Misc & weird AhBoon | 27 Feb 2008
The Canned Cheeseburger from Swissland
I swear that I will not buy this, I rather eat the McDonalds, but it is really in the market.
The entire cheeseburger comes in the can. You just boil the can for a few minutes and pop it open.
This comes from a company called Katadyn, a Swiss-based company that primarily deals with mobile water sterilization and desalination equipment. Until now. Now they are focused on strange MREs. They have a powdered wine that when reconstituted has an alcohol content of over 9%, a chocolate mousse, and of course the burger in a can. They all supposedly have a shelf life of 12 months.
Gross.
Tech AhBoon | 22 Feb 2008
Nubrella - A Hands free Umbrella
The umbrella of the 21st century is here and now. We invite you to take a look at nubrella, a true revolutionary change.
Nubrella is no ordinary umbrella, it stops rain, wind, snow and extreme cold- and keeps your head, face and shoulders drier than ever. It offers more protection, guaranteed!
Yet, nubrella went one step further and is changing the game forever. With the new patent pending “shoulder straps” and “offset handle” you can now be completely hands free! Nubrella is the first true hands free umbrella in the world. You are probably already imagining all the times you wished you had a hands free umbrella, well now you can.
So the time is now to add nubrella to your arsenal of weather protection gear and stay outdoors!
Celebrities AhBoon | 21 Feb 2008
Most Charitable and Hottest Celebrities
Every guy wants a woman who’s constantly ready to give it up. In this case, of course, the “it” is time and money to various worthy – or unworthy, depending on how Japanese you are in one case – causes. Here are the five women most likely to give you a helping hand when you’re down and out.
Angelina Jolie
Cars & Tech AhBoon | 16 Feb 2008
Car sQuba - The Underwater Car
You must have watched this in the James Bond movie “The Spy Who Loved Me”. 30 years later, you can finally drive underwater by yourself.
A Swiss company called Rinspeed has recently announced its newest project: an underwater car. Named “sQuba,” the car can both drive on roads, and then - at the push of a button - dive up to 10 meters (33 feet) under the sea.
Rinspeed describes sQuba as the world’s first real car to drive both on land and underwater, thanks to some cutting-edge technology. The car has a steel chassis, while its lightweight body panels are made of carbon nanotubes.
An electric motor provides rear-wheel drive while on roads. Underwater, two propellers in the stern and two jet drives in the bow propel the “amphibious” vehicle. With zero emissions, the design is even environmentally friendly, eliminating any pollution into the sea.
The two-seater also includes a self-contained on-board oxygen system to supply the driver and passenger with fresh air for breathing.
Uncategorized AhBoon | 13 Feb 2008
Manned Cloud - The Flying Hotel
This is an alternative project around leisure and traveling in all its form, economic and experimental, still with the idea of lightness, human experience and life scenarios as the guiding principles. The spiral of Archimedes is the driving force of this airship in the form of a whale that glides through the air.
The airship is a floating hotel called the Manned Cloud, and - according to its designers - it will be capable of circling the globe in a few days.
The 20 bedrooms will provide the ultimate room with a view as the airship cruises at a height of 18,000ft, a capacity of 40 passengers and staffed with 15 persons, that on a 3-day cruise in 170 km/h permits man to explore the world.
It has a restaurant, a library, a lounge and a gym on the first deck.
Celebrities AhBoon | 07 Feb 2008
Bond Girl 22 - Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace
Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko has been cast as the female lead in the new 007 movie, which will start principal photography under the working title “Bond 22.” Olga will play the dangerously alluring Camille, who challenges Bond and helps him come to terms with the emotional consequences of Vesper’s betrayal. The still untitled Bond 22 is targeted for a November 7, 2008 release.
Olga Kurylenko recently co-starred opposite Timothy Olyphant in Hitman and opposite Elijah Wood in Paris, je t’aime. She also appeared in starring roles in Eric Barbier’s thriller The Serpent and Diane Bertrand’s The Ring Finger, for which she received the Best Actress award at The Brooklyn International Film Festival in 2006. She recently had a role in Tyranny, directed by John Beck Hofman.
In her career as a top European model, Kurylenko has appeared in numerous advertising campaigns, including Kenzo, Helena Rubenstein and Just Cavalli. Her magazine covers include US Glamour, French Elle, Madame Figaro and Marie Claire.
Uncategorized AhBoon | 07 Feb 2008
Fantastic Coke Transfoming Costume
The next time you walk towards a Coke vending machine, look again, you may find something not quite right.
Aya Tsukioka, Japan’s fashion designer developed a skirt meant for disguise and protection for women in Japan. Just turn the skirt into a vending machine to cover yourself if you find yourself being followed or when fear of danger.
Looks like learning self-defense and carrying pepper spray is so out now.
This Coke hand sewn vending machine skirts have already been sold at about $800 each.
Uncategorized AhBoon | 07 Feb 2008
Calendar pirelli 2008 - China Pearl
It was filmed entirely in Shanghai, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier. This is his second calendar.His first was shot in 2005 in Rio. He offered: “The casting was a fascinating mix between the West and the Orient: an interesting group of faces.”
The Pirelli Calendar has become an annual publication that belies its origin in 1964 as merely a trade calendar published by the Pirelli company’s UK subsidiary.
The calendar is famous for its limited availability because it is not sold and is only given as a corporate gift to a restricted number of important Pirelli customers and celebrity VIPs. The Pirelli Calendar is perhaps the world’s only prestigious and exclusive "girly" calendar, featuring pictures generally considered glamour photography including artistic nudes.
Publication was discontinued after the 1974 issue as an economising cut back in response to the world recession from the oil shock. It was resurrected 10 years later and has been published regularly since then.
Uncategorized AhBoon | 07 Feb 2008
Jurassic Park in Dubai - Restless Planet
Imagine going back 100 million years or more… to feel the power of the cosmic forces that helped shape our planet, and come face to face with giant dinosaurs. Restless Planet is a unique electronic media and natural history experience… where visitors enter a prehistoric world.
A new $1.1 billion Jurassic theme park called Restless Planet, which will be the world’s largest collection of animatronic dinosaurs, is being built in Dubai.
The Jurassic theme park featuring over 100 animatronic dinosaurs of 40 different species. One of the creatures is a T-Rex which targets and tracks visitors who are wearing red as if they were prey.
Scheduled to open in late 2008, the park is the star attraction of a large Las Vegas-style entertainment and business development called City of Arabia.
Babes & Olympics AhBoon | 04 Feb 2008
Beijing Welcome You with a Graceful Smile
If you are not quite cut out to be an [Cheerleaders for Beijing Olympics 2008] but still wanting to show off your national pride during the games? Well there is still another way, but you must be a tall, thin Chinese woman.
In preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing is seeking hundreds of young women presenters for medals ceremonies during the games, which open on August 8 2008 — but only those who are tall and thin need apply.
The applicants must be between 18 and 25 and university students, height between 1.68 and 1.78 meters, and of course not too ‘fat’
The Beijing Foreign Affairs School is offering a full program in medal presenting. You too can earn a degree in a field that will become completely obsolete on August 24, 2008!
