Dyson has the most cool products offerings when it comes to household cleaning appliances, my first encounter being the DC16 Handheld Cleaner (£67.79). Somehow the orange and silver combination colour scheme on the design makes it so appealing, almost Transformer like. But this is a true definition of style over substance. You have to charge the handheld for 3 hours, for a ridiculous 6 minutes of usage! Imagine you have to clean your car, and you have to do it within 6 minutes. Otherwise, you have to wait for another 3 hours! Still it does look sexy.

Then there is this Airblade commercial hand dryer. It is simply the best hand dryer EVER. Conventional hand dryers take up to 30-40 seconds to dry your hands. Even worst in Malaysia where the hand dryers are so weak people usually don’t bother using it and go for the environment-damaging paper towels instead. This Dyson Airblade takes only 10 seconds to dry your hands. I used it before and it is simple amazing. Not only it looks great, it really does what it says on the label. You just dip your hands into the Airblade, and the powerful dryer produces tsunami-inducing air, so powerful that you will have a hard time controlling your hands. And by the tenth second, your hands are all dry.

Now, their latest product that was just launched, is a bladeless fan called Air Multiplier. Yes, a fan that has no visible blades to produce air. Well, you won’t see the blades, but they actually have the blades at the lower part of the unit, and the air produced (multiplied by 15 times) is pushed up to the circular bit at the top, providing uninterrupted stream of smooth air. This one really have to see it hands on to experience. Also there is no need to clean the blades after a while. Prices start from £199, that’s RM1100 at today’s prevailing exchange rate. Buy an aircon better, right? Being a gadget freak, I’m sold!

Interesting to note that Dyson has a manufacturing arm here in Senai, Johor since 2001. However, I have yet to see Dyson products being available here in Malaysia, so if you have seen any sold here, let us know!

BRDB’s The Troika is climbing at a breakneck speed, and it’s almost reaching it’s pinnacle already. And I must say it’s looking extremely sexy. However, it’s a shame that this stunning beauty is surrounded by the most hideous buildings in KLCC. We need more pretty skyscrapers like The Troika. Two more photos after the jump. Photos are taken on 5th August 2009.

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Progress photos of Ameera Residences, SS2 as of 5th August 2009. Am loving the gym as pictured above. Work has started on the guardhouse and you can also see there are many green plants being transported and planted within the vicinity. Also interesting choice of dark gray as the color of the paint of the perimeter wall as I recall from the photos in the brochure, it’s supposed to be of a cleaner color. It actually matches the color of the lanai windows, but would be interesting to see how it all looks like after more plants are in place. More photos after the jump.

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After an absence of any construction work on Sinaran TTDI, UDA has finally commence the construction and work is progressing fast to catch up on the lost time. I have seen workers work late past 9pm daily in order to meet the mid 2010 deadline. Progress looks good but let’s hope that this is not in the expense of the quality of workmanship delivered to the customers. Two more photos after the jump.

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There has been a vacuum of KLCC launches of late ever since the economy took a plunge worldwide. Developers have been extra vigilant in going into the market to launch new properties within KLCC what with the onslaught of many new supplies hence hurting price launches. Other than the launch of Setia Sky Residences near Jalan Tun Razak by SP Setia ( though not exactly KLCC), there has not been any big launches so when st Mary Residences was on the card, there was quite a buzz surrounding this development. st Mary Residences, by E&O Property Development (Dua Residences, Idamansara) with Lion Group (Twins Damansara Heights), is located at the site of the old St. Mary school (which has since shifted to Selayang) at Jalan Tengah. The land is owned by Lion Group who had bought the land way back in 1997.

I have yet to check out the showroom so this one will be on top of my list to check out when I’m back in KL. The prices for 1-bedroom starts at RM900k though already sold out on the day of launch. Early bird discount at 10 - 15% was quoted but according to the sales advisor, this has already lapsed. I will have more details once I get hold of it, but meanwhile, enjoy the photos after the jump.

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