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A must see video - it’s the virtual tour of the Poseidon undersea resort

So How do you like to sleep under the sea without getting wet? I always admire sea beauty and its creature, too bad I am a sea freak. I wouldn’t last very long in sea water before I shout out “help” with a hysterical tone, cuz to tell you the truth I am terrified of sharks. Well now with the luxurious lifestyle Poseidon Undersea Resort offer the benefit of enjoying the view of natural sea from your bed chamber. It’s like living in an aquarium except it’s the other way around we’re inside the air-filled aquarium and the fishes are outside surrounded by water.

Poseidon Undersea Resort is nestled in the crystal clear cerulean water of Fijian lagoon. It is said to be open in 2009, by begining of 2010 they will start taking regular reservation.

According to the developers, the island comprises approximately 225 acres, stretches a mile long and is surrounded by a 5000-acre lagoon with waters that range to 90 feet in depth. It is situated within a coral atoll that was chosen by the developers for its crystal-clear water and unspoiled tropical marine ecosystem.

So how do you like to spend a night in this suite? that’s 70% of it made up from 4 inch thick acrylic glass so you can get the beautiful sea-view while you sleep. Plus check out these features: king-size beds, sitting rooms and library, and personal office facilities such as WiFi and high-speed Internet access. They will also have flat screen TVs, CD/DVD players and refrigerators stocked with gourmet snacks and premium beverages. The ensuite include large jacuzzi tubs and hydro-spa showers. Now that’s what you’ll call underwater luxury.

Aside from its underwater suites Poseidon Resort also offer stays at over the water bungalows and beach-front villas, so if you’re so much of a water freak then maybe this is another option.
For construction and safety issue please visit poseidon’s website.

Now the cost… of course with such luxury there’s always gonna be a huge bill - well too bad it is a humongus cost to stay (as for my budget) a weeklong visit will cost $15,000 USD per person meaning a couple will be charge at $30K for a week to stay in a shared suite. The resort can accomodate maximum of 144 people (72 rooms/suites total), so if you want to book the whole thing say for a wedding event or coorporate event then it’ll cost 3 million USD for a week. yes that’s 3,000,000 with the six zeros!

This is the view of the lobby. I also read about the possibility of coming up with undersea chapel or some sort like that for a wedding event. The undersea chapel will be a splendid space for a vow renewal, with coral garden backdrop - how romantic.

So what to do there? they offer submarine piloting activity, deep reef excursion, exploring the abyss to the depth of 1000 feet bellow using the triton submersibles, scuba diving, sea-floor walks, water sports, para sailing, ultralight flight, cave exploration, star gazing, cavort (private honeymoon spot), diving and walking tours, lectures and workshop on marine science, and if these not enough they have these amenities:

• SPA
• Dining (6 restaurans & 7 bars available)
• Sport (9-holes golf, tennis, beach volley & bocce, windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, snorkeling, parasailing, bike riding, trail walking, birding, yoga, wellness classes and more)
• Fitness Center
• Library
• Shops & Boutiques
• Conference room, Wedding chapel & Theater

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If it’s lifestyle you’re looking for then this is one of it:
Playing a tennis game on a court that set way high - at 211 meters above the ground, indeed the court is not even a court to begin with. It is a helipad area of the Burj Al Arab Hotel that gets converted to a court for Andre Agassi and Roger Federer to play the match.

Interesting and scary part of it is the court doesn’t have any fence all around it, so unhit tennis balls will plunge free fall downward directly, just as long as players don’t run too far back - scare me.

watch the video here:

Well the hotel itself is a true beauty, ranging from $2,160 - $28,000/night (well some actually said $1,000 to start is also available) in the world’s most luxurious (the only 7 star) hotel in the world and the world’s tallest (321 meter above the ground) hotel, one can certainly get the sense of a true luxurious expensive lifestyle.

for more info about the hotel please visit: http://alburjhotel.blogspot.com/
The architect is a British architect name Tom Wright
and architect and engineering consultant for the project is Atkins.

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Another remarkable design for your loo. Maybe you are one of those people who like to entertain and will certainly need one of this loo for your visitors. They’ll be impress when they meet with Mrs. Hudson in your water closet, Yes indeed its name is Mrs. Hudson, it was designed by 2-B-2 Architecture and said to be inspired by a modified water drop. This design recently grab attention at the Russian bathroom design contest. Being a winner of a contest sponsored by Roca it sure must be good to use not just esthetically but functinally too.

