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If you are fanatic about barbecuing, this Plancha Christophe CALANCA will definitely set your outdoors ablaze to give your neighbors a mouth-watering sight. This 100 kg automatic gas ignited barbecue grill has a brushed stainless steel frame with mounted-on casters to spin it around your lawn. So, enjoy being outdoors with your guests with this jaw-droppingly beautiful cooking machine.

For those residing in wintry climes, there is something sacred about sun-drenched summers. Lounging outdoors in soothing afternoons and laid-back evenings chit chatting about the nitty-gritty’s of life sums it all up. Netherlands-based company Freeline’s Island sun-bed promises to enhance your unwinding experience sans the usual outdoor clutter. Contemporary in style and finish the built for two, circular shaped, upholstered sun-bed has a built in, 360-degree tilting umbrella above, featuring a stainless pole and teak wood ribs.

Designed by Dirk Wynants, the Abachus Table is simply excellent in its design perception and choice of material. The neatly patterned three-cornered table addresses the nuances commonly felt while standing around a high table, e.g. looking for something to hang on to. Abachus’s semi-circular arms provide the minimal comfort you would need to lean back on during those social sessions. Not just that, the inclusion of an optional ashtray and a parasol for shade completes the smart functional design.

The only thing better than an iPod dock is a dual-iPod dock. The JVC NXPN10 will play from, and charge a pair of iPhones, iPods or iPod-Touches. On top of all that it’ll give you video where needed, has a pair of 10W speakers, remote control and there’s a motion sensor that will switch it on if someone comes close. Golly. US$199.95

# 10W Total Power
# Source: Tuner, Audio Input
# Back-Illuminated LCD (White)
# “Dual Play” Two iPods (or iPhone) can be charged simultaneously or separately
# Works with iPhone 3G
# Video Out for iPod/iPhone
# Motion Sensor to turn the power on

This SciPhone N19 is an Android smartphone with a 2.8 inch touchscreen, WiFi, quadband, Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera, microSD slot and 128MB of RAM. Price? $135.00 unlocked (including a 1GB memory card).

It’s been four years in the making but a prototype of the Solar Impulse, the HB-SIA, completed its first test run in Zurich in December. A fascinating venture to promote solar energy as a means of alternative energy-based transpiration, the Chairman of Sun Impulse and co-founder of this project Bertrand Piccard (yes, that’s really his name) hopes the craft will circle the globe in 20 days by the year 2012. To do so, it will require approximately 12000 solar cells that will need to be attached to the plane’s wings and fuselage, allowing it to store at least 14 hours of energy.

Yuneec offers a two-seat electric-powered aircraft, the e430. And the best part, it will be ready to buy next year(2011)! If the company delivers on its promise, this electrically powered plane could change the world, costing just two dollars per hour to power its flight. Priced around $89,000.

As SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie) celebrates its 20th anniversary, it is obvious to expect fine watchmaking from the exhibiting brands. One of the most prestigious and longest established Swiss watch manufacturers, Panerai (also among the list of the exhibiting brands) has released the reissue of Panerai Mare Nostrum to be unveiled at SIHH 2010. Price estimated at $36,000, Mare Nostrum features a monstrous 52mm dial and is reported as being based on a hand-wound Minerva chronograph movement, dubbed the Panerai OP XXV caliber.

As we look up to the technology to improve our efficiency, we’ll have to agree that it also makes our lives to be more complex and unorganized. However, the solution also lies with the technological advancement, and this is what Evoline Port Lounge Table has proved with its discreet and elegant way to organize connections for power, networks, data and multi-media. The Evoline Port Lounge table can be swiveled up to get access of the two main sockets and two Ethernet ports to help you start off in conference venues or corporate offices.

With Mercedes reputation of being the successful trendsetter among the top car manufacturers, it is essential to epitomize comfort to the last extent. This is why the Italian fashion house Santoni has designed driving shoes to complement the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Certified by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, the Santoni driving shoes come in black as of now but plans a variety of colors to match the car’s body colors and oh, needless to say that you would want to drive your Merc all year long.