Colantotte, manufacturer of award winning magnetic and negative ion technology, are giving away 6 Ironman bracelets – the Neo Legend magnetic wristband. Do you want to WIN Tony Stark’s magnetic wristband? Well, here is your chance!
So what is so special about this Ironman bracelet? Colantotte’s MagTitan Neo Legend bracelet combines a polished pure titanium core with an embellished, sleek, carbon fibre design, to deliver a stylised element of comfort and functionality. This striking bracelet epitomises the essence of fashion and craftsmanship which makes it the ideal accessory for casual, business, and superhero attire alike.
The MagTitan Neo Legend is approved as a medical device by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and features a unique Alternating North-South Polarity Orientation (ANSPO™) technology to create a larger magnetic field flow.
To Enter
Entry is simple, go to www.facebook.com/ILoveTrionZ, click on the competition app, then submit your details and you’ll be rewarded with an exclusive 15% OFF all Colantotte & Trion:Z products AND have your name added to a prize draw to win one of 6 stunning Neo Legend wristbands, the same worn by Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man) in the new Avengers movie. Click here to see a clip from the film: http://colantotte.eu/news/2/marvels-the-avengers-the-headcount-clip-featuring-colantotte-neo-legend
Today, I am writing about a rather interesting, and if I am honest, a rather “out there” product – the Valkee Bright Light Headset. The headset is designed to improve your mood and wellbeing, just by emitting light into your ears… um, I was sceptical too.
But how does it work? Here is the theory…
When it is dark, gloomy and raining outside, do you ever feel down? Do you ever feel like the weather and the change in seasons affects your mood? Well, maybe you are one of the UK’s four million people who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD, as it is commonly, and rather ironically known, is a mood disorder that experts believe is related to a lack of exposure to sunlight.
According to Valkee (Valkee by the way is the Finnish word for Light, who knew?): “Sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but during the darker winter months, encounter symptoms of depression and anxiety. It’s estimated that 17% of the UK population experience SAD in some form every winter. Light therapy, often used in conjunction with medication, is the most common treatment for the disorder.”
They go on to say: “The breakthrough by Valkee’s scientists was proving that the brain actually responds better to light shone through the ears than through the eyes - meaning that the same benefits could be delivered in just a few minutes, compared with much longer periods required by conventional therapies.”
The Valkee headset consists of something almost like a set of ordinary MP3 headphones and all you need to do, according to the box, is place them in your ears for 8-12 minutes a day and voila, you will feel a lift! Supposedly, the light emitting diodes penetrate the brain and it improves your piece of mind and relieves you of any SAD effects.
Does it work?
I know what you are thinking – “surely, this cannot work? This sounds like something from Star Wars or Back to the Future!”
Do I agree with the science, I think on the whole, yes, yes I think I do. The Valkee certainly gave me a lift and improved my mood, if only for a short period of time. However, I looked forward to using the headset every day, which must be a subconscious suggestion that I enjoyed its benefits and effects. But to be honest, I am still unsure; I found myself asking could it be a rather expensive placebo, or does it actually work? For now, I will side with the latter! While using the product I certainly felt something positive was happening and it definitely improved my overall mood – whether this was to do with light rays hitting my brain, I couldn’t possibly say… but, on this occasion, I am willing to believe in the science.
Give it a go and see what it can do for you!
Valkee headsets are currently available to buy directly from the Valkee website at http://www.valkee.com. The Valkee headset costs £185, and is available in white or black versions. It can be charged via the USB of any portable device such as a laptop (cable included) and any power socket with a USB power charger (sold separately).
For more details on Valkee, including product reviews, please visit http://www.valkee.com
To see more behind the science click here: http://www.valkee.com/uk/science.html#navigation
Rangemaster are cooking up a storm with their biggest and best ever Facebook competition – the chance to win a Rangemaster Professional Deluxe 90 worth £1,999, a revolutionary mini range cooker that fits perfectly into the smaller kitchen.
