The Tour de France kicks off tomorrow and Garmin is there with their newly sponsored biking team; Team Garmin. Garmin co-sponsors the team with Chipotle the burrito kings of franchisedom. Well, sure enough, just in case you can't bike up the Alp d'Huez yourself, you can download these icons for your Garmin GPS and pretend that you are ahead of the peleton. If you are more of the Race to lunch type, you can also download that burrito and slap it on the screen.

Team Garmin will be using the Edge 705 GPS bike computer for the race. I just posted my Full Review of the Garmin Edge 705 this week.

Download these and other icons at the Garmin Garage

Via Garmin Blogs

12) Swarovski crystal studded Ben Wilson Low-rider bike

This good looking hand-built low-rider bike has been inspired from a study of Americal Low-rider culture. The Low-rider bike by Ben Wilson dares to challenge conventional bicycle ergonomics and makes for a super smooth relaxing ride. It also gets dressed with nearly one hundred and ten thousand crystals by guys over at Swarovski. Nearly one hundred and ten thousand crystals have been set in to Ben Wilson Low-rider. This crystal studded Low-rider bike is hand made to order. We couldn’t get any info about the pricing, but it certainly won’t fit the budget of an average Joe.

11) Swarovski Crystal Aerospace Solar Car Concept

The Swarovski Crystal Aerospace Car, designed by the Welsh designer, Lovegrove is a concept that will run entirely on solar power. The car features a bubble-type hood and sleek wheel design. Lovegrove’s focus for this design is transport and sustainability; he presents a solar powered hybrid concept car for our future. The synergies between the alternative energy source, the materials and design are immaculate, rendering the obvious style as effortless. Each of the 1,000 Sharp solar panels has a specially constructed Swarovski crystal embedded in it.

10) 24K Gold-Plated Bike

Nothing less then a gold-plated bike for the uber-rich bike-lover with a conscience! A UK based insurance company, ETA, is offering a custom-made 24K gold-plated Charge Plug bicycle complete with customized seat, handlebars and chain to mark the Green Transport Week. The Midas ride comes with its own security guard. This amazing two-wheeled ride is approximately worth $18,750, treehugging sure comes for a price!

9) The $500,000 Gold-plated custom chopper

Take a look at this gold-plated custom chopper that is estimated to carry a maddening tag of $500,000! Exhibited at an International Motocycle show in Seattle, this ornamented two- wheeler is more a piece of art than an actual vehicle. If you are wondering that why would some one want to ride it…..then lemme ask, Why not? If you’ve got loads of cash dumped in banks in every corner of the world then who can stop you from splurging.

8) Gold MV Agusta F4

Though I am sure most of the guys aren’t going to jump at the sight of a blinged beast, there may be few of them who would love to ride this Midas touched MV Agusta F4. ‘Awesome, gorgeous, breathtaking…’or ‘garish, loud, hooey….’ irrespective of what you uttered the moment you saw this 24 carat gold plated bike, it did blind many of those at International Fair of Luxury where it was unveiled. This blinged version was developed in collaboration with Aurum, a Venetian company that is leader in precious metal processing. With a total surface area of 5 square meters, each 80×80 gold leaf was applied in such a way as to create a flake effect.

7) Gold plated Ford

Driving this gold plated Ford on the road is akin to screaming ” I’m rich, come rob me!” however details about this gilded Ford is a mystery. Not much is known about its opulence too. But for sure we know just one thing, that this Ford is gold plated.

6) Gold Plated Cars at Bucharest Luxury Show 2006

For those hungry for gold slapped cars, Bucharest Luxury Show 2006 was the place to be. A number of gold plated cars, like this blinged Hummer, from the RealGold company were put on display to treat to dazzle your eyes as well as minds. The company apparently customizes your car as per your needs, so you can pimp your ride, just the way you want! This 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, unveiled at the Luxury Show in Bucharest, Romania, is covered in tiles made of glass and 18-karat gold.

5) Gold-Plated Porsche Limited Edition

Gold-Plated Porsche is designed by Visualis, which earlier presented a Porsche Boxster in 22 carat beaten gold last year, and has now followed-up with the limited edition model, Gold Boxter which will be available in nine gold-plated models. The gold-plated Porsche will feature all the major components, from the control elements such as the steering wheel and doorknobs to the car body and alloy rims in gold-plated version. Though, the price of this Visualis’s gold-chariot still remains undisclosed. But if you have a great fascination for cars with gold and diamond trim than this is really desirable!!

