Emaar Properties said on Monday it plans to build one of the largest fountains in the world as the centrepiece of its Downtown Burj Dubai project. Arabian Business reveals what the real estate giant has in store. The fountains, which has yet to be named, will be capable of shooting water over 150 metres into the air - the height of a 50-storey building - and stretch over 275 metres - the length of two football fields. The $218...

An online photo leak prompted the German auto giant to unveil its new luxury sedan a few days ahead of schedule. The new 750i is powered by BMW’s 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8, which first appeared under the hood of the new X6. The more powerful 760i is motivated by the familiar 6.0-liter V12. To differentiate the two models, the V8 car will sport two square tail pipes whereas the V12 car will use four square outlets.All the models come with...

The upgraded version of the Yamaha YSP-3000 Digital Sound Projector is out and it's called the YSP-3050. This single digital sound projector overcomes the "limited video capabilities" of its predecessor and adds conversion of analog to digital video. It has a component and composite video input, in addition to its two HDMI ins. Due to the inclusion of analog-to-digital conversion, non-HDMI devices like the Nintendo Wii can be plugged in and be viewed via the Yamaha's HDMI output. This...

Somehow there still was a life jacket from the doomed ship a.k.a. the Titanic remaining and it’s come under the hammer at Christie’s auction house. This one was supposed to have been found by a farmer by the name of John James Dunbar on the shores of Halifax. The number of items auctioned from the Titanic is going up and is likely to go even higher in number since these things just keep appearing from somewhere or the other...

Sitting in their cozy seats on a sexy Volvo bus as they get carted to the stadium for the Olympics, the members of the Russian team for the summer games have a lot to look forward to. Besides the exciting games and all the five star facilities that they will enjoy, they will all have the delight of using the sexy Samsung SGH-D780 Gold Plated Edition phones. So what do they have in it to celebrate? A 2 megapixel...

We all know that Japan is known for fantastic innovations and earthquakes. Well, with these two also comes the intense love and concern for pets in times of calamities. Some genius mind from Japan have designed a cool survival kit for cats and dogs that includes some basic items that can keep your four legged furry pal alive till the fire brigade gets to them. The kit includes space for water and biscuits along with some oils that use...

With nothing in mind besides gears and their grinding, wrenching sound in his ears, designer Dale Mathis came up with the design of The Executive Desk. It is a transparent table through which you can view the gears as they grind their way into time. Imagine having this at your workplace. It’s meant to be there after all, with the mouse and keyboard tray it is surely a perfect match for the desk of a mechanical engineer. Well, it...

We have seen diamond studded iPhones and solid gold iPods so why not diamond studded earphones. From designer Thomas Heyerdahl comes the iDiamond a first of its kind earphones made from white gold and studded with a whopping 204 diamonds. Only 1000 of these super blinged earphones will be manufactured with each one selling for $6400. Source...

Here is the perfect companion for the Diamond covered Mercedes Benz a MV Agusta F4 bike covered in 24 carat gold. It was showcased at the International Fair of Luxury where it did leave the visitors spell bound by its bling. The custom MV Agusta F4 is covered with five square meters of 24 carat gold leaf sheets applied by skilled craftsman to create a flake effect. I can only imagine the chaos when the Diamond studded Merc and...

At the Computex 2008 fair in Taiwan Benq took the wraps off the S42 a luxury notebook enclosed in exclusive laminated color metal imprinted with victorian patterns. It looks stylish and sophisticated. It is powered by the latest Core 2 Duo processor and comes with a 14.1 inch screen, 2.0 megapixel camera, GeForce 9600M GS graphics, SRS surround sound and hybrid power technology which sucks less electricity. Pricing is not known for now but the S42 will be hitting...

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After making news by purchasing the most expensive house in the world in London, steel baron LN Mittal is in the news once again as he is close to purchasing a mansion on London's Palace Green for 117 million pounds ($ 230 million). His son Aditya, 32, has been searching for a London property near Mittal's house, which the steel maker bought for 57 million pounds from Formula One chief Bernie Eccleston in 2004. The price works out at...

A tiny gold combined toothpick and earwax spoon, believed to be more than 385 years old was found by experts during the search for a shipwrecked Spanish galleon off the Florida Keys yesterday. The 7.6-centimeter-long grooming tool dates back to the late 16th or early 17th century and was probably worn on a gold chain, experts said. It weighs only about 28 grams, but its value could exceed U.S. $100,000, Blue Water Ventures diver Chris Rackley told the Associated...

An Italian super car is hard to ignore especially one which is designed by Giotto Bizzarrini, the sportscar guru whose career brought him to the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and Iso. His famed creations include the Ferrari 250 GTO and Lamborghini V12. The Scuderia Bizzarrini P538 uses the chassis from Galmer Arbitrage GT and is powered by a mid-mounted Chevrolet LS7 V8. Bodywork is suitably stunning, looking something like a cross between a Lotus, a Koenigsegg and...

This one of a kind Playstation 3 - 40GB is showered with Swarovski crystals and the deluxe gaming console can be all yours for a mere £70,000 ($ 140,000), actually that is the Buy now price the Ebay auction starts at £32,000 ($64,000). The auction looks as authentic as a spam mail from Nigeria. Especially this line. (Picture is not real, real item will be totally covered in gorgeous rhinestone swarovski crystals) guaranteed swarovski Source...