Burj Dubai turned Burj Khalifa

City: Dubai
Country: UAE
Height: 818m 2,684 feet
Floors: 160
Built: 2010
Use: Multiple Use

The latest Gulf news now has turned out to be the news of the whole world. The Burj Dubai now officially became the tallest building in the world when it opened on 4^th January 2010. But Burj Dubai now is known as the Burj Khalifa. World’s tallest building Burj Khalifa with 160 floors is situated in Dubai and is now the pride of UAE. The height of Burj Khalifa is 818m 2,684 ft and has multiple uses too. It has become world’s No. 1 destination too. This is a luxury building as it is designed to include 30,000 homes, nine hotels, 7.4 acres of parkland, least 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall, and a 30 acres man-made Burj Khalifa Lake. Thus, it is a symbol of luxury building of the world. This is also a tourism oriented building. It now has to be entered in the Guinness Book for its amazing height. It will be the most visited tourist spot of Dubai for a couple of years. And Burj Khalifa for business people is the main centre.

It also has fifteen world records currently. Firstly, it the tallest skyscraper to top of spire: 828 m (2,717 ft). Secondly, the tallest structure ever built: 828 m (2,717 ft). Thirdly, the tallest extant structure: 828 m (2,717 ft). Fourthly, the tallest freestanding structure: 828 m (2,717 ft). Fifthly, the building with most floors: 160. Sixthly, it has the world’s highest elevator installation. Seventhly, it has world’s fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph). Eighthly, it has the highest vertical concrete pumping in 606 m (1,988 ft). Tenthly, it is the first world’s tallest structure in history to include residential space. The eleventh record of it is that it has the highest outdoor observation deck. The twelfth record marks the world’s highest mosque (located on the 158th floor). The elevator with the longest travel distance in the world is the thirteenth record. The tallest service elevator in the world grants it the fourteenth record and finally the fifteenth record of it is that it has the world’s highest installation of an aluminum and glass façade, at a height of 512 m (1,680 ft). Thus, it is greatly interesting to visit Burj Khalifa and its surroundings. With all these world records and the luxurious facilities in Burj Khalifa it is the most luxurious building of the world.

Today is has been the icon of prestige to Dubai. The half-mile-high tower Burj Khalifa gives additional publicity to Dubai. Burj Dubai means “Dubai Tower” in Arabic.

The 160-storied Burj Khalifa building built at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion attracted thousands of spectaculars for its inauguration ceremony that combined a dazzling sound and light show. Burj Khalifa previously known as Burj Dubai was unveiled at a glittering ceremony by Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The top ten tallest buildings of the world today are Burj Khalifa, Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Centre, International Commerce Centre, Petronas Tower 1 and Petronas Tower 2 (both are in the fifth position with 452 ft height), Nanjing Greenland Financial Centre, Willis Tower (Sears Tower), Guangzhou West Tower, Two International Financial Centre and the tenth tallest tower is Jin Mao Tower.

Here is the brief information about the world’s top ten buildings.

Top 1/10 tallest building of the world

Burj Dubai
City: Dubai
Country: UAE
Height: 818m 2,684 feet
Floors: 160
Built in: 2010
Use: Multiple Use

Top 2/10 tallest building of the world

Taipei 101
City: Taipei
Country: Taiwan (ROC)
Height: 509m 1,671 feet
Floors: 101
Built in: 20040
Use: Multiple Use

Top 3/10 tallest building of the world

Shanghai World Financial Centre (left)
City: Shanghai
Country: China (PRC)
Height: 492m 1, 614 feet
Floors: 101
Built in: 2008
Use: Office

Top 4/10 tallest building of the world

International Commerce Centre
City: Hong Kong
Country: Hong Kong
Height: 483m 1, 584 feet
Floors: 118
Built in: 2009
Use: Multiple Use

Top 5/10 tallest building of the world

Petronas Tower 1
City: Kuala Lumpur
Country: Malaysia
Height: 452m 1, 483 feet
Floors: 88
Built in: 1998
Use: Office

Petronas Tower 2
City: Kuala Lumpur
Country: Malaysia
Height: 452m 1, 483 feet
Floors: 88
Built in: 1998
Use: Office

Top 6/10 tallest building of the world

Nanjing Greenland Financial Centre
City: Nanjing
Country: China (PRC)
Height: 450m 1, 476 feet
Floors 89
Built in: 2009
Use: Multiple Use

