Summary: This is the geek episode, covering everything from consumer space travel to a 10,000 Rubix Cube! So plug your iPod into our Rolls and join us as we get totally geeked-out… INTRO MUSIC BY – See A Penny (Pick It Up) by YACHT Luxurious Space Travel Where do you go on vacation when you’ve already travelled all over the world? How about Space? Virgin Galactic, a company founded my multi-billionaire Richard Branson has unveiled its new spacecraft Spaceship 2 designed to take private citizens into space for an experience they are not likely soon to forget. Designed by legendary visionary and winner of the Ansari X-Prize Burt Rutan, Spaceship 2 will rocket passengers into low earth orbit for 5 minutes of zero gravity where they can freely float around the ship and view breathtaking views of the earth below. Virgin Galactic insists that this new form of travel could be available as soon as 2009. You can book your flight now for only $200,000. A $20,000 deposit is required to keep your place in line. We discuss all the latest luxury products on this episode of Universe of Luxury. More Info: VirginGalactic.com MUSIC BY – Kill My Radio Station by Underground Resistance Bang and Olufsen Beolab 5 Loudspeaker If high-end audio and video are your thing, you won’t mind shelling out big bucks for the very best audiophile equipment. A good place to start is with the artfully designed Bang and Olufsen Beolab 5 Loudspeaker. What’s so impressive abou this loudspeaker? The sound system packs 2500 watts of digital amplification through speakers that employ “Acoustic Lens technology”. This allows the listener can be at the center of aural action from any spot in the room. The $16,000 system ensures clear sound without any dead spots, and it’s beautiful mushroom-like design will make a stament in any room. More Info: LuxuryLaunches.com MUSIC BY: 110% Proof by Jon Kennedy Fancy Blu-Ray Player Toshiba announced this week that it will be discontinuing its HD-DVD format. The war is over! Now we can all upgrade to Blue-Ray and have home video take a huge leap forward. If you are as pickey as I am with electronics you’ll want to shell out extra dollars for the very best Blu-Ray Player on the market. Surprisingly, the general consensus suggests that the best Blue-Ray player available is still the Sony PS3. Not only do you get a high quality audiophile & videophile-approved player, but you also get an entire gaming platform with many entertaining titles, and a media-center like interface that allows you to play mp3′s and browse picture slideshows. An optional remote control can be purchased which lets you control the device like any other component. The quality of the PS3′s picture compares favorably with even the priciest Blue-Ray players on the market. At $499.00 for a 60 GB system, the PS3 is a sure bet for any audio/video enthusiast. More Info: PS3.com PREVIOUS MUSIC CONTINUED EDAG Rolls-Royce Phantom – The Ultimate in Comfort EDAG calles this vehicle a land yacht because of the degree of both creature comforts and technological comforts available. Featuring mobile internet access, email and text messaging, a built-in PC, mobile phone and a fully intelligent navigation system the EDAG Rolls-Royce Phantom doesn’t rest on its laurels. Recognizing the relatively quick obsolescense of such technologies, this vehicle provides a means to integrate third-party devices into the vehicle’s systems, allowing the owner to upgrade each independently whenever he or she so chooses. Like all Rolls-Royces, this model does not overlook any details in the comfort department. One of its many features includes an articulated roof that opens to allow graceful, upright entry into the Phantom’s recessed rear seat. The EDAG Phantom will be on display at the Geneva Motor Show next month. No price has yet been made available for the produ[...]
