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The CES 2012 Parties

Bob Buskirk — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:51:58 +0000

One of the best things about CES is the parties that companies throw. Las Vegas has some of the craziest and most over the top hotel rooms and suites. Many companies rent these suites out for private parties. This year there were 3 parties that were pretty memorable this year.

The first party was the “Night Before CES” party that has been going on for quite sometime. This party is put on by FutureLooks.com and Redux. This is one of the best parties not only because it is at the Palms Place Penthouse, which has one of the best views of Vegas, but this is the party where most site owners show up so it is one big party for all of us.

Photo my buddy Shawn took of me on the balcony, notice the awesome view of Vegas!

The next party was put on by Zotac, NZXT, iBUYPOWER and ADATA. This party was held at the Palms 2-Story Sky Villa.

This is one cool suite. Not only is it 2 stories it has a pretty large pool on the balcony! This also makes for a great view of Vegas as well. Did I mention this suite has beds that are shaped like circles and they have a remote to make them rotate!

The last party was at the Hardwood Suite at the Palms and was put on by Patriot, MSI and Intel.

The Hardwood Suite as you can guess from the photo above is a basketball themed suite. It has a basketball court inside the suite itself! This was the first time I’ve been in this suite and it is probably the craziest suite that I have been in, in Las Vegas. It definitely made the party different than the normal CES party.

The Net Vol. 8

Bob Buskirk — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:16:29 +0000

Another busy week! As you may have noticed I sort of resurrected this blog. I was not updating that much at all, taking 3-4 day breaks between posts, but that is over. I will be making at least 4 blog posts a week if not more. Once again my biggest problem is time management, but I’m slowing learning to manage my time better. Also I now have a spark of motivation, hope it lasts. Let’s see what’s going on this week…

iPhone used the wrong way on TV
I was reading Pittsburgh’s own Justine Ezarik’s blog and she has a great post about how Hollywood is using the iPhone the wrong way. I’m many shows they are holding up like they are talking, but they are holding it the wrong way! Nice one Hollywood! This also happened on Bionic Woman too!

Crazy Hotel Perks
One of the main reason people pick certain hotels is for the perks, especially if money is not a big deal to you. Luxist has a great list of some of the craziest perks at some of the best hotels out there. Here are just a few, helicopter transfers between the airport, hotel, and shopping (Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi), an end-of-the-year gift from Tiffany’s for repeat customers (VX Beacon Boston), technology butlers available for handling every gadget crisis from cell phone chargers to internet crashes (Ritz-Carlton). Those are some crazy perks, hotels will do anything to keep you coming back!

The Wii Turns One
The Nintendo Wii is already a year old and it does not look like that Wii craze is going anywhere. It is really a great system and makes gaming fun for anyone not just gamers. It will be exciting to see what new things Nintendo has in store for us in the upcoming year. The holiday season has already seen some great games come out for the system, Guitar Hero, DDR, and Super Mario Galaxy. Happy Birthday Wii!!!

Apple Gets Creative with their Ads
Apple has always been creative with their ads and their latest one is great, you can see the video of it below. I have never seen anyone use the side skyscraper is conjunction with a top ad like Apple has done, great thinking. But I with exception of the iPhone and iPod’s I’m not an apple fan. I love this Dell XPS vs. Mac video! And yes I am a Dell XPS owner!

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Timeshare…How about a DreamShare

Bob Buskirk — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:59:58 +0000

We all know what a timeshare is, but how about a DreamShare. Gotham Dream Cars is calling their new timeshare membership program DreamShare. Gotham Dream Cars is a car rental company, but not you’re typical rental company. They only rent what they call “exotic” cars. Unlike other exotic car rental companies they only offer what they call exotic. These are not Vipers or even Mercedes, they are Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s, and Aston Martin’s. Their fleet of cars include…

Aston Martin Vanquish
Bentley Continental GT
Bentley Continental GTC
Bentley Continental Flying Spur
BMW M5
Corvette Z06
Ferrari F430
Ferrari 360 Spider
Ford GT
Lamborghini Murciélago
Lamborghini Gallardo
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet

With this exclusive line of cars they offer the largest “ultra-exotic” club fleet in the country. The DreamShare program was created for frequent drivers to have access to their entire fleet at discounted rates. The program is based on blocks points. These points are exchanged for use of their vehicles at any time, in any city. Before I continue you may be thinking what’s the point to renting a car like that, or why not just buy one. Well for one most of these cars are extremely expensive and it’s not like you are going to be driving this type of car everyday. These types of cars are made for special occasions. Also when you have this type of car they take a lot to maintain and need to be stored properly. So for all of these reasons it is just easier to rent.

There are 3 different membership levels…

Platinum – Designed for recreational drivers who desire the benefits of discounted vehicle access and our white-glove DreamShare service. The cost to join as a Platinum member is $9,000 and includes points that can be exchanged for up to 20 days of driving.

Titanium – Receive a greater discount for more driving time. The cost to join as a Titanium member is $18,000 and includes points that can be exchanged for up to 45 driving days.

Elite – Our highest level offering. You receive the most points at the lowest per-point cost available to any customer. The cost to join as an Elite member is $27,000 and includes points that can be exchanged for up to 90 driving days.

Besides just being able to rent vehicles Gotham Dream Cars offer a 10,000 sqft. clubhouse, which is only 10 minutes from Manhattan. In the clubhouse you can exercise with the on-site fitness equipment, take a shower, do some laundry, play a game of pool or ping-pong, watch TV or DVDs on the 50” High Definition Plasma set, or pick up a controller and play the latest XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii, or PlayStation 3 games!

Snowed In!