Top 7/10 tallest building of the world

Willis Tower (Sears Tower)
City: Chicago
Country: United States
Height: 442m 1, 451 feet
Floors: 108
Built in: 1974
Use: Office

Top 8/10 tallest building of the world

Guangzhou West Tower
City: Guangzhou
Country: China (PRC)
Height: 440m 1, 444 feet
Floors: 103
Built in: 2009
Use: Multiple Use

Top 9/10 tallest building of the world

Two International Financial Centre
City: Hong Kong
Country: Hong Kong
Height: 416m 1, 362 feet
Floors: 88
Built in: 2003
Use: Office

Top 10/10 tallest building of the world

Jin Mao Tower (right)
City: Shanghai
Country: China (PRC)
Height: 421m 1, 380 feet
Floors: 88
Built in: 1998
Use: Multiple Use

Keeping this in mind the Luxury New Year Cards market is back again with better force providing you all that you need. There are various types of luxury New Year cards in shops. You can select New Year cards according to your likeness.

There are also New Year greeting cards with animations, decorations, music, etc. The cheap rate luxury New Year cards have a great variety in color and message combinations. They are also available in different themes depending on who do we want to send them. So, its already time for you to visit the nearest New Year card shop and select the best one. This is the best way to express your love, gratitude, care, etc. towards your dear ones.

New Year is the best occasion to be friend with anyone if you have some hatred with anybody. This is the time of forgiveness and reunion. That’s why all the members of the family working and living different parts of the country or world get together on the New Year. Find the best luxury New Year card online and send them to who so ever you want to.

You also be thinking why to send Luxury Greeting Cards as it takes lot of time and expensive. Rather, you may be thinking to send greetings online via emails. But the online greetings you send are only forwards and not genuine. To be frank most people don’t like to get online forward whether on internet or in mobile phones though almost all of them do the same. The special feeling that one has towards others can be better expressed when the greeting card is send. And these satisfactions as you know is not found while forwarding the messages and mails you receive. So, most of the people are now interested in receiving luxury greeting cards. Just imagine what will be your feeling if you receive a Christmas greeting card just one or two days before the Christmas day when you have not send them the cards. And you may not even have enough time to buy

Luxury Greeting Cards and send them before Christmas. And it is not good send belated wishes. So, you may be in great trouble too. So, don’t wait anymore send luxury wishing cards in advance so that let you near ones know how careful and loving you are. This is the best way to expresses your love and concern for them.

In the olden days, of course not long years back but a few years back; we used to send Christmas cards to our near and dear ones. But with the excessive use of computers, internet, SMS, MMS, etc. we have forgotten the trend of sending Christmas cards. The passion and love that we have towards our dear and near ones can be better expressed when we sit down and write the wishes by our hand itself. The same depth of love and concern is not expressed while sending emails. It may be because very just forward the messages we receive. So, including you and me, nobody likes to receive email greetings. The happiness we get while receiving a Christmas greeting card is much more than the electronic greetings.

Though there was a slight decrease in the sale of Christmas wishing cards, now the trend of sending luxury Christmas cards is back. So, the Christmas wishing card market is back in full and better force with varied type of cards. You can get both cheap rated greeting cards for Christmas and also luxury greeting cards for X’mas greetings. So, don’t delay now and buy Christmas luxury cards. Don’t ever be the last to do better things. Your Christmas friends and relatives might have decided to send luxury greeting cards to you. So, if you wait till last you will receive the greetings and you may not get sufficient time to send Christmas cards in time. So, never be the last but be the first to wish Happy Christmas.

Indian Volvo S60 launch in 2010 will provide all the Volvo security features in it being a luxury Volvo S60 sedan. The impact on the pedestrians while collision will be lesser comparatively since the Volvo S60 design is given major care attention. The sensitive cameras will capture the obstacles on its way and avoid all the possible collisions. It is seen that the Volvo buses are already hit in Indian luxury bus market. Now Volvo is concentrating to get rooted with Volvo cars in India knowing the potentialities of Indian car market. This is unique in style.

