Designed by Aruliden for Gaia and Gino, the Fishscape is a 2.5 gallon handmade glass fishbowl with a super cool textured interior landscape. Nemo never had it so good! Fish not included. Hand wash only.
An interior of this extravagance would never endure a conventional television. The dielectric mirror TV is carefully positioned as a subtle centerpiece with a frame that is customized to blend effortlessly with this sophisticated décor. The graceful mirror shows off the elegance and dimensions of the room and disguises the high end entertainment technology for quiet conversation and fine dining.
After a dinner of fabulous cuisine and fine wine you can relax in the living area with state-of-the-art high definition entertainment. Who would have thought that you would be able to outfit such an exquisite décor with a television? Now it is possible with the dielectric mirror TV which is offered in an impressive array of sizes and styles with a custom frame that is exclusively crafted to the high standards of your taste in décor.
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Strap a yoga ball to 16 horizontally rotating propellers and apparently you can claim a world’s first. German aircraft company E-Volo slapped together something they’re calling a Multicopter and recently they achieved the first manned flight that lasted about 90 seconds.
If the prototype looks familiar, that’s probably because you’ve seen a variety of quadricopter in the last few years, the most notable being Parrot’s A.R. Drone. However, up until this point all them have been too small to lift a person off the ground.
The Multicopter is controlled using a wireless remote and apparently will float, much in the same fashion as Parrot’s quadricopter, without any human input, though it’s not clear if E-Volo has incorporated a variety of sensors unlike the A.R. Drone. However, there are a set of onboard computers that calculate the rotational speed of the propellers and thus control altitude and the direction of travel.
This version of the multicopter is powered purely on battery juice, but the company says that they might develop a gas and electric hybrid version which would increase flight times from 10-30 minutes to perhaps an hour.
We’re really not sure what we would do with a multicopter. In fact, it reminds us of the Segway – cool tech but not really practical in any application. Then again, the military could surely use somethings like this to perform recon, though it might be a bit too large and manned flight is slowly being eliminated from their strategy.
Doors are standard fair in any home. However, an awe inspiring front door can convert any blah home into an architectural wonder. It can add warmth, pizazz and though it serves as a gateway to your abode, it is also a suggestion to what kind of interior awaits its entrants.
The curtain door is not only sick looking, but an engineering feet. It measures 5.2m high and 1.7m wide. 60 pulleys, 80 ball bearings, a wire-rope and a counter weight are hidden inside 40 sections of 254mm-thick Burma teak. So a few trees (understatement) died in the vein of this door, but there is no over looking its functionality and design.
When in the closed position each section stacks on top of itself. A push on the door’s planks causes it to rotate open. We can only hope this all happens in an effortless manner.
The curtain door was created by Matharoo Associates.
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Though often necessary, dropping an ice cube or two into your chardonnay is totally unacceptable. The Corkcicle will do the trick of keeping your wine at the perfect temp and prevent you from looking like an unrefined yahoo, even if you are one.
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Need to get from London to Australia in three hours? Billionaire and Virgin Founder Richard Branson is getting closer to bringing “sub-orbital” travel to reality with the opening of Spaceport America, the home of Virgin Galactic. Located in New Mexico and resembling a set that looks like it came straight out of a big budget sci-fi blockbuster, the Foster + Partners design will house Virgin’s White Knight and SpaceShipTwo aircraft where space tourists will soon depart for a 3.5 hour flight that includes six minutes of weightless, sub-orbital flight time. Tickets for flights will cost $200,000. Link / Source
Sphero the Robotic BallIf your own two aren’t providing enough entertainment, the wild and crazy Robotic Ball could curb your ball playing jones. Controlled by your smart phone, this product is what the name suggests, a ball that does what you want it to. Unlike the others that are extremely fragile, this one will stand up to all-day play.
Some things were just meant to go together, like peanut butter and jelly, peas and carrots, tea and… robots? Judging by the Robot Tea Infuser ($15), it certainly appears so. This whimsical kitchen gadget holds your favorite leaves inside while using its arms to ensure that it stays below the water.
New York City drivers (and visitors to the Big Apple) flustered with the elaborate maze of parking regulations, shifting street-sweeping schedules, and frivolous no-parking hours can rejoice. A new app for iPhone and iPad untangles Gotham’s parking knot by illuminating the city’s rules and regulations with a tap of a finger. Building on previous parking apps, ParkPal ($FREE, Apple) delivers an easy-to-operate and accurate—the information comes from the New York City Department of Transportation database—interface with parking ordinances from all five boroughs. But they also have a website www.parkpalnyc.com
Presented on a Google map, streets are painted red, green, or yellow to signify parking availability in real time. When users tap on a street, a complete day-by-day, hour-by-hour breakdown pops onto the screen. The app even details regulations that change within the same block and drops a pin on the map to mark the parking location.
Drivers in other major American metropolises can look forward to forthcoming additions as ParkPal’s reach grows. Because as anyone who’s spent time driving endlessly around the convoluted streets of the West Village or strained their eyes squinting at signs in Midtown will tell you, a good spot is hard to find.
Nate Storey is a research assistant at Travel + Leisure.
A gas-powered, adult-sized big wheel? Count us in. The Green Machine ($75,000) is categorized as a three-wheeled motorcycle, but its looks — inspired by the classic pedaled tricycle of the same name — scream out “toy”, even as its Harley-Davidson v-twin Evo engine pushes you along at speeds of up to 50 mph. Other features include a six-speed transmission, a range of 400 miles, and the ability to attract ridiculous amounts of attention. [Scouted by Scott]