ToyWatch Goes On A Grand Sale Tomorrow
ToyWatch is brand from Italy that has earned a faithful following thanks to famous distributors like Neiman Marcus, Barney’s and Saks Fifth Avenue. What the brand does is take inspiration from popular watches and recreates them so that their appeal is retained and they come with a smaller price tag.
This could be the perfect recessionista dream as the prices are lower that 0. And from what we hear, the dream only gets better. Looks like ToyWatch wants to get some more customers because the brand has decided to go on a great sale on January 20th, 2009 at the Gilt Groupe. We hear that the prices will be dramatically reduced.
Good news for sure in times of the economic crisis. Also to watch ou for is the ToyWatch list if Famous Wrists that includes well-known names happy with their ToyWatch timepieces. So all you have to do is register yourself (a quick process that is free too) with Gilt to participate in the sale. By the way, did we tell you ToyWatches are makde from lightweight plastic.
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Steve Saleen’s SMS Cars Create A Big Buzz
The much awaited Steve Saleen official car is finally out for the world to gape at. The Signature Series is inspired by the 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T. The two vehicles called the SMS 570 and SMS 570X Challengers. The cars come certified for street use and are fitted with custom supercharged 5.7L Hemi V8s giving 500hp and 700 hp respectively.
The price of the SMS 570 model will start at ,000 while the 570X comes for a little more at ,000. After spending such money, you can be sure of a bumper-to-bumper factory warranty. Car enthusiatss are eager to try out the SMS 296 supercharger that has been applied to both cars. This system makes the cars extremely efficient. Then there is the Red Butterfly Induction hood.
Saleen has given the cars some unique modifications in the SMS branded drivetrain, suspension, braking, aerodynamics, tires, wheels and the interior as well. We particularly like the 20in aloys woth 14in brake rotors in the front while 12in units support the back. The car seats come with a two-tone leather trim. Sounds pretty exciting, eh?
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Be Ultra-cool with TriSpecs’ Bluetooth Enabled Eyewear
Oakley has been a fearsome competitor and ruler in the fashionable Bluetooth sunglasses market. But it’s time for the famous brand to turn insipration as TriSpecs too has ventured in to the filed with its very own technetronic eyewear that is amazingly compactible with all Bluetooh-equipped phones and PMPs.
Targeted at fashionistas and gadgest geeks, these glasses come equipped with two uni-directional mics. Not only that, the user can also enjoy one touch dialing, MP3 playbacks and call control buttons on the arms of the glasses. Then there are the retractable stereo earbuds that simple hang at the tip of the temples when not in use. Which can be both cool as well as annoying, all a matter of perspective!
Expected to hit the market, please read retail, the sunglasses can be yours for some price less than 0. You can choose your kindah fashion among black, white and metallic options. What we like about the gadgets gogs is the fact that they are so easy to use while lookingly superbly stylish and not to forget gadget cool.
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Hennessy Celebrates Barack Obama
Obama is the man of the moment indeed. Everybody across the world is celebrating him so why should a major brand like Hennessy Cognac stay behind. Well, they haven’t as their collector-edition is out. Buzz is that 180,000 of them were produced to honour the 44th American president.
Not just that, Hennessy is all set to spread the goodwill spirit that Obama stands for. Well, this individually numbered bottle priced at just will have a percentage of the total proceeds will bt going to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. After all, isn’t that the college that prepares most of America’s leaders!
You can get your bottle in Washington D.C., Maryland, Illinois, New York City and Georgia. People overseas should not worry as eBay comes to their rescue, as always! We know you might say that the president-elect isn’t much of a drinker but for those of us who are, isn’t it just a great way to join in the celebrations. By the way, NY Magazine’s Grub Street would like us to believe that Obama is a whisky kindah man. Well, someone should remember to ask him in the next press con.
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MB&F’s Third Horological Watch A Smash Hit Too!
One thing is for sure. The guys at MB&F, of course, under the guidance of Max Busser, understand innovation and value it more than anything else in the luxury watch market. So far, the brand has given the world only three different watches, but those were enough to make MB&F the legend that it is today. Well, that is just how gorgeous their horological machines are!
So, the third watch that has just been released is a actually a modification of the second one called the Horological Machine No. 2. The major difference being in the use of ceramic materials to make the front plate of the watch case. Only two metals are offered in a limited edition of 99 models, with 33 being in rose gold with black matter finish in ceramic and titanium; while the remaining 66 are offered with an all titanium and ceramic case. By the way, ceramics are used in making brakes for F1 racing cars and here MB&F uses it to play time with elegance.
Don’t worry, you shall find the sign ature rose gold rotor on both models that is pretty much visible through the sapphire caseback window.