The ready Indian Volvo S60 is to move you. It is a sportier and more dynamic car. The main features of S60 Volvo are Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and pedestrian detection, Sporty design and improved driving properties, Seven-spoke 20-inch wheels, low-profile tyres, Floating centre stack made out of handmade, solid Orrefors crystal. The aero dynamic shape will make the car the fastest Indian. But the Volvo S60 launch in India may be only by the end of 2010. Around 2,000- 3,000 units of annual sale is expected by the company in India. On the other hand it will most probably be more than expectations. The sculptured headlamps with LED bulbs and the specialized grill add special beauty and elegance to the car. 180 hp and a fuel economy of 47 mpg are expected from this car which would make it the most powerful Indian auto. This car will be a rival to Mercedes C class, Audi A4, BMW 3 series, etc. Though it has all the safety and comfort measures the Volvo S60 price is not yet decided exactly. But you can imagine that it won’t be very less as it has to compet the above mentioned stars and has to keep up the standard and luxury of Volvo automotives.

Production starts: 2010

Assembly:            Ghent, Belgium

Platform:              Volvo P24 platform

Engine(s):            1.6 L I4 130/150-180 hp
2.0 L I4 200+ hp
2.5 L I5 LPT
3.2 L I6
2.4 L I5 turbo diesel

The launch of Nexus One phone in the early next year will definitely change the look of mobile phones around the globe. Google has already given the phone to its employees to use it and see the performance. So, the used and experienced Google handsets will reach us after all the maintenances and improvisations. It is said that it will be a user friendly phone as anyone can develop and use software in it with ease. The Google Nexus One with 3 dimensional look is the main attraction of the phone. The rumors say that there will be a better Google search engine facility in this upcoming mobile phone of Google.

The combination of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM radio and good speaker systems for music and entertainment seekers and the good Gsearch engine in it will attract even the business class people to it. All the technology including hardware and software used in Nexus One is capable and is ready to compete against all the mobile phone available today. The future of iPhones will be a question mark with the launch Nexus One in 2010. It is interesting that the price of Nexus One Google phone is comparatively very less. The approximate Nexus One price is just $199 only. In short, this phone will be the dream phone of the year 2010 among youth and business class people. We will also have to wait and see whether the notebook laptops will be in danger when it is launched.

Now the pleasant surprise for all the Indian car lovers is that the Toyota iQ in India will be in 2010 which was introduced in Geneva Motor Show of 2008. It is important to remember that Toyota iQ was the main attraction of the show in 2008. The Toyota iQ Indian model will be available as a four door model hatch back.

The hatch back Toyota iQ has all the necessary safety features including having 9 air bags which includes a knee bag for driver and rear curtain air bags. The Indian Toyota iQ with 3 cylinder 1.0-litre petrol engine, four cylinder 1.3-litre petrol engine and 1.4-litre turbo diesel engine gives importance to both comfort and security equally. Toyota is happy that they could provide a good fuel efficiency and very good emission norms for their new model iQ. With the length 2,985mm, width 1680 mm and height 1500mm it has the turning radius of 3.9meters. The wheel base is 2000 mm and it the only defect is that it can hold only 7 litres of fuel.

Toyota iQ is advanced with alloy wheels, electronic break force distribution (EBD), Vehicle stability controller with steering assist, electrically adjustable side mirrors, etc. The Toyota iQ dash board and the center console in V shape are innovative and stylish too. The new design of the dash ensures more interior space.

Being an atomic family car iQ is designed to fit 2 adults and 2 kids. Therefore, the rear seat leg space is comparatively less. The Toyota finds space for iQ turning indictors on the side mirrors. It good that Toyota gives up safety measures and it is designed in such a manner that any collision will affect the body of the car rather than the passengers. After all you will be interested to know the Toyota iQ price in India. The Toyota iQ India price will be less than that of Volkswagen New Beetle. You probably will be able to buy more than to iQ cars if you decided not to get a New Beetle instead. The iQ price in the US was just 7 lakhs. So, it will be much lesser when iQ comes to India in early 2010. The main competitor of Toyota iQ will be Volkswagen Polo.

New Beetle India is a second luxury car for the luxury car users of India as it is price approximately Rs. 20, 00, 000. This is really a reliable car and has got a hand of applause by the entire owners world wide. The uniqueness of New Beetle India is its very special shape. It comes with a 2 litre, 4 cylinder petrol engine of 115 bhp at 5400 engine rpm, and is loaded with a 6 speed automatic transmission system, 4 air bags, antilock breaking system and electronic stabilization program and so on for the safety of its users. New Beetle’s large 15” alloy wheels with flared arches refined lines, fresh color palette and fabric seat covers, front centre armrests, attractive dashboard, power steering, body coloured exterior mirrors, tailgate handle, heat insulating tinted glass, etc. add luxury and comfort to the passengers in New Beetle. In other words, it’s a great feeling to be in the fully loaded small luxury car New Beetle India.

