New York City has always been a city of firsts. Well now you can enjoy a new, must-see exhibition – Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. The first Marvel’s Avengers blockbuster movie opened in 2012 and was a smashing success. Now you can enjoy a first-ever interactive, immersive Marvel Super Hero experience.

The new Marvel experience is based on the record breaking Hollywood movie series – Marvel’s The Avengers. The exhibition is a result of a creative collaboration between Marvel Entertainment, Victory Hill Exhibitions, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plus the National Academy of Sciences.

The incredible Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. exhibition will be located at Discovery Times Square in New York City and premieres this Friday, May 30, 2014.

Now you can morph into the world of The Avengers with this incredibly immersive, interactive exhibit experience!

Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. (Scientific Training and Tactical Intelligence Operative Network) is a thrilling joy

ride that brings the science behind Marvel Super Heroes to life. Gamedesk is leading EdTech innovator and developed S.T.E.M. which stands for – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics specifically for this exhibition.

As part of the experience, you’ll interact with various Marvel’s The Avengers characters, including: Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Thor, plus others.

Uncover the secret origins of these fictional characters. It’s a deep dive into the world of Marvel Cinematic Universe. You can discover a wide variety of classified studies, intelligence files, in addition to amazing experiments that helps define who these characters really are and how they came to be.

For those fans who remember the mighty Battle of New York, you’ll be granted secret access to some of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s most highly guarded, recovered artifacts. For example, view first hand – Loki’s Scepter, the Tesseract Portal Device, Captain America’s Birth Pod, plus the hermetically sealed Chitauri.

You’ll feel you’re really involved in a simulated recruitment, just like being trained as a top agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

For astronomy lovers, visitors can map out the stars to find Asgard. In addition, other exhibits include learning how to operate the suit worn by Iron Man, personally test your physical abilities against Captain America, and even view the neurological effects when mild Bruce Banner transforms into the great green, beast – the Hulk.

The new Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N Exhibition in New York City should not be missed. It will leave you with a lasting impression and memories of being superhuman for a day.

Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. tickets are now available for sale at the box office or online at: http://www.discoverytsx.com/exhibitions/avengers

To experience the Marvel’s Avengers: S.T.A.T.I.O.N. exhibition but don’t live in New York City, please call us today to help plan and book you travel itinerary. You want to receive exciting news like this? Then follow our luxury blog each day for the latest announcements from The Life of Luxury.

WaterField Designs manufactures custom-fitted, high-quality cases and bags that are available for a wide range products including: laptop computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming devices, e-readers plus other digital gear.

WaterField Designs just announced the release of their Rough Rider Leather Messenger. It’s carefully designed to carry high tech gear—a modern bag but has a unique, Old West charm look and ruggedness.

The Rough Rider Leather Messenger bag features a clever compression strap system plus rough leather edges and clean lines. The end product is a stylish piece that combines a look to appeal to professionals, cafe regulars, as well as travelers.

The design of the shoulder strap system keeps the contents of the bag compressed, so the bag looks slim and neat. It also positions snuggly against the body for a comfortable carry. A leather handle sits conveniently at the top for a quick grab.

The Rough Rider is built of rugged and naturally-tanned leather. The interior is unlined with natural edges to reveal the leather’s top, premium quality. A hint of colorful nylon (six different colors) under the leather bag’s flap allows for organized customization.

The laptop bag has a main compartment that will hold a 13-inch laptop or tablet, in addition to other items such as files, chargers and other necessities. There are two deep, waxed canvas pockets inside the main compartment. Also, find two additional scratch-free, lined pockets underneath the flap. This is ideal for keeping either an Apple iPad mini and your personal smartphone safe.

Every detail of the Rough Rider is engineered with precision. The Rough Rider Leather Messenger is priced at $335. The bag’s dimensions are 15″ x 10.5 x 3.5″.

The Rough Rider Leather Messenger bag comes in your choice of the following colors – Distressed, “Grizzly” brown, and naturally-tanned leather with color accents in black, copper, grass, pine, flame, or pearl.

Kate Upton is both beautiful and extremely sexy. Since being named Sports Illustrated “Rookie of the Year” in 2011, Kate Upton has had both a wildly successful modeling and acting career.

