WEALTHY TO ADOPT RARE SUMATRAN TIGERS IN INDONESIA

The Indonesian government was introducing a programme to let the rich adopt extremely rare Sumatran Tigers. It's an exclusive initiative that disappoints and encourages at the same time, but for the rich, who have always fantasized about owning a rare Sumatran Tiger prowling in their backyard, it’s a dream come true.

Under a unique proposal, the Indonesian government would be allowing the rich to adopt this rare animal for Rp.1.000.000.000,-(a 1 billion rupiah) or approx. USD$107,000. Deforestation and hunting has led to severe culling of the numbers and with just 400 big cats alive today, the government hopes that the initiative would protect these animals from near extinction.

The tigers will remain state property and will be returned to the state if they were no longer wanted. Any cubs the tigers produce will be the property of the state. As the conservationists are left scorning at the strange proposal, orders have already started pouring in from the rich who in the deepest of their minds have yearned to be called the big shots; courageous and powerful as the Sumatran Tiger.

Darori, the ministry's Director General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation said: "There are many orders from rich people who want them, who feel if they own a tiger they are a big shot. We have to take concrete steps to protect these animals."

The animals must have already been held in captivity, and must be put in cages with minimum dimensions of five meters high, six meters wide and 10 meters (16 feet by 19 feet by 32 feet).

"That's almost as big as my house," said Darori. "And because these people are rich, they will definitely give them good food."

THE SECRET CITIES OF YEMEN

Hey...Take a look at the secret cities of Yemen. Yemen has been in the news a great deal recently – because of its supposed links with the training of terrorists. Yet little attention has been paid to the country itself – particularly its rich and surprising architectural heritage.

THE KITTEN

Gregory de Gouveia has built a new bike with a car wheels. He took a week to complete the frame and wheels plus a week for headlights and brakes and painted yellow and became the kitten. Kitten was built because the wheels were free. How much energy you need for that?

"...saw a mismatched pair of car/truck wheels next to a dumpster. after waiting a few weeks the wheels were not moved or removed i figured the best fate for them was to be repurposed for a bicycle."

GRAN TURISMO 5 VS REAL LIFE COMPARISON

Gran Turismo has long prided itself as a series built on realism. This is a feature from Polyphony Digital is going to launched its Gran Turismo 5 this year and Data Logger Visualisation Technology has a comparison video of the GT5 and the real life.

"...tech which allows the developers to accurately track (and recreate) the movements of not just a car, but its driver as well, uploading them into the game as replays."

ASUS DR-950 e-BOOK READER

Asus UK has been launched few pictures of their upcoming DR-950 e-book reader. The DR-950 e-book reader measures 0.35-inch thick and comes with a 9-inch e-Ink display with 1024 x 768 pixel display and supports a wide range of formats including ePub, HTML, and PDF. It also has the text-to-speech function and a SD card slot expansion.

CREDIT CARD iPHONE STAND

Here's a CreditCard iPhone Stand from Instructables which is teaching us how to make a iPhone stand out of old credit card or other plastic cards (phone card, membership card etc). All you need is a few minutes, the card and a pair of scissors.

iPHONE SIMULATOR

Here's iPhone simulator from YouTube. It’s a good example of how to use YouTube annotations.

“First, pause the video and wait until it has finished loading. Second, click on the available annotations to see what happens”

Check this cool iPhone.

THE PIANO SHORT FILM BY AIDAN GIBBONS

Here's an old man shares his life story with his young grandchild through evocative music is a short film by Aidan Gibbons. Cool, it's so relaxing and calm.

It's very intresting, isn't it?

iTABLES - THE iPOD - SHAPED TABLE

Here's the iPod-shaped tables called the iTables are designed by an Italian artist Mirko Ginepro for Milan Design Week. These tables are custom-made, you will need the mail them to order one.

NOKIA PINK DIAMOND

Here's The Nokia Supreme takes a Nokia 8800 and armors it in solid platinum veneers and screws and covers it with 12.5 carats of pink diamonds. There are approximately 1225 stones set into the phone including a three-carat navigational button made of a flawless center stone. The phone has a total of 83 grams of platinum. Stuart Hughes designed the phone for Goldstriker. It comes in a granite box with a leather interior. Just three will be made and each sells for around $160,000.

INA NAPPA LEATHER CLUTCH BY JIMMY CHOO

Here's Ina Small Nappa Leather Clutch with silver-tone star embellishments gives it a happy, slightly whimsical vibe. Detachable sand-suede shoulder strap, sand suede lining, zip-top closure, and a fairly prominent logo plaque make this bag fun and versatile by Jimmy Choo. Ina Small Nappa Leather Clutch available at net-a-porter for £443.48 or approx. USD$795.