A new techie gadget is presented to the world almost on a daily basis now. Their usability is sometimes questioned but not that of Parrot’s Specchio. A Wi-fi enabled digital picture frame designed by Parisian Martin Szekely is sure to draw attention.

So, now you can easily get your photos onto the frame using your home wireless network. The functioning is quite uncomplicated. All you have to do is hold your phone against the frame to transfer the images. In other words, you can email pis to the frame using your PC or cellphone or from online picture galleries like Flickr. Then there is also the Bluetooth NFC standard.

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Your itineraries are soon going to be jam-packed what with the festive season being just round the corner. Hosting and attending parties will keep you in a frenzy, so much so that you will definitely appreciate an extra hand to support your drink. Surprised? Don’t be. Markets are flooded with a customised paper-clip, which everybody lovingly calls ‘Klypso’, to share the burden of your drink.

Yep, now you can relish every bite of your food while a Klyspo stays clipped to your plate holding that glass of liquor you no more have to worry about spilling. Can’t you recall that awkward moment when someone wanted to shake your hand? As cheesy as it may sound, but Klypso’s extra hand will ensure extra comfort. Read the full story »

Getting a radiator for your shower and then getting it fixed up can be quite a pain in the neck. It can also make your bathroom look a lot less fashionable, especially with the more traditional designs looking like cumbersome lumps with hanging wires. But all that is about to change with the sleek, simple and seductive looking ‘Blade’. Designed to fit perfectly into that ‘futuristic’ looking bathroom, Blade is all class with its metallic look that is shaped to blend in perfectly with the modern theme.
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Though it looks very futuristic, Herman Miller’s Embody chair is a must have for an ultra-modern yet comfortable décor. Aptly called the Embody this classy piece offers a wonderful stimulus with the characteristic Herman Miller signature.

People are already tagging it as the new Aeron, must I say that the Embody has a unique style of its own.  For starters, it is not sleek like the Aeron but it stands exquisite with an intricate design on the back of the chair, resembling a human spine even flexing and bending to cradle the body! Yep, don’t miss the 56 flexors.
Supposedly inspired y a pair of comfortable shoes, this chair has been designed by Bill Stumpf and Jeff Weber. Quite a remarkable creation indeed as it not only promotes health but is also a delight to look at.

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Now you needn’t be a celebrity to fufill your wish of having a cat walk on a diamond flooring ramp. Yes, LuxTouch enables you install one in your abode for $1,000,000 per sq. mt, and each square metre of marble tile screams luxury by featuring over 1000 diamonds, 2400 pieces of mother of pearl, 400 pieces of abalone shell and 500 pieces of black onyx. Lately, Pietra Firma unveiled the limited edition offering of LuxTouch range at the Monaco Yacht Show.

Each sample of LuxTouch tile, flooring or ceiling is a stand-alone magnum opus of involved facet and craftsmanship. The elite LuxTouch black marble tile sports 95 brilliant cut diamonds, mother of pearl and abalone. The heart of tile comprises of a pitch-black agate circle festooned with 19 diamonds and a mother of pearl flower petal pattern that glows outwards from the centre. Each petal is a single piece of mother of pearl inlaid with huge precious cut diamond and the black agate pieces amid the petals are also encrusted with diamonds.

Each of its four corners come inlaid with mother of pearl and abalone shell, attaining a visually appealing counter balance with the blistering flower petals.

When embossed, the diamonds sit faintly hoisted above the tiles that result in the utmost tactile and visual effect. I wonder the inexpressible sensual experience one can enjoy by walking barefoot on this LuxTouch flooring.

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What is the most you can do to watch your favourite sport? What did we all do during the last Cricket World Cup? At most, we were faithfully glued to our television sets. It’s amazing how much passion people have to utilize their hobby into something more than that. Ever thought of making a custom-built home theatre for your kin and kith?

Our featured hero got this idea and fixed a deal with First Impressions Themed Theatres Inc. to make custom-designed home theaters. It took more than $300,000 and a hard work of four months for this dream to materialise. The designer of the project and company owner Jeffrey Smith created a never before wonder by having a floor that vibrates. In his words “the floor doesn’t stroke the walls or the concrete beneath… It enlarges and contracts with air pressure, so that when the subwoofers jolt in, you can feel the whole lot coming up from base of seats.”

All this looks wonderful with light blue LED lightings, the concealed bass absorbers, omni diffusers and strategic deflectors, enhancing the sound and the visual of the set up. The theater chairs are fully motorized having Granite drink holders and condiment trays. And when ever you may wish to hit the bar, its right behind you in its green marble-topped glory, and christened as “buddy bar”. Mr. Smith has been sensible enough to the other people in the household and made noise from leaking into the rest of the house, next to impossible. So, your husband and your children can be having a happy brawl over the score while you may be peacefully enjoying your book in the other room.

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Hi-fi technical stuffs become great accessories in a modern home decor. And what better than those ubercool speakers that will surely become the reason for your neighbour’s envy! Providing for especially those who can’t settle for anything but the best, a New Zealand-based company called Arvus Loudspeakers has come with an exclusively stylish loudspeakers aptly titled ‘The Prerenaissance’.

The speakers are priced at $140,000 and are available in wood, painted, carbon fiber, and stainless steel finish options. I shall talk about the particular style option I liked the best. In the wooden look, the speakers have a very earthy yet stylish feel around them. If what we hear is correct, then each speaker has hundreds of man hours reflecting in the unmatchable design.

And the sound technology offered is a perfect match for the expensive looks. With 6 channels of amplification, the speakers can make up a total of 3000 watts RMS. Well, what more could one ask for!

