The $5000 Burger

Created by French chef Hubert Keller,FleurBurger 5000
the FleurBurger 5000 is a luxury burger served at Fleur de Lys at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay. The FluerBurger 5000 is made from Kobe beef and topped with black truffles, foie gras, and served on a brioche truffle bun with a special truffle sauce. The burger is served with a bottle of 1990 Chateau Petrus in imported Ichendorf Brunello stemware, which they let you keep.

Looking at their menu, some of the appetizers include burgundy escargot with garlic and parmesan gnocchi and smoked salmon raviolis with guacamole. A sample of the entrees include filet mignon with braised oxtail tortellini and slow roasted Alaskan king salmon with a parmesan and herb crust, artichokes, lemon, and capers. The FleurBurger will set you back $5k, but hey at least they send you a certificate of authenticity and some Italian Ichendorf Brunello stemware.

Wibrain B1 Ultra Mobile PC

Called an UMPC or Ultra Mobile PC, the Wibrain B1 is every bloggers dream come true. With a 1.2 to 1.6GHz Processor and built in WIFI and Bluetooth capabilities you can easily blog on the road, watch movies, surf the web, bank online, play games, listen to music and more. It comes with a full featured qwerty keyboard as well as a touch pad and touch screen with Optional wireless headset, mouse and keyboard for more funtionality. Featuring a high resolution LCD 4.8 inch screen, the Wibrain has built in 3d graphics and webcam for video conferencing, webcasts and instant messaging. Available now the Wibrain 1.2GHz B1E is priced at $699 and the upgraded 1.6GHz B1H will cost you $849.

Chicago Spire

Currently under construction, The Chicago Spire is a super luxury skyscraper in Chicago that will hold the record of the world’s tallest all residential building. The 2000 foot skyscraper is expected to have 160 floors and offer 1200 luxury condos with a three story 52,000 square foot amenity space that includes private retail facilities, business center, library, and temperature controlled wine lockers to name a few. The condos will range in size from 600 to 10,000 square feet and prices start from $750,000 up to $40 million for a two floor luxury penthouse.

Developed by Shelbourne Development Group Inc., the Chicago Spire is estimated to be completed in late 2010 or early 2011. Donald Trump recently spoke out about the project and was quoted as saying, ‘‘The Chicago market is not good. There are many planned projects that won’t get built, and I predict this is one of them.” One thing is for sure though, The views from the top of the Chicago Spire would undoubtedly be incredible.

Alienware Curved Monitor

If you’re a hardcore gamer and want a huge monitor but don’t need the The Ultimate Monitor Setup, the Alienware curved monitor may be what you’re looking for. Featured at this years Consumer Electronics Show, the Alienware curved display will no doubt be a huge hit with gamers. The size of the display is the equivalent of two 24″ monitors and uses DLP rear projection technology for an incredible gaming experience. The native resolution is 2880×900 and boasts a response time of less than .02 milliseconds. The price of this Alienware prototype has not yet been announced and will be available to the public in late 2008.

Azentek In Car Multimedia PC

If you do a lot of business on the road and don’t want to fork out the $250k for the Jetvan Mobile Office you may want to consider purchasing the Atlas 1200. Winner of the Best of CES 2008 award for in Car Tech & GPS, the Azentek Atlas CPC-1200 is the first publicly available all in one fully integrated multimedia PC for your car. With an Intel Core Duo processor and Vista operating system, the Atlas can handle just about anything you’ll need it to do. Some of the features include 3D graphics, high definition radio, Bluetooth capabilities, GPS navigation, wi-fi with optional wireless keyboard, and voice recognition software just to name a few. This top of the line in car PC will provide you with the latest entertainment, communication, navigation and business needs for about $2,799.

Donald Trump’s $125 Million Mansion

In 2004 Donald Trump purchased Maison de L’Amitie at a bankruptcy auction for $41 million and after $25 million in renovations has it on the market for $125 million. This custom designed 62,000 square foot oceanfront mansion is built on 6.5 acres and has 17 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, and 8 half baths. Highlights of this Palm Beach super luxury home include incredible ocean views, 100 foot long pool, hot tub, 2 fireplaces, fitness room, home theater, library, wine cellar/grotto, and staff quarters. Maison de L’Amitie also features 3 additional structures that include a 2 bedroom poolside retreat, 2 bedroom guest house and a 4 bedroom coach house, whatever that is. It’s an incredibly nice house but what in the world would you do with 17 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms.

World’s Thinnest Notebook

Boasting the title “the thinnest laptop ever produced” The Macbook Air was recently introduced at Macworld 2008 much to the delight of diehard Apple fans. Almost as thin as your finger the Macbbok Air weighs about 3 lbs and features a 13.3 inch widescreen display, built in iSight camera, full size keyboard, and a multi-touch gesture trackpad that allows you to quickly pan around photos and flick through different windows. Priced at $1799 you can pre-order now but the Macbook Air won’t ship for another two weeks.

Free Ad Contest

Last week I mentioned that I was going to run a contest this week for some free advertising. I will be giving the top commentator at the end of this month a free 125×125 ad spot on the sidebar under sponsors for the month of February. Depending on the interest I may run this contest every month, so comment away if you would like a free button ad on the sidebar. So far the top commentator is Mariam from moneyrelations.com

If you want to participate please keep in mind I won’t accept any ads that aren’t appropriate, so please keep it semi-related. Good Luck!

Panasonic Life Wall

Introduced at CES 2008, the Panasonic Life Wall looks like something you would see in a Sci-Fi movie. The touch-screen video smart wall is a prototype of futuristic living, featuring interactive high definition technology that can virtually control everything in your home. Some of the abilities of the Life Wall includes the use of face recognition technology that automatically identifies the face of each person and displays a personalized menu featuring that persons favorite content. The screen on the wall can follow a person’s movement throughout the room to give you an exceptional movie or tv experience.

Imagine having to get up to grab a beverage or some popcorn during your movie and having your screen follow you to the fridge and back. The full screen wall provides you with an unparalleled entertainment experience that allows you to play your favorite video games, display your computer screens, and even has an ip camera for an incredible real life feel to interactive activities such as yoga class or video phone calls. If thats not enough how about the ability to view your office or kids room using the security features or customize your room with virtual decoration using larger than life screensavers, different styles of windows, pictures, maybe an ocean view? There is no release date yet and the retail price is unknown but if you want this futuristic video wall you can be sure it will set you back a few bucks.

JetVan Luxury Mobile Office

Have you ever needed a way to work outside your office? Sure you could carry your laptop with you and get some work done, but what if you could take the office with you? That’s where the Howard Becker JetVan comes in. Looking at it from the outside this luxury mobile office looks like a normal transport van, but upon further inspection it’s comparable to a high end Gulfstream private jet that redefines high stakes living.

Made in Germany and built upon the Dodge Sprinter, the JetVan is sold as the Mercedes Benz Sprinter outside of North America. Inspired by the design and amenities offered by extravagant jets, the JetVan offers six different floor plans to choose from and features endless amenities that include hide away desks with laptop docking stations, high speed internet connection, satellite phones, custom reclining leather seats with automatic foot rests, widescreen tv’s and monitors, fax machines, refrigerators, electric window shades and enough bullet proof armor to make a mafia boss feel comfortable. Prices range anywhere from $200,000 to $300,000 depending on your needs and I’m sure theres a few in the multi-million dollar range rolling around.

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