.Kirk Captain’s Chair. It is a full scale replica of Kirk’s Captain’s chair from the Original Star Trek IV series. There are only 1,701 units available for this design conceived by Matt Jefferies....