The new SI Swimsuit edition is out, but just having Kate Upton shot on a sun drenched tropical beach wasn’t enough. Sports Illustrated featured Upton in a tiny bikini while floating in zero-g weightless. For those doubters, the weightless experience was not simulated.

While floating in zero gravity during a parabolic flight on a custom airplane, 21-year-old model Kate Upton is shown literally suspended in air. Her innocence is evident as she defies gravity while only wearing a gold bikini.

Sports Illustrated partnered Florida’s Zero-G Corporation who offers an amazing weightless experience. The plane – G-Force One – is a converted Boeing 727 and allows you to actually feel like an astronaut.

The modified Boeing 727 performs parabolic arcs to create a weightless environment and allows clients to float around, flip and soar just like being in space.

Practice makes perfect, as it’s been reported that curvy Kate Upton actually went up seventeen different times to complete the amazing photo shoot and video. They both definitely turned out beautifully. The filming actually took place last year at the Space Coast Regional Airport at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

M.J. Day is editor of the latest Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and stated, “The ZERO-G experience was really exhilarating for everyone involved. We have been almost everywhere in the past 50 years with SI Swimsuit, but we have never done anything like this. It was certainly the most out-of-the-box shoot. Once again, Kate surprised us all with how she handled modeling in weightlessness.’

The mission of Zero Gravity Corporation is to make the excitement and adventure of space accessible to the public. The company offers the zero-g flights all year-round in cities across the U.S. – Austin, Cape Canaveral, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle.

Zero Gravity is the only company in the world that offers weightless flights for the general public at just a fraction of the cost of suborbital or orbital flights.

Kate Upton also did a photo shoot for Sports Illustrated that was recorded on video. Here it is ….

If you would like to enjoy the thrill of weightless, try the A ZERO-G Experience® which is available beginning at $4,950 per person. Please contact The Life of Luxury and we can assist you with your travel reservations.

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The mission of Meze Headphones is the “pursuit for pure expression through design.” Industrial designer Antonio Meze is from Romania and wants to make a set of headphones that’s not just an electronic gadget, but your favorite accessory.

His latest creation is the stylish Meze 11 Deco earphones. These new earphones are available in three different sizes of soft silicone ear-tips. To stay protected, they come in an EVA case.

The earbuds fit snug in your ears and quickly block out annoying background noise that would be disruptive to your listening pleasure. The bass is driving and you receive a clear sound with no distortion.

The Meze 11 Deco earbuds are compatible with the following products – iPhone, Android, iPod, MP3, MP4, CD, DVD, MD, and PSP.

The beech wood and machined aluminum enclosure is elegantly handcrafted and produces a crisp yet warm and natural sound. The speaker driver is 8mm (Neodymium) and delivers a crystal clear sound that is ideal for a wide variety of music styles.

The Meze 11 Deco also features an integrated microphone plus tangle-free cords to prevent that frustrating tangle of wires on cheaper models.

The retail price is $79 for these luxury earbuds and a great value for the quality and look that you get. Start styling!

Meze strives for a product brand that fits in the high-end headphones category. With superb sound quality and a stylish design, the new Meze 11 Deco earbuds are a must for those who desire only the best in music listening and enjoy a luxury living lifestyle.

Visit the company website to learn more product details at: http://www.mezeheadphones.com/

For those who desire only the best in music listening, please contact The Life of Luxury and we can help you purchase the Meze 11 Deco earbuds or other luxury audio products.

Who isn’t tired of the boring car key we all use?  Now you can pimp up your standard car key with a stunning gold & diamond Mercedes Benz car key.

Selected Jewels is a company from Germany that specializes in both the production and retail selling of exquisite and breath-taking jewellery.

The Golden Key is an innovative and original masterpiece and perfect for that discerning and select clientele, family member or acquaintance in your life.

The Golden Key is a gorgeous Mercedes Benz car key that has been made with a solid gold inset and also includes 300 cut diamonds that total 3.14 carats in size. The unique personality and individual style of each car owner can be accentuated.

It could make the perfect gift for anyone who owns a luxury Mercedes vehicle. Available in rose, white and yellow gold plus platinum. Throw in the full range of brilliant high-class gemstones plus the opportunity to have the Golden Key personally engraved.

