Although premier brand strollers are nothing new the combination of Juicy's posh style and Maclaren's innovative design makes for a must-have in the baby department. The pink and brown stroller speaks to the fashion-inclined mom who wants her little princess to have luxury labels at an early age. With Maclaren's high standard it is not surprising to find such features as a five-point harness, removable washable seat, compact umbrella fold, foot-operated parking breaks, high performance aluminum frame, and proper weather-proof coverings. For $450 this stylish and safe stroller will surely be a conversation starter at the local playground. (See the gallery for other chic strollers available)
Before the end of the year it looks like Korean washers and dryers will have new competition from LG. These shiny and spectacularly load-diverse machines have a whopping 15 kg capacity (that's over 33 pounds) and a dozen different modes from which to choose. Fluff your Hermès scarf or scrub your stinky campfire clothes -- either way the LG Trom Bruno will take care of your clothes washing needs. The price is $5,250 which I really hope includes both the washer and dryer. I'm wondering...if you have fine clothes that would warrant such expensive machines wouldn't you take them to the dry cleaner before throwing them into your own laundry? Although with the stunning capacity it would be fantastic for a really big family or the multiple loads a college student brings home on the weekends.
Denman College, the Women's Institute-owned Residential Adult Education College in Oxfordshire, is celebrating 60 years and to commemorate their diamond anniversary they are raffling off a diamond mounted cooktop. In partnership with Seventy Seven Diamonds and Stoves appliances this luxurious cooking range and oven will benefit a national Women's Institue-led initiative, Let's Cook!, which runs cooking programs for parents of disadvantaged communities. It is finished in a sparkling 'diamond-effect' silver paint and bears a certified half-carat diamond to complete this one-of-a-kind prize which raises it's price to £4,000. But the raffle tickets are only £2.50 which makes this prize open to just about anyone. If you want to see this stunning cooker on display it will be shown at the BBC's Good Food Show in Birmingham between November 26th and 30th. The winning ticket will be drawn January 1st -- good luck!
A new set of diamond-covered earbuds have hit the market. The latest come from Belgian jeweler Casa Gi and are on sale at the Clive Ranger jewelry shop in Bristol England for £3,499. They are made from 18K gold with 59 small diamonds individually set in gold on each earphone. The pieces match the rest of the Casa Gi line so you could make yourself a bit of a parure but with earbuds instead of earrings.
Flashlights are not an exciting or even particularly interesting part of life but they certainly are a necessity when the power goes out or you hear something creeping around in the backyard at night. So whether for yourself or as an interesting gift for the gadget-lover on your Christmas list, the Light for Life flashlight is certainly worth looking at. Thanks to its ultracapacitor technology it has the longest uptime and fastest recharge available in the market today -- which amounts to 90 minutes of light after just 90 seconds of charging. And because it's made of a durable polymer and will never need new batteries this could just be the last flashlight you ever buy -- which is good for the environment. $169.99
German brand Scheu Ananlog seems to have gone to the "marketing to ladies" handbook with their DJ equipment aimed at women. It's called The Diamond, it has a website titled LadylikeScheu and it's pink.. Not just pink but that particular carnation shade so beloved of cell phone companies and producers of feminine hygiene products. Get past the pink though and the Scheu Analog is simple and yes, sexy.
And don't worry it comes in more colors than pink, actually a lot more and in fact the wood grain version and the black version are not girly at all. British singer, Katie Melua, who became the first official owner of a Diamond turntable chose the black one for herself. I'm not sure how successful it is as DJ equipment but designwise, it rocks. The Diamond sells for 3,900 euros.
Paul Smith, British fashion designer and master of the signature stripe, has a new fisheye camera out for the holidays that will make for stylish, if not necessarily flattering photo sessions (fisheye cameras exaggerate with a wide-angle lens, meaning amusingly distorted faces).
The camera was produced as a limited edition series and retails for $150.
According to Fashion Week Daily, Apple may soon add an iBangle to its army of i-ness -- yes, a bangle bracelet that sits on the wrist while your tunes blast through wireless headphones. The aluminum bangle will feature a trackpad so your finger can slide and tap its way through your music.
Worried about fit? An inner air chamber will simply inflate so the bangle remains steady, particularly helpful if you're taking it on a run or hike. Designed by Gopinath Prasana, the iBangle currently exists in concept only...but hopefully not for long. No word on an ETA or price.