Rangemaster is Britain’s No. 1 range cooker brand, and is the most highly rated by consumer watchdog Which?, with 10 Rangemaster models featuring in their Top 11 ‘Best Buy Range Cookers’. In 2012 Rangemaster will mark 235 years since the original Flavel company was founded, a milestone in an outstanding heritage of British manufacturing, design and innovation. Not only is Rangemaster proud to be family focused and dedicated to making the kitchen a focal point within the home, but is also renowned as a complete kitchen appliance brand.
The Competition
At 90cm the Rangemaster Professional Deluxe 90 (http://bit.ly/x95Vun) is in a class of its own. A sleek and stylish ‘mini’ range cooker perfect for those smaller kitchens. Boasting a five burner hot plate with a triple ring wok burner, two A rated ovens with a combined cooking capacity of 135 litres and catalytic liners which keep the oven as clean as possible with minimum effort. The left hand multi-function oven includes a Rapid Response function that reduces heat up time by 30%, and a porthole door allowing you to check food easily.
It’s the perfect prize for the discerning home cook and it could be yours by simply entering this sweepstake competition…
How to enter:
Simply ‘Like’ www.facebook.com/RangemasterUK , enter your contact details and you could be in with a chance of winning the Rangemaster Professional Deluxe 90. Two runners-up will also win Rangemaster pan sets worth approximately £129.
Duration
Competition start date – Thursday 22nd March 2012
Competition finish date – Monday 30th April 2012
Competition winners announced – Friday 4th May 2012
There is a massive chunk of child in me. Even as I approach my forties, I find myself tidying up my sons Starwars figures and an hour later have recreated a spectacular movie scene. Playing? No, ‘Arranging’….
And maybe I should mention my own boxed, mint condition toy collection stashed in the loft? See, big kid.
So when I discovered the Space Invader sofa, I felt I had to share it on the pages of Lussorian. Writing this up, I found other items of arcade themed furniture. It’s time to reminisce about your childhood…..
The Space Invader sofa is an Igor Chak creation with Bauhaus type styling made into a “pixelated retro design”. The sofa is leather, with two glass surfaces, mainly lined and made with memory foam.
At $5000, it’s a steal. Standard prices for a sofa of this quality would be about the same, but they wouldn’t be nearly as cool!
Also from designer Igor Chak is the Donkey Kong Shelves, which for me are just as awesome.
The Donkey Kong Shelves have the same retro feel and are tough to boot. Each shelf is made out of durable, light carbon fibre, anodized aluminum pixels that are joined with strong stainless steel rods and toughened glass tops.
The special mounts themselves are made out of steel and can support up to 60lbs. Just got to love them!
Then, I started looking around for other arcade themed furniture ideas. The Tetris lamp from Paladone has a contemporary cool feel and look stunning.
There are 7 individual pieces, which interlock in a number of variations. Once all the blocks are in place, it lights up. Available from September 2012 at around $50.
By no means is the next item ‘High End’, but it is certainly fun. With all the above in place in your chosen room of pleasure, cover a wall with the Asteroids decal pack. Asteroids, for most, was the first real home computer game and remains a strong memory for me – I’m guessing I am not alone.
These ‘8-bit’ graphics are also reusable. $45 gets you 65 pieces in each pack (for some fun ‘arranging’ time).
To top all this arcade themed furniture, you have to see the retro table top arcade machine, from the GamesRoom company. £2500 may sound steep, but this is a PC made to your specifications with 17 inch LCD screen and comes with 60 classic arcade games (and hundreds more available upon request).
This luxury games table is British made and hand built. The quality of craftsmanship is clear.
Now imagine relaxing on that Space Invaders sofa, with the soft glow of the Tetris lamp, playing Streetfighter 2 on this wonderful piece of arcade themed furniture.
Meridian Audio, Britain’s leading specialist manufacturer of high-end audio and video entertainment systems, has announced the introduction of its all-new M6 loudspeaker.
Each of these speakers are designed and assembled by hand at the company’s Cambridgeshire headquarters. Meridian aim to create the best sounding speakers for the modern home environment - this has certainly been achieved with the M6 Loudspeaker.
The speakers have a striking circular shape and form an elegant sight for the eyes, a sight that would complement anyone’s home.
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