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Right on the heels of its customary routine to retain customers by producing glitzy accessories, here is iRiver's novel offering of Swarovski-studded Mplayers. This comes as a blessing for Japanese chics who must have shrieked “kawaii!” over it by now.  But to be honest, this one fail to convince me as I would never spend $135 for a 1GB screen-less mp3 player until I feel handicap in absence of any other substitute. The 4th edition Mplayer Swarovski was launched on 1 August in Japan and is available in four diverse forms viz. little girl, flower ray, liberty, ethnic across vanilla, lime, lavender and chocolate shade. Via GearLog

Steve Jobs is no more but the iPhone 4s is here. There are several luxury apps in the market ready to be loaded in your iPhone. You have a variety of apps, right from yacht brokerage to Hublot novelties to an app that allows you to design your dream super car. It is somewhat cool to carry these luxury lifestyle apps in your phone. It acts a s a guide and at the same time projects your personality and interests. We have selected ten of the coolest luxury apps for you here. Check them out and load them on your new iPhone 4S. 1.    App by Hublot Hublot was one of the first luxury brands to launch their app for iPhone. They have used the augmented reality technology to offer the Try It function. It allows you to see how a particular timepiece will look on your wrist. All the new novelties by the Swiss brand can be seen in panoramic, 360-degree viewing angles. The fun part of the app is Compose Your Hublot function. You are invited to choose a color and sound depending...

It is February 21 and the Faberge Big Egg Hunt is scheduled to be launched today in London. The grand event has been eagerly awaited by luxury lovers and Faberge egg collectors . The event is being organized as the world’s biggest Easter egg hunt and each aspect of the event has been designed to be larger than life. For the egg, which is central to the event, Vanessa Chilton was commissioned to create a special piece which would set the tone for the grand event. She is a goldsmith at London’s famed Robinson Pelham jewelers who incidentally are the designers of the diamond earrings worn by Kate Middleton on her wedding day. Vanessa has come up to the occasion and created a giant egg studded with Swarovski crystals. The design of the egg and its embellishment has been inspired by an Emperor Penguin. The crystals have been set in such a way as to represent the icy winter snow and the constellations in the night sky. Sparkling Swarovski crystals have been used for the egg w...