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Nowadays, people love to collect cars in different styles. Many of them are making it unique by coating with nice color and top gear costumed-fit accessories. They’re making it as a part of their fashions that is totally fits their personality. Cars or wheels have now become fashion trend hit maker for most car aficionados. Cars are originally invented for traveling purposes such far or near places. But of course, car owners can’t avoid customizing their cars to become more attractive and mesmerizing. Aside from changing the color of it, such as painting some unique tribal’s sketch and designs, major drivers also love to have brighter and shining xenon head lights as well as cutting-edge line of hid kits and inventing their cars to have the only one of a kind car.

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There is this new gadget out in the market that can make you an instant celebrity. If you think that this is a big joke, you are wronged because it is not. There is actually a new device or gadget or however you may call it that can give you the chance to act as your favorite role in movies or to act as your favorite actor or actress. It is known as Yoostar and you should make way for it because it is coming in your way.

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Was it ever possible that a product is designed and produced by not the same person or company? Sounds creepy right? But you wouldn’t believe the result of the tandem of Vestalife, the award-winning lifestyle electronics company, and world-recognized strategy and industrial design consultancy RKS.

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Bang & Olufsen has announced on Thursday it will release its giant 103-inch plasma HDTV this summer. The set is called the BeoVision 4-103 and together with its motorized stand, weighs in at 1,100lbs. The stand will motor up to reveal a center channel speaker that is also motorized and comes out to sit flush with the screen. Users can also adjust the angle and rotate the display to face them squarely via the remote control. The plasma panel comes from a same-size Panasonic display.

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This is a demo of the Different industrial prototypes of future Technologies. It Showcase what we will be able to see in the the future generation in terms of Information and communication Technology and how we able to find information instantly with these latest gadgets using the internet super hi-way

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Until recently, the vast majority of mobile phones had been priced between $100 and $300, with only Vertu, a division of Nokia, manufacturing uber-premium phones. With prices starting at around $4,000 Vertu phones are only for the filthy rich, and the super famous.

However, Vertu’s monopoly of the luxury phone market is coming to an end with the launch of several new luxury mobile makers, including Gresso, Mobiado and GoldVish. Other mobile phone manufacturers are also partnering with luxury brands to produce a range of premium mobile phones, such as LG and Prada, D&G and Motorola, and now Tag Heuer and Modelabs. Finally, there are the ridiculous, super-expensive one-offs, made purely for headline grabbing.

10. Gresso Luxury Phone = $expensive

The Russia based Gresso, is a new entry into the luxury phone market. Their aptly name “Gresso Luxury Phone” is made of gold and African Blackwood. Apparently they will be releasing a collection of five models called the Black Aura collection, and the designer is a “well known” Italian designer. Currently there are two versions of the African Blackwood phone, one with pink gold highlights named the Gresso Blackwood Gold Edition, and one made entirely of African Blackwood. In addition to the two African Blackwood phones Gresso also make a phone made entirely of pink gold named the Gresso Gold phone. Initially, the phones will be on sale only in Russia.

9. Lamborghini 8800 Sirocco from Nokia = $To be announced

The Lamborghini Nokia 8800 Sirocco is another special edition, like the previously launch Aston Martin branded Sirocco. It will ultimately be a standard 8800 Sirocco but with the addition of the famous Lamborghini logo engraved on the font and the back, plus ball bearings from the auto company to in the slider phone mechanism. The Lamborghini phone will be a limited edition with only 500 being made. It will also feature Lamborghini graphics as wallpapers, screensavers, ringtones, and even has a short documentary video about the Lamborghini.

8. Bang & Olufsen (Samsung) Serene = $1,250 ($675)

Bang & Olufsen hooked up with Samsung to design the sleek but unconventional Serene. Its not a bad looking phone and it even has a built-in motor to assist you in opening and closing the phone. It’s not very practical however, requiring a special screwdriver to access the battery and the SIM card, and its circular keypad will take some getting used to. Also, for some strange reason they have positioned the camera lens on the side of the device, which will make it difficult to align snapshots via the viewfinder on the display.

