Feb 2, 2012

One World Trade Center, the world's most expensive skyscraper

Regarded as the world's most expensive tower, the skyscraper One World Trade Center is already under construction at Ground Zero in New York.



The cost of this complex is an impressive $ 3.8 billion, according to the WSJ, this figure exceeds $ 700 million the previous estimates, thus making it considered, as already mentioned, the most expensive office tower in the world.

Moreover, once built, the One World Trade Center will be the tallest skyscraper in New York, though not the highest ever, as the Burj Dubai's Khalifa far exceeds its quota.

The cost of this tower, as revealed, is thrown because of the adopted strict security systems, also because the One World Trade Center will replace the Twin Towers.

Jan 31, 2012

Rihanna buys a portrait of Marilyn Monroe with 65,000 Swarovski crystals


The artist Claire Milner, commissioned by the singer Rihanna, has created a large portrait of Marilyn Monroe with Swarovski crystals, which changes color depending on the degree of light.



The work has a square shape with sides of 1.5 meters and boasts the presence of 65,000 Swarovski crystals, all hand set by the talented artist.

The portrait has cost well 4 months of work to Claire Milner and will be hung in the Rihanna mansion in Los Angeles. It has not yet been revealed how all this cost to the star, but from the numbers listed above it can be mind-boggling to imagine.

Rihanna said that Marilyn has always been his idol, and that's why his figure must be placed prominently in his house.

The luxury yacht of Onassis in London

The Christina O, an impressive luxury yacht belonged to Aristotle Onassis, was spotted in the South Quay, London.

The great ship, owned by John Paul Papanicolaou since 1999, has remained anchored for several days in that area, where she was photographed again and made the rounds of the media.



The specimen is rich in history, because it belonged to many people of great value, as Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra.

For now, you do not yet know the reason for his visit and for how long remain anchored in the area, the fact is, that the Christina O is always a beauty capable of attracting the attention of anyone who might notice it.

A wonderful hotel La Mamounia


For those who want to spend their Valentine's Day as a day dream along with his beloved, now we speak of the elegant resort La Mamounia.

It is a luxury hotel located in Marrakech, in Morocco, it has decided to offer attractive packages for lovers on the occasion of Valentine's Day.



The package includes two nights in double room, airport transfer to Jaguar, breakfast and buffet on the pool, a helicopter tour for two and a full body massage for 45 minutes.

The package, titled "Valentine's Experience", you can also customize by adding other options to suit your needs.

The price for each pair starts at 2,500 euros and can be booked until 20 February.

For more information, just visit the site mamounia.com

Gucci new handbag luxury leather Metallic


The prestigious fashion house Gucci, delights its wealthy customers by signing this small size new luxury handbag.
This new bag comes in champagne metallic leather with antique brass details and particulars and suede lining.



Its look is very pleasant, able to issue notes under the happy sentimental to complete the picture we think the elegant shoulder strap, much appreciated by all women who like to be more fascinating.

Included in the collection "Gucci 1973", this bag is intended to be an alternative for those who did not like the Gucci collection for Valentine's Day, you can already find in the boutique of the brand at a price of 595 euros.

Okeanos Aquascaping, a swimming pool to swim with sharks


Maybe you could imagine in your wildest dreams, but a work of this kind certainly no one has ever seen until now.
Only this can explain the success of this huge pool / aquarium created by Okeanos Aquascaping, a company in New York specializing in the design of water features and aquariums.



This pool comes in fact as an aquarium for sharks, but its size is such as to give the opportunity of being able to dive in and enjoy a swim among the sharks.
Obviously, however, this choice in a home can be made ​​only by the wealthy, as the price of this work is approximately $ 11 million, including sharks.
The pool in question is also available to order and customizable in all its dimensions, the house said that it may take up to 5 months to build it on site.

Jan 29, 2012

BMW Tandem, halfway between a car and a motorcycle


Italian designer Simone Madella is a true motorcycle enthusiast and continues to present original concepts. He recently unveiled his new creation. This is a vehicle halfway between a car and a motorcycle named: Tandem.





Tandem is a hybrid concept devised for the firm Germanic BMW. Externally, it has a compact cockpit covered by a large glass and supported by four-wheel motorcycle. It has two seats mounted one behind the other, hence the name. The BMW Tandem features a 193 horsepower engine, the same as the S1000RR supersport motorcycle. The vehicle also displays a sporty and modern design. His cabin was made slightly to maximize the performance of the machine. With his pace, BMW Tandem seems to have been designed for extreme sports.

The designer has also equipped the vehicle with two chains to the rear wheels, which is not common among BMW.

Floating Phone, a smartphone screen modular


For the future, a group of seven Chinese designers came up with a concept detonating cell phone. Named Floating Phone, the device has a touch interface that can react physically with the fingers of the user.





Floating Phone is a concept mobile phone ultra futuristic. Full touch, it uses sophisticated technologies still under development at present. The laptop has an electronic ink display and a color screen capable of floating arise buttons and forms palpable. In other words, the screen is not static but responds to a better interaction with the user. Those who do not adhere to a keyboard can activate keyboard buttons. 

The activities also generate feedback. With the property of their screen, Floating Phone can be used by the blind. The device has a feature braille. Gamers are spoiled as Floating Phone can control buttons of the game outside, the smartphone is characterized by the presence of a circle at the bottom. The inner wall of the circle is tactile and easy to navigate.

Messizon Li, Yang Fan, Linghan Liu, Ke Li, Pengcheng An, Yunlong Zhu and Zhangxia Ruan are designers of Floating Phone.

Concept to revive the Dreamcast console Sega


Launched in Japan in 1998 by Sega, the Dreamcast home console has experienced a great disappointment not managing to actually win at home. More than ten years after its withdrawal from the market, the French designer Elie Ahovi wants to revive the Dreamcast.




The designer presented a concept of new generation Dreamcast called Delta. Doing justice to its name, the console has a triangular shape. Choices legitimized by the quest for originality. Dreamcast Delta is no different batch only in form, in fact, it will be the first console without a controller. To control games, gamers simply use their high-tech portable devices such as smartphones and tablets. Delta should be compatible with devices running Android, iOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone. The console is meant to be unobtrusive at all levels. Indeed, it has no outlet but embeds an induction charger.

Brick, a transparent Pocket PC screen


In the future, laptops will be the size of smartphones and will have transparent touch screens. Such is the challenge designers Shaocheng Huang and Yuyin Huang. The duo has shown their vision with the concept Brick.



While it has no air, Brick is a concept laptop. Built like a smartphone, it has a rather thin body and especially a screen as transparent as glass. According to the designers, the design of a computer will evolve to give rise to advanced Pocket PC. In addition to storing and processing data, Brick can be used as a scanner, text translator and magnifying glass. For these three functions, the user simply place the glass over the text or image to be processed. Brick can also be used as a camera, camera and even pico projector.

The Brick concept was proposed to Fujitsu. For now, such a device is not feasible as all the necessary hardware can not be hidden under the opaque portion.