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Members Only Reinvents For Star Clientele
Don’t we like old fashion get attuned to the new times that we live in today! The once upon a time clothing icon of the 80’s, Members Only has been reincarnated. Kelli Delaney is behind the new version of clothes that are targetted at top artists and those folks who like to dazzle those around. For starters, the famous M.O jackets like bomber, biker and trench have been trimmed.
Yes, they all now have feminine lines, a shortened waist and metallic hardware. Quite a move from the once bulky jacket of yore to a beautiful one today. Among the new additions, we really like the jacket lined with sheep fur or the one with chinchilla dyed rabbit fur. Priced at ,320, the latter has already become a hot item as none other than Jennifer Lopex checked it out the other day and liked it too.
By the by, clothes manufactured under the brand name Members Only are made from fine Italian leather, custom made hardware and are created by hand in New York. After all, stars like Mariah Carey and Miley Cyrus like to wear them around town!
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Silvestris Sports Cabriolet, The Roaster On Water
Maarten de Bruijn may have bid adieu to the world of cars but his passion for creating something new in automobiles has inspired him to specialise in luxury boats. And now, his company Silvestris Auto Motive Concepts has just revealed its first product which is a breathtakingly handsome 23 foot Silvestris Sports Cabriolet.
The luxury boat comes with a two-seat area which can be completely sealed off or opened making Silvestris a roaster in water. And if that isn’t all, two more seats are concealed in the back of the boat that can be controlled via a remote. Bruijn calls the technology ‘Aquamotive’, under which he also sells a cool car-like cabin that has been done up in sea-water resistant leather with riveting aluminum body panels that are bonded to a tubular space frame.
As expected, one engine isn’t enough to power this water beauty. So, you will find two Volvo diese; engines, one Volvo petrol engine and the Silvestris 8.1L V8 made by Bones Marine. The 8.1L V8 gives 560 hp making the Cabriolet reach a speed of 100 km per hour.
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Brighten Up Your Bling With Some Cool Cartoon Characters
Jewelry inspired from cartoon characters always don’t make sense to most of us. But let’s put it this way, the makers supply only when there is a demand. So, but naturally some fashionistas like to indulge in their favourite cartoon folks when jewelry searching. Well, the trends pretty big in countries like Japan for sure.
Russell Simmons-owned Simmons Jewelry Company has teamed up with Nickelodeon to launch an all new line of jewelry and watches with the later drawing inspiration from none other than SpongeBob SquarePants; a fate we had never imagined him to have. And these cartoon characters come with all the bling being made from gold, silver and enamels. So, you can expect a diverse price range that starts from 0 and goes to somewhere close to ,000.
Expected to be out in the market sometime in fall, the line’s biggest attraction indeed will be a SpongeBob pendant which will be encrusted with 12-carat total weight diamonds. And this one will be auctioned off to raise money for the Simmon’s Diamond Empowerment Fund that looks after some schools in Africa. By the way, if it helps you decide, Simmons is the same fellow who created the famous Hello Kitty fine jewelry collection.
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Be A Globe-Trotter The Fashionable Way!
When travelling, what is it that speaks for your personality, definitely your luggage! That is precisely the reason why the bright yellow Globe-Trotter Centenary Collection by J. Crew caught out fancy, and trust us, it will get yours too. For starters, this shade of yellow technically called ‘mimosa’ has already been declared the fashionable color of 2009.
Coming back to the collection, each piece is a result of a meticulous craft that combines a Vulcan Firbre shell, cotton lining and leather trim. For the uninitiated, please know that Globe-Trotter is a British company in world recognition since 1897 for its classy luggage carriers. So you can be sure of getting yourself a quality product with a strong international standing brand name.
On top of this the makers claim that this line is strong enough to ensure all the rigors of travel or the weight of a one-ton elephant. Quite a smart and cheeky tagline, we must say! With only limited pieces available, this line includes a vanity case (,000), trolley case (,800), suitcase with wheels (,200), deep suitcase with wheels (,300) and extra-deep suitcase with wheels (,400).
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Look Like Tom Cruise And Protect Your Eyes
With an average of 10 hours of staring at the computer screen, it’s high time we took our eyes seriously. A company from San Diego called Gunnar Optiks is ready to help us look after our eyes better. It has designed a whole line of eye wear mean to combat the inevitable eye fatigue that crops in from artificially illuminated plane like ones computer.
MedGadget has approved of Gunnar Optiks who, in turn, promise that their eye wear is exceptionally lightweight and comes in a look that will slip in well with the office dude image. So, not only is your fashion statement upped but the effect of the harsh blue light from your PC is reduced with a +1.25 magnification. The anti-reflective coating works wonders for relaxing your eyes.
Again, these protective spectacles are a definite buy for all the Tom Cruise fans out there. Well, wearing these will have you closest ever to look like the famous actor. For the rest, the yellow shades might seem a bit too bold for office use. Perhaps, in the ends only college geeks will end up buying it.
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