7. Mobiado Professional EM (wood) = $1,900 ($1,027)

The Mobiado Professional EM, is a wood-clad upgrade of their earlier Nokia-based phone that includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, music player, FM radio, Bluetooth, and according to Mobiado it’s the first production phone with Titanium buttons. Only 200 are made and each one has its limited number engraved on the back. At $1,900 however, you”re still paying an awfully high premium for a fairly basic phone encased in wood!

6. Gold Edition Nokia 8800 Phone = $2,700 ($1,459)

If you have $2,700 to spare, you can now buy the Nokia 8800 in 24K gold. However, be warned, if you think you’ll be getting a better phone for your extra cash, you won’t! The features found on the Gold Edition are the standard 8800 features, which are pretty basic. It includes a 0.5 Mega pixel SVGA camera, 64 MB of internal memory, 64 voice polyphonic rigntones, FM Radio, Mp3 Player, video recording and 180 mins talktime. However, the Gold Edition does includes a special edition box and charging dock!

5. Motorola V220 Special Edition = $28,000 ($51,800)

Austrian designer Peter Aloisson, has taken a standard Motorola, studded it with 1,200 diamonds and added a keyboard inlaid with 18 carat gold. The outcome is a $28,000 handset, suitable only for footballers and film stars!

4. Vertu Diamond = $88,000 ($47,567)

The Diamond is Vertu”s premium range of high-end mobile phones. As the name suggests the handsets in the Diamond range are diamond-encrusted handsets made from platinum. Only 200 of the handsets are produced, the most expensive believed to be worth an estimated $50,000.

3. Sony Ericsson Black Diamond = $300,000 ($162,162)

The Black Diamond has been available in 2007, not from Sony Ericsson but by a company called VIPN. Initially only 5 unique numered pieces are available for the unbelievable price of, wait for it… $300,000.

With regards to the specifications, don’t expect anything remarkable for your money. It will have Quad-band with Wi-Fi, an Intel 400Mhz processor running windows mobile 5, and a touch sensitive 2″ screen. It will also include internal memory of 128mb and will come with a 2Gb SD card for external storage, plus a respectable 4 Megapixel camera.

The designer Jaren Goh has used some pretty impressive materials for the build, featuring titane with polycarbonate, mirror-finish cladding and diamonds.

2. Vertu Signature Cobra = $310,000 ($167,567)

Vertu takes orders for the Signature Cobra, designed by French jeweler Boucheron; only 8 are being made! The Cobra features one pear-cut diamond, one round white diamond, two emerald eyes and 439 rubies. Vertu will also be offering a “cheaper” version, ruby free, at $115,000 ($62,162).

1. Goldvish “Le million” = $1,000,000 ($540,540)

A PR stunt it may be, and they surely can’t be expecting to sell any, but the Goldvish “Le million” is officially the most expensive mobile phone in the world, according the Guiness Books of Records. There’s even been talk of a $1.3million phone, but this has fewer diamonds than the Goldvish so I can’t see where the extra expense comes from! The “Le million” is a one off, featuring a blinding 120 carats worth of VVS-1 grade diamonds, according to designer Emmanuel Gueit. If $1 million is out of your price range, the Geneva-based Goldvish also offer several other diamond-encrusted 18k gold models in your choice of rose, yellow, or white, starting at a much more reasonable $25,600 ($13,837).

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PhoneBraver is a little Robot-like cell phone that can interact with you

Want a Cell phone that turns into a Robot? Me too. But while there’s little hope any of us will ever get their very own Transformer, a Japanese company called Softbank Mobile Corp. wants to hook you up with the next best thing. It’s called the PhoneBraver, and looks like a small humanoid robot with arms, legs, and faces. The little monster’s bodies are made up of the cell phone itself.