Alexander McQueen's design for Samsonite's Black Label Collection has recently added a new holiday look in silver for the Hero Al1 and Travel Al2 pieces. The unique ribcage design of the Hero bag was inspired by the human torso which protects our precious internal organs and is complete with a backbone on the opposite side of the bag. Prices on the original pieces range from $775 to $900 but perhaps the metallic shell will increase the price...I'm not sure. This limited edition version will be released in November at all Samsonite stores. Check out the gallery for the rest of this great collection.
The iPhone 3G is a beautiful accessory, yet to be properly attired...till now. Orbino Italy has designed three cases for your iPhone 3G, and each is lovelier than the last. Finally, you can protect and adorn your iPhone without cheap plastic or garish designs.
At right, you see the Strada: "The Orbino Strada Tre Case transforms your 3G iPhone into a premium Italian accessory with a case entirely stitched by hand in gorgeous Tuscan leather. The case features an open face for easy access and includes Orbino's patented spring-loaded removable combination belt clip and desk stand in polished palladium metal. Prices start at $99."
This is the limited Brown Crocodile edition, available here.
Click below to see the other two new 3G iPhone designs, as well as other elegant, Apple-specific cases from Orbino.
Gallery: Elegant Cases for Apple Products by Orbino Italy
Now that's a phone. The $2,000 Motorola Aura is here, and lookalikes are bound to follow.
The Aura has the world's first circular display with 16 million colors and a 300 dpi resolution. The lens isn't just scratch resistant, it's Grade 1 62-carat sapphire crystal. The casing is stainless steel, coated with PVD coating (like on a luxury watch), and it rotates open with the help of 130 precision ball bearings.
All the usual technologies (2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, Open Source browser) are included in this sleek, attractive 47.60 x 96.87 x 18.55mm phone.
Blackberries are for assistants.
Just in time for the holidays, you can order one now to be shipped out December 4th.
Attention Beatles fans, Bloomingdale's has a music package tailor-made for you. The Beatles iPod Set includes a special limited edition 120 G black iPod (it's etched with the Beatles' logo on the front and Abbey Road on the back),13 original Beatles' CDs plus 2 masters and the "Love" cd, plus an engraved guitar pick.
The package isn't Apple's idea but Bloomingdale's, which means the music on all the included cds doesn't come pre-loaded on the iPod and isn't even all available on iTunes. Bizarre.
But even if you have to rip your own mp3s it's still a great package and there are only 2500 available, exclusively at Bloomingdale's, for $795 each.
While the market may remain bearish, your desk accessories can appear otherwise. Luxury lifestyle site Vivre is selling this Charging Bull Stapler, cast in pewter by artist and metal sculptor Jac Zagoory. It retails for $165.
If the bull is too painful a reminder of market largess past, there's always the bear staple remover (at half the price).
The new version of the popular Prada phone has been unveiled. The Prada II looks a lot like the first one but it has a slide-out metallic keyboard, a 5-megapixel camera with 7.2Mbps HSDPA and wifi. It's pretty, it's also pretty pricey, set to sell for around 600 euros (over $800). It will launch in Europe in the end of October or beginning of November. There seems to be a distinct lack of enthusiasm from both bloggers and commenters around the blogosphere on this one which I'm not sure if I attribute to the high price of the phone or the design.
Aptera motors is gearing up to bring you the hovercraft you've always wanted. It's amazing, no? The way the wheels are positioned (using the same sophisticated technology that once brought you the tricycle), it appears to just glide down the road--or rather, above the road. Fascinating!
The best thing about the hovercraft (sorry, the Aptera) is its efficiency. This vehicle, though its appearance may be somewhat smoke, mirrors, and Back to the Future, gets 230 miles per gallon. That's pretty darn good, and you don't have to run it on trash or even power from the clocktower when struck by lightning.
The hybrid Aptera will begin production in 2009 and cost about $30,000. That's just around 8,500 gallons of gas!
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The iPhone 3G is a beautiful accessory, yet to be properly attired...till now. Orbino Italy has designed three cases for your iPhone 3G, and each is lovelier than the last. Finally, you can protect and adorn your iPhone without cheap plastic or garish designs.
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