Poseidon Resorts

This one's not fully tech, but it employs undersea technology that's so cool, we figured it deserved a spot here. For Asians who can't wait to get away from urban city life to the great beyond, here's a resort with a difference. Rather than enjoy some R&R by the seaside, why not spend your vacation under it? Yep, it's an entirely immersive stayover, which means you can forget about that tan.

Poseidon Resorts, which likely took its name from the Greek God of the seas and not the ill-fated S.S. Poseidon in the movie The Poseidon Adventure, is being advertised as a five-star luxury complex that comprises a series of pods based on submarine technology. The resort is still under construction, but illustrations depict over 60 percent of the exterior covered with transparent acrylic windows. And instead of a beachfront, check this out--you get your own private reef lit up for your viewing pleasure. A visit to this Atlantean-like city would most certainly be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, particularly for honeymooners. But prepare to "eat grass" for quite a while after that, since this experience will leave your pocket rather threadbare. That said, claustrophobics need not apply.

See closeup of resort | individual bunkers | view from inside | underwater

Via popgadget.net

Price: Est. US$1,500 per night for standard 550sq ft undersea suite; US$20,000 per night Poseidon's Lair (two-bedroom private undersea bungalow cantilvered off the wall at 1,000ft in depth, accessible only via deep submersible. Comes with submarine captain and butler; or US$500 per night for a land-based onshore bungalow with private pool
Availability: Slated for mid-2008, on a private island in Fiji
Device: World's first permanent one-atmosphere sea floor structure and the world's first true undersea resort
Basic specs: Revolving restaurant, pool, bar, café, tennis courts, dive shop/water sports center, library, luxury spa/hydrotherapy center, among other facilities

Sentavi Solarium

This is one gizmo that just recalls a Chandler-Joey moment in Friends. "Way! No way! Way! No way!" Dutch company Sentavi has created a 2-in-1 product that can only leave you gasping in surprise--it lets you have an all body tan while you shower. Which, of course, also gives Sentavi's Web master plenty of leeway to demo models in the buff, both in still and moving images. Bet the guys will need a cold shower right after.

Via OhGizmo

Price: N.A.
Availability: More info here
Device: Solarium with shower
Basic specs: Can be built into any bathroom, frame wall of 20cm deep, 10-step installation which may require professional help

i-Stones

Meet Wabi and Sabi, two iPod accessories that might have felt right at home in a Zen rock garden. Cast in stone, literally, the duo weigh as much--at 1.7kg and 2.5kg, respectively. So you can forget about packing it along on your next road trip. And if gadget blog Fosfor.de heard right on the grapevine, there are just two such docking cradles in the world. Hence, the hefty US$2,650 sticker shock--a princely sum only eBay fanatics may be crazy enough to cough up.

Get upclose

Via Fosfor.de

Price: US$2,650
Availability: Rock on at Brand Incubator
Device: iPod accessory
Basic specs: USB 2.0, battery charging, radio connector, two-year warranty, 1.7kg for Wabi and 2.5kg for Sabi which features a 5-video connector as well

LG's DIOS diamond fridge

Just when you thought you had recovered from its earlier gold-plated home AV system, targeted for the Middle East market, LG pops up yet another surprise. And this one's just as ostentatious. Aimed at the Taiwan market--though one wonders why--the three-door fridge (R-U719GWN) is blinged out, likely with Swarovski crystals, in both the handle and logo. Only tai-tais and Mercedes Benz tycoons need apply.

See: Full fridge

Via Akhihabara News

Price: N.A.
Availability: Limited to 200 pieces, no launch date given
Device: Fridge
Basic specs: N.A.

The Oculas

Here's a morbid thought. If you died inside one of these egg-looking pods, no one would be the wiser since the Oculas is a climate-controlled isolation pod that looks cool enough for tech geeks to work, sleep and eat within without ever emerging. If money's no object, pod dwellers can customize and outfit their Oculas any which way, from flat-screen monitors to 5.1 surround sound, from Osim-style massage seats to Playstation consoles. And at a starting price of a mere US$20,000, it's a great real estate saver, too, for singles in Singapore who can't afford the price of studio apartment living.

Click to see closed and opened Oculas | Oculas in use

Also check out the MetroNap Pods

Price: From US$20,000
Availability: UK company Oculas
Device: Tech pod
Basic specs: Any color, customizable interior

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