Lamborghini Sesto Elemento – An extreme lightweight in carbon fiber for sensational performance and handling
Lamborghini is redefining the future of the super sports car with a unique technology demonstrator. Boasting an extremely lightweight construction thanks to advanced carbon-fiber technology, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento has an overall curb weight of just 999 kilograms (2,202 lb) – including V10 power unit and permanent all-wheel drive. This makes the Sesto Elemento a unique demonstration of the technological expertise of Automobili Lamborghini. Innovative carbon-fiber technologies are being used here for the first time in …

Here’s a preview look at the all new BlackBerry Playbook. More details will definitely be revealed soon but this is what has been divulged at the Blackberry Devcon 2010 Keynote So Far:
Specifications:
• 7″ LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support
• BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
• 1 GHz dual-core processor
• 1 GB RAM
• Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), supports 1080p HD video recording
• Video playback: 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV
• Audio playback: MP3, …

The winged “B” hood ornament that adorns many of Bentley’s famously luxurious cars has forced the company to issue an unusual recall.
The British firm filed its recall with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after discovering a problem with the mechanism that ordinarily ensures the sleek adornment swiftly retract in a crash.
“There is a potential for the ‘B’ hood ornament’s retracting mechanism to become corroded. This may lead to the ‘B’ hood ornament not retracting as intended when a vehicle is involved in a crash,” NHTSA said in …

Sir Richard Branson has announced his Virgin Group plans to invest around £320 million on a string of new luxury hotels.
A new website www.virginhotels.com leads with the strapline: ‘Fancy getting into bed with Virgin’ and describes the project as ‘our next (ad)venture’. The site says that Virgin Hotels will be a four-star chain that targets ‘high income, well-educated, metropolitan “creative class” customers’.
The first hotels will open in North America and eventually go global. Branson promises to “re-define the customer journey from pre-arrival to check-out.” On its website, Virgin Hotels …

Orkney’s distillery is releasing their oldest and most prestigious release yet: Highland Park 50 Year Old.
Designed by renowned jewelery designer Maeve Gillies of MaeVona, New York, each of the 275 bottles produced is crafted by hand from sterling silver.
Available exclusively at Harrods until the end of October. This bottle can be purchased here – Price: £10,500/$16,450.

InterContinental is to become the first chain in the industry to pilot technology that allows guests to open their guestroom with a smartphone. The group will roll out the technology, designed by OpenWays, to two US Holiday Inn properties, gathering feedback from the first guests to use the system.
Travelers staying at the Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago O’Hare Rosemont and the Holiday Inn Express Houston Downtown will have the option to enroll in the program prior to their check-in date. They will be sent a text message with their room …