Now the umbrella designers’ are geared up to alter its assumed purposeful nature by moving a step ahead in building its tough appeal. Can you ever imagine an Umbrella as weapon that assures your safety? Something that is hard enough to break a nut into two? Well, now you have every right to think so as the discovery of unbreakable umbrella would fit in every such wild requirement of yours’. Designed fir the self-defense purpose, it is a substitute of a baseball bat in terms of its toughness. On first thought, the impression was it might be resistant to coil but does that serve our purpose?

No, then a deep study made us realize that like everything it has also some substance that can make your life much comfortable via this elite product. It looks like an ordinary umbrella so dare not the passerby tries to play a trick with you and you are ready to give him the shock of his life via an umbrella punch! Priced at $180, the umbrella is light enough to carry and weighs two pounds. It’s legal to own it.

Unbreakable Umbrella is in action here:

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Flagging the novelty proportion, many latest restaurants in U.K. are revising their way of taking orders. Shunning the need of menu card, they are now in a mood to go hi-tech and are welcoming the accessibility of touchscreens that keep the diners engaged while they hang on for their orders. The e-menu form address a higher level of sophistication along with fast and efficient service with no burden on someone standing on your head to take order. And if you are afraid the germs attached to screen, the Israeli-based restaurant Frame (video) assures that a small number of methodical swabs suffice to provide a germ-free screen. But yes, like everything, it also has few drawbacks. There is a possibility that you might be served with a wrong order if customers happen to make errors while placing order.

Nevertheless, functional or not, this new system in dining is inviting eyeballs and is a reason enough to indulge in some grand service.

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Japan Airlines (JAL) has developed a revolutionary and ultra comfortable seating for JAL first class and a new seat for their business class that would be established on US routes. The airline will commence the JAL Suite in first class and the JAL Shell Flat Neo Seat in business class once the airline initiates new 777-300ER aircraft on US routes, opening with the Tokyo-New York route on 1 August, 2008. Against current models, the First Class suites of JAL would be now 20% more roomy and are set in a 1-2-1 configuration. The seats of first class suite comes gray leather that can be converted into a full-flat bed.

At a 180° spot the seat coalesces with an ottoman positioned at the reverse end of the cubicle to create one of the prime and most comfortable sleeping areas in first class. And turn it into an upright position, which enables the ottoman offer a seating for the guest.
The descending table can be positioned connecting the seat and ottoman. Every suite comes with Bose noise-reducing earphones and an individual 19-inch personal TV screen and shipment spaces for bags and small items plus a laptop power point. The very presence in the suite would privilege them with the offerings off the menu at any time. If feels like taking a nap, a cabin assistant can put a Tempur-Pedic mattress on the seat bed along with a down eiderdown, a pillow along with a special JAL loungewear.

Coming to innovative business class seat, it tilts back to 171 degrees and comes equipped with a 15.4 inch personal TV screen. The business class cabin also features the “Sky Gallery,” with one wall reflecting a pictorial display that will be frequently altered over the year. The primary exhibit, in alliance with Fuji Film, will be a sequence of shoots of forests in Japan called ‘Forest Forever’.

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All singles, here you have another reason to be dance, dine and wine…..hold on, I never mentioned that the married lot should start mourning. News is that beginning 2011, there is a possibility to keep the venue of your wedding at space. Realizing the surge in space tourism indutry, Rocket plane Kistler Japan has associated with wedding planner First Advantage to commence hosting weddings on board the Rocketplane XP suborbital spaceplane. Inviting only filthy-rich couples, this form of space wedding ceremony includes an hour-long space flight that would reduce your bank balances by 240 million yen ($2.2 million).

This high sum of wedding ceremony includes a photo and video album, original dress, wedding certificate, to and fro transportation cost from the launch site, accommodation, live broadcast of the ceremony to those making up to the running reception on ground. Woke up would-be couples as you would be entitled to undergo a four-day long session of rehearsal before a final call. The registration for these wedding services is expected to begin in 2011 with acceptance of applications starting 1July, 2008 onwards. Bottom line: Married couple can think of celebrating their silver or golden jubilee there. How about icing this moment with a world’s most expensive wedding dress and making up to Guinness for holding the world’s first ever and most expensive space wedding?