4) Gold-plated Benz Smart Fortwo

Why the heck should we talk about some gold plated handset, MP3 player, or a laptop when we have a gold plated car with us? The Midas touched Benz Smart Fortwo was exhibited at Brock Alloy Wheels during Tuning World Bodensee 2007. This customized golden car has been flawlessly designed for your everyday life. The smart golden car offers a blend of comfort, safety, ecology and driving fun, and most significantly, low CO2 emission figures. Is there anyone out here who knows the price figure for this golden car?

3) Bentley Gold

If you think Bentley is a bit less classy to justify your blingy lifestyle then you are in for a surprise with this pimped-out Bentley’s Gold version from ASI, the Japanese tuner specialized in Bentleys. The ASI Bentley Continental GTR Gold features hand painted, original Japanese art by Nakamura Tetsuei. The GT Speed images feature ASI’s standard GT body kit, with the addition of a dry carbon bonnet and trunk + rear wing, and original 3-piece forged wheel. Bentley Gold is by the production 6.0 liter W12 engine that is tuned to deliver 800 hp. Only 29 units will be available for sale for a blinged price tag of $800,000.

2) Su Zhongyang’s Ivory Carving Car

We have seen the cars studded with diamonds and plated with gold and now, celebrated Folk art master Su Zhongyang has created a stunning ivory carving masterpiece. His Jiu Jiu Xiang Long ivory carving car is adorned with 99 fortunate dragons. The car is 4.5 meters long, 1.81 meters wide and 1.9 meters high and weighs 2 tons. Most parts of the ivory car are festooned with colossal ivory and yak bone. If ivory only doesn’t impress you that much, the masterpiece is adorned with gold and diamonds too. The incredible ivory carving car is valued at US $2.7 million.

1) Diamond-Covered Mercedes SL

The ultra-shiny, glitzy diamond covered Mercedes SL class was spotted at an auto show overseas. Though, there is no surety, if the diamonds are real, but, it looks really dazzling whatsoever! And if you want to estimate its value then you need to know your mathematics well….that is the place value of zeros beyond billions.

And if just the external blign isn’t enough for your opulent taste, then here are a few more options for blinging your car inside out -

$2 million Diamond-Studded Wheels

The uber-rich just can’t have enough of diamonds and gold and just like they love to dress-up in priceless jewels, so do they want their rides to be as fancy as they are! So, the creators of the Lexani Wheel line have yet again come up with their luxurious wheel line that is studded with diamonds and rubies! The Asanti ASF 130 Series feature a set of four 34 inches wheels with 26,000 diamonds and 1,200 rubies. And, a set of four costs more then most of the priciest roadsters in the world, for an exceptional $2 million.

$150,000 Diamond-Studded Knob

The ever-luxurious Bentley adorns the jeweled look with this $150,000 Bentley Knob! This royal masterpiece is handcrafted with 30 carats of real diamonds and 10 ounces of 18 carat white gold. This world’s most expensive Bentley shift knob almost equals the price tag of the roadster itself, for $150,000 and it took 100 hours of labor to complete.

Don’t miss out the 24kt gold plated wheels, engine and also the springs for an understated bling.

When these gilded riding structures take to the roads, especially on a sunny day, then I’m sure the bystanders will need a pair of goggles to protect their eyes from the blinding glare that they will emanate.

It’s quite a diverse collection this week, have fun.

Broadband Internet in your Car

Now here’s the way I’ll be able to read Coolest Gadgets on the road! A complete Broadband internet kit for your car, with a remote control, a wi-fi hub, tv, etc… Just what I wanted to grab! Cool!

The full post can be found at Car Tuning Central.

Rapid Read BBQ Fork Thermometer

Never overcook your meat or eat it too rare again. Just poke it with the fork, set the temperature and wait for the beep.

The full post can be found at S2999.

EZVision Eyewear

The EZ Vision Eyewear lets users enjoy a full cinematic experience without any annoying interruptions. By putting on the EZ Vision uber cool glasses, film buffs are able to block out any irritating background noise, using the built-in stereo earphones and zone out like zombies to watch their movie in complete and utter peace!

