CES: First Look- The Palm Pre

Publisher: PopGadget
Author: Mia
Published: January 8, 2009

This year’s CES is noticeably more subdued, smaller in scale, but… I don’t care, I’ve just been waiting to hear what Palm was announcing. I’ve been using the Palm OS for so long, been through so many Treos and Centros that I refused to believe that there wasn’t a cool smartphone left in Palm that would outsmart the iPhone. Maybe, just maybe, they’ve done it….

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Sole-Searching

Publisher: HINT Fashion Magazine
Author: Franklin Melendez
Published: January 13, 2009

It is a universal truth that Christian Louboutin’s signature red soles have become the must-have heels of sole-less social creatures everywhere. From Lauren Davis to Blair Waldorf, nary a gossip girl around town would forego that extra skip in her step, courtesy of a crimson flash. But these are dire times—so dire that the line between fact and fiction is blurred. Take Gossip Girl’s own economic meltdowns in season two. Money laundering? Bad investments? Phoney companies? Escapes from the FBI? The fate of the Archibalds could easily be ripped from real headlines….

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Landmark Spa, A Lovely Day Spa in Central London

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Publisher: Spire
Author: Suzanne Aaronson

The Landmark Spa is well-located and well-equipped in this pretty, albeit mostly business hotel. The therapists exclusively use ESPA products (which I love) in all treatments. Book their signature treatment: Landmark Spa Signature Ritual (150 mins, £190)….

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Bring in the Year of the Ox with Chinese New Year Celebrations at The Peninsula Hong Kong

Publisher: The Informed Traveler
Author: Mary Winston Nicklin
Published: January 14, 2009

Say so long to the year of the Rat. On January 26, the Chinese New Year will start with a bang; Chinese communities worldwide have festive fireworks and parades to mark the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar for the year 4707. Hong Kong heads into the Year of the Ox with a city-wide party and not-to-be missed fireworks….

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‘Kick It’ In Style: For All You Luxury-Enthusiast-Skater Types

Publisher: LIFT Magazine
Author: Tanya Ryno
Published: January, 2009

Speaking of practicality, how about this Louis Vuitton + Stephen Sprouse Skatedeck? Talk about “kick-pushing” in style! As part of the much anticipated Louis Vuitton + Sprouse collection, this beauty could be yours for a drop-in-the-bucket price of $8,250. This piece along with the collection in its entirety will only be available at the SoHo boutique in New York today. The complete worldwide launch will follow on Feb. 2, though the Rose pieces will be available at Louis Vuitton stores worldwide starting tomorrow. This limited edition piece (there are only 3), along with a limited edition Rose t-shirt will only be available at the SoHo location for the launch….

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Mercedes SPLITVIEW: taking dual zone comfort to another level

Publisher: PopGadget
Author: Shelley
Published: January 7, 2009

This is one of the coolest tech things I’ve seen in a while: The SPLITVIEW COMMAND display from Mercedes-Benz.

Starting in the Summer of 2009, Mercedes S-class drivers will be offered a display system that allows driver and passenger to view two different things on the same display simultaneously. So the driver might be looking at the navigation system while her passenger watches a DVD – on the same screen!….

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A FAMILY AFFAIR

Publisher: Home & Design
Author: Deborah K. Dietsch

At home with MSNBC correspondent
Norah O’Donnell and chef/restaurateur Geoff Tracy

It’s no surprise that the kitchen is the heart of the Wesley Heights home shared by chef Geoff Tracy and his wife, Norah O’Donnell, chief Washington correspondent for MSNBC. “We spend 98 percent of our time in here—watching TV, feeding the kids, drinking wine,” says Tracy, leaning against the limestone-topped island….

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Fashion Rio: Day 1

Publisher: HINT Fashion Magazine
Author: Pia Catton
Published: January 11, 2009

It’s Fashion Week in Rio de Janeiro (Fashion Rio) and it’s already clear that the Cariocas have their own splashy way of doing things. On the banks of the Marina da Gloria (a large bay with a view of the massive Sugarloaf mountain with the Jesus statue), the city’s fashion industry has set up a campus of tents that makes Bryant Park look like a shoe box. In addition to tents for the runway shows, there is a tent just for looking out onto the palm-tree-dotted harbor. It’s the kind of set up that makes you want to declare residence….

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The Cellars Hohenort, A Rural Retreat In South Africa’s Wine Lands

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Publisher: Spire
Author: Suzanne Aaronson

Mature wine lovers (read 40+ years old) will love this 18th century building on the forested eastern slopes of Table Mountain, just minutes away from the Constantia wine route. My mother’s friends in their late 50’s, Edith and Bob Swenters say this is a “real rural retreat”….

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Best Hotel in New Zealand: Treetops Lodge and Wilderness Experience, Rotorua

Publisher: The Informed Traveler
Author: Mary Winston Nicklin
Published: January 7, 2009

Props to Treetops Lodge for being recognized on the Travel + Leisure “World’s Best List” as the top hotel in New Zealand. Occupying a 2,500-acre natural wonderland in Rotorua (New Zealand’s therapeutic thermal region, Maori cultural center, and the trout fishing capital of the world), Treetops offers only 14 luxurious rooms surrounded by 800-year-old forests and cascading springs….

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The C-Quester: Because You Find Yachts A Yawn

Publisher: LIFT Magazine
Author: Tanya Ryno
Published: January 2009

Say ahoy to your own personal submarine! With room for a pilot and two passengers, U-Boat Worx’s C-Quester 3, priced at $538,000, tours the waters on lithium-ion battery technology and has a depth capability of 100 meters….

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Money Where Your Mouse Is

Publisher: HINT Fashion Magazine

We might not cross oceans for love, but we’d do it for shopping. Without the little issue of geography, we’d browse the racks at Maria Luisa, then hop and skip to b Store for these nobby-heel shoes, along the way stopping in Copenhagen for a breeze through Paristexas….

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The IVY, a Hip Hotel and Nightlife Spot in Downtown San Diego

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Publisher: Spire
Author: Suzanne Aaronson

One of a crop of new hotels in downtown San Diego, the IVY is designed for people who don’t like to sleep much—or at least those that prefer to stay up late. Decidedly trendy, the 159-room hotel was designed with young urbanites who like to party in mind….

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2009 Art Basel Dates Set for Switzerland

Publisher: The Informed Traveler
Author: Ruthanne Terrero
Published: January 5, 2009

If you’re just aching to build up your already-extensive collection of contemporary art, we say you need to plan to be in Switzerland for Art 40 Basel, which takes place June 10 – 14, 2009….

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Indulgences: Toys

Publisher: Home & Design
Author: Heather C. Jackson

Road Rebel
Orders are racing in for the Tesla Roadster—a 100-percent electric sports car that goes from 0 to 60 mph in less than four seconds.
The winner of a 2008 Gold International Design Excellence Award,
this stylish model has a range of more than 200 miles on a single charge. From $109,000; visit http://www.teslamotors.com

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