2007 July 08 | Trend Squad

More details on the fabled Concorde’s auction emerge

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So, you never got a chance to fly on the Concorde? Last month, I told you that the spare parts from the fabled supersonic aircraft will be auctioned off at the Hotel des Ventes Saint-Aubin in Toulouse, France from 28th September to 1st October this year. We have some more details on the same now. There are 835 lots of Concorde related items that will be sold to the highest bidder. You will find almost everything in the auction, starting from spare parts to pilot’s uniforms, with the number of bids likely to range from $67 to $400. Concorde?s landing gear is anticipated to fetch something over $2,700. If you think the bids are very low, let me tell you that the Concorde’s trademark needle nose, valued at a mere $13,000, was auctioned off for $634,000. The proceedings will go into the construction of Aeroscopia, a planned airline park in the French City of Toulou and will speak the history of Aerospatiale Toulouse, the maker of Concorde. You are, by no means, going to miss the auction if you are an aviation fanatic or an antique collector.

via Luxist

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Crystal studded Hello Kitty doghouse sells for over $30K

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Luxury has its own meaning for everyone. If you are an uber-rich fashion-conscious pet owner and looking forth to some exclusive treatment for your beloved dog, you really need to take a look at the crystal-studded Hello Kitty doghouse. Hello Kitty is all the rage these days among children and pretty young women. The magnificent fancy residence offers enough space to fit a small lapdog like a chihuahua or terrier. Festooned with 7,600 crystal beads, this fancy residence has a pillow in the shape of Hello Kitty’s face. The dog bed has been specially designed for a special sales event in a department store in Tokyo. I know you are already thinking of buying one to mollycoddle your lapdog in a royal style but I want you to check your account balance too as this blingy Hello Kitty doghouse sells for $31,660.

via USAToday

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Nemo Digital Magnifier For The Utterly Clueless

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Here we have the Nemo Digital Magnifier, brought to you by firstStreet (”for Boomers and Beyond”). From the looks of this thing, it’s designed to prey (yes, prey) on people who have no idea what to think when it comes to gadgetry. Take a close look at those numbers that it’s currently magnifying in the picture, because those are your first two payments on the Nemo. And then you still owe $88.40. Plus shipping and handling. That’s right, the Nemo digital magnifier costs nine hundred dollars. With poor eyesight and 900 bucks you could instead get an eye exam and some pretty sweet glasses. Or custom contacts that make you look like a zombie. Or you could just hire some poor unemployed liberal arts grad to come over to your house and read stuff directly to you while providing insightful (but ultimately useless and oftentimes annoying) commentary.

So what does it do for $900? Well, it magnifies whatever is under it between 4.5x and 9x (and who wants to bet that the 9x is a digital zoom) on a 4 inch (!) screen. It also lets you take “freeze frame” pictures in one of six viewing modes (like black and white), and has a 3 hour battery life. Does it incorporate something obviously useful, like a light to illuminate what it’s magnifying? Not according to the description. I especially like how on the sidebar on the firstStreet website, you can buy two credit card sized optical magnifiers (with built in lights) for $19.95. Which do I think is the better deal? We say just squint, for $0.00.

[ First Street ] VIA [ Coolest-Gadgets ]

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