So out with the old boring, standard plastic key and in with the new bespoke Golden Key. Each of these highly sought after pieces of jewellery are unique and therefore become special to the owner.

For further information about the Golden key, please contact The Life of Luxury and we assist with the buying process.

Andrea Pivetta is an Italian designer who over the last 2 decades has worked with numerous leaders from companies across various business industries.

Pivetta “Opera Only” is the latest creation from Andrea Pivetta. This amazing piece of art follows his original piece in the field of sound – a multi-channel amplifier titled “Pivetta Opera One.”

“Opera Only” is based on intuition, imagination and genius solution. It’s a fascinating piece that uniquely crosses between both sophisticated technology and art.

The size of “Opera Only” is impressive but required due to the fact it pumps out a staggering 160,000 watts. In addition, Andrea Pivetta also wanted to create something very special and unique from a visual point of view.

Andrea Pivetta’s mission is to simply offer a unique product. He feels his customers want solutions that are tailored just for them.

The external structure is constructed of aircraft aluminum. Cleverly thoughtout, its openings or connections are not visible from the outside.

This mightly amplifier can handle any speaker load. With transducers of equivalent stature, it can convey profound sonic beauty.

The Pivetta “Opera Only” openly reflects the expression of creativity and equally complemented by the inside high-quality audio technology.

It’s definitely an impressive visual. Consisting of a black 12-sides prism, its structure actually changes completely once the device is turned on. Divided into six distinct sections to unveil all the internal electronics at a glance.

The price tag is not available at this time, but is quite steep. Any owner will quickly realize the value and be able to experience extreme audio luxuries.

A true legend and genius in the world of technology, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak along with his good friend Steve Jobs invented the iconic Apple I computer.

Both Steve Wozniak and the late Steve Jobs founded Apple Computers, Inc. in 1976. Wozniak also personally developed the company’s next computer model- the Apple II.

If you’ve ever dreamed of owning Steve Wozniak’s home, now is your chance. The custom home he had built in the 80’s is up for sale in Los Gatos, California.

This luxury mansion was designed and built specifically for Steve Wozniak back in 1986. “Woz” no longer lives there and home has changed owners several times over the years. But now is your chance to own a part of tech history.

The stunning luxury home is about 7,500 sq ft in size and consists of 6-bedrooms and 6.5-baths. The home sits on 1.19 acres is nestled in the scenic Los Gatos Mountains, near Northern California’s famous Silicon Valley.

The home was recently renovated and re-designed, but still retains several of his most unique design elements.

The current owner last listed the home back in 2012 but took it off the market after not being able to sell it. Last years’s asking price was $5 million but you can now purchase this gorgeous Los Gatos home for a mere $4.395 million.

The home is listed with real estate agent Art Sharif from Sotheby’s International Realty. If you would like additional information about the Steve Wozniak home for sale or looking at buying a home anywhere in the world, please contact The Life of Luxury for personal, real estate service assistance.

Photo: ET3

For those that make the long drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles would love to find a way to cut their travel time way down. Maybe there is hope on the way from Telsa and its Hyperloop technology.

Hyperloop is a promising high-speed transportation system that could make long distance road travel actually bearable. It’s a tube transportation system that utilizes technology similar to what you can find at a bank.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the driving force behind both Tesla Motors and SpaceX. He now has a dream to develop high-speed system traveling that would allow passengers to travel at high speeds. This sounds like something from the old The Jetsons cartoon or even the speeder bikes seen in Star Wars.

The company leading the development is ET3 (Evacuated Tube Transport) and they are located in Longmont, Colorado. The have coined their exciting new technology project – the Evacuated Tube Transport. Travel time between and S.F and L.A. could be as little as 30 minutes! An L.A. to East Coast trip could theoretically be only an hour!!

Earlier projections consist of an automobile-sized capsule that could hold up to six-passengers. Traveling up to speeds of 4,000 miles per hour would make journeys across the U.S or even continents possible. What is amazing to comprehend is that the cost for the elevated tube system would be significantly less than today’s high-speed rail or building a freeway. Estimated costs for for a passenger to travel between New York and L.A. would be only $100.

The best way to describe the proposed technology is an elevated tube system that consists of a magnetic levitation system like what high-speed bullet trains use. These tubes can then be connected to create a futuristic superhighway all across the United States.