This doesn’t require canabalizing or damaging your Cell phone. The phone actually remains functional. It even comes with enough A.I. to recognize and comment upon the user’s habits. The PhoneBraver is only capable of understanding eyes and action responses, but still. Talking into your phone isn’t new, but talking to JUST your phone certainly is.

Some of you (Read: most of you) are wondering Why? The answer lies in Japanese’s cultural love of humanoids and robots in general. In some cases, automated machines (that you could technically call a robot) have replaced security guards, receptionists, and other functions on the island nation, which also happens to be a technological powerhouse. Seriously. Robots? My VCR is still blinking 12:00 am. Ah, yes I still have a VCR. It doesn’t do anything anymore; just tell that one time, every second of every day. But I digress.

A Cultural Propensity for Robots

Aside from being the absolute boss when it comes to handheld electronics, Japan also has a pretty hard-core cellular phone market. The robot phones themselves were inspired by an upcoming television series entitled Cell Phone Investigator 7. I’ve not seen it, and probably never will. But that doesn’t mean this isn’t cool.

The phones-turned-miniature robots are designed to comment upon the user’s habits. Calling a certain person often will elicit a response. This is good for lonely people, although the pragmatic uses of a robot-phone are few. The arms and legs are opposable, but the PhoneBraver won’t be able to move around on it’s own (Thank God).

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A new shoe technology that represents a quantum leap in footwear technology is now available in the market. Dubbed Ion-Mask, the technology is in every pair of Hi-Tec shoes and works by repelling water while keeping feet completely dry.

Ion-Mask technology permanently alters the surface of a shoe’s fabric at a molecular level to repel water and other liquids, making the shoe water-proof. This technology also lets the feet breathe, ensuring that users enjoy utmost comfort on any adventure.

Flying to Manila to meet with members of the media and oversee the market introduction of Hi-Tec shoes in the Philippines, Steve Rogers, zone manager for Asia of Hi-Tec Sports International says, “Ion-mask is a patented plasma based technology, originally developed for the British military to protect soldiers from chemical attack.”

As a surface enhancement technology Ion-Mask works by invisibly binding polymers to each individual fiber. The benefits are as transparent as the technology itself, with minimal consumption and negligible waste, Ion-mask enhancement represents a quantum leap in footwear technology.

According to Steve, “Hi-Tec shoes are best suited for light hiking and extensive long hikes because it’s lightweight, breathable, water-repellent and remains clean because nothing sticks to the product.”

Steve further mentioned that they plan to expand their share in Asia. ”We’re very active in China where we have 30 exclusive shops. In the next 5 years, we hope to grow our revenue from $250 million annually to $500 million and this growth will be fueled by Asia,” says Steve.

Hi-Tec is exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Philgear International Inc. and is available at Rox, High St. Bonifacio, SM Department Store North Edsa, Olympic World Alabang, Trinoma, Robinson’s Ermita, Filinvest, Cebu; Habagat – SM Megamall, Khumbu- Trinoma and Bratpack- Cagayan.

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Are you one of those thrifty-types who’s always looking for an angle, always trying to stretch every last penny? You know who we’re talking about: Montel Williams bases whole episodes around you, the kind of person who reuses tea bags and separates sheets of triple-ply paper towels. Unfortunately, it now looks like you now have one less trick at your disposal. According to Zach Honig over at Gearlog, running your MacBook or MacBookPro without its battery (trying to squeeze out an extra month or two of battery life) will cause a significant performance decrease: we’re talking upwards of 40 percent. When he checked Apple’s knowledgebase, it turns out that this is by design — processor speed is reduced when the machine detects that its relying solely on A/C to prevent it from demanding more power than the adapter alone can provide (and any nasty shutdowns that would result). We don’t know if we buy this line of reasoning, but one thing is certain: if you know what’s good for you, you’ll leave that battery where it belongs.

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