The full post can be found at Gaj It.

ArchPort Wallet Shoe

Are your shoes ringing, or is it just your feet barking? The revolutionary offering of ArchPort Shoes by Matt Potts has an integrated wallet feature (detachable) into the arch of the sole with a port-like look. They are open to house cash, credit cards, ID, keys and other random items. Good part is it allows you to confiscate the contents without taking away your shoes.

The full post can be found at Elite Choice

Ovei Home Theater Pod

The Ovei is a beautifully designed piece of home theater bliss for one. Word on the street is that the designer for this thing was Lee McCormack and that it was engineered by McLaren Applied Industries. It looks comfortable in an airline seat cum coffin sort of way and it has climate control (the same type of climate control that is used in F1 cars. And it comes with an F1 inspired price tag of approximately $100,000.

The full post can be found at Uber Review

Green Piece - Wind ups

Charging your MP3 player can be a thing of the past with this wind-up media player. Not only can you play music and watch movies but it also has an FM radio, voice and audio recording, an integrated torch and it can work as an emergency mobile phone charger.

The full post can be found at Decide What To Buy.

Miracle Berry Tablet

Each pill rewires the way your palate perceives flavours for up to two hours, so you’ve plenty of time to try tons of previously unpalatable things, from raw radishes to neat Tabasco. The possibilities are endless, the sensations amazing. Even foodie sceptics are going gaga over these taste-distorting tablets

The full post can be found at Random Good Stuff.

Edamame Popping Game

Japanese Green Soybean is really great for snacks and fun because you can pop the soybean, and eat it. Now, how about feel the joy of ENDLESS soybean popping? You can do it with this funny and cute little gadget “Bandai Puni Puni Edamame Bean”. As a gadget, it’s useless, but as a keychain and toys, it’s fun and beautiful

The full post can be found at Cutie Gadget.

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Niles Audio said this week it is now shipping a wireless remote with color touch screen. It is called the Niles iRemote TS and you’ll find it pricing around $1,300.

The Niles iRemote TS is designed primarily to control whole house distributed audio/video system and sophisticated home theater systems. It, according to Niles, uses ZigBee 2-way wireless technology to provide users with the metadata to scan, select and play program material from menu-based digital sources.

Other features of the Niles iRemote TS include infrared commands for use with non-Zigbee equipped devices, setup software which is wizard-based and a charging station. It is available now.

Niles iRemote TS

Niles Audio said this week it is now shipping a wireless remote with color touch screen. It is called the Niles iRemote TS and you’ll find it pricing around $1,300.

The Niles iRemote TS is designed primarily to control whole house distributed audio/video system and sophisticated home theater systems. It, according to Niles, uses ZigBee 2-way wireless technology to provide users with the metadata to scan, select and play program material from menu-based digital sources.

Other features of the Niles iRemote TS include infrared commands for use with non-Zigbee equipped devices, setup software which is wizard-based and a charging station. It is available now.

Niles iRemote TS

The full-body touchscreen, sleek design, and slim-waistline of the HTC Touch Diamond aren't going to be exclusive European treats for much longer. HTC is bringing the HTC Touch Diamond to Telus later this summer.

A $149.99 admission price (with 3-year contract, of course) gets you all the Windows Mobile 6.1-powered, 2.8-inch VGA display (complementing the new TouchFLO 3D UI), GPS, WiFi, and 3 megapixel camera goodness that you can handle. Oh, and HSDPA data connectivity rounds out the HTC Touch Diamond's massively impressive feature-set - ensuring that you're never more than a button click and a few seconds away from accessing all the web's knowledge-base.

And, with Telus offering a $15 unlimited email and IM (instant message) data package alongside a $30 unlimited internet, email, and IM data add-on, the HTC Touch Diamond will likely be ready to throw down with Bell Mobility's Samsung Instinct. Of course, there's the iPhone 3G hitting Rogers next week, but with a cheaper data plan and that glorious VGA display on the HTC Touch Diamond, Rogers is going to have to work hard to keep customers interested in the iPhone.

We can't wait to get our hands on the HTC Touch Diamond. VGA, WiFi, GPS, and TouchFLO 3D? Yes, please.

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