Lexus raises in-car entertainment to a new level with the introduction of an advanced new premium ICE package for the RX luxury SUV. It delivers better quality, improved performance and even greater versatility, but at no extra cost compared to the current system.The new premium ICE comprises two eight-inch widescreen WVGA monitors, firmly mounted on the back of the front seats. These slim tablets come equipped with an integrated slot-loading DVD, RCA inputs, USB ports and SD card slots. Moreover, these units are resistant to screen jitter when traveling over jagged surfaces and their larger screen size enriches you with a wider viewing angle. If you think that’s all, you are mistaken. The screens can operate both independently or simultaneously. You also get two pairs of infrared headphones. Reception has been improved on the new system and there is an auto power-off function. Each tablet touts a manual control panel or you could also use a remote control unit. The premium ICE package, available to order now, is being offered as standard on SE-L versions of the RX 350 and RX 400h. Only available in UK for now, the ICE system sets you back hefty $4,300.

Cycling on a stationary exercise bike might be healthy as you don’t breathe in all the noxious fumes outside (unless you still live in a relatively unscathed countryside that has not yet experienced the evil of industrialization), but you’ll be missing out of on the breeze that comes with it.The Cycool concept is a stationary bike that has a built-in fan that works on your pedal power. Which means, the harder you pedal to sweat out, the cooler the fan blows to make your sweat disappear. The bike comes with am iPod dock to charge it while you work out. Now, this sure will be a no sweat work out for you. What’s more, the swanky bike is good enough to sit happy in your living as well.

Sony has announced four new high-end AV receivers. All of them are capable of 1080p24 output, and in some cases can upscale standard-definition video to that maximum resolution, so long as owners connect to a similarly-equipped TV with HDMI input. The best of the receivers are the STR-DG820 and DG920, which can produce 110W for each of their 7.1 channels of audio; supported sound codecs include Dolby TrueHD and Digital Plus, as well as DTS-HD High Resolution and Master Audio.

The 920, specifically, is capable of the Deep Color output associated with HDMI 1.3, and has an onboard upscaling chip. It also uses a separate icon-based menu system for control and configuration. The 920 will be ready in June for $600, while the 820 is expected in May for $400.

The 7.1-channel DG720 outputs 105W for each speaker, but scales back to three HDMI inputs. The DG520, meanwhile, is only a 5.1-channel system, and likewise has just two HDMI inputs. Both receivers will be ready in March, with the 720 costing $300 and the 520 $200.

Paramount Parabolic Multi-Monitor Display by the Humanscale Design Studio offers a flexible and ergonomically sound solution for mounting two to eight monitors on a single support. What makes the system unique is the effortless adjustment mechanisms, tool-free reconfiguration options, and a curved parabolic shape. The screens attach to the unfolding monitor arm and all of them simply snap into place. The rack is adjustable to accommodate a wide range of monitor sizes.The Humanscale Paramount will be out in the first quarter of this year but no pricing has been specified.

Time will stand still at the SIHH when Vacheron Constantin will unveil its Malte Tourbillon Regulator. Offered in 18 kt gold and platinum, this perfectly balanced tonneau case packs a manual-winding caliber 1790R. It has 27 jewels, beating at 18,000 bph and a power reserve of 40 hours. Some of the exceptional finishing operations on the 1790R movement can only be done by hand, particularly in the case of the bar, which takes 11 hours to hand-finish. Measuring a 40mm X 50mm, the crystal is sapphire.

The dial is 18kt gold done in five kinds of finishing for optimal reading: snailed, guilloched, opaline, vertical satin-finishing and circular satin-finishing. The dark-blue or brown hand-stitched, saddle-finish, square-scaled alligator leather strap can be clasped with a Platinum or 18kt gold buckle that features a half Maltese cross motif.

TG has launched their new Navigation system which, to some extent, is portable too. It’s not just another Navigation Device but it is also a PMP (not portable enough though). It runs on Windows Vista and is powered by a massive Freescale 532 MHz CPU (iMX31). It enables you to get traffic related info using its GPS equipped with Transport Protocol Export Group (TPEG). It’s also got DMB and PiP so that you can watch your favourite channel and traffic related info at the same time (eh?). Well, other than that it boasts of a sweet 7-inch WVGA Screen, 4GB of internal memory and SD expansion slot