One for the vault

Do you have one very special bottle of wine you'd like to take particularly good care of? Here's a new product that could help you out. It's the Angelshare wine vault that fits exactly one bottle. The wine vault will protect from UV rays, heat, nuclear winter, and other bad vibes that might affect your extremely special bottle. Oh, and it looks really nice.

Available from Compact-impact.com:

www.compact-impact.com

Start Wining....

Would you like to learn about wine in a fun way without leaving the saftey and comfort of your living room? Here's a link to a video blog with a ton of information in a short (ususally 12 to 15 minute) video format. If you don't have a lot of time - there's a list of favorite past broadcasts. Caution: the host has usually had a little too much sugar, so be ready for a fast paced discussion.

Link to the main page at winelibrary:

tv.winelibrary.com


Cheers!

In the money

If you've read anything about 'prosperity building' you know the near mythic importance of having a good money clip to organize your pockets. Here's an attractive choice being sold by 'Juicy Couture'. This modern, stylish money clip is available in silver, and currently on sale in the US at Nordstrom's for $49 USD.

www.nordstroms.com

Use these keywords in the search engine: Juicy couture money clip

No Shirt?

If you're in the Los Angeles area, and thinking you could you use a few new dress shirts - consider having a few custom made from the nice ladies at 'Thorne and Song'. They have an amazing variety of fabrics and some interesting choices of small details.

Check out their stylish website at:

www.songandthorne.com

Bright Idea

If you happen to be in the Los Angeles area, and you're looking for a moody and mysterious location for some clandestine plotting - consider 'The Edison'. A new bar located in the basement of the Higgins building, it's built incorproating many of the interesting architectural elements. Take a look at their groovy website:


www.edisondowntown.com

Helpful hint number 1: On the website, go to the tour page - on the map, click on the little icons that look like old cameras to get pictures of the interior.

Helpful hint number 2: If you go, dress up a bit. The door code can be unpredictable. Wear some dress shoes just to be safe. Yes, I know that sounds kind of crazy since we're talking about Los Angeles, but it's good advice.

Polyglot!!

So... you'd like to brush up on your Turkish. or French or Greek or... whatever.
Here's a really great resource you may not know about - and best of all, it's free.
The BBC has a very nice set of language courses - including videos and interactive games to help you along.
Take a look at the entry page to choose a language. Kudos to whoever is heading this up, they've done a whole lot of work on this!

BBC Languages:

www.bbc.co.uk

Let's go back to my pod..

If you're living a nomadic lifestyle, on temporary assignment, or have access to some really good roof space this could be a interesting living solution for you. This stylish living unit can be llfted or helicoptered into place and hooked up to the building's infrastructure. Check out the design group's groovy website - navigate by clicking the color blocks.

At:

www.loftcube.net

Shanghai Suprise

Everyone was quite suprised this week when BMW showed a new concept car at the Shanghai auto show. It seems they are considering bringing back the '8' series as a large 4 door sport coupe. And that's a fine idea. Check out the photos and story from the AutoBlog:




autoblog.com

Finding Nemo

Maybe it's time to ditch your regular utilitarian submarine, and upgrade to a new LUXURY submarine. No word on options for a bowling alley or giant pipe organ.

Specifications and warranty links after the jump:

www.bitsofnews.com

Looking Sharp!

The folks at Bladerunner in the UK have made a hooded kevlar sweatshirt that's knife resistant. And it will also look nice with a pair of jeans or khaki pants. Try pairing it with the kevlar lined gloves to complete the slash proof outfit.


www.bladerunner.tv

Mix it up

You can get one step closer to that black belt in bartending by picking up a copy of 'Hip Sips: Cocktails to Raise Your Spirits' by Lucy Brennan. The book is a collection of new twists on old favorites. This attractive small hardback comes with a plastic cover for easy clean up. Available from the usual suspects for about $16 USD.

As not seen on TV

The guys at Creative Home Engineering have been on TV a couple times showing off their wares. Their job is to make hidden rooms and passageways for residential homes. Fun, huh? Take a look at their website - especially the panel marked 'videos'. There's a bunch of short animations of work they've done.

www.hiddenpassageway.com

And fly like a...er...smartfish

The Smartfish is a new prototype aircraft being worked on in Germany and Switzerland. If it works out, it could be a very big breakthrough in small aircraft design. And it's just really freaking cool. Take a look at some of the specs via the following link:

www.smartfish.ch

How did he make that?

Chosing a snappy outfit for a field operation can be difficult. Here's a good pick - the 'Mcgyver' jacket, made by the vernerable Alpha Industries. Don't worry that it's spelled wrong. Available in black or olive with lots of pockets to put your dental floss, paperclips, and duct tape.

Available in the US through Nordstrom's for $125 USD.

The Intel on Intel

It's always fun to see what the marketing guys come up with after too many cocktails. Here's a video from the Intel folks showing future concept ideas for the UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC). Via YouTube:



www.youtube.com