CEDIA Expo running from 23 June is the biggest and busiest stand spreading wide across home cinema room, dedicated Nevo, Mediamax and NAD demonstration areas. Showcasing home technology related products, the event invites serious home makers and is open until 26 June. The event has a lot of meat for delegates and on the very first day featured the ‘Product of the Show’ i.e. the innovative Systemline TouchScreen Sky Interface. Assuring two way RS-232 control of Sky via the Touch Screen, Systemline Sky Interface allows the user to simply steer recognizable TV & radio station logos. Once chosen, the TouchScreen will present the title of the programme along with a short description.

It allows you to be in the company of music anywhere and everywhere starting from the living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Systemline S6 allocates up to six audio and video basis i.e. MusicServer (160GB music library), CD player, tuner and DVD player, to be autonomously disseminated into eight rooms of your home. The system also offers complete integration of iPod along with local inputs in every room, for occasions when you wish to snoop to an MP3 player or games console. It can be buried in a cupboard or can function seamlessly in the backdrop while you unwind and enjoy the full benefits of multi-room entertainment.

Following the chain was the Q Acoustics Q-AV home theatre package, latest visual performance range from Sonance and in-wall/in-ceiling speakers. If you want to discover more out-of-the-box electronic products then rush towards Armor Home at CEDIA Expo 08. It features products like Systemline S6, Q Acoustics Q-AV System, and much more from Cinemax, Epson, Mediamax, NAD, Nevo, Sonance, Themescene and Weibel Lift A.G and others.

Do check out the $100,000 Ovei pod available at the event to enhance your music experience.

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Bling is a perfect acronym for Diamonds, Gold, Swarovski, Crystals in luxury lexicon. Hence, today’s post is devoted to the bling world of home furnishing ranging from furniture, fireplace, chandelier, doors, kitchen, chairs, walls and bathing. Here you go:

11) Dazzling Chandeliers!

For ages now, chandeliers are considered as obvious objects of interior design. But with the evolution of revolutionary cascading candle-holders, chandeliers have undergone a major role reversal. Undoubtedly, lightning leaves a vibrant and lively impact to the ambiance and interiors of a room. Realizing this Elsa Blaine from Trendhunter has very neatly captured a series of 32 Dazzling Chandeliers that gives a variety of option to fit into running interior pattern. Starting from crystal-encrusted, LED-charged and eco-friendly, you may across every form of chandler that deserve fitting in your bejeweled abode.

10) $75,000 Swarovski Studded Toilet by Jemal Wright

Huh…you needn’t restrict the bling virus to your living room or bejeweled walls and let it peek into your toilet. Yes, now you can experience the beauty of attending nature’s call whilst being comfortable on a Swarovski crystal studded toilet. Designed by Jemal Wright of Hollywood, this bejeweled toilet festooned with over 50,000 handset Swarovski crystals might not allow your conscience to use it on purpose. But still it sis worth installing in an alternative bathroom. The iced-out glossy toilet from the Isis collection is complemented with a similar sink. And news in order to offer you an absolute kit the artist would be unveiling his under-process offering of ice-encrusted double slipper tub by Spring 2008. Currently, featured above this shiny toilet is the pride possession of a holder who inked this pricey deal for $75,000. If thinking for own the upcoming deluxe tub, prepare yourself for such a smart cash flush.

9) Dazzling Daydream Offers Swarovski Touch Bath

Aptly said…. luxury has no precincts. Two established names in the realm of luxury i.e. Kludi, the firm engaged in the field of water in bathrooms and Swarovski, touted to be the mogul of crystal cutting, have joined together to develop a luxurious bathroom for you. Called “Dazzling Daydream,” this $85,064 offering takes pride in standing beyond designer architecture, and hence touching rhythmic element. Aimed to enrich your bathing experience, it is developed using elements like crystal, glass, granite and chrome.

Swarovski Adorned Fireplace from Justen Ladda

Right on the lines of chandeliers doing just to ceilings, Fireplaces also add to the value of the décor. There is no dearth of fireplaces (suspended, multimedia or standing) but to respect your piled up dough, here comes Swarovski crystal studded fireplace from Justen Ladda. Well, if you are interested in its making then go ahead: Developed ages back in 19th century, fortunately this time it came under Justen fingers and he led his creative skills, played with its configuration and ended up delivering an out product that is admired by all and is worth picking by filthy rich. Owning two bay windows, it allows Easy dropping and onslaught of the fire pit. With a body of a stainless steel, the curtains covering this fireplace are Swarovski crystallized. They come with a demanding price of $20 000 or more but the one featured in the slide show is retailed at $24 000.

7) Diamond Encrusted Door Handle

Even little things do require a great amount of attention. In order to revamp the traditional appeal of your house, you may install every bejeweled accessory to redesign it and present it like no less than a princely villa. But an absolute change would happen when everything from floor dirt to ceiling color happens to bath in opulence. If you agree with me then taking a look at the deluxe offering by designer Frédéric Attar might gather your interest. Door handles but with a difference! They are diamond festooned door handles for Corinne Darmon’s L’Universe de la Poignée. Available in variety of shades viz. white, yellow, pink or black diamonds or sapphires, the cost of a singular door handle may vary from €750– €1,000,000 depending upon your pick.

