Author: Kim Hatton

Control someone else’s Christmas lights

About 8 years ago, robotic webcams which internet users could control, started to become the rage.  This has now been taken one step further in Canada with am Ottawa resident developing a software programme which allows...

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Tiffany awaits verdict in eBay lawsuit

Tiffany and Co. is still waiting for a verdict in its lawsuit against eBay after a weeklong bench trial in which Tiffany’s lawyers argued that eBay is a distribution network that allows counterfeit Tiffany items to be...

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Diamond demand/supply gap to widen next year

The gap between the demand for, and the supply of, diamonds is set to widen from 2008, thanks mainly to a surging demand in India and China, Tawana Resources MD Wolf Marx said last week.He added that the size of the...

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Pink diamonds in Africa

A rare 7.28 carat pink diamond was found by Rockwell Diamonds in Northern Cape Africa. It recently sold for US $1.054 million or US145,000 per carat. Diamonds of this colour and quality traditionally only come from the Argyle...

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Underwater hotel opening in Dubai

The Hydropolis is due to open this month in Dubai. Its will include 220 suites submerged 20m under water, in the middle of the desert.To enter, visitors will begin at the land station, a 120m woven, semicircular cylinder arching...

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High priced dog jewellery launched

In a dog fashion parade recently held at Harrods, millions of dollars worth of jewellery was paraded for ….. you guessed it ….. dogs!.  A dog by the name of Ritchie modeled a diamond-studded collar worth US 1.03...

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Luxury Christmas Hotel Package

Innovative hotel packages are always a challenge, luxury end ones even more so.  The Buckingham Hotel have developed a “Christmas Key to the City” package which pretty much takes the cake in terms of a luxury...

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SMS for the nearest toilet

The UK’s first SMS service for finding the nearest toilet launched in London today. Just text the word “toilet” and SatLav, run by the Westminster City Council, points you the nearest public toilet. Someone...

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