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And the very mention of Veuve Clicquot again would make you bath in champagne but this time not in an isolated room rather on a cruise in open sky. Yes, if you failed to put your fingers upon Veuve Clicquot Night Clubber and the lavish Champagne that they produced to celebrate their 130th anniversary then here is another that you make you feel surely high. Against its earlier association with Karim Rashid for Globalight Cum Champagne Cooler, now Veuve Clicquot is in news for designing a cruise collection for luxury Italian boat designer RIVA. Jason Bruges Riva is the luxury speedboat company behind the iconic boats of the 60’s and the golden age of the Dolce Vita lifestyle. The design collaboration with Riva is for Veuve Clicquot’s top champagne (prestige cuvee) called La Grande Dame, and details two different accessories for Riva boats: a “made to order” piece and a limited edition one.

The “made to measure” cruise collection would cost $80,000 and includes 4 bottles of La Grande Dame 98, 2 magnums of La Grande Dame 88, 6 champagne flutes Riedel and 6 water tumblers, plates, table mats and cutlery. Another one is a limited edition cruiser bag with counted 300 pieces available and includes a bottle of La Grande Dame 98 and two champagne flutes. Expected to be available from July, it is priced at $425 and would be available at Veuve Clicquot.
All the pieces are made of mahogany, chrome and leather - and made by some of the world’s best craftsmen.

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An aircraft that resembles a Sports Car! Thanks to ICON for unveiling A5 Folding Plane that would cost you a sum equivalent to a Maserati ($139,000). Expected to be commercialized by 2010, the two-seater lightweight airplane comes with folding wings (making it easing for you to install in your garage) and seat belt-like parachutes (offering you the accessibility to keep the whole thing down to the ground). It sports a high-strength, lightweight carbon fiber airframe and is motorized by a steadfast, 100-hp Rotax 912 and can fly at a speed of 120 mph.

Other specks detail an innate, sports car-like arena with MP3 port, and an amphibious design with retractable hallway gear for flying off land. It is inviting pre-orders at a refundable amount of $5,000 deposit.

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A Virginia-based company called Space Adventures arranges a ride on Russian Soyuz rockets to the International Space Station for affluent space aficionados. With plans to buy a Soyuz flight all on its own in 2011, the news is Google co-founder Sergey Brin would also be onboard in the 2011 flight. His $5 million venture in the corporation will serve as a deposit on a prospect flight. Space Adventures has already done the reservation of seats for flights to the space station falling this October and April 2009. Enthusiasts have spilled over $20 million-$40 million for their trips.

By now the company has sent five tourists to the Space.

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Dutch cycle manufacturer Koga Miyata claims that its $1million bike will enable cyclist Theo Bos earn a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics after he barely failed to spot out in Athens around four years ago. Company’s MD Wouter Jager realized the need and scope for improvement and hence ended up developing this exclusive frame. Come August and all the Olympics enthusiast of Netherlands are sure that Bos, silver medalist in the sprint in Athens would bring gold to Netherland. Respecting the hopes of the people, Koga invested 3.5 years manufacturing this innovative frame and dealt with experts in the aerodynamics and carbon technology sectors counting all those who had worked on the Ariane-5 space rocket and the Joint Strike Fighter project. Koga is known for assembling bikes by hand and selling them for around $2,023.

This elite bike with aerodynamic look was earlier budget at $100,000 but soon the cost rose to $1 million as it weathered diverse materials, made abundant moulds and conducted numerous tryouts.

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The history of Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel engaged in production of World’s most outrageous and high-priced sporting goods dates back to ages. Having witnessed the Chanel snowboard with trompe l’oeil “quilting” followed by £1,235 Chanel skis utilized by Victoria Beckham in 2004. And the latest falling in number is Chanel bicycle, a pink Chanel tennis racket fixed with tennis balls. And updating its profile today stands $20,000 fly fishing rod (thanks to Lagerfeld for keeping the forte up) inviting the richie-rich daddy. The Chanel rod is scrupulously tied with monochrome Chanel flies and renowned “double C” logo on its gossamer wings. The flying rod comes packed in a quilted black leather box.

P.S.: The seemingly budding relation of Chanel with the sport of fly fishing is ages old as the fashion house’s founder, Coco Chanel, was a devoted angler who whet her skills while dating the Duke of Westminster in the 20s.

Via Guardian

When conventional forms of ultrasounds seem an interesting way to enjoy the company of your to-be born baby, here comes a chance to give your imagination a relaxing time. Against their ordinary (till now) black and white and coarse or difficult to make out features, this innovative forms focuses upon giving you a clearer picture of the movement happening in your fetus. As a part of medical imaging, it is now possible to take a look at the 4-D time-lapse ultrasound images of your child. It provides comprehensive, color imagery of your fetus along with facial expression.

Above it, you can experience this beautiful form of ultrasound that seems no less than a spa treatment and ignores the burden if making frequent visits to your concerned physician.

Via BookofJoe / WashingtonPost