6) Swarovski Encrusted Furniture collection by Bertz and Finkeldei

Now its time to give some reverence to furniture items that becomes on-the-face advertising of the standard of living you hold. So one obvious suggestion is: Don’t compromise on picking elite forms of furniture! Offering you a variety to choose from, lately we came across Swarovski crystal edition furniture offering by German manufacturer Finkeldei and Bretz. The former offers a wide range of sparkling crystal furniture varying from exclusive sofas, armchairs, tables, beds, mirrors, chaise lounges to other must-install accessories. Whilst the latter sports the Marilyn sofa and the Pompadour high armchair developed in quite a few shades i.e. red, gold, white and black. The sofa comes adorned with 100 original Swarovski crystals and the swivel Pompadour armchair declares to be installed in your décor for its touch of glossy aluminum trumpet base.

5) Bejeweled Kitchen by INO Meuble Crystal
Kitchen, another significant territory of your abode! It also deserves a crystal smile. And if you want to prioritize your love for bling via bringing it to your home then it’s high time that you should go ahead with the INO Meuble Crystal kitchen that comes with a Tokyo touch. The bejeweled kitchen sports roomy drawers, 135° angled islands, 3D sink and diamond adorned handles. Falling fit to your levels of bling taste, the bejeweled kitchen cannot appease with the positioning of an ordinary stool and hence installing the Chinese Bell Flower chair designed by Masonuri Umeda would offer it a complete feel.

4) Swarovski Studded I CAN SIT High Chair For Rich Kids’

I have talked about bejeweled furniture, kitchen, fireplace, bathroom, toilet and now its time to bring bling for our lovely and naughty kids’. Coming directly from the land of fairies, the designer “I CAN SIT High Chair” is for rich kids who love the unveiling of any shiny toy and placing them in your guest room would shun the absence of any masterpiece.

3) $142,000 Diamond Dust Television Cabinet

Enough of Swarovski encrusted stuff, let’s not forget diamonds and gold are equally appropriate in inviting the attention of people. Featured above this opulent TV cabinet that is designed using 80-year-old German Ahorn plank incorporated across the front. The LED lights mechanism of ruby red television cabinet makes it glow even when all lights are off. Ready to accommodate your flat-screen, the shiny cabinet is the result of 25 layers of hand-polishing and 50 carats of real diamond dust. It sports center lift system, four touch-open drawers; bar drawer (on left) and an additional lift mechanism on the right. Priced at $142,000 this cabinet would undoubtedly cost you more than the TV.

2) Hi-Tech Bathtub Bears Red Diamond Touch

I just thought the information about Swarovski-studded toilet and daydream bathing doesn’t making your bathing experience complete. It still misses the presence of a deluxe bathtub that can be well fulfilled by the installation of the Red Diamond bathtub. Proving the substance of its name, it breeds the red shade and flaunts its integrated Swarovski crystals. Designer Aldo Puglielli has addressed a new meaning to bathroom via this deluxe bathtub. It provides facilities’ like massage, multicolor lightning and comes equipped with champagne holder.

1) Gold Clad Walls for a Kingly Manor

Giving a final touch to your bejeweled home is the elite offering of gold-slapped walls. Not all diamond and Swarovski can do justice to the persona of your kingly manor. Rightly said: Old is gold! The designer offering am pointing towards is the custom built Gold Aluminum Laminate that does away with the ordinary paints. Coming from the house of 3form, this is the only way to let bling vibes’ rotate in your home.

Here, I end and take a long breath as writing about things that one doesn’t possess in not intricate but taxing. If I happen to miss on anything, free feel to reach me at zolamarquisATgmail.com. Also, do take a look at my last compilation of Top 11 potential concepts.

Lately, a brand new Comcast center was opened in Philadelphia and is touted as the tallest building in the city. But this is not all about the center. Located in the lobby of Comcast Center, the Barco video wall consists of 10 million pixels and sports six dx-700 led digitizers, seven encore video processors and three matrixpro routers. Measuring 83.3ft x 25.4ft, the formation of this designer and world’s largest LED screen costs $22 million (inclusive of design, build and install). I wish I could install one in my living room.

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Despite the availability of adequate home theater system, it seems technology moguls cannot sit at rest and hence SE2 Labs has unveiled its latest offering of a complete home entertainment system. Called the ITC One, the devise offer an incorporated movie, TV, gaming and music system that was marked last year. Undoubtedly, the concept is elite and so is the price. Ready to be installed in your home, this expensive kit touching a ceiling price of $25,000 sports an Xbox 360, Wii, Apple TV, iPod dock and a DVR plus various audio/videophilic hardware in a comparatively polished style.

Elegantly packed in an impressive aluminum case, it offers a great room for other needful components. It has its own set of attached weaknesses that are well scanned by Gizmodo guy.

