SHOPPING Sony PlayStation 3 Slim
Dhs2,396 | www.playstation.com Need to fill the gaps between films? Get on YouTube to watch movie trailers (with the PSN’s handy app) or load up Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2 - perfect for replaying your favourite Top Gun moments. ‘That’s right! Iceman. I am dangerous!’
New Openings LG15EL9500
JVC DLA-HD350
Dhs16,895 | www.jvc.com For a full-blown cinema experience, a piddly 40in LCD simply won’t do. This will though, JVC’s massive projector pipes out 1080p HD film with a whopping 30,000:1 contrast ratio. That means a scintillating 100+in image that will transport you right to the heart of the action.
Dhs9,899 | www.lge.com Still, if you must have a telly, why not have the best (note: we did not say the biggest). This heftily-priced screen might be only 15in, but LG’s clever organiclight-emitting-diode technology means it’s sharper and brighter than any screen that’s so far shone through your low-res human cornea.
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ENTERTAIN YOU Why settle for a boring old night in, when you could be enjoying a viewing experience that you and your chums will be talking about for years to come?
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KEF KHT3005SE
Dhs8,484 | www.kef.com KEF’s iconic speaker package now comes in limited-edition gloss white, so you can match the drapes. Or, you could simply enjoy their rollicking, wrap-around 5.1 sound for its ambience-conjuring talents alone.
La-Z-Boy Cool Chair
Dhs7,897 | www.lay-z-boy.com You’ve got a movie marathon to get through, so comfort counts. Enter the Cool Chair: with its six-motor in-seat massage system, full reclining facility and armrest-mounted drinks fridge, it’s the solid foundation every armchair-warrior needs.
The newest stores to open their doors MANOUKIAN Oooh la la. French fashion chain Manoukian has opened its UAE flagship store in Dubai Mall. With modern, feminine designs from the same team the brought us BCBGMAXAZRIA, the collection includes fine knits, evening dresses and chic workwear. Manoukian, Level One, Dubai Mall, Dubai, Sun to Wed 10am to 10pm, Thurs to Sat 10am to midnight. Tel: (04) 4340724. www.groupe-manoukian.com WRAPT As little orphan Annie sang, ‘you’re never fully dressed without a smile’. Well, the folks at Wrapt reckon there’s no point in splashing the big bucks if you’re going to give your gift in a plastic bag. Get custom wrapping, with a bow on top, all tied up by the experts at Dubai’s latest designer giftwrap and accessory store. There’s even recycled paper if you’re already thinking about the trees. Wrapt, Mercato Mall, Beach Road, Jumeirah, Dubai. www.wrapt.ae AÉROPOSTALE It's tough being a teenager. But with the opening of Aéropostale Abu Dhabi’s adolescents have a decent clothes shop where they can spend their pocket money – an American store that specialises in accessories and casual clothing for the fashion conscious youngster. Abu Dhabi Mall, Tourist Club Area, Abu Dhabi, Sat to Thurs 10am to 11pm, Fri 3.30pm to 11pm. Tel: (02) 6454788. www. abudhabi-mall.com
Offside Football Coffee Table
Dhs2,259 | www.trifledesign.co.uk Oak, stainless steel and glass have seldom been put to such good use: this coffee table doubles up as a table-football game, the perfect analogue antidote to the hi-def overdose of last month’s World Cup. Spillage might be a problem though, so no spinning. AUGUST 2010 WHAT’S ON 63