Articles Archive for May 2008
Posted in Architecture, Estate, Property on 31 May 2008
Zaya, an Abu Dhabi-based real estate corporation has commenced its first of many property luxurious ventures. Known as Nurai, it is an impressive private community of limited edition resort beach-front estates and water villas standing on the ordinary island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Having roots attached to Arabic word “nour†denoting light, Nurai is enclosed by pure waters and ringed with unspoiled sandy seashores. Positioned at the northeast of Abu Dhabi, the island is set in seclusion away from the crowd of the city life yet is only minutes away from the mainland.
Spread over 130,000 sq.mtr, the island is expected to be shaped like a fascinating and deluxe resort and elite private residential estate, consisting of one boutique luxury lodge resort equipped with 60 suites, 31 beachfront manor and 36 water villas.
Posted in Elite Find of the Day, Gadgets, Products, Shopping on 31 May 2008
Truly, this model of clock would loosen the weight of your wallet but I can help being occupied with its atypical design and cute minuscule figures. And above all the philosophical statement on life attached to it i.e. Man’s tough struggle against the time is suffice to restrain anyone’s attention. Designed and developed by artists Malcom and Mary Ann Owen, it is a perfect fun for those in a habit of clock watching.
Posted in Automobile, Designer, Entertainment on 31 May 2008
Those who have little infants at their home must be looking for ways to pamper them. And here is one that can blindly be picked if you have some rich budget to spill over. Called Orbit Travel Systems, it was love at first sight for me. What enabled me to ink a deal with it was it’s at a baby boutique, where it got sold immediately. Designed by Stanford graduates Bryan White and Joseph Hei, it is the result of the rumor thought (a wife expected her hubby to get her the travel system that she can easily carry up their stairs, by herself, with one hand), and keeping that in mind Orbit was born.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Entertainment, Gaming, Music, Shopping on 31 May 2008
If you wish to bring your spinning into the 21st century, then it is possible via the touch screen turntable, a prototype by Scott Hobbs. This revolutionary design allows DJ’s to maneuver music like never before with a cool look and style. Scott Hobbs, a student at Dundee University studying pioneering product design produced the ATTIGO TT touch screen turntables as a part of his senior project. This table offers ultra freedom and dynamism to DJ’s for looping, sampling, and scratching wave forms.
Posted in Concept, Designer, Elite Find of the Day, Gadgets, Home Decor, Technology on 30 May 2008
Till date we have been welcoming futuristic creation of homes by various designers. How about lending attention to Microsoft’s reflection of the “Home of the Future� A software company took it as an opportunity to create a mock home that fits well the title of technology-driven home for tomorrow. The home erected at their campus in Redmond, Washington is now 15 years old but the topical restoration sports Microsoft’s prophecy of how household electronics and amenities should look and can look in coming years.
Posted in Designer, Products, Shopping on 30 May 2008
There is no dearth of outdoor BBQ and that is why my curiousity is aroused what made the duo Mike and Maaike come out with this new grill? Called the Baja BBQ Firepack, the latest offering is genus as it’s accessible via charcoal packaging that burns away in the grill making the barbeque experience easy, hygienic and chemical free. There is a container made up of 100% recycled paper pulp that contains two pounds of charcoal. It sports an incorporated chimney that produces perfect hot coals in 15-20 minutes with no the assistance of chemicals or lighter fluid.
Posted in Computer, Designer, Gadgets, Luxury on 30 May 2008
Suissa is not a new name in the production of revolutionary custom-built wooden PCs. Maintaining the consistency and its reputation, it keeps on updating its profile by adding more luxurious offerings that aim to make you realize your need. Latest in talks is a company’s new Enlighten model that pushes the company’s eccentric creations to a different height. This new custom built PC adores this glass, wood and metal harmony and may lead to a bit of confusion for a while, there giving it an appeal of a neo-industrial sculpture. The Canadian luxury computer maker has offered a first-class personalization grade to match the PC-sculpture evenly to its divine interiors.
Posted in Gadgets, Shopping, Technology on 29 May 2008
The floating smile on the faces of these campers is not because of change in their ambiance but the reason is their ability to stay in touch with the outside world even after being physically detached. I feel honored to share it will all me readers the invention of a DirecTV Sat-Go. What is it?? Hold yourself as this is the world’s first portable satellite TV system available with an integrated antenna, receiver and television screen.
Posted in Entertainment, Furniture, Home Decor, Technology on 29 May 2008
Geeks like a geeky touch in every single product that is a part of their day-to-day lifestyle. And besides riding in the company of unique gadgets and workstation being surrounded by feature-packed accessories, a nerd would feel blessed to take his meal on a Pong dinner table. The table is holding a great reverence to all gadget lovers and in a way is paying a tribute to the video game that revolutionized the gaming industry long back. Thanks to designer Moritz Waldemeyer, who has designed this Corian table by embedding it with 2,400 LED lights plus quite a few trackpads, thereby giving this 1972 Atari game a contemporary appeal. For sure, the price attached would be a single digit followed by a few zeros.
Posted in Chair, Designer, Luxury on 29 May 2008
They may call it a lamp but it’s a chair designed using fiberglass. Called Eudora, this unique chair upholstered in fabric, and encased in resin is enlightened from within. Its beguiling and bizarre appeal gets success in inviting attention. During twilight time, it can be installed in your dark room and you can easily switch off all lights and even put all lamps on rest. If you have some spare dough and loves throwing gala parties then this can make you stand in news for a long. Don’t spend on lightning this time but rather go ahead with these chairs that would totally shun the need of lights even during a late-night celebration.
