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Pictured above is an ornamented bouquet exhibited at Takashimaya Department Store in Osaka. The bouquet is studded with jewelry i.e. 11.5-carat yellow diamond ring, 7 yellow gold diamond brooches and 46 Mexican opal brooches layered with silver leaves, stalks and base. The cost of the bouquet is calculated at $1.5 million. This is surely going to change the way ceremonies are conducted now. Also, it would be seen as an opportunity by filthy-rich to flaunt their assets.

Via MSNBC

Sounding like a Bat Mobile with an appeal that of a legendary car, Flatmobile is all set to enter the Guinness record for owning the world’s flattest sedan ever. Measuring 19 inches high, this revolutionary coupe is arguably the world’s lowest vehicle and powered by a jet engine, it can ride with a speed up to 100 mph. The highlighting feature of coupe is its number plate that is bordered by two missile tips. Also, there is a word of vigilance for those who covet the owner as his position is in corporeal danger with semis surrounding all over the place.

Designed, developed and tweaked by 46-year-old Perry Watkins, it won’t only turn heads but is successful in breaking few.

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Huh…Whilst the news about World’s most expensive flat and world’s most expensive apartment was still a haute topic and fortune favors those filthy rich industrialists who have no option but to ink more pricey deals and make up to the headlines. News is a London-based estate is set to sell for £117million; thereby earning the honor of being the world’s costliest home. The splendid residence located on a street dubbed Billionaires’ Row, is believed to be soon owned by the Britain’s richest man, steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal.

Word is around that he would soon close exchanging contracts with owner Noam Gottesman, 47, a US-born financier. Four years ago, Mittal moved into the half-mile, tree-lined private avenue after dropping over £67million for a 12-bedroom home.

Via TheSun

Offering another level of comfort in the airline travel is another worthy pretender. Then be it a design-form or a digital nature, airline owners cannot sit at rest and hence making efforts to rule the industry and travelers’ mind. The foremost thing that vouches for an airline comfort is the passengers’ seat. Respecting this, SWISS has publicized to approve a mould-breaking elite seating concept for its transnational Business Class chalets.

It is being said that their upcoming Business seat will open out into a two-meter long cushioned lounger that projects a new definition for luxury. Addressed as a new ‘bed above the clouds,’ which is undoubtedly ultra-comfortable is not a silent beauty but aims at exciting its passengers via its functionality. It would feature an integrated massager, USB and an iPod socket.

This pool of facilities would surely earn success in enticing prospective passengers who are tired of conventional airline seats. But still it’s a long wait for another one-year.

They say the new Airbus A330-300s is expected to join the fleet by 2009 and would take pride in flaunting its revolutionary set-up.

News is two of the last ever shotguns developed by 200-year-old London luxury goods firm Asprey generated a sales of over $120,000 at Christie’s. The extraordinarily delicate firearms exhibited at the Christie’s Fine Sporting Guns and Rifles sale marked the end of a custom of faultlessly accomplished gun craft.

Asprey engaged in supplying aristocracy and longtime holder of Royal Warrants shut down its gunrooms in 1996 for good, soon after the company was acquired by Prince Jefri of Brunei. After holding this you can stand next to Prince Charles and George Bush as both take pride in owning one.

Other impresseive shortguns anticipated to go under hammer include a pair of 12-bore double-barreled shotguns from 1976 and a 1969 .375 magnum double-barreled rifle made by Holland & Holland for $118,000 and $94,000 respectively. Also, attracting eyeballs would be a double-barreled 1906 sporting rifle by Purdey, for $31,000; and a modern 12-bore Beretta shotgun, $16,000, all with gorgeous design and woodwork.

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It’s being months now that I introduced you to Nespresso’s crystal coffee machine and now there is another bejeweled edition that is designed to be featured at the IX edition of Convivio, the Market Exhibition beneficial fashion, design and art born from an idea of Gianni Versace. Scheduled for 13-17 June, the event would witness the presence of all the established names across these industries, thereby giving them an opportunity to prove their commitment in favor of Anlaids Lombardy (National Association for the fight against AIDS).

A Switzerland-based company called Paudex will unveil its latest collection of exclusive coffee machines and elegant accessories, all a part of its rich catalogue. The highlight of the event is the Nespresso Limited Crystal Collection, which would be up for sale. The sensuous appeal of this machine essence bathed in Swarovski crystals with a pink sparkling touch leaves no reason for collectors and coffee-lovers but to pick it.

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Have you ever comes across any product that shields you against frequent mood swings or protects you from harmful cellphone radiation? If you are curious about the existence of any such product then look forward to the Beauty World Japan exhibition in Tokyo that lately unveiled this bra designed utilizing snake oil tourmaline trinkets. Tourmaline is considered as a “miracle electric stone” that fights against harmful radiation coming from cell phones and stops them from entering into your body, thereby improving moods and burning stress. Called the “La-la” tourmaline bustier, manufacturers believe this would counteract harmful emissions by discharging fields of negative ions.

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A small solid gold implement reckoned as the combination of toothpick and earwax spoon was identified while looking for a marooned Spanish galleon Santa Margarita that sank in a 1622 hurricane. Blue Water Ventures officials disclosed that divers discovered this 385-year-old toothpick after diving in 22 feet below the surface and 40 miles west of Key West. It is expected to be valued at more than $100,000.

Archaeologists believe this 3-inch-wide; 17th-century grooming tool was almost certainly worn on a gold chain. Other recovered products include ceramic pieces, spikes, ships’ fittings, rigging elements and two skeleton keys.

Via Physorg

GEN H-4, the one pictured above. Don’t doubt it as an air balloon that runs on engine. But to your much-surprise it is the world’s smallest one-man helicopter that is priced at $58,250. Weighing 75-kilogram, the GEN H-4 is equipped with a set of two rotors rotating in reverse directions and can take off at a maximum speed of 50 kilometers (31 miles) per hour.

The creative mind behind its development is a 75-year-old Japanese Gennai Yanagisawa who would be making its demonstration in the city of Vinci on 25 May.

Why only Vinci? Yanagisawa wants to pay a tribute to the fact that the concept is from Italy and with such an offering he would be greeting his ancestor Da Vinci. It was categorized as the world’s smallest helicopter to carry one-person by Guinness World Records in February. This tail-less Helicopter has invited eyeballs and is being sold by Yanagisawa, who is running a company in Matsumoto (Japan). As o now, five units have been sold in Japan and two in US.

Via Yahoo