Apart from safety, Indian Beetle which is currently imported from Mexico is fully loaded with luxury too. The Beetle music system with six CD changer is the best example for it. It is known that 150 - 200 New Beetle bookings are already registered. This aims at creating a new car era in India next year. The launch of New Beetle will make the Indian roads smarter and luxurious with its very presence.

The Apple transparent phones are the best desired luxury gadget of the world. The Apple concept transparent phones are glassy and sexy. The Apple glassy cellphones varies in appearance depending on the climate it is in. The glassy Apple mobile phone will be crystal clear on sunny days. On rainy days the transparent Apple mobiles appear with virtual drops on the screen. And on a snowy day the Apple concept transparent phone will appear misty too. It is really a great idea. Isn’t?

The complete transparent body of the Apple concept phones is very slim and can be carried and handle with ease. The luxury phone has all the facilities of a luxury gadget to add to your luxury and comfort. When the Apple glassy phone is kept switch off it looks exactly like a transparent crystal piece of glass. The so called window phones of Apple electronics can change its screen display images according to the current weather.

Thus, the transparent concept phones of Apple are going to be the best luxury gadget of the near future. The latest information about the Apple transparent concept phones give pleasure to the luxury seekers. The coolest concept phones will hit the luxury mobile phone industry soon.

SUVs are always powerful vehicles. Adding to that the exterior of the SUVs has a main role to play. So let us first evaluate the exterior of 2010 Lexus RX350. Though the side angle of Lexus RX350 looks like the Honda CRV the front grill and the head lamps are bolder than the Honda CRV. The Lexus logo at the centre of Honda CRV adds special beauty to the 2010 Lexus SUV RX350. The wider front bumper gives a stronger manly look to Lexus RX350, 2010. The sleek clear lens headlamps assure bright visual at night ride. The small rounded powerful fog lamps ensure perfect vision even in misty climate. The roof rails and seven spoke alloy wheels of Lexus RX350 make really a sporty vehicle. Of course, the alloy wheel is available in different variants. The high bonnet and higher ground clearance give the driver the confidence to climb any off road with ease. To add more sporty looks to Lexus RX350 we have to extra fit the side door beadings and paint the brand name of the tyre on it. The rear clear lens lamps and indicators make Lexus RX350 luxury. The shape of the side view mirror of Lexus RX350, 2010 and the body colored door handles make it a Lexus RX350 a luxury SUV. The silver beading above the rear number plate of Lexus RX350 SUV car adds sporty looks to the 2010 SUV Lexus RX350. The rear glass is in more leaning degree than the usual SUVs and the rear spoiler seems to be part of the body panel of the powerful 2010 SUV from Lexus. In the year 2010 Lexus RX350 is going to be a hit in the automobile industry.

Exterior we know is not the main aspect of SUVs when compared to performance. So, now let’s look into the power of Lexus RX350 SUV of 2010 from Lexus. The 275-horsepower 3.5-liter V-6 engine, six-speed automatic gear transmission and an all-wheel drive with 18 city/24 highway mileage makes 2010 SUV of  Lexus RX350 a real powerful SUV to run any hilly off road. The RX 350 offers an extremely smooth ride and high performance. Providing both comfortable and luxurious driving experience simultaneously is the specialty of RX 350 luxury SUV of Lexus. The all new double-wishbone rear suspension of RX350 Lexus provides great handling performance.

The Lexus RX 350 is a safe SUV of 2010. Lexus RX 350 proved itself strong in crash tests. The advanced safety systems of RX350 include Vehicle Stability Control, Traction Control and Electronic Brake force Distribution. The reliability of the Lexus 2010 SUV is excellent. The company gives a basic warranty for four years or 50,000 miles, which occurs first.

Though RX 350 Lexus is an SUV, it is not a driver’s car when the interior of Lexus RX 350 is taken into account. The interior of Lexus RX 350 is praise worthy with comfortable seating, clean dash layout, and overall quality. The interior design of RX 350 is given special importance to ensure more space. The passenger room is spacious. The telescoping steering wheel makes the driver handle it with ease. It makes the driver cabin more spacious. The navigation system in the new Lexus SUV with surprisingly easy-to-use controller is similar to a computer mouse. The new option of heads-up display that projects navigation directions, audio information and vehicle speed on the windshield is really useful and new in this segment. With all these facilities the Lexus RX 350 price is around $38,200. The price of Lexus RX 350 mentioned here may vary from variant to variant of Lexus RX 350.