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To be an inventor is one thing but to be an inventor in style is another thing altogether. In our past blogs, we may have covered hundreds of varieties of head phones but I have never come across an idea as simple and yet innovative as this- wearing the earphone into the hat! With iLogic Sound Hat you can actually replace a hat for the headphone. Who would have thought of this earlier and yet how commonsensical it is!

It has double benefits, first being that you don’t need the messy, always falling out ear phones because it fits snugly to your hear and second, it keeps you warm and in vogue. All that you need is an iPod or a music player to compliment this cap.

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Call it a space-crunch issue or privacy involved; folding screens from Japan were measured as no less than a dividing wall to do away with that unwanted presence of objects that may disgrace you upon your guests visit. Let’s confess the fact that despite their purposeful behavior, they look competitively ugly and hence convince us to look for other appealing solutions. Seems Daewoo was silently hearing our needs and therefore have developed DID-FS, a folding screen sporting an LCD video display integrated into each section enabling to to entertain your guests with idyllic Japanese scenery, or clips from Kurosawa flicks.

Further, it gives you the freedom to nosh each sheet with an individual image, thereby gathering the attention of your group of friends with diverse taste. For now, we have no information if the DID-FS will ever be urbanized beyond its archetype phase.

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This one goes to Aila. I got a small mail from her a week back asking me to do a feature on chairs. It seemed that she had decided that I needed to change my lucky ( stinky, she says) chair. In case you could not guess, she is my brilliant house-keeper. Her trick worked, I did replace my oldie goldie, tempted as I was after comparing so many beauties in the market. I have tried to bring out the best features in each piece, without boggling the readers with too many details. Nevertheless, the ones that are mentioned are enough to make you decide which will be coming to your place.

11) Klini Sound Wave Chair is an Ideal Spa and Gym Combo The Klini Sound Wave is one product that does not come straight out of the head of one designer but is a result of patient research done over the years. This chair is like your Grand Ma sitting by your side and rocking you to sleep, says the users.  This is not just a chair but a stress release therapy and a music player all in one. Though it may not play music that you want to, but it knows best what relaxes a tired mind-specially designed chakra alignment beats. If I have to describe it in three words I would says that it is a spa, treadmill and gymnasium put together. Price: $3000 plus shipping. 10) Jovial DVD Luxury Massage Chair: Beat it up!

Jovial Luxury Massage Chair Recliner is definitely your bet if you are constantly on the move. The logic by which the chair works is simple- one need only to change the beat of the music to alter the speed of massage! So, if you want high speed, you literally keep the beat up. The chair is highly flexible and any be used comfortably used by people of different built. It has lots of air bags at arms and back and its seat can stretch out to any position between 100 and 160 degrees. 9) Astone Sit N Joy: Goes Anywhere With You

Astone Sit N Joy portable inflatable multimedia massage chair is one of my personal favourites. You may watch TV sitting on it while being gently massaged or better still take it into your pool  and enjoy the 8-massage utility variants. Other features include in built speakers and a waterproof cubicle box. Price: $123 King Kong Eclipse D4000: Sensible Masseur

King Kong Eclipse D4000 offers you the same features that other massage chairs provide- size adjustments and multimedia experience. So, what distinguishes it from other brands is the fact that it uses Acupuncture points to massage your body. The best thing is that it automatically determines your frame and shifts the pressure points depending on it. Price: $5,999 7) Keyton Concept Massage Chair

The mother of all massage chairs, Keyton concept chair enjoys an edge when put across gamut of massage chairs. It offers an array of massage styles to choose from- sports massages, anti-stress, back, neck, sensitive lumbar massage and recreation massage. Apart from aiming to reduce your stress, it also alleviates back pain, Insomnia, heavy legs, neck pains and other life style related ailments. 6) D+S Surround Sound Chair: Attaining Glory

May look like any other run of the mill chair but is a winner if you look at it from the point of its sound system.  In total it consists of five speakers: two in front, two surround and the last one a subwoofer. It provides a surround sound experience, thanks to D+S Sound Labs. It comes in a multitude of colors to choose from, at least 24 at present and may increase in the future. Price: $3,000 5) iBose Egg Chair: Will rock you!

Posh black looks, Retro appeal, vibrating effects, a classy iPod and more is what this contender offers us. The iBose Egg Chair do not like to connect it to Ethernet, you can make it Wireless by connecting it to any comp having Apple’s iTunes or Apple Powerbook. 4) Lodge Chair With Built-in iPod

Now what makes this one different from others is that you can actually sit on the music apart from listening to it. If that appeals to you, perhaps you would not mind its not so comfortable back. The subwoofer and volume controls of Lodge Chair do not come in built in the chair but is attached to a geeky looking side table. 3)  Tristar Massage Chair isn’t built for the average living room

Do not go by looks but buy by features. If this is the mantra you follow while buying a gadget, perhaps you would not be put off by this piece. The Tristar Massage Chair looks much like a dentist’s chair  but works wonders on your feet, face and fingertips. Price: $7,807 2) Matrix Chair:  A Nuclear oven

The thing that makes it a cut above the rest is that it comes from the torpedo lifting jaws of an actual nuclear powered nautical. Zoran Milivojevic, the mind behind this creation has taken full care of the ergonomics factor.  Another thing, the manufacturers will happily customize the color and padding at your behest. Have a look at the price before you give a final verdict on it! Price: $37,000 1) Surf Chair Cum Workstation: Surf Ahead!

The Surf Chair workstation is the friend of web surfers that will take care of your back while you are merrily lost in your PC.  Kenneth Lylover, the designer of this hi-tech chair fully understands the pain it is to be at your desk and has tried to cure it as much as a chair can. The chair has already won a laurel by begging the ‘Best Product’ award in a fair.

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