If they stick to their plans, then a whole new area in North Korea’s east coast will be developed as a tourist destination by 2025. The investors, Hyundai Asan plan to pump in $3 billion to the venture. Hyundai Asan is the North Korean business arm of the South Korean Hyundai Group. The area to be developed starts from the North's eastern port city of Wonsan to Haegeumgang near Mt. Geumgang, where the company built a mountain resort in 1998....

One of the longest running animated series is Gundam, featuring giant robots or mecha, created by Sunrise. To pay a tribute (or cash-in on the hype, whatever!) Bandai and Mastermind together have designed two Swarovski crystals encrusted Gundam t-shirts. The crystals have been hand-stitched onto the Gundam or Zaku design, rocketing the price to around 200,000yen (£830/$1,690), but a budget version using glass beads instead of crystal will be available in the U.S., France, Italy, Singapore, China and Japan for...

The latest entrant in the iPod-accessory territory is the Zeppelin iPod-dock from B&W. the dashing design totally bows you over. Maybe the football design has something to do with it! The two-foot wide speakers promise to pack a punch into the melody when you play the iPod with it. The hardware includes five drivers including a 5-inch woofer, glass-fiber cones, and tapered tubes for the built-in tweeters. The three channels of amplification provide 100W power and can play your...

There is a new way of washing clothes (if that’s what you call it), washing it without soap! Haier's WasH20 washing machine does not need soap. As if added fragrance, germfree, odor free and stain free washing were not enough; now we got to cope with soap free as well! The WasH20 washing machine works by breaking down water molecules into OH- and H+ ions; the stains on the linens are "attracted and retained by ions of OH-, while...

The next time you think of polluting the Earth, go over this story. The once snow-filled slopes of the French Alps town Abondance have a new look to them. They are no longer driven white; instead they are brown, green and mushy. All this, because the snows have melted and there isn’t enough to warrant any skiing. The city council has decided to shut down the ski station, as it is no longer economically viable to continue. Abondance is...

Looking like the preferred vehicle of the Jetsons, the Moller M200G is getting set to go into commercial production. The UFO-looking craft can "glide over terrain at 50 MPH." The craft is driven by the company's Rotapower engines, and can operate up to 10 feet in altitude. The dedicated inventor, Dr. Paul Moller has been known for his dabbles in the field of hovercrafts and flying vehicles. His work covers over forty years of trying to invent alternative forms...

Owning lines of houses, planes, boats, horses etc. is for the rich people. So the men with the mega-bucks are pleasing themselves with fancy submarines that they can spin around the oceans. “Fantasy and secrecy” are the two premises on which this exclusive industry thrives. "If you can find my submarine, it's yours," says Russian oil billionaire Roman Abramovich, the reclusive owner of the Chelsea Football Club. Jean-Claude Carme is the vice president of marketing for U.S. Submarines; a...

Looking out for a new projector to hook up? Consider the colorful options from DreamVision. They pack in Full HD picture (1920 x 1080) via Direct-Drive Image Light Amplifier technology, which means the spinning color wheel has been replaced with liquid crystal on silicon panels resulting in no flicker but best picture. The DreamBee Pro has an external processor for professional adjustments and "advanced video source management"....

Those who appreciate the grunge, metal look will surely fall for the latest iPod dock from Shanling. The brushed aluminum chassis looks sturdy. The caps located in the front conceal the input selector and volume control. It features a hi-fi CD player, tuner, AM/FM tuner, blue LED highlights and iPod dock with tube power amplifier. The single-ended tube amplifier section pumps 3 watts per channel to the speakers. You can control the entire unit with the (included) Remote Control....

Eyes can express a lot of emotions. You need not utter a word and let your eyes do the talking. With such expressive eyes, its only fair that you shade them with the best possible eyewear. Mercedes Benz is venturing into this sector with collaborating with Italian eyewear company Allison SpA. At the recent Fashion Week event in Berlin, they unveiled 40 new pairs of sunglasses and eyeglass frames. Stylish and chic, the frames will be sold throughout Europe...

They say you are the master of your own destiny, so who am I to judge you if you opt for an airline that allows you to smoke onboard. I promise not to preach, but honey it’s your lungs we are taking about, it’s up to you to smoke down to cancerland if you want to! Moving on, Smintair, is the airline that allows its passengers to smoke onboard. On flights between Germany and Japan (Düsseldorf International and Central...

Those of you who have succumbed to the charms of Rajasthan will agree with the poll that has declared the Oberoi Udaivilas Hotel, the best hotel in the world. With an overall score of 94.36 in the celebrated Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2007 readers' survey, this palace turned hotel won the favor of the most seasoned travelers. The hotel set in India’s desert state of Rajasthan is famous for its rustic charm married with modern facilities. The...

They have been in the business for the last thirty years, and even today Meridian Audio remains the acknowledged leader in digital audio. The G95 is the zenith of over two decades of reference-quality digital design. The G95 DVD Surround Receiver is the latest to the collection that plays CD, DVD, and AM/FM radio. It produces 5.1-channel surround sound using Meridian's latest digital amplifier technology. The hand-built unit processes video images using both Meridian and Faroudja technology, and outputs...

If you foresee yourself residing at 1401 Lawrence, then your pad will be at the Tallest Building In Denver. A condominium complex, 1401 Lawrence will be donning the glass configurations designed by the renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly. His original installations will appear in the public spaces including even the elevators, thus upping the glam quotient. A $165 million project with 51 stories, this will be the tallest residential tower in the Denver area. There will be 145 residences ranging...

B&W Loudspeakers, the Brit company is ready to launch a couple of new products amongst which is their forte- the loudspeakers. Looks, style and technology all culminate into the next-gen speakers that borrow technology from the 800 series and up the grade for the 600 series. The 686 is a new entry-level model and is a very compact (10.4" x 6.7" x 9.8" HWD) two-way vented design with a 5" Kevlar bass/midrange driver and a 1" Nautilus tube-loaded aluminum...