iloux One is a unique entertainment system that looks much like the film roll cans of yesteryears. The device has what appears to be touch sensitive illuminated controls on the top panel. The case can be customized according to the surroundings, whether it is in wood décor or Swarovski crystals embedded object. The device will feature a Blu-ray drive and offer video, TV and music playback. The iloux One home media center will cost you approx $4,000, and will...

The Nokia E-51 has been one of my most favorite phones for the last year, but that doesn’t mean I would go ahead and cover it in diamonds. However, diamonds may not be everybody’s idea of going flashy, noted flashy designer Peter Aloisson has given the novelty treatment to the Nokia E-51. He has revealed the E-51 in two different flavors, the “Blossoms of the Eight” and the “Terezzo”. The Blossoms of the Eight is made of solid 18-carat...

NASA has issued a request for information (RFI) soliciting ideas for what to do with the shuttle orbiters and main engines once the space program ends in 2010. NASA will use information gained from this RFI to develop strategies for eventual placement of two space shuttle orbiters and a minimum of six unassembled space shuttle main engine display "kits. NASA's wants to collect a wide variety of perspectives about whether eligible recipient organizations are capable of appropriately displaying the...

The H-Bomb is the world's first heated wetsuit, and it has been tested in the sea inside the Arctic Circle. The suit uses two batteries and the material is heat stretchable. The heating takes place with the help of carbon-fibre coils that run up the back of the suit and warm up the surfer's core. The batteries are slim but heavy, so they could limit movement. However, the heating means the suit can be just 4mm thick, so it...

iDrive, the company's famously frustrating multi-function rotary controller now has an upgrade. The iDrive was meant to ease the option of bringing a wealth of navigation, phone, entertainment, and vehicle functionality into the cockpit without making it look like the flight deck of a 747. The previous iDrive made controlling all this equipment worse because the system was very uncooperative. The new iDrive gives new BMW owners ability to dig deeper into iDrive. For example, they can change programs...

After news that Ford is developing the MyKey, to keep your children's driving habits under check, BMW has now gone ahead and developed a new key that could double up as a credit card. Considering that you can drive your BMW while the rest are still coping with the market crash, BMW thinks that it will ease the process for rich people to just pay off their parking, groceries, and bad debts via their car keys. After all handing...

A lighting fixture is termed as beautiful when the fixture throws off the maximum amount of light without causing an eye sore. Just like the energy of sunlight which provides a direct source and yet has the ability to provide indirect light in the shade. Artemide is a luxury light fixture maker that designs and builds some of the most unique light fixtures known to man. Ross Lovegrove now famous with his alpine capsule design for a mountain top...

Unlike others who paint, write or use clay to express themselves, an artist in Manhattan Nathan Sawaya, uses toy building blocks to make beautiful art. His work sells for tens-of-thousands of dollars. For the record, he spends more than $100,000 on Lego’s each year. With more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his New York studio, Sawaya’s sculptures take many forms, and now you can have your very own full-size scale Lego replica of yourself or a loved one...

The amount of water wasted as we get our desired temperature for a shower is a cause for concern in today’s environmentally conscious times. Designers Frattini have come up with a unique solution to counter that problem, the Electronic Faucet. The purpose of this faucet is to dispense water but not just like every other faucet. Using a touch screen, you can set the desired temperature of water before stepping into the shower, and even turn off all the...

In June 2009, Mercedes will begin European sales of a hybrid version of its luxury S-Class, its engineer's claim that it will use 7.9 liters of gasoline per 100 km (or get 29.8 miles per gallon). Mercedes has been a whole decade late in getting its green act right, The Toyota Prius has managed to shine in the Hybrid or green limelight for all this while its own stable Lexus LS 600h has managed to give us a sneak...

Longer and thinner, in the manner of the new iPod Nano, the Signature features a signature. Yes you heard right, engraved on the back is the name and autograph of the factory worker who put your phone together. The new Vertu Signature is an update to support technology that even poor people have access to these days. It has on-board 3G, wifi and is quad-band for when you are jetting around the world. Vertus that are known to be...

Yes, it's here the Meridiist by TAGHeuer has just been officially unveiled and just as we had covered earlier this new GSM phone is made up of high quality rubber, leather and alligator back plates and enclosed in a 316L steel case. With hand brushed and polished finishing, a backlit mechanical stainless steel keypad making the phone weigh in at 155g. The phone boasts of a 28 day stand-by and 7 hours talk time. Along with 2-megapixel high-quality camera...