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Fly Sci–Fi
GPS-enabled Beer Bottle
Mercedes-Benz along with Germany’s Lufthansa Technik have developed
new jet cabins with a futuristic sci-fi look. Designed for short and medium-haul
aircraft, the Sci-Fi Mercedes-Benz x Lufthansa Jet Cabins will be installed
on private jets for the ultimate sleek travel experience. With zero separation
between the floor, ceiling and walls, this cabin gives off a spacious and tubelike appeal. The highly refined furniture pieces feature hardwood flooring, a
sofa, a two-person bed, four individual seats, and a U-shaped bench with a
large table in the middle, exuding elegance and comfort.
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One moment you’re just walking through
Amsterdam and enjoying the weather. The
next, you find a Heineken bottle that wants
to take you on a tour around a beer museum.
Launched this year in May as a part of their
Bottle with a Mission marketing campaign,
the world-famous beer company randomly
placed custom-created bottles with an
integrated GPS system, throughout the city.
Anyone picking up one of the bottles
around Amsterdam will feel the bottle vibrate
and see the cap light up as it activates. The inbuilt compass and rotating cap then guides
the tourist through the city to the Heineken
Experience museum.
www.heinekenexperience.com
Ocean Street View by Google
Thanks to Google, you can now explore life under the sea
from the comfort of your couch.
The Ocean Street View application provides 360-degree
panoramic views of the ocean floor. Google’s Street View
cameras have captured plenty of underwater creatures
along with stunning backdrops–you can click around to view
sea turtles, humpback whales, great white sharks and the
giant sunfish. You can move around underwater in some
locations following the arrows to swim along. With these
vibrant and stunning photographs, you don’t have to be a
scuba diver—or even a swimmer—to explore and experience
six of the ocean’s most incredible living coral reefs.
www.google.com
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Underwater Oxygen Bar
Located at Carnival’s Puerta Maya port in Cozumel, Mexico,
the Clear Lounge is not your everyday bar. Built over
the ground in the form of a tank, the bar is completely
submerged in 13,000 gallons of water. The guests are
required to put on special diving helmets loaded with
oxygen. You can choose an aromatherapy scent based on
your mood and preference, drink oxygen-infused smoothies
or enjoy a game of underwater Jenga.
www.clearloungecozumel.com