Rapidly-modernizing Shanghai has transformed into a top international destination. Modern Shanghai is emerging as one of the coolest cities in the world. Visit an experimental art collective, discover political chic souvenirs, take in the dazzling architecture and trendy nightspots, and go green at Asia’s first carbon neutral hotel. To celebrate the second season’s launch, Carl F. Bucherer is running a contest to win a Patravi TravelTec watch valued at $10,900 USD for viewers who watch the show....

Not everybody is in favor of Obama. And this fact is crystal-clear from an opinion post on Spiegel. Award-winning journalist, Gabor Steingart, has more than one reason to state that current US President Barack Obama is ‘The Most Expensive President Since 1945’. He isn’t shy from proclaiming that Obama’s first 100 days in office were expensive, glamorous and often contradictory. Evaluating Obama’s performance, read on to know why the 44th President got himself tagged as the most expensive President...

For people who cannot live without their teddies under their face each night, maybe they would want to invest on something that is going to make them want to take a sleep to stop the head spin. A teddy bear is being sold, in Suffolk, for 500,000 pounds. Only. If you buy it, you will also get teddy’s (owner’s) home – a beamed cottage in Lavenham, a picturesque medieval village. The three-foot bear - which belonged to the 73-year...

Luxurylaunches in association with On Networks is proud to present City by City. A HD travel show that showcases cosmopolitan Asian cities (Tokyo to Dubai, from Seoul to Singapore). The short shows are designed to clue viewers in on the best hotspots, most stylish hotels and the chicest restaurants and bars all shot in HD. The show is sponsored by Carl F Bucherer and one of you lucky viewer stands to win a original Carl F. Bucherer Swiss watch....

With the recession ruining almost all our holiday’s this year, it seems like Easter promises to be no different. But department store Selfridges thinks otherwise. As a matter of fact, they are encouraging people to buy their extremely expensive £1,000 ($1,470) Easter eggs in the hope that they will gain value! How? Because each of these exorbitantly priced eggs will contain a gold coin which the store considers to be of good investment value. The store backs their new product...

I never considered placing flat screens above the fireplace to be a good idea. Not only is it very unusual but I think it would cause a lot of distraction when it comes to quality viewing experience. But German company VOK's home theater chimney system has proved me wrong. Equipped with an integrated Sharp LCD display (32"-52"), BOSE home theater audio/video system, and an optional Internet via PC, this system is definitely amazing. But here is the best part....

Baselworld is a great place for watch enthusiasts to check out what the different watchmakers have in store for them. And the DualTow watch from Christophe Claret definitely stole the show with its exceptional design and mechanism. A spectacular mono-pusher chronograph with tourbillon escapement, this watch is definitely breathtaking. A unique system of planetary gears developed by Claret gives the column-wheel controlled chronograph mechanism a unique character....

The dream of robots taking over most of our tasks is no longer a vision. Japan has developed a robot teacher named Saya who calls roll, smiles and scolds the children in her classroom. Developed by Hiroshi Kobayashi, a Tokyo University of Science professor, Saya is definitely an interesting robot. Because it has a rubber skin which gets pulled from the back with motors and wiring around the eyes and the mouth, the robot can express six different human emotions...

Chess they say is game of skill that unlocks your mental strength. And David Pickett’s set unlocks more than your strategic knowledge. One look at his unique designer chess board and you will know that this game is anything but ordinary. Designed as a project for his 3D class, the board has ended up becoming a showstopper because of its stunning design. The unique board features actual brass skeleton keys. One set sandblasted while the other flaunts a liver...

My theory of auction houses making profits in time of recession is turning out to be true for sure. Here is another fact to prove my point. This month Christie’s is set to make yet another record sale by auctioning Ammonite- a fossilized gemstone. This fossilized gemstone is of a mollusk that went into extinction over 80 million years ago. The fossil achieved its beautiful rainbow color from centuries of pressure on the shell of the sea creature. This...

The latest car to join the league of the modern electric cars is E’mo. E’mo stands for “efficient mobility" and "electric motion" and has been created by Stauffacherbenz (yes, the well known furniture design company) in collaboration with Rapperswil technical university in Switzerland. It first came in public view when it was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 2009 and since then it has only received rave reviews. A lightweight electric vehicle (weighing just 350kg) for town and local...

Who doesn’t love to indulge in minibars? This amazing luxury is what makes your stay in a hotel memorable. There must be very few who can resist the temptation of this luxury. And banking on people’s hunger for this minibar concept, is the newly opened MiNiBAR in Amsterdam. Located in Prinsengracht, MiNiBAR is a new concept in nightlife that takes the hotel minibar concept to a new level. This amazing bar with its unique features is definitely a class...

The plight of the Zimbabwean currency is rather appalling and they seem to know this. The hyperinflation has left the currency in quite a state and to protest against this, the Zimbabwean Newspaper created an ad campaign featuring huge posters, wall murals, flyers, and even billboards all made out of trillions of Zimbabwean dollars. This is a very creative way of bringing about awareness. The Mugabe regime has more or less destroyed Zimbabwe. It has lashed out against ‘the...

McIntosh celebrated its 60th anniversary recently and the theme happened to be retro. To mark this day, McIntosh Labs released the new MC75 tube amplifier (modeled after the original 1961 version) and the C22 preamplifier (modeled from the original 1962 version). The two upgraded classic home audio components in the "Classic Systems" limited release will definitely take your breath away. Boasting of classic retro designs, both these audio devices however have been fitted with latest internal enhancements for improved...

Even though the world is reeling under a severe credit crunch, various auctions selling rare items are still making a lot of profits. And hoping to make some profits for themselves, Petra, a Jersey-based mining company, has chosen Sotheby’s to auction a rare blue diamond for them. The 7-carat jewel was cut from a 26.6-carat rough stone and is expected to fetch around $8.5 million! Sotheby’s will include the stone as the main attraction in its "Magnificent Jewels" auction...