Well it does somewhat look more like giant smoking pipe than an modified water drop so I guess yankodesign.com was right on the spot when mentioning about this.

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Product design for a chair emerge solely from the idea of making a sound wave into a reality 3D pattern furniture, how very thoughtful!

Sound/Chair begins as a sound that is precisely crafted to form the shape of a chair when
visualized as a 3-dimensional object using a volume, time, frequency plot.
The chair is an exact replica of the soundwave graph. The result is a product
with dual existence as both a sound and chair, and a new approach to designing products.

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Open its door to public last Satyrdat on 27th of September 2008, the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco is full packed with people wanting to experience a little bit of this green building designed by Renzo Piano (Who is he? find out here). Well the reason of that people jammed is due to the fact that the museum gave FREE entrance charge on the Grand Opening day (normally it will cost $25.00 for adult, oh yes if you like free stuf try to visit the musem every 3rd Wednesday of the month - but too bad if you have work, well just make excuses =P).

Well I guess after nearly 10 years of making it’s finally arrive. Not only it takes a long time to make this but also costly - at about $500 million dollars spent in the construction of this building.

Try to pay a visit if you are ever in San Francisco!

The exterior of the hotel

The Semiramis chic hotel was designed by famous industrial designer Karim Rashid. The hotel sit only 10 minutes away from the business center of Athens. It is located at Kefalari square in a quite residential area and close-by shops and galleries. If you are like Dakis Joannou, the hotel owner a true modern art lover then I think a stay at this hotel is a must.

The 52-room hotel is an Athens’ design-inspired hotel, offering a new intimate alternative to modern travelers which focuses on positive energy, heightened experiences, culture, art, and design. Set 340 meters above sea level, the hotel offers an oasis from the humidity of central Athens.

Swimming Pool View of the Hotel

The Balcony/Deck view from the pool side

Hotel Lobby and Entrance

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Another invetion of compact house, designed by the famous German Industrial Designer named Luigi Colani.
With young professionals in mind, Luigi Colani came up to create a

space-saving house with a six square meter cylinder inside that contains a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. The cylinder rotates left or right bringing the room you want into view of the main living room. There’s a separate toilet and a small hallway, and everything is controlled with a remote.

EXTERIOR VIEW OF THE HOUSE

BEDROOM/LIVING ROOM VIEW OF THE HOUSE

KITCHEN VIEW

BATHROOM VIEW

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When I first saw starwars I remembered asking my friends if that holographic 3D telecommunication is of a current technology that only available for certain important group of people. Well as a matter of fact it was not anywhere available during that time (I am talking about during the time Natalie Portman was the actress for Starwars, since Starwars has some versions)

Well anyhow I thought it’d be cool to have that kind of technology available. Well, now that technology is made available through cisco and musion.

Here’re some snapshots of throwing a ball from a holographic person to the other holographic person, taken from the musion’s website:

here’s a quote about the TelePresence form Cisco and Musion (for live video please see it here):

The ‘Cisco On-Stage TelePresence Experience’ was an ambitious collaboration between Cisco and Musion Systems, which took place during the opening of Cisco’s Globalization Centre East in Bangalore, India.
Musion seamlessly integrated their 3D holographic display technology with Cisco’s TelePresence’s system to create the world’s first real time virtual presentation.

read the full article here (It’s worth it).
related article: “Illusory Characters With Startling Stage Presence” from nytimes.com.

I am looking for a particular size daybed to fill up my family room space and look what the world has to offer… way too many kinds, just not making it any easier to find what I really looking for in particular. But hey lots of fun looking into new shapes that are available out there.

GONDOLA DAYBED

A south-east asian influence daybed.

Lounge Daybed by DEDON

IRAYA DAYBED made from a plastic resin weave.

SUSHI DAYBED a modern green daybed.

MICAMA DAYBED/LOUNGE from Antidiva, Italy

This dog peek-a-boo thing is kinda cute, right?

Above is a very interesting glass holder tray

A spider resemblance for a crawling reading wall-lamp, won’t you agree that this is quite a cool design for wall-sconce lamp?

Titanic lamp? sinking lamp?

I would want this ladder too for its cool decorative look, but it doesn’t look too assuring though if one can survive standing long enough in that paper-thick ladder.

Finally interesting kitchen gadgets: a cookie mug, a transparent toaster and a banana protector.
I am loving the transparent toaster, would like to get one of those.

source: slighthlywarped.com (many more silly inventions featured here, do visit this site)