Monday 19 September 2011

Elizabeth Taylor's auction at Christie's



Christie’s has revealed the main lots of the jewelry collection of Oscar-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor to be auctioned in New York this December.
The 269-piece collection went on an eight-city tour including London, Los Angeles, Dubai, Geneva, Paris and Hong Kong, beginning in Moscow.


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The F125 Research Vehicle by Mercedes Benz


Celebrating 125 years of the automobile, Mercedes is debuting its vision for the future of the luxo-barge, the F125 Research Vehicle. At the core of the fully constructed system of a lightweight material mix of carbon fiber, aluminium, and high-strength steel. Couple that with new, lighter-weight lithium sulphur battery technology, which on its own is good for 31 miles of travel. Performance-wise the F125 is no slouch, the car can get up to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds and hit a top speed of 137. 



And of course, the car is a technological tour de force with touch and hand-gestured based navigation for the car's concept is the company's F-CELL Hydrogen/Electric Hybrid powerplant that boasts a total range of 621 miles. That range is a result of a careftrols, 3D screens, and an array of social media and entertainment features. 
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The Mefisto Kettle Only Warms What Will be Drunk.



The three-legged item is designed to warm the water within one or two mugs by placing a limb into each receptacle. Both have fluid level sensors and heating wires inside, while the third appendage contains the battery and the charging plug.
Notably, where Daan Ballieu’s concept succeeds is in its efficiency to boil just the right amount of water for a cup of tea or instant coffee, eliminating the wasteful discrepancy between water boiled and water drunk with the clever Electrolux Mefisto kettle.
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