Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The RM 51 K Platinum Bentley Sunglasses !

At the Geneva Motor Show Bentley just unveiled a new line of limited edition sunglasses created in collaboration with Austrian eyewear manufacturer Estede. Working with the famed British marque's design teams in Crewe, England, the Estede for Bentley collection features precious metals - silver palladium, 18 carat gold and, most exclusive of all, platinum, which Estede claims has never before been used in eyewear - and innovative surface treatments mirroring Bentley's quilted leather upholstery.

One-Off Rolls-Royce Coupe Up For Grabs !

There are certain items that are distinguished from the rest of the range by their origins, and generally, the result is a one-off piece. Looking at this “Black Ruby” Rolls-Royce coupe, you would be forced to dwell on for a while, if the creator has brought his fondest dream to reality.

The World’s Third Most Expensive License Plate Sold In Abu Dhabi !

It’s hard to understand why one needs a personalized number plate, unless you are a celebrity. However, it’s a bit different with our Middle Eastern counterparts, where oil wells are the movies and Sultans are the celebs, who also happens to be car buffs.

Giant T-Rex Garden Sculpture Is Neighbour’s Envy But Owner’s Pride !

If you are one of those people who like to spend their evenings or weekends with family alongside a BBQ grill in your favorite corner of the lawn, you might also consider decorating it with a giant T-Rex garden sculpture.

Formula 1 Engineers Create A Bicycle !

Ever wonder what F1 engineers could make if they didn't have to comply with the regulations governing the sport ? Well, here you just might have your answer. Only it's not a car, it's a bicycle.

Packard Bell Introduces The Valentino Rossi Laptop !

Just how many MotoGP World Championships does it take to get your very own signature line of computers? Well... everybody's favorite Doctor and Packard Bell have answered unanimously. Nine is the number ! Valentino Rossi has agreed to sign off with the continued Yamaha racing partner, which will officially badge a line of notebooks the VR46 lineup.

iPhone 3GS Mod Ditches Plastic Cover In Favor Of Titanium Vestment !

Engadget reader Martin Schrotz is a man after our own hearts. He's taken the editors' choice for best smartphone of 2009 and tricked it out with a handsome new back cover made out of titanium. Not sufficiently pleased with the plastic casing provided by Apple, Martin opened up his favorite CAD program and refashioned his phone into the much hardier and indubitably more awesome machine you see before you.

Sonim XP2 Spirit Gets Hammered With Engadget !

At the MWC Pepcom event earlier in the week Engadget bumped into Sonim and its almost indestructible handset, the Sonim XP2 Spirit. The XP2 is a seriously tough set with the display covered in Gorilla Glass from Corning, a magnesium core, and a shell crafted with hardened rubber and fiberglass, all backed by a rather bold unconditional 3-year guarantee : you break it, they replace it.

Lego Mindstorm And Rubik’s Cube In Action !

Cube Stormer is built entirely from lego bricks and elements, and uses lego web camera to scan colors on the cube. Software algorithm is powered by "Cube Explorer" software has the ability to produce very fast solutions to a successfully scanned cube, usually around 20 face turns for any 3x3x3 random cube combination. Inventor believes that it could be improved more but it is already fascinating.



Via : Ai.rs Technology

Aston Martin Rapide Watch Key !

No more fumbling around looking for car keys or lugging chunky and unattractive key fobs around for owners of the new Aston Martin Rapide as Jaeger-LeCoultre has partnered with the car-maker to come out with this stylish AMVOX2 Transponder Rapide, a timepiece that does double-duty as a car key.

GPS Gloves Give Adrenalin Junkies Another Reason To Keep Pumping !

The last thing on your mind as you zoom down the piste will probably be, “am I going to make it securely to my car.” However, this is one of the things that developers of the X-Plore.XGX (the world’s first glove with full GPS functionality), had in mind, so that adrenalin junkies keep pumping even in the most adverse weather conditions.

Mulberry Mitzy Tote !

A classic, simple, slightly masculine bag, this Mulberry Mitzy Tote leather bag certainly seems functional and will go with almost anything. It's even convertible - changing from a shorter, wider bag meant to be worn cross-body to a taller tote bag meant to be carried by hand.

Maserati Quattroporte Converted Into A Hearse !

When we leave this world, as we're all destined to do at some point, we hope we can do so with style. Whether we're willing to destroy something as graceful as a Maserati Quattrporte to do so, on the other hand, is another question entirely.

Single Buyer Bags 10 Aston Martin One-77 Supercars !

In the normal world of ours, we can only dream of owning “a” supercar, however, to dream of owning 10 supercars, either you’ve got to be a lazy bum with a lot of lazybones or you are someone with a lot of oil wells in the backyard.