When filthy rich folks Tony and Penny Caciolo were busy picking needful for their home theater setup, they took a call that the look and feel of the home should homage of their preferred place on Earth: the Italy segment of Epcot at Disney World. And they met success as the home has fallen up to their expectations’. This horrendous arrangement comes packed with forged storefronts and what appeals like the champagne room from a Staten Island strip club. And if you aren’t aware then the pool offers a swim-under waterfall that leads to a cavern with a LCD TV within. For sure, the guys are thinking strongly to confirm something.

The Italian room comes equipped with a huge screen of 135 inches with a “Bourbon Street Room” in the basement that looks complete with an installed 170-inch screen and a full bar. No wonder, it deserves the tag of home theater as every single room, floor or portion has a pre-installed screen. Enter bedroom and you may have to face the 110-inch drop-down screen and 1080p projector and to add value to my aforementioned statement, do consider the 20-foot screen positioned on the side of the house for pool performance.

Spread over 15,000 sq ft, the house would offer a similar feel of a long walk that you end up making for visiting the nearby theater. One thing I wonder, how empty this house is despite being stuffed with the luxurious crap.

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If those swanky interiors and affluent decor interests you then here is something that is beyond the foreseen charisma. It seems the creative designers’ are also tired of using the similar mix and match nature of things and have gone a step ahead by making a revolution in your interior décor. If you have certain respect for gold, then read ahead otherwise would propose you to skip to the next entry. Without mystifying it further, I am pointing towards the custom Gold Aluminum Laminate available for your dull walls that now shouts to do away with ordinary paints.

Offered by 3form, this gilded look for the walls is suffice to flaunt your spare amount of wealth and gives you a chance to create an environment that breeds opulence. So, what are your waiting for, slap this gold appeal onto your walls and let your neighbors’ get another reason to be jealous. Not to deny the fact, the worldwide friendly approach of gold gives it a green signal to reside visibly in any deluxe mansion!

Come winters and you may start digging into your deep pockets to enjoy the company of snow outside with deluxe fireplace installed in your lodging. But why kill the present time when you have the limited edition line of fireplace by established name in the industry EcoSmart Fire. Agreed, you must be satisfied with the outdoor fireplace by dimplex and to flaunt your wealth you may have inked a deal with Swarovski crystal encrusted fireplace by Dimplex but still I propose you to consider this eco-friendly limited edition chimney “Retro” by Jeremy Donovan.

This creation by Australian artist is the result of his inspiration by the saintly implication that has the fire to the Aborigines. The assorted design can be further modified on demand. This waterproof creation is made up of resistant materials viz. fiberglass, stainless steel or hardened glass. Just spill over $19,573 and flaunt your eco-friendly concern, even if you don’t have one.

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Called the Clipper CS-1, this self-reliant, compact computer workstation is not a thingamajig worth glaring in today’s hi-tech era when you find yourself surrounded with countless digital and designer workstations. But the fact is it created a real revolution at the time it was manufactured.

Established in 1994 by Newspace Incorporated, a division of Gilbert International and designed by Douglas Ball, the Clipper is a perfect virtual office designed like a capsule offering concerted and ergonomically accurate workstation or computer usage. Besides offering a level of complete privacy, the computer workstation offers ideal seating, screening, illumination and air supply.

Whilst working in this workstation, you may experience the similar feel of taking a ride in the cockpit of a small plane with the prerequisites within your reach. It unfolds into offering a separate workplace and its rear and front side mechanism offer room for CPU, manuals, files, and even a small printer. Its side wings have four-positions i.e. flat, inclined, and closed. The seat equipped with a back and foot rests allows a complete custom fit to all types of body sizes. Counted 100 editions were developed and deservingly the design was appreciated all across.

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Picture this romantic ambiance: You are wandering off to sleep in front of a blazing fire in the company of your favorite book open on your lap with a cup of coffee or cocoa beside you.

Hang one! I believe if you are mistakenly held back because of the intrinsic danger attached to this inglenook fireplace. But once you are completely introduced to this stove, you will realize that this multi-tasker electric stove can really do a value add to the functioning of your day today chaos.

Within no time, it can serve you with at least tea, coffee and other things. Its feature to preserve things costs lower than any ordinary fireplace and its warmth, light and bonfire can easily be monitored by the remote control. In mars your need for a fireplace by giving you a similar feel.

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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.

Through the mock model, it has been clearly conveyed that everything in this home runs on a central network together with cell phones and even home’s doorbell located as nodes on that network. The entry of family members to the home is easily identified by their mobile devices and hence they receive a warm welcome. Equipped with the RFID factor, virtually everything in this home is embedded with radio-frequency-identification technology. There is also a possibility of installing a system, which understands the need for scattered things to go back where it belongs. At kitchen front, while pulling out the needed appliances and ingredients, the “smart kitchen” can sense what they are about to make and hence helps them by enabling the countertop display the recipe.

But this is not all. In order to maintain its exclusivity, Microsoft’s future home does not consist of walls and surfaces covered with PC monitors and screens.

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