Gizmodo: neiman marcus

$50,000 Treetent Blows Swiss Family Robinson Out of the Water

hook — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:26:16 EST

To most people, camping involves a fair share of roughing it—sleeping in a tiny tent in an uncomfortable sleeping bag on a rocky floor, but for a mere $50,000 the Treetent can spare you the grief. The 13-foot-tall tent resembles an under-inflated balloon, but it features a round hardwood floor that's nine feet in diameter and a round bed that comfortably fits two adults. The Treetent also includes "adjustable planetary landing steps" to get in and out easily. Pampered outdoorsy types can pick up a Treetent from Neiman Marcus. [Neiman Marcus via Crave]

Brat Bike Looks Like a Harley

Charlie White — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:24:54 EST

This two-seater motorcycle for kids from Neiman Marcus isn't going to go very fast—it's not even motorized at all—but the pictures of those cute rugrats dressed up in biker duds was too much for us to resist. This is a highly detailed model, though. It really does look a lot like a Harley-Davidson FXSTC Softail Custom, doesn't it? Check out the resemblance between the two in the gallery below. Meanwhile, if you want to spoil your kids with such an indulgence, Neiman Marcus wants to hold 495 of your dollars. Jeans, T-shirts leather jackets and kids not included. [Neiman Marcus, via 7 Gadgets]

$75,000 Swami Conversational Robot is a Very Expensive Psychic

blongo3 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:30:43 EDT

Sure we've covered other robotic fortune tellers in the past, but none of them have cost anywhere close to $75,000. Now, to be fair, as far as robotic swamis go, this one looks amazing. Utilizing "cutting-edge" AI and over 30 facial motors, this swami can learn his own name, wink at you as you walk by, or even answer all of life's questions (as any swami worth its salt should be able to). Of course, for this much cash, you could probably just pay a real swami to sit in your house every day and do the same stuff. Then again, you don't have to feed the robotic version. [Red Ferret Journal]

Buy One LaserTour, Get the Lay-Dee for Free

AddyDugdale — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:10:17 EDT

This is leisure, 1982-style. The Perceptronics LaserTour consisted of an industrial-quality LaserDisc player, an exercise bike and a 45-inch video projector. The faster you pedalled, the faster the scenery went by. The faster the scenery went by, the thinner your thighs got. The thinner your thighs got, the happier you were. Was that really how it was in the Eighties?

The LaserTour was available from the Neiman Marcus catalogue - and at $20,000 you should have got the model's twin sister as well. And their Mom. And the woman from the call center who took your order.

Sweat-Setter [Swapatorium via Kotaku]

Voce: The Cell Phone Service for Wealthy Geeks

Louis Ramirez — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:06:56 EST

The always fashionable folks at Neiman Marcus have decided to dip their delicate toes into the world of tech with a new cell phone service dubbed Voce. They've made agreements with other carriers to ensure you actually have coverage and in order to join their "premium" service you have to cough up a $500 initiation fee. Once paid, you get to choose from a select number of "fashionable" phones and you get full insurance along with other bonuses like an extra battery and multiple chargers. Your $200 monthly fee includes...

unlimited everything with a "voice personal mobile assistant," which sounds like a fancy way of saying, you get access to a Voce operator. I like the idea of not having to sign a contract, but unless you're doing some heavy (and I mean heavy) calling on a monthly basis, this is just too expensive. – Louis Ramirez

Voce [via New Launches]