Wilson Audio is all set to impress the audiophiles with its new Maxx Series 3 speaker system, which is an update to the very famous Maxx Series 2. The MAXX Series 3, also called the MAXX Cubed, is as simple to set up and place in a room as its predecessor. What I like the most about the MAXX series speaker systems is their unique design that looks more like a robot’s leg instead of a music system. The main objective behind the creation of Series 3 was to improve MAXX’s time-domain performance. For the same, the Wilson design team divided the single upper module into two discrete units and used Aspherical Propagation Delay. They also included a new midrange driver developed for Alexandria Series 2. New crossovers were designed to get the best out of the new driver. A unique blend of proprietary cellulose fibers was chosen to address the design challenge of a highly rigid but low moving mass cone.

At the upcoming London manuscripts sale on July 7, auction house Sotheby’s will be offering an ancient biblical manuscript that is expected to fetch $1 million. The 1,500-year-old biblical document features layers of text and meaning in three different languages. This hidden record of Christ’s words is called the Codex Climaci Rescriptus, and was written over the span of three centuries. The ancient manuscript was kept in a sacred monastery before it got into the hands of British twins through local Egyptian dealers. The codex dates back to the 6th century, the time when Christian Palestinian scribes wrote down the words of Christ in Aramaic. Aramic is the language that’s said to resemble the dialect spoken by Jesus Christ. The manuscript has the words that were sopekn by the messiah himself when he was on the cross - Eli Eli, lema sabachthani (My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?). The biblical document includes pieces of the Old and New Testaments in both Aramaic and Greek.

We have earlier told you about the luxurious Kid Kustoms stroller that got an upgrade to be converted into a tricycle as your child grows. Kid Kustoms has added the buddy wagon and trailer to make sure your kid keeps company of his friends or siblings for more fun. This new upgrade comes with a list of accessories including a deep aluminum tub fixed to a single axle and custom billet disk wheels, or the matching 52 spoke wheels. The buddy trailer soaks up bumps and handles curves like its on rails for maximum safety. Crafted from the finest material available and certain to become a family heirloom, the trike features interchangeable fenders with functioning brake lights, custom pedals, headlights, exhaust tips and grips to make sure no two trikes are alike.

With designer Rasmus Gjesing’s “The Killer” racing bike, you can reduce your carbon footprint and show some style at the same time. Originally designed in 2008, this men’s racing bicycle features a sleek steel frame and fenders, aluminum handlebars and a Brooks’ saddle leather seat. It was initially designed to be a stylish, high-quality alternative to the low quality, mass produced commuter bikes available in the designer’s hometown of Denmark. To make this bike really special, Rasmus has decked it out with a powdery gold paint for a flashy appearance. The designer racing bike is available at Moss store for a cool $4,300.

Via: BikeRumor

Remember, we asked you to send us questions for Matt Mullenweg? We were flooded with questions from our readers for the WordPress founder, and so swamped was Matt in launching new WordPress applications besides loads of other stuff, that we thought he certainly deserves some more time to finish the questionnaire. But the wait is finally over and we are here with Matt’s answers so, enjoy!

1. Paul: The internet as a whole – is it able to satisfy an average user’s appetite for discovery?

Matt: The biggest problem now isn’t discovery which search engines have solved, or amount of content which CMSes like WordPress have solved, but filtering. Google in the future will be like a completely different search engine for every person using it, and its relevancy will be weighted by what we do online and more importantly what our friends and contacts do.

In the month of June every year, about 200 woody cars participate at an event called Woodies On the Wharf in Santa Cruz. This year, the Woodies on the Wharf was held on Saturday, June 27 and there were over 200 wooden-bodied cars from as far away as British Columbia. After looking at the woody cars from the 2008 Woodies on the Wharf event, I must say that every car showcased at the event is an ultimate collectible car. These old woody cars are a real beauty to look at. A woody is type of a car with rear portion of the bodywork made of wood. The wood is covered in a clear varnish, either over the entire wooden area or only on the framework. In Europe, early woodies were by and large built on luxury car platforms, such as Rolls-Royce. Anyway, the woodies have been produced from all kinds of cars. Pricing for a woodie usually starts at $50,000 and goes as high as $200,000. Hit the jump to see some of the woody cars from the last year’s event.

In an interesting move, Dom Perignon, one of the world’s most esteemed champagne houses, is offering the wine connoisseurs a wonderful chance to taste its two exceptional wines side by side. Dom Perignon’s Twin Set includes the Vintage 1995 and the Oenothèque 1995. Recently, Richard Geoffroy, the chef de cave for Dom Perignon, showcased the special vintage, the Oenothèque 1995, at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco. The 1995 vintage was first released in 2002, and is bottled once again. Richard Geoffroy said, “It’s like putting a magnifying lens on top of it”. The twin set brings the 7-year-old original and the 13-year-old fraternal twin together. While the Dom Vintage 1995 has flavors of golden honey, marzipan and wet straw, the Oenothèque 1995 boasts hints of mineral, oyster shell, seaweed, iodine, toast, smoke and peat. The Dom Perignon’s Twin Set is available for $550 at Crush Wine and Spirits.

Via: TheMoment

On June 29, 2009, collectors from all around the globe gathered at the William & Son luxury boutique in London Mayfair district to shop for some of the world’s most unique and exclusive watches. Pictured above is William Asprey (left), owner of the boutique, showing watches to aficionados. Some of the watches at the boutique were on sale for over 100,000 pounds ($165,000) each. He showcased the $123,600 platinum-cased De Bethune Dream Watch 1 that was featured as “Best of the Best” in the June edition of the Robb Report luxury mag. William Asprey showcased some rare watches owned by him and his family, including a gold Patek Philippe pocket watch, a 1920s Reverso and a 1960s Audemars Piguet skeleton watch. These watches were not offfered for sale. Available for sale is the an “Object of Time,” a masterpiece of craftsmanship revealing revolving watches, which also houses a cigars compartment, drinks cabinet, temperature gauge, a central clock with eight days’ power reserve. Daniel Zimmermann, sales director of H. Moser & Cie, said that the global recession has hit demand for exclusive timepieces, but serious collectors will never lose interest.

Via: Reuters

A new concept in executive and luxury travel memberships is coming next month, which will open the doors to a fantasy world for super-rich seeking access to elite air travel. Called Air Platinum Club, the concept offers its members the access to a wide selection of luxury travel options ranging from private jets to luxury watercrafts. It’s an exclusive members-only club with a limited number of memberships available. The club has its own fleet of jets, watercrafts and limousines, which include Gulfstream GIV SP, Global 5000 and Falcon 50 corporate jets, Lazzara LSX Quad 75 and the Doral Alegria 50′ watercrafts, chauffeur service in the Rolls Royce Phantom or Cadillac Escalade ESV, beachfront condos and personal concierge service. The list of self-driven sports cars offered include Ferrari F430 Scuderia, Lamborghini LP 560 Spider, Audi R8 V10, Mercedes SL 65 Black Series, Aston Martin DBS, Bentley Continental GTC and more. Mickael Cohen, CEO, Air Platinum Club, said…

Despite the economic downtown, the apartment rentals in popular travel destinations are on the rise. In Moscow, the most expensive rental apartment costs over 1.5 million rubles ($50,000) per month. The statement was given by a spokesman for the DOKI Real Estate Agency. The apartment is located near the Arbatskaya metro station in downtown Moscow, and it has 21 rooms (eight bedrooms and six bathrooms). Also included are four parking spaces at a nearby lot. Moscow’s most expensive rental apartment was offered earlier this month, but till now it hasn’t managed to find any potential tenants.

Via: RIA Novosti