Sexiest Luxury Cars

ForbesAutos -- New York, NY, USA

Characters on "The Sopranos" love SUVs. Many on the show have driven them, including Carmela Soprano (Porsche Cayenne), A.J. Soprano (Nissan Xterra) and Christopher Moltisanti (Land Rover Range Rover).

Tony Soprano's SUV of choice? A white, $61,000 Cadillac Escalade ESV -- the stretched version of the swank Escalade SUV.

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The World's First All-Glass Undersea Restaurant Opens

The Maldives -- 15 April marks the day that the first ever all-glass undersea restaurant in the world opened its doors for business at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. Ithaa sits five meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic offering diners 270-degrees of panoramic underwater views.

"We have used aquarium technology to put diners face-to-face with the stunning underwater environment of the Maldives," says Carsten Schieck, General Manager of Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. "Our guests always comment on being blown away by the colour, clarity, and beauty of the underwater world in the Maldives, so it seemed the  perfect idea to build a restaurant where diners can experience fine cuisine and take time to enjoy the views -- without ever getting their feet wet."

Created by MJ Murphy Ltd, a design consultancy based in New Zealand, Ithaa's distinctive feature is the use of curved transparent acrylic walls and roof, similar to those used in aquarium attractions. "The fact that the entire restaurant except for the floor is made of clear acrylic makes this unique in the world," continues Schieck, "We are currently planting a coral garden on the reef to add to the spectacular views of the rays, sharks and many colourful fish that live around the area.”

Luxury Phones Rival Handmade Watches

Tech2 -- India

Luxury mobile phones are seeking to rival handmade watches for many jet-set consumers, especially business travelers who rely on digital gadgets to tell the time abroad.

At Baselworld, the watch and jewelery industry's largest annual trade fair, telephones draped in diamonds and sapphires were displayed alongside traditional wrist accessories. Some included tools to instantly track flights, convert currencies and check the weather.

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Stolen Luxury Goods Traded to Yuppies -- Tupperware-Style

The Age -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

High-end retailers fear organised crime gangs are stealing luxury clothes and bags to order for "Tupperware-type" parties attended by wealthy professionals.

Luxury goods stolen during a spate of burglaries at some of Melbourne's most exclusive boutiques are being sold at heavily discounted rates at parties held in private homes and hotel rooms throughout the city, they say.

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World’s Most Expensive Wines

Forbes.com -- New York , NY USA

The world's most expensive bottle of wine that could actually be drunk today is also the most expensive wine ever sold in America, a Montrachet 1978 from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti that was hammered down at Sotheby's in New York in 2001. The lot of seven bottles fetched $167,500, or $23,929 per bottle.

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Luxury in Kaikoura Treetops

TVNZ -- New Zealand

With luxury accommodation on the rise in New Zealand, a boutique hotel north of Kaikoura has branched out to reach new heights in luxury.

Hapuku Lodge has added five new rooms, each perched high in a canopy of manuka trees.

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Titanic Struggle to Make a Luxury Timepiece

Scotsman -- Edinburgh , Scotland , UK

Searching for something a little different for your other half? Then it might be worth checking out Geneva watchmaker Romain Jerome.

The company has come up with a novel line of luxury wristwatches using steel taken from the Titanic. It claims they capture the essence of the legendary liner which sank in 1912.

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