California is forging ahead with a $70 billion budget cost for their new high-speed rail project. Could Hyperloop from Evacuated Tube Transport make this huge project obsolete? Bets estimate today is a San Francisco to L.A. trip is done in three hours versus only 30 minutes.

The next big step is going from the drawing board of schematics to actually building a prototype. ET3 is currently working on a plan to build a 3-mile test run by the end of this year.

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s Superman! Wrong again, it could be you flying through the air in a paramotor.

The latest Superman film titled “Man of Steel” was just released, so what perfect way to celebrate the flying superhero.

Parajet offers an exciting way to fly like Superman. Paramotoring is the most rapidly developing form of aviation and becoming more popular every day.

A paramotor is made from a combination of a paraglider and power unit. Around 1990, paramotoring surfaced as a new why to fly when paragliders added a simple backpack motor that provided them instant thrust and superior mobility.

What makes paramotoring so popular is that it can easily fit in the back of a standard size car. It’s the best way to fly without the requirement of a license. Plus it’s much less expensive than other forms of flying.

Paramotoring is widely used from people of all walks including businessmen, sport-lovers, adrenaline enthusiasts and even travelers. Parajet Paramoter is a leading company offering this exciting outdoor activity.

If you desire to learn, you can take a training course at one of Europe’s leading paramotoring schools – in Spain, about 25 minutes from the Costa Brava coastline.

Parajet Paramoter offers 6 or 12 day long courses that are led by a small number of qualified professional and passionate instructors. Get your thrills and soar like a bird, reaching heights of up to 10,000 ft and speeds of up to 45 mph!

If you’ve ever wanted to satisfy your childhood dream of flying, then don’t wait another day. Take advantage of this unbelievable opportunity to safely enter the sport of paramotoring and get flying with Parajet.

Photo: Driver’s Selection by Porsche Design

Now available, it’s the gift for that child that has it all – a Porsche Go-Kart !!!

It’s a lightweight pedal-powered go-kart that was designed suitable for drivers of up to 5’2″ and up to 110 pounds.

The target age range is 5-8 years. Just think junior may be driving a luxury Porsche before his parents!

The Porsche Go-Kart is available from Driver’s Selection by Porsche Design, who is the lifestyle
clothing and accessories line of the luxury automaker.

The Porsche Go-Kart is available exclusively through authorized Porsche dealerships and comes with a suggested retail price of $900. It also comes with the following features:

· A sturdy metal frame and pneumatic air filled tires
· Ability to pedal both forward and backwards
· Coaster braking system

To learn more about the Porsche Go-Kart, please visit http://shop3.porsche.com/usa/ or contact The Life of Luxury using the form below:

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For avid car lovers, there is no thrill like being on a race track and getting that adrenaline rush. But for most of us, the closest we’ll ever get is watching on TV or attending a live car race event.

Car simulators are a hot trend right now. Based in Los Angeles, CXC Simulations offers state-of-the-art racing simulators for professional racing teams and drivers, and for users who wish to experience the thrill of racing in their own home.

CXC Simulations was approached by Toyota of North Hollywood to retrofit a 2006 Lola Champ Car and used as a racing simulator by people of all sizes and abilities.

The Champ Car simulator had a number of very strict requirements. Even though it needed to end up as a simulator, CXC had to make sure that it could be used as a racecar even after its work was done. The client requested unparalleled realism, easy access in and out of the car, a seat that would accommodate a wide range of body sizes, as well as in-game and on-car branding.

Mobile One Porsche Super Cup and Former IndyCar/Champ Car Driver – Matt Halliday was quoted, “It is pretty amazing what the CXC guys have been able to do with this project and the realistic nature combining the forces and drivability of the real car is very accurate.”

The custom Champ Car simulator features three 55″ LCD screens offer a 180 degree field of view that completely covers the driver’s peripheral vision. A high-powered force feedback system was added to provide drivers with the same experience they would have on the track.

Offering an LED gauge system, custom stairs for easy access, and a custom-made wide seat and headrest covered in leather, this one-of-a-kind simulator is certain to be a success.

To learn more about the production simulators from CXC Simulations, please visit: http://www.cxcsimulations.com/products/motion-pro/